I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 484 - 428 disaster

Chapter 484: 428 disaster

"Miao Miao."

The restaurant where Jiang Chen had visited.

Weng Chun waved to the girl who pushed the door open, a glass of water in front of her, with a pair of sunglasses, necklace, and earrings—all set, the standard affluent lady’s get-up, but the smile in her eyes couldn’t hide her anxiety.

"Auntie."

Ren Miao approached with a smile and greeted warmly.

Although the other party had married into the family for a few years, she always addressed her as "Auntie." Neither Ren Yan nor Weng Chun herself had asked her to change the way she addressed them.

"Sit down. You just finished class, right? Look at this, have something to eat."

Weng Chun was brimming with warmth.

"I’ve already eaten."

"You’ve eaten already? That was quick."

"Mmm."

Ren Miao asked curiously, "Auntie, are you just passing by?"

Weng Chun put down the menu, shook her head, her smile somewhat complex.

"No, I came specifically to find you."

Ren Miao looked puzzled.

Weng Chun hesitated, "Miao Miao, this matter, your father didn’t allow me to tell you..."

Seeing her hesitate, Ren Miao couldn’t help but ask, "Auntie, what’s happened?"

Weng Chun pursed her red lips, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.

"Your father’s business has encountered some problems recently. The bank suddenly announced a halt to lending, demanding we pay back all the loans within a month. Many business partners have also consecutively terminated their cooperation with us. Your father has been extremely worried these past few days, he can’t even sleep."

Ren Miao was astonished, "Why hasn’t my father mentioned anything to me?"

"Your father didn’t want to worry you."

Ren Miao’s expression grew more serious.

"Auntie, is the problem very serious?"

"If it was just the bank stopping the loans, we could find a solution, but it’s not just the bank that’s the problem now. A large number of orders have been returned, and there are even entities suing us for unfounded charges. Your father is overwhelmed and can hardly cope."

"Why would something like this suddenly happen?"

Ren Miao found it incomprehensible.

In her memory, the family business had always been smooth sailing.

"Your father is also unclear about the reasons. With less than a month’s time, we have more than fifty million in loans to repay, but now, due to several partners terminating contracts, the expected payments can’t be collected..."

"Why do they get to just terminate like that? Isn’t there a contract? We live in a society governed by contracts; if they breach the contract unilaterally, we can sue them and make them pay!"

Ren Miao said instinctively.

But even though she was precocious, her understanding of the business world was still too superficial.

"I’ve asked your father the same thing, but he said that even with a contract, if they want to nitpick and find fault with you, you don’t have a good recourse. One or two companies might be manageable, and we could bring them to court for justice, but with so many companies, we can’t sue them all, can we? Even if we ultimately win the lawsuit, it would require a huge amount of time, effort, and financial resources. And after doing that, who would want to do business with us?"

Ren Miao was at a loss for words.

"Just when your father was ambitious and planning to expand the production scale, such a disaster struck out of nowhere."

Weng Chun was also filled with concern.

"Did my father offend someone?"

Ren Miao was very intelligent and quickly realized something was unusual.

A mishap here and there was one thing, but for so many calamities to hit all at once, it didn’t seem like a coincidence.

"Your father said he hasn’t, and he’s just as baffled by it all."

"Auntie, what do you want me to do?"

Ren Miao gazed at her stepmother who was only about a decade older than herself.

The other party had come to find her secretly, and it definitely wasn’t just to complain about her troubles.

As the "mother and daughter" looked at each other, Weng Chun’s face showed a trace of embarrassment.

Ren Miao, however, was more composed than her elder.

"Auntie, we’re family, just speak directly, it’s okay."

Hearing this, Weng Chun gathered her thoughts and stopped beating around the bush.

"Miao Miao, Auntie came to ask you for a favor. Seeing your dad so anxious, I’m really worried too, but I can’t help much. So I thought, aren’t you and the Dai family’s son childhood acquaintances? If the Dai family is willing to help, I think we can get through this tough time."

Ren Miao understood.

Indeed.

The strength of the Dai family certainly far surpassed her own.

"Aren’t Dad and Dai’s father good friends? Wouldn’t it be better for Dad to directly ask for help from Dai’s father?"

Ren Miao couldn’t help but say.

Weng Chun sighed.

"Miao Miao, you know your dad. He’s proud and won’t admit defeat easily. Even though we have truly benefited from doing business with the Dai family over the years, your dad hasn’t been that happy about it. You probably understand this feeling. If they were just business partners, he might not think too much of it, but because we are friends with the Dai family. Already having benefited so much from them, do you think he could swallow his pride to ask for more help?"

"Then what about other people?"

Ren Miao said, "Dad’s friends aren’t limited to just Dai’s father, wouldn’t the others be willing to help?"

"Miao Miao, you’re still young, and society is very realistic. Especially those businessmen and bosses. They don’t mind adding flowers to your brocade when you’re in the limelight, but when you’re down on your luck, there are few who would lend you a helping hand. They would avoid you as far as possible."

Ren Miao fell silent.

Weng Chun picked up the cup of water and took a sip.

"Miao Miao, I actually don’t want to trouble you, but I just can’t think of any other way."

"Auntie, how is it a trouble? The family’s matters are my matters too," Ren Miao said with a forced smile.

Weng Chun held the cup of water.

Having married into the Ren family, she had been prepared to be viewed with hostility; after all, rich girls like this are usually very difficult, a trope that’s been played out on TV screens, no city melodrama without drama between the stepdaughter and the stepmother. But the result was beyond her expectations.

The girl had accepted her with forbearance. Even if they weren’t as close as mother and daughter, they at least treated each other with mutual respect.

"Miao Miao, I know your dad’s dilemma. Regardless of whether you marry into the Dai family or not, we really shouldn’t owe the Dai family too much. Don’t force yourself, if you’re unwilling, your dad and I can still think of other ways," Weng Chun added.

But Ren Miao was all too aware that if the problem hadn’t reached a serious point, the other party wouldn’t have come to the school to find her secretly without telling her father.

Her stepmother, unlike those crafty women, liked a life of wealth, true, but was quite simple-minded. Since marrying into the family, she had treated her quite as her own, without any schemes.

Otherwise.

She probably would have found a way to have a child by now, instead of still being childless to this date.

"Auntie, I’ll talk to Chi Bei Brother."

Ren Miao finally spoke.

Weng Chun’s face showed surprise, clearly a woman who could not hide her emotions.

"...Miao Miao, you don’t have to force yourself."

"It’s not forcing myself. I’ve known Chi Bei Brother since childhood, it’s just catching up on old times."

Ren Miao said with an easy smile.

"Miao Miao, then I’ll leave this matter in your hands."