Chapter 1371 The One Who Makes the Choice (Thanks to the great man Chen Muxiaoshi for the reward!
Chapter 1371 The One Who Makes the Choice (Thanks to the great man Chen Muxiaoshi for the reward!
Looking at the envelope in Chen Mu's hand, Xiao Shi remembered that it was the envelope he found together with the "Former Rules" when he and the boss went to the dean's office building last night.
At this moment, Chen Mu handed the envelope in his hand to Xiao Zhang.
"What is this?" Xiao Zhang took the envelope and asked in confusion.
Chen Mu didn't keep the secret and said directly:
"This is what your mother prepared for you, but she didn't have time to give it to you.
Later, after your mother passed away, you were busy dealing with the body, and Dean Qi and others helped you sort out the personal belongings.
It was after sorting out the relics that Dean Qi and his colleagues discovered this letter.
I don't know when Dean Qi opened it.
But he finally decided not to show you the letter and hid it in the filing cabinet.
I think you should know about the existence of this letter. This is the letter your mother wrote to you. "
When Xiao Zhang heard that it was left for him by his mother, he couldn't help but get excited.
Besides being excited, he also had a hint of doubt.
My own mother is not the kind of person who is reserved, right? She says everything to my face, whether it's advising me or scolding me.
Why do I need to write a letter specifically to tell myself something?
If there is something that you cannot tell yourself in person, you must write to yourself and tell them.
In doubt, Xiao Zhang opened the envelope.
The first thing he saw was a familiar IOU!
Xiao Zhang's pupils suddenly shrank, he looked down in disbelief, and then his hands trembled slightly.
This IOU was the one he had signed with the casino, for a debt of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Generally speaking, the creditor will only return the IOU after the debt has been paid in full.
When Xiao Zhang saw the IOU in the envelope, he realized that his debt... had been paid off!
There was a letter written below the IOU.
The handwriting in the letter was very beautiful. Xiao Zhang recognized it at a glance. It was written by his mother.
Dear Son,
When you see this letter, I have already paid off all your debts.
Mom doesn't ask you to be rich or famous, and she doesn't want you to be outstanding. She just hopes you can find an ordinary job and don't be afraid of being tired or hard. Mom and Dad went through the same thing back then.
Live every day steadily and seriously, that is all your mother expects of you.
This letter should be given to you by Dean Qi. I have the contact information with Dean Qi. If you miss your mother, you can come to see me.
Love you forever, mom. 】
Looking at the contents of the letter, tears finally rolled down Xiao Zhang's eyes.
He squatted on the ground, holding his head, and cried loudly in the wind and rain.
Xue Xuexue and Zhang Shanyi, who were standing by, also saw the contents of the letter.
Zhang Shanyi whispered, "What's going on with Aunt Zhang? She's not in the nursing home anymore? Could it be that Xiao Zhang hurt her so deeply that she wants to leave this sad place?"
Let Dean Qi give the letter to Xiao Zhang? Aunt Zhang shouldn’t trust Dean Qi.
Zhang Shanyi saw several illogical points in the letter.
Chen Mu shook his head and said:
“No, you are wrong.
When Aunt Zhang wrote this letter, it should have been a few days before her birthday, or at least before her death.
At that time, Aunt Zhang hadn't yet seen through Dean Qi's true nature. Like the other elderly people, she still trusted Dean Qi.
So I guess she secretly used her pension - that is, hundreds of thousands of yuan in the passbook - to help Xiao Zhang quietly pay off his debts.
The money she used to pay off the debt was all her pension.
If she had no money, she would not be able to continue living there even if Shanqing Nursing Home was cheap.
So she should be planning to move out of Shanqing Nursing Home after her birthday and do odd jobs to make a living.
So I wrote this letter to tell Xiao Zhang the truth and also to give him a way to contact her."
Zhang Shan nodded slightly, then frowned and said, "Why don't you just tell Xiao Zhang about the things in the letter? Why write a special letter as if to tell us specifically?
If Zhang's mother had told Xiao Zhang all this on his birthday, Xiao Zhang wouldn't have killed her. This tragedy would have been avoided."
Chen Mu shook his head, "No, you still don't understand Zhang Ma, you don't really understand this person.
Paying back the money has never been Zhang Ma’s top priority.
What she cares most about is whether her son can get rid of the entanglement of gambling addiction.
If you can't quit gambling, then even if I can help you temporarily, can I help you forever?
So for Zhang's mother, the best situation is to make sure that Xiao Zhang has quit his gambling addiction before helping him pay off his debts.
But gambling debts don’t wait, so she could only help Xiao Zhang pay it off in advance before the specified time.
But she didn't plan to tell Xiao Zhang. She wanted her son to suffer a little more and learn a lesson!
When Xiao Zhang quits gambling, perhaps that will be the right time to tell him."
When Chen Mu said this, Xiao Zhang, who was crying with his head down, also heard Chen Mu's analysis.
Xiao Zhang raised his head with red eyes and said:
“On the night of my mother’s birthday, I even received a call from the casino owner.
The casino owner is still asking me for the debt. I was forced into no choice but to... tell my mom...
It's all the casino owner, that bastard! My mom already paid him back, yet he's still calling me to urge me to pay her back.
If he hadn't put pressure on me, I wouldn't have taken the risk, I wouldn't have..."
At this point, Xiao Zhang hugged his head in pain.
Chen Mu sighed and said to Xiao Zhang, "Have you ever thought that the casino owner calling you might be your mother's idea?
When she pays off your debt, she may ask the casino owner to do her a small favor, such as making a phone call or continuing to collect the debt.
Otherwise, if you immediately realize that the debt has been paid off, won’t you continue to gamble?
The phone call from your mother on her birthday night was actually an opportunity for you.
If you show remorse and regret after answering the phone.
Maybe at that time, your mother will tell you that she has helped you pay off the debt.
It was a happy and perfect ending.
But you chose another path. After you put down the phone, you came in from the balcony to force your mother.
Since you haven't turned back from your wrong path, your mother will naturally not tell you the truth. She wants you to continue to experience the feeling of being forced to pay back your debt.
Only when you feel pain will you learn your lesson!
You just transferred the pain to your mother.
Maybe your mother didn't expect that you would be so cruel as to kill her directly.
You have been blaming your mother and the casino owner, thinking that they interfered with you and forced you to choose the ending of killing your mother.
But on that stormy night, the moment you answered the phone on the balcony.
What kind of solution it is actually depends on your choice.
Is it repentance or persecution...
You are the one who makes the choice!"
After Chen Mu finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Zhang's figure.
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