Chapter 1247: The Fool's Daughter (26)

The moment the old woman's family saw that the young man had already lost a leg, they knew extorting him further wouldn't be justified. Instead, they decided to cling tightly to Tang Liping and refuse to let go.

Not only did Tang Liping pay the old woman's family a huge sum in compensation, but because the car that hit her was now completely finished, he even handed over the scrap value of the vehicle to Tang Zhiming.

Because Tang Guo had sold her car and persuaded her parents to give Tang Zhiming money directly, this outcome had changed.

Who would have thought that the person who ended up hitting the old woman would actually become Tang Liping?

Standing off to the side, Tang Guo smiled to herself, the smile on her lips wicked and satisfied.

System: Host, do you think this counts as evil being punished by heaven? No, more like evil people punishing each other. Two rotten families colliding together—I wonder what kind of sparks that'll create.

This humble System is simply sighing in admiration. Host, you've successfully avoided disaster.

The original owner in this world really had terrible luck.

She had a pair of sucker parents, and her own luck was abysmal. Apart from having a decent job, nearly everything else in life had been a headache.

Ever since Host arrived, everything had slowly begun to change.

Now, no matter how anyone looked at it, this debt couldn't be pinned on Host's family anymore, right?

The car belonged to Tang Zhiming.

The person who hit the old woman was Tang Liping.

"They'll probably come to borrow money again," Tang Guo said coldly. "Let them. I'm waiting for the day they completely empty my parents' savings."

"Miss Tang, you don't seem very happy." Yuan Shuo asked, "Are you worried about your uncle?"

Truthfully, he didn't think Tang Liping's family were good people at all. There was no need to worry about them.

"No, I'm worried that they'll come to borrow money from my parents again." Tang Guo shook her head. "And I won't be able to stop them. Sooner or later, our family will be drained dry."

"This can't go on forever."

Tang Guo raised her eyes and looked at Yuan Shuo. "President Yuan, you've seen much more of the world than I have. Do you have any good ideas to stop my parents from being suckers?"

That question truly stumped Yuan Shuo.

It was even harder than writing a business proposal.

"So, President Yuan, you don't have a solution either, right?"

Tang Guo had expected this all along. People like her parents couldn't be persuaded. Arguments wouldn't work either. Even suffering a few setbacks wouldn't bring them to their senses.

There was only one way to bring them back.

They had to experience utter despair.

"If things keep going like this, I'll really end up destitute one day." Tang Guo said it jokingly, but Yuan Shuo immediately replied, "If Miss Tang ever finds herself with nowhere to turn and nothing left, you can come to me."

The moment the words left his mouth, he realized how inappropriate they sounded and hurriedly added, "We've known each other for quite a while now. We should count as friends, right? If a friend is in trouble, helping out is only natural."

"Then I'll thank President Yuan in advance."

Seeing that she didn't reject the idea, Yuan Shuo suddenly felt strangely pleased.

How odd.

Yet the thought of being able to help her filled him with happiness, as though he ought to help her. That peculiar feeling lingered stubbornly and refused to fade.

Soon, the ambulance arrived. Tang Guo and Yuan Shuo returned to their car, and traffic gradually began to clear.

Tang Guo had no intention of approaching Tang Liping.

She wanted nothing to do with that kind of trouble.

In any case, they would soon come to her parents asking for money again. If she got involved now, it would only bring endless complications, and somehow the responsibility would probably end up on her shoulders in the end.

She refused to be that fool.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before the news that Tang Liping had hit an old woman spread throughout the family group chat.

According to what they heard, the old woman's leg had suffered a comminuted fracture. Although it wasn't severe enough to require amputation, even if it healed, she would be left with a permanent limp.