Yun Fujin's sudden outburst of anger not only startled Yun Jianzhou but also made Yun Que'er involuntarily take a step back.
Don't be fooled by his good - tempered appearance; he had his principles.
Moreover, this incident really broke Yun Fujin's heart.
Although he thought his younger brother was sometimes a bit impulsive in his actions, he always believed that Yun Jianzhou was a person who understood the overall situation and would surely stay steady in important matters.
However, what he learned today completely overturned Yun Fujin's perception of Yun Jianzhou.
He suddenly didn't know how to evaluate Yun Jianzhou anymore.
"Jianzhou," Yun Fujin looked at Yun Jianzhou disappointedly. "If you really need money, you can just say so. Do you know that our family is in urgent need of this money right now?"
Yun Fujin rubbed his temples with a headache.
Money wasn't everything, but in this world, everything was related to it.
"Second brother," Yun Que'er said softly. "I believe you didn't do it on purpose. If you have any difficulties, you can tell us. If there are any problems, we can solve them together. Aren't a family supposed to support each other?"
Yun Jianzhou had been silent for a long time. His expression was extremely uncomfortable, a mixture of guilt and fear.
After a while, he hugged his head and squatted on the ground. Finally, he stammered and spoke.
"I... I took the money."
Yun Fujin looked up at him. "What on earth happened?"
Yun Jianzhou's face was full of pain. He first glanced at Yun Que'er and murmured in a low voice.
"It's all my fault. I was so unconstrained."
Yun Jianzhou sniffed. "Little Que'er gave me a really good radio. I couldn't help but show it off to my friends. I really didn't mean anything else. I just wanted them to see that the things their families had, ours were even better."
Who didn't have a bit of vanity?
In this world, everyone had some private motives that were hard to admit.
"Then Zhang Hui saw it and told me that he knew someone from a radio manufacturing factory. He said he thought if I sold this radio, I could make a lot of money. He asked me to get more from Yun Que'er so that they could send it to the factory for research. If they could really make it, we'd be rich."
Yun Que'er guessed what had happened, but she didn't expect that they actually wanted to make an identical radio.
But how was that possible?
It was technology from decades later. They simply couldn't develop it now.
Even if they did manage to develop it, selling something out of the ordinary would draw people's attention, and it might even bring disaster to the whole family.
"What happened next?" Yun Que'er asked anxiously.
"Of course, they couldn't make an identical one later," Yun Jianzhou said slowly, not daring to raise his head.
"The technician in the factory said that he had never seen the parts inside the radio I brought, but they could copy the shell."
Later, they really made a shell that looked similar, but it was much rougher than the original.
Yun Jianzhou thought it was okay. The novel appearance might attract more customers.
But who would have thought that the manufacturing factory cut corners? The parts inside were all old or recycled.
Although there were quite a lot of customers at first, the radios broke down after just a few days of use.
Those customers flocked to the factory and demanded compensation.
The factory shifted the blame and said it was Yun Jianzhou's idea, insisting that he be responsible.
Yun Jianzhou was definitely not convinced. He argued with the person in charge, saying that they only copied the shell and the technology was theirs, so it had nothing to do with him.
The two sides couldn't reach an agreement and almost got into a fight.
At this time, Zhang Hui stepped forward voluntarily to mediate.
After some discussion, Zhang Hui said that after inspection, it was indeed Yun Jianzhou's problem.
Because the shell he provided was not suitable for the original chips and parts, Yun Jianzhou had to be responsible.
However, the manufacturer also admitted their mistake and was willing to share the responsibility. Finally, they decided to pay half of the compensation.
Yun Jianzhou was extremely reluctant. He thought it was just a trumped - up charge. He originally planned to resist the manufacturer to the end, but unexpectedly, Zhang Hui suddenly changed his expression and said that Yun Jianzhou's actions had violated the law. If it really went to the police station, not only would he be sentenced, but the Yun family would also be implicated.
So, resolving the matter peacefully was the best option.
Yun Jianzhou was cornered and had no choice but to agree.
"Calculated by half, it was exactly 2000 yuan," Yun Jianzhou said dejectedly.
"You really gave the money?" Yun Que'er was surprised. "Second brother, you're so naive! This matter has nothing to do with you. If you had reported it to the police and investigated thoroughly, you wouldn't have been involved at all. How could you listen to Zhang Hui and pay the money to resolve the matter? He was clearly trying to harm you."
Yun Jianzhou closed his eyes painfully. "I didn't realize he was lying to me until later, but it was already too late."
After taking the 2000 yuan, Yun Jianzhou thought the matter was over. He was just thinking about what to do to make up the money so that his family wouldn't find out.
Unexpectedly, just as one problem was about to be solved, another one arose. Zhang Hui suddenly said that one of the customers who bought the radio was burned because the radio caught fire and had been sent to the hospital. The manufacturer couldn't handle this matter at all, and Yun Jianzhou had to solve it himself.
Then he dragged Yun Jianzhou to the hospital.
The burned person was a bricklayer. It was said that he was from another place and had saved for three months to buy this radio. Who would have thought that something like this would happen.
Not only did he buy a defective product with his hard - earned money, but his hands were also burned.
If his hands were injured, he couldn't work anymore, and the foreman would fire him. He was the only breadwinner in his family. With old people and children to support, it meant that the sky of his family had fallen.
When Yun Jianzhou arrived, the worker was extremely listless. Sometimes he wanted to commit suicide, and sometimes he wanted to drag Yun Jianzhou to die with him.
Zhang Hui said that the worker was really pitiful and that Yun Jianzhou had to be responsible for this matter, otherwise, he would be ruining the whole family.
After some calculation, the worker's monthly salary was 50 yuan. The money he lost during the recovery period, plus the mental damage fee, nutrition fee, medical fee, etc., would cost more than a thousand yuan.
Yun Jianzhou was completely stunned. His first reaction was to refuse.
But this time, he couldn't refuse because the worker threatened that if Yun Jianzhou didn't take responsibility, he would first kill his family members who were a burden to him, then kill the whole Yun family, and finally kill himself.
Yun Jianzhou had never seen such a situation before. He was so scared that he had no choice but to agree.
Just like that, all the hard - earned money of the family was used for compensation.
Yun Que'er listened with a pounding heart. Her intuition told her that Yun Jianzhou had been completely deceived!