The Trap in the Contract

"Even if you're not a bank, you can still be a bank's customer," Ren said, confusing Yueyue.

"What do you mean?"

"You know, when you deposit money in a bank, you earn interest."

"Hmm? Really?" Yueyue looked at her grandparents.

She trusted them a lot!

She usually stored her money in her piggy bank, which had a little lock to keep her dad from taking it. She had no idea about depositing money in a bank.

Seeing her grandparents nod made Yueyue feel at ease.

But soon, her curiosity was piqued again.

Weren't they talking about her red envelope money? How did it turn into a discussion about bank deposits?

Her little brain was spinning from her dad's words. "What does depositing money in a bank have to do with me?"

"You can deposit your money with Daddy, and we can agree on a time when I'll give it back to you with interest," Ren said, trying to tempt Yueyue.

But Yueyue was smart and wasn't about to be tricked by her dad.

She gave him a suspicious look, pointed her finger at him, and said, "You just want to take my money!"

At that moment, she felt like Detective Yue, confidently accusing him, "You'll take my money and then pretend it never happened!"

Oh?

Seeing that his daughter wasn't falling for it, Ren raised an eyebrow.

Wow, she's this clever already, and she's only in elementary school? No wonder she's his daughter.

But as the saying goes, "Old ginger is hotter."

Ren wasn't about to give up just because his first trick didn't work.

"How could you think that? Do you really think Daddy is like that?" Ren put on a hurt expression, shaking his head. "We can sign a contract, and both of us can put our names on it. You know what a contract is, right?"

"Yeah."

Yueyue nodded.

After all, her mom was a business owner, so she had learned that a contract meant that if someone broke the agreement, the police would come and arrest them!

Thinking this way, it seemed fine, right? If Daddy tricked her, she could call the police!

Wait, Yueyue paused for a second. What was the police's phone number again?

Seeing his daughter stay silent, Ren thought she was still hesitating, so he continued his persuasion. "I'll write the contract, and you can read it out loud so your mom, grandma, and grandpa can hear if it's okay. You'll get a few hundred extra bucks—think of all the snacks you could buy!"

"Wow!!" The mention of snacks made Yueyue's previous doubts disappear. "Okay!"

She even waved her fist at Ren, "If you trick me, I won't call the police—I'll get Grandma and Grandpa to beat you up!"

After all, if Daddy got arrested, she wouldn't have a daddy anymore!

Yeah, that's totally the reason—not because she couldn't remember the police's number!

"Deal!"

Hearing Yueyue's words, a sly smile appeared on Ren's face.

Revenge was at hand!

Thinking this, he took out a sheet of paper and started writing. In no time, the contract was ready.

"Here, read it aloud. And let Daddy see how well you've learned to read!" He said this to make sure she read it herself and didn't hand it directly to Jada or his parents, which would blow his cover.

"Hmph, of course I know how to read! I got 100% in language arts!" Yueyue pouted and glared at Ren.

Then she took the paper and began to read it.

"Receipt!"

"Today, Ren received 20,000 yuan in red envelope money from Yueyue, with an annual interest of 500 yuan. The full amount will not be returned when Yueyue enters middle school, huh?"

After reading it once, Yueyue paused, feeling like something was off.

She rubbed her eyes and read it again.

It seemed fine, right?

Yueyue hesitated.

She knew every word, and the meaning was clear, but something still felt wrong.

Not only was Yueyue puzzled, but even Jada and Ren's parents were now curious.

They had initially thought Ren was trying to trick Yueyue, but after hearing her read the contract aloud, they started to doubt it.

Because the contract sounded fine to them.

But could it really be that good? An annual interest of 500 yuan?

"Hmph, see? Daddy didn't lie to you!" Ren said proudly when he saw that Yueyue hadn't noticed any flaws.

It seemed he had outsmarted her!

"Come on, let's sign it."

He handed her a pen.

"Wait!" Jada stepped in, stopping Ren. "Let me see that paper!"

The more she thought about it, the more something felt off, especially with Ren's tone and attitude!

"Huh?" Ren was dumbfounded.

That's not how this was supposed to go.

"Hold on, this contract involves a confidentiality agreement!" Ren tried to stop Jada.

But his reaction only made Jada more certain that something was fishy!

She shoved Ren onto the couch and gave him a stern look. "Even if there's a confidentiality agreement, I'm still Yueyue's legal guardian. You need my approval! Yueyue, give me the paper."

"Huh? Oh!" Yueyue was startled for a moment but quickly understood.

Mom must have found out something was wrong!

She hurried over to her mom and handed her the contract, glaring at Ren as she did.

She knew this bad daddy was trying to take her money!

But she was still curious about what was wrong.

Ren, on the other hand, was praying that Jada wouldn't figure it out.

Jada took a quick look at the paper. At first glance, she didn't see anything wrong.

But then, she quickly spotted the mistake. The "not" in "will not be returned" was obviously incorrect!

"Ren, I knew you were up to something!" Jada rolled her eyes at Ren. "This typo of yours is pretty sneaky."

"Mom, what's wrong?" Yueyue quickly asked. She had felt something was off earlier too!

"Look here..."

When Jada pointed out the mistake, Yueyue realized what had happened and glared at Ren. "Daddy, you big meanie! Trying to embezzle a child's red envelope money—aren't you ashamed?"

But who was Ren? He was the kind of man who could steal a child's snacks without batting an eye!

Faced with Yueyue's accusations, Ren didn't feel ashamed at all. Instead, he stood tall with pride. "Hah, and you think you're so clever? Didn't you even notice a simple typo? I'm teaching you to be careful! And that 20,000 yuan is your tuition! This is knowledge that'll benefit you when you grow up!"

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