Chapter 86 Lily actually spoke up for her

Qiao Xing had a bad feeling when she saw her reaction, so she hurriedly said, "We should have gone to transfer the property earlier, but I couldn't get time off. I finally managed to get time off today, so let's get it done quickly."

My aunt said somewhat awkwardly, "But... I don't have the property certificate."

Qiao Xing's forehead twitched. She tried her best to remain calm. "Then who has it?"

My aunt said, "Didn't we talk about taking out a mortgage loan a couple of days ago? So I took the property certificate to someone for valuation."

Qiao Xing's mind went blank. She stood there, staring at her aunt in disbelief.

She actually mortgaged the house?

Even his uncle couldn't stand it anymore. He said irritably, "You... why didn't you tell me?"

His aunt glared at him. "This house belongs to me, half of it. Do I need to ask your opinion on what I want to do?"

"This house belongs to Xingxing now! What do you mean by half of it? You're really being greedy!" Uncle was also very angry; he had never been so angry with Aunt before.

Auntie was also stunned for a moment, then she got angry, "Wang Yue, what do you mean? Am I being too greedy? Who am I doing this for! Did I spend that money myself?"

"You two, father and son, both like to play the good guy, don't you? If you like playing the good guy so much, go get some money, go buy a house, all you do is talk about me here! If you two were even slightly capable, would I have to do this?"

It turns out that Aunt still wanted to buy a house in the city. Although Qiao Xing told them to continue living here, once the house was transferred, it would belong to Qiao Xing.

Staying for a few days or months is fine, but who knows what it will be like if it goes on for a long time?

What if Qiao Xing has another child by then? Where will this house fit them?

So before the house was transferred to her name, she mortgaged it and used the money to buy a house in the city. She felt more at ease living in a house that was her own.

Qiao Xing suddenly felt very tired and said, "Aunt, I don't want this house anymore. Just give me back the 400,000 yuan."

Auntie was stunned for a moment. She quickly came over, took Qiao Xing's hand, and started to appeal to her emotions, "What are you saying? The house is still yours. We'll pay off the loan ourselves. We don't need you to pay it back. It's just being used as collateral, not being sold."

Qiao Xing twitched the corner of his mouth. Is there a difference?

She claimed the house was hers, but she mortgaged the property certificate. To this day, apart from giving her uncle 400,000 yuan, she has no connection with the house at all.

“Aunt, you say the house is mine, but the property certificate is still in your names. If you can’t pay back the money, the bank will foreclose on the house. What will happen to my 400,000 yuan?”

Auntie said, "How could we not be able to pay it back? We can!"

"Then we'll give you the 400,000 after you pay it back." Qiao Xing's attitude was also very firm. She had been tolerant for the sake of her uncle and cousin, but her aunt was becoming more and more demanding.

Aunt's expression changed, and she said with a stern face, "Xingxing, we've raised you for 20 years. Now that you're all grown up, you're acting like a stranger to us, aren't you?"

“Aunt, I am very grateful to you for letting me live here for 20 years. If it is 1,000 yuan a month, it would be 240,000 yuan in 20 years. After deducting the 150,000 yuan I had to pay to others for the car accident, you can just return 300,000 yuan to me.”

"You..." Auntie suddenly choked. Now that things had come to this point, she really couldn't find any other excuse to bargain.

It's obvious that Qiao Xing has already decided to break off all pretense of civility, so there's no point in her trying to appeal to family ties.

After a while, my aunt said again, "Okay, since you've said so, I can return the money to you, but I can only return 160,000. You said 20 years, which is 240,000. Subtract 240,000, and you'll only have 160,000 left out of your 400,000."

"..." Qiao Xing didn't even have the energy to argue with her anymore. If time could turn back, she definitely wouldn't want to buy this house again.

At this moment, Lily suddenly spoke up, "Oh, Auntie, aren't you blatantly bullying me? I've already compromised and agreed to live in this awful place, what do you need so much money for? Just give the money back to the person already."

Qiao Xing was slightly taken aback. She looked at Lily in surprise, not expecting Lily to speak up for her.

Lily's words had some effect on her aunt, who hesitated before saying, "Don't you want to go to the city and live in a new house?"

Lily stood up, affectionately hugged her aunt's arm, and said with a smile, "Yes, I do want to, but I have to think about you. I don't want you to work so hard. Actually, it doesn't matter where we live, as long as the family is happy."

"This..." Auntie was also surprised. The person who had insisted on buying a house before would actually say such a thing now.

Lily said, "Okay, I think this place is fine too. Auntie, please return the money to Qiao Xing."

“You’ve lived here for so many years, you must have some feelings for this place, so why not continue living here? This place is perfect for retirement, and things are cheaper around here than in the city.”

Aunt Lily's sweet words swayed her, and she hesitated before asking, "Have you thought it through?"

Lily nodded. "I've already thought it through, otherwise why would I keep living here?"

Wang Ye also said, "Yes, Mom, Lily has already said that, what are you still doing with that money?"

Auntie glanced at Qiao Xing again. Since Lily and Wang Ye had both said so, she really had no reason to continue taking Qiao Xing's money.

In that case, she wouldn't need to mortgage anything and would only add a mountain of debt to her name.

"Fine, fine, I really don't know who's part of your family." Auntie said irritably, shaking off Lily and turning to go into her room.

Qiao Xing found it amusing. When they asked for money, they said they were family, but now that things have turned sour, they treat her like an outsider.

The uncle looked a little embarrassed and looked at Qiao Xing with apologetic eyes. "Xingxing, it's your uncle who's sorry."

Qiao Xing shook her head. "This has nothing to do with my uncle."

Qiao Xing now understands that the most taboo thing, whether it's relatives or friends, is getting involved with money.

Once money is involved, even the best relationships will crack. From now on, she and her uncle's family must never mention money again, so that everyone can live in peace.

Soon, her aunt took out the card and handed it to Qiao Xing.

"Go check it yourself. The 400,000 you gave me is all in this card. You said you only wanted 300,000. Remember to transfer 100,000 back later." My aunt's face was very unpleasant, as if the 400,000 was her own money, and taking it out was like cutting off her flesh.

Qiao Xing took the bank card. "Thank you, Auntie."

"Since you're not buying this house, you must be planning to buy a house elsewhere, right? When are you planning to move out?"

My aunt now treats her with contempt, and she's too lazy to even pretend anymore; she just kicks her out.

Qiao Xing didn't mind. She put away her bank card and said, "I'll move out tomorrow."

She had almost finished packing her things. The original plan was to move this weekend. Qin Ce was right to have foresight.

If we hadn't gone to see the house beforehand, my aunt is now kicking us out, and she'll look really bad.