"Mom, I don't have a cold. I'm fine." Lin Jiaojiao said, then asked, "Have we planted the land yet?"

"I've already planted it. Your father is going out again in the next couple of days, so I'll take care of the land at home."

"Mom, we have 20 mu of land to farm. Can you handle it all by yourself?" Lin Jiaojiao was worried and advised, "Besides, it's too hot in the summer. Can my dad handle it when he's out working on the construction team? Otherwise, my dad can help you at home. You can go out after the autumn harvest. It will be cooler then."

"Why should I help? I can do it myself. I've been doing this every year and I've always gotten through it." Mother Lin said disapprovingly, "Don't other families do this? If they can do it, why can't we?"

After saying this, Mother Lin took a deep breath with a headache. "Your brother has bought the house, but our family has a lot of debts. If we don't hurry up, when will we be able to pay it off?"

"I went to your sister-in-law's house a few days ago to discuss the wedding. The betrothal gift is 200,000 yuan, and we still have to buy hardware, book a hotel, and hold the wedding. All of these things require money. How can we get by without your father going out?"

"Then how much money do you have, Dad?" Lin Jiaojiao asked.

Mother Lin was quiet for a moment, then the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets rang out, "Niuniu, do you remember where I put the memorial?"

Lin Jiaojiao thought for a moment and suggested, "Mom, take a look at your gray bag. If you don't have it, look for the bag in the drawer."

After a moment of silence, Mother Lin's voice rang out, "Finally found it. Niuniu has a good memory. I'm old and my memory is not so good."

"There's still 100,000 yuan in the passbook."

Lin Jiaojiao: "Mom, that's not enough for the betrothal gift. What are you going to do with the rest of the money?"

"To collect debts." Mother Lin said casually, "We lent money to your aunt's and uncle's cousins ​​when they got married. Now that your brother is getting married, we need money, so they have to pay it back."

Hearing her mother talk about this, Lin Jiaojiao was a little angry, "My aunt gave you the money back then, why didn't you take it? Now you have to ask for it, what are you trying to do?"

"Why do you, a little kid, care so much about our elders' affairs?"

"I just can't understand why you wouldn't want it if she offered to give it back to you."

"If you can't figure it out, forget it." Mother Lin said, her tone softening. "You're still unwilling to listen to what I'm saying. Does your aunt really want to pay me back? She was just being polite, and you were so foolish as to take it seriously. But the situation is different now. Their failure to pay back the money has delayed your brother's important life event."

"When my brother gets married, can't he get a share of the money? He's already 32 years old. Does he still have to rely on my dad and you two?" Lin Jiaojiao said indignantly.

She couldn't believe it. Her brother had worked for so many years, how could he not have saved any money?

"Don't say that!" Mother Lin said helplessly, "I've already discussed it with your brother. He'll take care of the hardware and wedding money himself. Your father and I will figure out the betrothal money."

"My brother is so shameless," Lin Jiaojiao complained, "He kept his own money for himself, and he drained my dad and you two out of everything, leaving us with a mountain of debt."

"I secretly looked at your brother's cell phone. There wasn't much money in his bank card, just enough for hardware and the wedding. I cheated it all out!" Mother Lin lowered her voice and spoke quietly.

"Who knows if he has moved away." Lin Jiaojiao curled her lips.

"Niuniu, how can you talk like that about your own brother?" Mother Lin accuses her without thinking, and suddenly changes the subject, "Niuniu, when are you going to have your vacation?"

“It will be around the beginning of July, or around July 10th at the latest. The exam date has not been announced yet, so the specific holiday date cannot be determined.

"That should be possible. Your brother is getting married next month. It would be thoughtful of you to prepare a small gift for your sister-in-law."

"That's right!" Lin Jiaojiao agreed straightforwardly, "Do you know what my sister-in-law likes, Mom?"

"How would I know?" Mother Lin laughed. "I can't figure out what you little girls are thinking."

"Then I'll ask my brother some other day." Lin Jiaojiao said.

"Okay! When you come back, we'll go to town together to get the betrothal money. I'm worried about me doing it alone." Mother Lin instructed.

Lin Jiaojiao was a little unsupportive, "Mom, let my brother drive my dad there. It's not safe for the two of us to handle such a large sum of money!"

Mother Lin nodded. "That's fine. We can't let your father and brother reap the benefits without them. Otherwise, if we don't do it right, we'll be blamed."

"Okay, I'll stop talking. I still have work to do in the fields." Mother Lin said as she wanted to hang up the phone.

"Mom, don't hang up yet!" Lin Jiaojiao said in a hurried voice.

Mother Lin thought Lin Jiaojiao was short of money and was embarrassed to say, "What's wrong? You said you don't need money. I'll transfer you one thousand first. We haven't sold all the wheat yet. I'll transfer you another one thousand after we sell it."

"Mom, I don't want money." Lin Jiaojiao retorted, "I have good news to tell you."

"What good news?" Mother Lin said casually, not taking it seriously. "Did you do well on the exam?"

"We haven't taken the exam yet." Lin Jiaojiao said.

"So what good news do you have?"

"Mom, I won the lottery a few days ago! 200,000." Lin Jiaojiao said happily.

She didn't say much. 200,000 yuan was just enough to make up for the family's financial difficulties, and there was even a little surplus, so her parents wouldn't have to work so hard.

Later, she found other reasons and gave small amounts of money over and over again.

"What!" Mother Lin opened her mouth wide in surprise.

Then, he thought of something and asked worriedly, "Niuniu, you didn't tell anyone, did you?"

"No, I told you."

Mother Lin breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest, "That's good, that's good. Your father and brother can't tell either. Don't show off your wealth, okay?"

"Mom, I will transfer these 200,000 to you later for emergency use. It's summer now, so please persuade my dad not to go out." Lin Jiaojiao advised with concern.

"We don't want your money."

Lin Jiaojiao felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this. Wasn't she also a member of the family? Couldn't she help out a little?

Mother Lin listened to her daughter's sobbing voice and felt very disappointed. "I don't want your money, but you still refuse. You are useless!"

"Don't I feel sorry for my dad and you two?" Lin Jiaojiao complained in a low voice.

"It's a good thing that you're filial!" Mother Lin said angrily, wanting to run up to Lin Jiaojiao and slap her hard. "If your brother hadn't gotten married, I would definitely be very happy if my daughter was filial to me and gave me money to spend."

"But now, your brother needs money for his wedding. If you give the money to your family, it will all go to your brother and his wife, and in the end, your father and I won't get a penny."

"What will happen if your brother gets married and forgets about mother? My daughter will definitely support me. I feel at ease knowing the money is in her hands."

Lin Jiaojiao was completely bewildered. "Mom, isn't it all the same? Even if I don't give you the 200,000, you and my dad still have to make money to fill the gap. You still have to pay this money anyway, so what's the difference?"

"How can there be no difference? There is a huge difference." Mother Lin said with some impatience.

Niu Niu is good in every way, except that she thinks things are too simple.