Chapter 107: Is the debt recorded incorrectly?

"I don't like her." Shi Nan said.

"You don't like her. You like Jiang Moli. You've confessed your feelings to her before," Pan Yun said. "I know, but that happened before you married your first wife. I'm not such a petty person. I won't argue with you about Jiang Moli."

Pan Yun wasn't stupid enough to think Jiang Moli would still be with Shi Nan. Jiang Moli and Shi Nan had never been together. But Fan Xiaoxue always asked Shi Nan for money, even if Xie Shaojun also gave her money, which made Pan Yun feel uncomfortable.

Especially after Pan Yun became pregnant, she became even more unhappy when she thought about this matter.

"After her husband is released from prison, you won't have to pay him anymore," Pan Yun said. "Then calculate it monthly and give her more money. Give it all to her. The sooner she gets the money, the more she can do with it. Don't send it every month. She wants you to remember her."

"Xie Shaojun arranged for someone to deliver it." Shi Nan said, "It doesn't matter whether I remember it or not."

"Is this something you've memorized?" Pan Yun rolled her eyes. "This has to happen every month. Her name has to appear before you, and you have to resolve the situation. This won't work. You should pay them sooner rather than later. It's not good if you keep putting it off."

"I'll talk to Xie Shaojun." Shi Nan said.

"Do we even need to tell him about this? If he wants to give it once a month, he can give it once a month. You can't just give it once a month, so just give it all at once." Pan Yun said, "Shi Nan, I'm pregnant with your child. If you find it inconvenient, then let me go and tell her with my big belly."

"You don't have to go. I'll let Xie Shaojun go, and I won't go either." Shi Nan comforted Pan Yun.

"Can you not go over?" Pan Yun asked, "Will Fan Xiaoxue be unhappy? Will she be thinking of having you go over there and give her the money in person?"

"She did ask us to go there in person at the beginning, but she didn't let us go there before." Shi Nan said, "We don't need to go there in person. Xie Shaojun can arrange it."

"As for the money issue, that's not a problem. If she wants more money, that's fine too. Just agree to it and don't let her continue to make trouble." Pan Yun said, "Send Xie Shaojun over. I'll listen to you."

Shi Nan had no choice but to find Xie Shaojun and tell him in front of Pan Yun to go find Fan Xiaoxue and get the matter done.

"That's no problem," Xie Shaojun said. "I heard Fan Xiaoxue is looking at houses and wants to buy one. If we give her the money and she has a little more money, she'll definitely be willing to buy it."

"Where did she get the money to buy the house? Wasn't it you who gave her the money?" Pan Yun said, "You should help her solve the problem as soon as possible. Don't let her keep staring at our Shi Nan. She has her own man. Don't stare at other people's men. Don't always think about Shi Nan's past. Shi Nan will never go there."

"There's no other relationship between Shi Nan and Fan Xiaoxue, except that we grew up on the same street." Xie Shaojun said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, Shi Nan can't possibly like Fan Xiaoxue. Fan Xiaoxue just wants money now. If we give her the money, the problem will be solved perfectly. She's just unhappy because her husband is in jail, so she wants us to give her more money. This money is what we promised her husband to give her. We have to give it, we can't withhold it."

"Then give it to her, give it to her," Pan Yun said. "I didn't say you couldn't not pay. What I meant was that the money from Shi Nan should be given to her directly, all at once. There's no need to pay it separately. If you pay it separately, she'll have to worry about it every month, which is the same as worrying about Fan Xiaoxue. She might even be secretly proud that my man still has to think about her. You should resolve it as soon as possible, don't delay."

"Yes, tell Fan Xiaoxue that we'll give her more money and give it all to her at once." Shi Nan said, "I won't go over there. You take care of the matter."

"Okay, I'll go find her right away." Xie Shaojun said, "I'll just take the money and go over."

"Go there early, don't delay." Pan Yun said.

"Sister-in-law, I'll be back soon and get everything done today." Xie Shaojun said, "I won't delay."

Shi Nan coaxed Pan Yun to make her happier.

After Xie Shaojun finished his lunch, he took out the money and went to find Fan Xiaoxue.

When Fan Xiaoxue saw Xie Shaojun coming, she frowned. It was not the time to pay today.

"Xiaoxue," Xie Shaojun said, "I'm here to discuss something with you. I heard you wanted to buy a house, so Shi Nan and I are giving you all the remaining money, plus a little extra. Shi Nan is married now, and his wife is pregnant. She doesn't want her husband to have to give you money every month, so she wants to give you all the money early."

"Give it here." Fan Xiaoxue said.

"You..." Xie Shaojun originally thought that he would have to spend more time talking, but he didn't expect Fan Xiaoxue to agree so easily.

"Do you think I'm still thinking about Shi Nan? Who does Shi Nan think he is? Is he worthy of my thinking?" Fan Xiaoxue said, "I, Fan Xiaoxue, am also married, not without a husband. I don't need to think about other men. A lump sum payment is fine, but you also have to help me with the paperwork for the house. This house can only be in my name, not someone else's."

"That's no problem. If you're short of money, we can still cover it for you." Xie Shaojun said. As long as Fan Xiaoxue didn't make a fuss, it didn't matter if they spent a little more money.

Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan were doing business together, so they had to spend a lot of money on relationships, and all sorts of other things required money. Fan Xiaoxue, on the other hand, needed less money, mainly to appease Shi Kaihua and prevent him from changing his confession in prison.

Fan Xiaoxue asked Xie Shaojun to do something, so Xie Shaojun naturally had to get it done quickly and not drag it out. Only when this matter was done would Pan Yun be happy. Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan's business still relied on the Pan family's connections, so they couldn't let Pan Yun get too upset.

In the evening, Sheng Jiahao came back from outside. He did not attend social events outside, but came back to have dinner. Sheng Jiahao came back just in time, and everyone was wondering whether to wait a little longer or whether it was almost time to have dinner.

"You've come just in time." Jiang Moli said with a smile, "If you come back later, we'll have dinner."

"This means I came at the right time." Sheng Jiahao said.

Jiang Moli feeds the baby herself. She is often busy and doesn't take good care of the child. Jiang's mother said she would feed the baby, but Jiang Moli said she would feed the baby herself.

"Come, have a small bite." Jiang Moli fed the child little by little, not daring to let the child eat too much.

Mother Jiang watched Jiang Moli feeding the baby. Jiang Moli was quite good at feeding the baby.

Jiang Moli would also use a handkerchief to wipe the corners of the child's mouth, and the child also had a small bag on his body.

"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry." Jiang Moli said. She felt very happy as she watched the child eat bite by bite.

"You should eat something first." Sheng Jiahao said.

"I'll eat a little, and the baby will eat a little." Jiang Moli said, "But it's better to let the baby eat first."

Jiang Moli had nothing else to do tonight, so it was okay for her to eat later. She would still have food to eat later, not like she had nothing to eat.

"Mom." The baby called his mother.

"Yes, mommy is here." Jiang Moli fed the baby.

"Let's go." The baby said, "Let's go."

"Leave?" Jiang Moli was puzzled.

"He's going to watch TV." Jiang's mother said.

"Eat first, then go over after dinner." Jiang Moli said to the baby, "Baby, eat, and then go over later."

"Go, go." The baby just wants to watch TV.

Jiang Moli wondered if such a young child could watch TV? Did the child know what was playing on TV?

"Mom, go." The baby said stubbornly.

"Okay, okay, okay, go, go." Jiang Moli said, isn't it just watching TV? Go ahead. As long as the baby eats well, that's all.

Jiang Moli thought that if the baby was a little older, the baby would be able to run over by himself. Jiang Moli was wondering if the baby would crawl around everywhere at that time, so someone should keep an eye on the baby and not let the baby crawl onto the table.

In her previous life, Jiang Moli had seen a short video of a baby climbing onto a high table. The baby climbed up from the side of the table, first onto a small stool, and then onto the table. The baby also knew how to climb down, knowing to put his feet down first. Seeing such scenes, Jiang Moli was worried that the baby would fall off the table.

Jiang Moli carried the baby to the living room, let the baby sit on the sofa, and then continued to feed the baby.

"Jasmine is really patient." Jiang's mother sighed.

Sheng Jiahao knew Jiang Moli was always working outside, so she wanted to be nice to the baby. Jiang Moli was very soft-hearted and could not harden her heart.

"Let's eat first," Jiang's mother said. "We don't need to worry about them. Let Jasmine feed the child."

Jiang's father and Sheng Jiahao ate first, and Sheng Jiahao ate faster. After Sheng Jiahao finished his meal, Jiang Moli fed the baby. The baby was not a fast eater, so Jiang Moli didn't dare to feed him too fast for fear that the baby would choke.

After the baby finishes eating the food in his mouth, he knows how to open his mouth.

"Come, eat some." Jiang Moli fed the baby with a spoon.

Sheng Jiahao looked at the half bowl of rice left in the bowl and thought that at Jiang Moli's speed, it would take some time to feed her.

"I'll do it." Sheng Jiahao took the bowl from Jiang Moli's hand, "You go eat first."

"Have you finished eating?" Jiang Moli asked.

"We're done eating." Sheng Jiahao said, "Go eat quickly, go quickly."

"Okay." Jiang Moli nodded. "Let's go eat now. Feed him slowly, don't eat too fast."

"Slow down and take smaller sips." Sheng Jiahao wrote it all down.

When the baby saw that it was his father who came to feed him, he called out, "Mommy, Mommy."

The baby just wants his mother more. When Jiang Moli heard the baby calling for his mother, she wanted to feed the baby again.

"Go and eat." Sheng Jiahao signaled Jiang Moli not to worry about the baby. He would be here and could take good care of the baby. He would definitely let the baby eat more.

"Okay." Jiang Moli didn't stay here any longer.

When the baby saw his mother leaving, he pouted.

"Mom is going to eat. You have to eat, and your mom has to eat too." Sheng Jiahao said, "It's not that Mom won't accompany you. Mom is just hungry, okay? You know how to cry and scream when you're hungry."

The baby tilted his head and looked at his father. He opened his mouth and it was time to eat.

"Eat." Sheng Jiahao said, "Eat more."

Jiang Moli went to the dining table to eat. In this weather, the food didn't cool down that quickly.

He Jingxian was filming on set, and her role wasn't huge, but she had some scenes where she stood by without lines, which added up to a bit more. He Jingxian couldn't add lines even if she wanted to, as she had to respect the script. The director and screenwriter had revised the script together, and the actors weren't allowed to add lines or delete them at will.

During the filming, He Jingxian always thought that she would become famous in the future.

He Jingxian filmed at the film and television city for more than half a month before returning home. When she arrived at her workplace, they wanted to arrange for performances but didn't include her. While she was filming, a performance was scheduled at the workplace. The workplace leader asked if she wanted to come back and participate. She said she didn't have time, saying she had to film a TV series and couldn't leave. The workplace leader, knowing what she meant, refused to allow anyone to schedule a performance for her.

For someone who is not that important, it is okay to let anyone else replace He Jingxian.

Whether He Jingxian has a performance or not has no impact on ticket prices, as no one goes to see the show just for He Jingxian.

Zhou Yiran saw that He Jingxian did not come to the performance again. She heard that He Jingxian now tries to participate in fewer performances.

"She also gave part of her salary to her company for filming the TV series," Zhou's mother said. "They just turned a blind eye."

"How much money can she make from filming?" Zhou Yiran asked.

"It's not much now." Zhou's mother said, "But she's not very useful at work. Her heart is not in the work, and she's always thinking about acting outside. People like her can only be sent out."

"Even though she is like this, the company still pays her a basic salary?" Zhou Yiran asked.

"I'll continue to pay it out," Zhou's mother said. "Part of the money will be given to her daughter."

Aunt Qi was still at work, so the situation couldn't be changed. Zhou's mother didn't want to get involved in this matter, as things at work had to be handled with social etiquette. If she got involved too much, Zhou's mother was afraid of getting into trouble.

"Don't bother with her affairs and don't talk about them," said Zhou's mother.

Zhou's mother talked to Zhou Ya'ran in her office. After a few words, Zhou's mother gave Zhou Ya'ran some advice.

"I didn't say it in front of He Jingxian, nor did I say it in front of other people at work. At most, I only talked to Jasmine." Zhou Yiran said, "Isn't He Jingxian just drawing a salary without doing anything?"

"The company has agreed to let her go out to film." Zhou's mother said.

"Our company isn't a film studio. We often have performances," Zhou Yiran said. "It's fine if she doesn't come to participate. She can give it to others. They need it."

In September, He Jingxian's first TV series was aired. The vicious sister-in-law she played successfully attracted everyone, and everyone hated this vicious sister-in-law. When He Jingxian walked out, there were still one or two people who could recognize her, but most people still didn't recognize her.

It's not because He Jingxian herself is very different from the person on TV, but because He Jingxian is not famous enough, so no one pays much attention to her. A vicious sister-in-law with not many scenes, the audience's attention can't always be focused on this vicious sister-in-law, they still have to focus on the leading actress.

When Jiang Moli was watching TV series, she saw He Jingxian.

At that time, Sheng Jiahao was sitting next to Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli was drinking tea and she almost choked on the tea.

"Slow down." Sheng Jiahao said.

"It's okay, it's okay." Jiang Moli said, "This is He Jingxian."

"You can change the channel." Sheng Jiahao said.

"Just watch this." Jiang Moli looked at her mother, who was enjoying watching this kind of family drama. "Mom, is it good?"

"It's okay," Jiang's mother said. "She's still okay. This sister-in-law isn't bad after all. My sister-in-law always brings the kids home for dinner, and my sister-in-law has to go out to work. When she comes home, there's nothing to eat. It's strange that my sister-in-law is happy."

Jiang's mother doesn't dislike the role played by He Jingxian, but most people still think that this sister-in-law is too vicious. After all, the sister-in-law is the protagonist, and everyone thinks from the perspective of the protagonist, not from the perspective of the sister-in-law.

Everyone thinks that even if the sister-in-law is married, it doesn't matter if she brings her children back to her parents' home for a few meals. The sister-in-law's biological parents are still alive, and her biological parents are not gone. The sister-in-law is going too far.

"I also think there's something wrong with this sister-in-law," Jiang Moli said. "If her parents were well-off, she would have eaten there. But the problem is that she brought her children with her. With so many mouths to feed, they need to eat a lot."

Jiang Moli thought, if it were me, I would never take my child to my mother's house to eat like that, because her mother's family is not rich. If her mother's family is rich, it would be fine, and she would take the child to eat there, but her mother's family is not rich, and her sister-in-law has to go out to work to earn money.

The one who earns money at home doesn't have any food, but the others eat all the food. This is even more wrong. You can't bully your sister-in-law just because she married from outside.

"A sister-in-law like this is really not a good person." Jiang Moli said, "She buys new clothes for herself and doesn't even know how to be nice to the child. If she buys fewer clothes, the child can eat more."

Jiang Moli just saw her sister-in-law buying new clothes and asked her parents if the clothes looked good. Jiang Moli was speechless. The child had no food to eat, and the mother still bought new clothes and took the child to her parents' house for dinner.

"Poverty is the original sin." Jiang Moli sighed, "If she had money, she could take the children back to her parents' home for dinner and buy some more things, that would be fine."

If you don't have money, you still have to consume other people's resources, and others should be happy.

Jiang Moli was also someone else's sister-in-law, so she had no intention of doing that. Of course, if her brother insisted on her help all the time, that wouldn't work either. Jiang Moli wasn't a spendthrift girl, so she couldn't always borrow money.

Sheng Jiahao originally thought that Jiang Moli was going to talk about He Jingxian, but he didn't expect that Jiang Moli was talking about those characters.

"One must be sensible and know what to do and what not to do." Jiang Moli said, "It would be strange if the sister-in-law didn't make a fuss about this. But this sister-in-law's ending won't be too good. She's just a supporting role."

Jiang Moli watched He Jingxian's portrayal of the sister-in-law. Her expression was distorted and malicious, and her words were full of thorns, which easily made the audience dislike her and feel sorry for her. Nowadays, with the promotion of gender equality everywhere, people will say that the sister-in-law is also a member of the family, and that married sisters-in-law can also come to their parents' home and eat there...

This practice actually has nothing to do with gender equality. It's primarily a conflict between the sister-in-law and the younger sister-in-law. The younger sister-in-law doesn't contribute to her parents' family, doesn't work, and her parents are unemployed. They rely on her brother and sister-in-law's work to earn money, and her sister-in-law's wages have to be turned over, meaning the older brother and sister-in-law's wages are supporting the entire family. The younger sister-in-law doesn't contribute to her parents' retirement, and still eats at her parents' house, meaning the sister-in-law also has to earn money to support her younger sister-in-law's family.

It is pitiful that the sister-in-law has lost her husband, but this is not a reason for her to rely on her parents' home.

In her previous life, Jiang Moli had also watched similar TV series. The screenwriters were particularly fond of conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and between sister-in-law and sister-in-law. These family matters always attracted a lot of viewers. Regardless of whether the protagonist had some strange behavior, the audience liked it very much. They felt that the protagonist was just an ordinary person, and from the perspective of the protagonist, there was nothing wrong.

"I guess there won't be a good ending." Jiang's mother nodded.

"Anyone who goes against the heroine will never have a good ending." Jiang Moli said firmly. She turned to look at Sheng Jiahao, "Actually, He Jingxian's acting is quite good. This character obviously has no major faults, but she plays it in a way that makes people dislike her."

This shows that He Jingxian's performance in this drama was quite successful. The role played by He Jingxian was not deleted and it can still be broadcast. If more people see He Jingxian playing such a role, He Jingxian will have more opportunities in the future.

Jiang Moli and Zhou Yiran made an appointment to go shopping together. When Jiang Moli was walking on the street, many people recognized her, but the situation was not bad. Jiang Moli treated herself as an ordinary person, and when others saw her, they thought she just looked similar to Jiang Moli.

"Have you watched the TV series starring He Jingxian?" Zhou Yiran was holding a piece of clothing in her hand. She tried it on her body, and then tried it on Jiang Moli's body.

"I saw it." Jiang Moli said, "She still has acting skills."

"She has good acting skills, but it's hard to dislike her after watching her." Zhou Yiran said, "Then she should be able to act in more TV dramas in the future and won't have to participate in the company's performances."

"Didn't she participate in your unit's performance?" Jiang Moli asked.

"No." Zhou Yiran shook her head. "She hasn't participated in our company's performances for a long time. She's been concentrating on her TV dramas."

Zhou Yaran didn't quite understand He Jingxian. He Jingxian had previously wanted to participate in more performances. But now, instead of participating in the company's performances, He Jingxian wanted to appear in TV dramas.

"The leaders at our company haven't arranged any performances for her anymore," Zhou Yiran said. "Although she's divorced her husband, she can still stay at our company, and the leaders don't bother her much."

The Qi family was really nice to He Jingxian, and they didn't give her any trouble. Zhou Yiran thought, if it were her, she would definitely make He Jingxian get out and not let her stay in Nancheng anymore. If He Jingxian wanted to film a TV series, then let her find the connections herself.

"The Qi family is really soft-hearted." Zhou Yiran said.

"As long as there are benefits," Jiang Moli said, "this matter doesn't cost them much, so they are naturally happy to do it."

"That's true." Zhou Yiran said, "If there's no benefit, they won't do those things. Only if there is benefit, they might do more."

He Jingxian was filming a TV show, so she rented a house, which was sometimes empty. He Jingxian felt it wasn't cost-effective, but she still needed space for her belongings, and living in the company dormitory wasn't suitable either. He Jingxian rarely participated in company performances, and if she lived in the company dormitory, people would criticize her even more. He Jingxian had originally considered moving to a smaller apartment, but she wanted to save face and didn't want others to think she was struggling, so she decided to continue renting the larger room.

Zhou Yiran heard from others that He Jingxian asked about the company dormitory, but He Jingxian did not live in the company dormitory.

"She should be making money now," Zhou Yiran said. "She's probably making quite a bit. Adding to the basic salary her company gives her, she's living a comfortable life. She even asked about a dormitory at work before, but she hasn't asked anymore."

"That's how it is when you're acting in a TV series. If there's a crew coming in, it's fine. But if there's no crew coming in, you'll feel nervous," Jiang Moli said.

"Why should she be so anxious? She's still getting paid by her company," Zhou Yiran said. "Even though she didn't participate in the performance, she's still getting paid. The company leaders haven't asked her to leave. This is the real nepotism, all about taking money without doing any work."

"Many of you know that no one reported her," Jiang Moli said, "and that's enough to explain the problem."

"It's no use talking about it," Zhou Yiran said. "It's not that no one has spoken up. The boss said He Jingxian's filming also brings in income for the company. He also said that He Jingxian only gets the most basic salary and doesn't get any money for the performances. He also said that if other people want to act in TV dramas, they can do it. There are not so many TV dramas to act in, it's impossible to act in them all."

Not everyone has the same connections as He Jingxian. Jiang Moli also needed the consent of her company to act, but He Jingxian was more like she just agreed on her own. Unlike Jiang Moli, He Jingxian didn't have to go through a lot of formalities. He Jingxian's side was much simpler.

"You act in TV dramas, so you should give some of your income to your company, right?" Zhou Yiran said.

"Yes." Jiang Moli nodded. "When I work for a company, I have to give a portion to it. I can't take it all myself. But the company gives me a lot, so I'll take some as a token of my gratitude."

Jiang Moli's own operas were very popular, and her company had already made a lot of money thanks to her. She didn't shoot a lot of TV dramas, only one a year was good enough, with a small role and not much pay. The company didn't argue with her about her pay; if she did commercials, she could earn more per person.

Jiang Moli has not yet filmed a commercial with other people in the unit. The other people are not that famous, the TV is so small, and the advertiser does not want so many people to appear in the commercial.

"That's not bad." Zhou Yiran said, "I wonder how He Jingxian distributes the remuneration."

"No matter how it's divided, she'll get the money," Jiang Moli said. "Her main goal right now isn't money, but to get more TV roles."

"Yeah." Zhou Yiran nodded.

Jiang Moli has only acted in five TV series since she started filming, and that spanned several years. Meanwhile, He Jingxian has already acted in three TV series since last year. He Jingxian's number of TV series will soon catch up to Jiang Moli's.

Jiang Moli didn't need to compete with He Jingxian to see who had acted in more TV series. Jiang Moli always had to choose the scripts and act in high-quality TV series. He Jingxian was not that picky. As long as the script was similar, and He Jingxian could go, she would go.

Aunt Qi was also very good at getting people in. She knew a lot of people and asked people to introduce her to other people. She wanted He Jingxian to stay on the TV crew and not go back to work too often. Didn't He Jingxian really like acting in TV dramas? Then she could act as much as she wanted.

Jiang Moli and Zhou Yiran bought some clothes and had dinner outside. Without the children around, they felt more relaxed.

"When I went out today, my son wanted to come with me, but I didn't let him come," Zhou Yiran said. "He should be studying, not following me. It's a rare opportunity to go shopping with you, and I wanted to relax a bit, not bring a child with me. If I had him, I'd have to keep an eye on him all the time to see if he needed anything."

"Once you have a child, you have to take care of him more." Jiang Moli said, "I also look after him more often when I go home. I have to. I always feel that I am not a competent mother and I haven't been with him well enough."

"After having a child, I'm always thinking about the child, and I can't relax so much," Zhou Yiran said. "Sometimes, I think it would be nice if I didn't have the child. I wouldn't have to worry about the child. But after having the child, the child has his or her own cute qualities, and I feel lucky to have this child."

"This is controlled by human hormones. People who don't have children will also have some desire to have children when they see children." Jiang Moli said, "A person may originally want to not have children, but the influence of human hormones may change their mind."

"Our lives are controlled by others." Zhou Yiran sighed, "Come, have a drink."

Jiang Moli and Zhou Yiran drank fruit juice, they didn't drink alcohol.

After Niu Da Ge and his wife bought a house, Niu Jingshan and his wife became even more dissatisfied. However, Niu Cuihua and his wife refused to help Niu Jingshan and his wife. Niu Jingshan's wife often said bad things about Niu Cuihua in the countryside.

Those words reached Niu Cuihua's ears, but she didn't take Niu Jingshan and his wife to heart. Niu Cuihua was criticized, and so was Niu's mother. Niu's mother was a little better. One was her sister, and the other was her biological mother. As a son and daughter-in-law, it was natural for them not to say too much about their biological mother.

Niu Cuihua counted the money and found that she and Zhao Guodong had more than 500 yuan in their hands. They could return all of this money to Jiang Moli, and they would not owe Jiang Moli any money in the future.

The couple discussed the matter of repaying the money in the room. Niu Cuihua felt a little embarrassed. "It feels like money is worthless now. Should we repay Jasmine?"

"No need. Jasmine won't argue with us about this," Zhao Guodong said. "She said she didn't want interest, and that's exactly what she meant. If we overcharge her now, we'll be alienating her."

"I just feel so sorry for her. Over the past six months, the money has bought even less things." Niu Cuihua said, "My brother and sister-in-law are buying a house and they are short of money, but we can't lend them money first."

"My younger sister has no other ideas and she has no objection." Zhao Guodong said.

"It's because my younger sister is so kind that I feel it's unfair to her," Niu Cuihua said. "She lent us money to buy a house several years ago. We're only now paying it back. We never paid it back before. If you calculate the interest, my younger sister must have lost a lot of money."

"When my younger sister said she didn't want interest, she knew we wouldn't be able to pay it back so quickly," Zhao Guodong said. "So we'll pay it back as we agreed."

"I wanted to give Jasmine some things, but when we send things over, she also sends things back, so we're still taking advantage." Niu Cuihua said, "I'm afraid we'll never be able to repay her in this lifetime."

"It's best if she can't pay it off. It means my sister is living well." Zhao Guodong.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's still not good enough." Niu Cuihua slapped herself twice. "Look at my mouth. I was wrong. I didn't say it well. It's my fault. I shouldn't have said such things. I really shouldn't have said them."

"Tomorrow, we'll go together to pay back the money," said Zhao Guodong.

"It's been so many years, it's time to pay off the debt as soon as possible." Niu Cuihua said.

When Jiang Moli saw her brother and sister-in-law coming to pay back the money, she was a little surprised. Zhao Guodong and his wife chose to come in the evening. At this time, if Jiang Moli did not participate in the performance, she would be at home, and Sheng Jiahao would also go home early.

"Are you financially well off?" Jiang Moli asked.

"Well, well, much better." Niu Cuihua said, "We saved some money this year, and we thought we'd pay you back first. This money isn't worth as much as it was before, so we should give you more..."

"No need." Jiang Moli never thought about asking Zhao Guodong and his wife to give her interest. "If I thought about the interest, I wouldn't lend you the money. It's okay, just pay back the principal. You have a house to live in, and you can live a better life. Mom doesn't have to worry too much."

Jiang Moli's first thought was her mother. She didn't want her own mother to constantly worry about Zhao Guodong's family. Zhao Guodong had been sent to the countryside as an educated youth, and Jiang's mother felt very guilty about him. If Zhao Guodong's family lived a better life, Jiang's mother would feel more at ease.

When Zhao Guodong and his wife heard this, they both understood what Jiang Moli meant. Whether Jiang Moli was doing this for her mother or for her brother Zhao Guodong, Jiang Moli had paid a lot.

If it were someone else, they wouldn't necessarily lend all their savings to their brother to buy a house before getting married. Jiang Moli was taking a big risk by doing that. It was Sheng Jiahao who had money and didn't care so much. If Sheng Jiahao cared, there would be a conflict between Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao.

"Just click." Niu Cuihua said.

"Okay, I'll order some." Jiang Moli didn't think about ordering anything, there was nothing good to order.

Jiang's mother took out her notebook, which recorded how much money Zhao Guodong and his wife had paid back.

"Is there still something missing?" asked Jiang's mother.

"No, there's nothing missing." Jiang Moli said, "It's just that they forgot to remember it. My brother and sister-in-law sometimes gave it to me directly. You weren't at home, so if I told you later, you might have forgotten."

"How about we calculate it?" Niu Cuihua said.

"That's right." Jiang Moli said, "I have the records over there too. I'll get them for you to see."

Jiang Moli had figured it all out, and she didn't want to take more money from Zhao Guodong and his wife.

"No need to take it, I just remembered it wrong." Jiang's mother said.

"Let me see it." Jiang Moli said.

Jiang Moli went to get the notebook and showed it to Zhao Guodong and the others. Niu Cuihua also took notes. Jiang Moli's notes were correct. Every entry was clear, including the time and amount.

"I sometimes forget too," Jiang Moli said. "When I remember, I'll write it down right away."

"That's right." Zhao Guodong took a look.

Zhao Guodong and Niu Cuihua had already calculated the amount at home. They didn't know what Jiang Moli and her mother had recorded, so they just followed their own calculations. Fortunately, Jiang Moli's record was correct. If they had really followed Jiang's mother's record, it would have been difficult to deal with. Jiang Moli not wanting interest was one thing, but if Zhao Guodong and his wife had given less money, that would have been another matter.

"That's all, you've all paid me back." Jiang Moli said with a smile, "You don't have to pay me back anymore, and you don't have to worry about not paying me back yet."

In fact, when Jiang Moli went to get the notebook, she didn't remember what she had written down, but she thought it should be correct. If it really didn't match, Jiang Moli would check with Jiang's mother. Maybe they both missed something.

Fortunately, there was no problem with Jiang Moli's records, and Jiang Moli didn't want to make any mistakes.

"We should go back as well. We have things to do early tomorrow morning." Niu Cuihua said, "We've picked up the kids and need to rest for a while."

"Let the driver take you back." Jiang Moli said.

“And the bus…”

"It's settled. The driver will take you back." Jiang Moli said.

"Driver, you can get home faster." Sheng Jiahao said.

Sheng Jiahao didn't care when Zhao Guodong and his wife would pay him back. It didn't matter whether they paid or not, as they didn't need that little money. But Zhao Guodong and his wife still tried to pay the money back as soon as possible, which was a good thing, as it showed that they were good people.

Zhao Guodong and his wife just didn't want to keep owing Jiang Moli money, always feeling that something was left unfinished. Jiang Moli had helped so much, and Zhao Guodong and his wife were embarrassed to let her continue to suffer losses. Especially when Niu Cuihua saw how quickly prices were rising outside, she became even more afraid to wait. If she waited any longer, the money would become even less valuable.

After Niu Cuihua saved up some money, she thought about paying Jiang Moli back as soon as possible. Niu Cuihua did not ask her brother and sister-in-law, as they still owed money to others. Niu Cuihua could only see how much money she had on her side.

Jiang Moli gave Niu Cuihua and her husband some cakes and fruits to take back home. She knew that Niu Cuihua and her husband were reluctant to buy these things. Niu Cuihua and her husband had to save money to repay the debt, so they had to be frugal in their daily lives.

After seeing off Niu Cuihua and her husband, Jiang Moli returned to the living room and gave the money to Jiang's mother.

"What are you giving me?" Jiang's mother asked. "This is the money your brother and sister-in-law gave you back! Take it yourself."