"Xiaoju, I'm talking to Xiaoqian, so don't interrupt." Yang Shenglong glared at Yang Ju.

"Brother, but..."

Yang Ju looked aggrieved, but Yang Shenglong waved his hand impatiently, "This is none of your business, go back inside."

"Need not!"

Before Yang Ju could speak, Wang Qian shook his head. "We're not talking about anything shameful. Let them listen if they want."

He had already seen Yang Chunlan and Yang Zihuan come along.

Moreover, he deliberately waited for the two of them to arrive before they started talking.

"Well... okay!"

Since Wang Qian had already said that, Yang Shenglong couldn't say anything more.

"Brother Long, I know what you want to say to me, but I really can't help you!"

Wang Qian said directly, "As you know, although I made some money recently, I have too many investments and I really don't have much money left."

Upon hearing this, Yang Shenglong's face turned deathly pale.

Beside her, Yang Ju's delicate body also trembled violently.

Wang Qianke is the key to saving the kind-hearted mother.

Now that Wang Qian has said such things, their last remaining hope has been completely shattered.

Only Yang Zihuan and Yang Chunlan, instead of being sad, were happy, exchanging glances and secretly delighted.

"Brother Long, I'm so sorry!"

Wang Qian said this sincerely again.

Yang Shenglong's expression changed drastically, but in the end, he forced out an ugly smile. "Xiao Qian, there's no need to apologize. You don't owe me anything. On the contrary, I owe you more. I won't blame you for not being able to help, and you don't need to feel guilty."

Seemingly unwilling to continue on this topic, he quickly changed the subject, saying, "I still need to go fetch some firewood. Xiaoqian, please do as you please."

"I'll go with you!"

Wang Qian caught up with him, saying, "I just happened to come and help. I'll go with you to carry firewood."

"this……"

Yang Shenglong was initially somewhat reluctant.

He said he was going to collect firewood, but actually he just wanted to find a quiet place where no one was around to be alone.

He doesn't want to talk to anyone right now, and he especially doesn't want to see Wang Qian.

It wasn't that he harbored hatred; he only hated himself for being useless. His mother clearly had a chance to be cured, but he didn't have enough money for medical treatment.

However, after exchanging a glance with Wang Qian, he nodded again, "Alright, then I'll trouble you!"

"Brother Long, you're too kind. It's only right that I come to help you when you need something!"

After saying that, he left with Yang Shenglong.

This time, Yang Ju didn't follow. She just stood there in a daze, her face as pale as paper, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Xiao Huan, Xiao Lan, you two sit down, I'm going inside to see my mom!"

Seeing Wang Qian and Yang Shenglong walk away, Yang Ju choked up and said this before burying her head and entering the main room.

Only Yang Zihuan and Yang Chunlan remained standing there, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"It seems we overestimated Wang Qian!"

"Yes, it turns out that his reputation is all due to everyone's praise. In reality, he's just a penniless guy."

"I thought he was a rich and handsome guy, but it turns out he's just a pretentious big bad wolf. Pah!"

"Since he has no money, we don't need to have any hope for him. Let's proceed according to the original plan."

"Okay, let's go find Xiaoju now and get her to agree so we can get the money from that old man."

"Okay, let's go now!"

...

The hill behind Yang Shenglong's house.

"Xiaoqian, I know you're very busy, you don't actually need to come and help."

As he walked up the mountain with his back to Wang Qian, Yang Shenglong said, "You want to comfort me, but you really don't need to. I'm not that fragile."

"Brother Long, slow down, listen to me..."

Wang Qian hurriedly chased after him.

But as soon as he got closer, Yang Shenglong quickened his pace, always staying ahead of Wang Qian.

Because he was afraid that Wang Qian would see the tears that had somehow streamed down his face.

"Brother Long, I can lend you money!"

Seeing that no one was around, Wang Qian finally said this.

Yang Shenglong paused in his steps.

Seemingly unable to believe his ears, he stood there dumbfounded for a long time before suddenly turning around and asking, "Xiao Qian, what...did you just say?"

“I said I would give you money so you could take your aunt to have surgery!”

Wang Qian stepped forward, unzipped the bag, took out two stacks of money that he had prepared beforehand, and handed them to Yang Shenglong.

Yang Shenglong didn't take it; he just stared blankly at the two stacks of money in Wang Qian's hand.

These two stacks of money, all in 100-yuan denominations, total two large stacks, should amount to exactly 20,000 yuan.

"When I came back today and heard about your situation, I knew you definitely needed money to save your life, so before coming to your house, I had Xiaoyu prepare the money!"

As he spoke, he forcefully stuffed the money into the hand of Yang Shenglong, who was still in a daze.

Yang Shenglong's hands trembled violently, and his blank expression instantly returned to clarity.

But he was somewhat incoherent, "Xiao Qian, what... what are you doing? Didn't you just say...?"

"I said that just now only to let you see the ugly faces of your two cousins."

"My two cousins?"

Yang Shenglong was taken aback at first, then asked with surprise and doubt, "You mean, Xiao Huan and Xiao Lan?"

"right!"

Wang Qian nodded. "On my way back from the county town, I was on the same bus as them. I sat in the seat behind them and heard them talk a lot about you..."

Wang Qian stopped hiding anything and immediately recounted everything she had heard along the way, word for word.

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