“Red Star, I know you must be a little surprised by my sudden request to borrow money this time.”

However, I really have no other choice.

Our village is nowhere near as good as Xishan Village.

Having multiple side jobs leads to higher year-end work point settlements.

Your brother-in-law has three brothers, and they have many children.

After going through this process, we've practically peeled off several layers of plaster from the walls.

"If I weren't so desperate for money, I wouldn't have bothered to ask you for it."

Fu Damei wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve and said pitifully.

She thought to herself, "Ning Jing's clothes have no patches, so it's definitely a lie to say that her family is poor."

She had already made herself sound so pitiful that if it were her third uncle and aunt, they would definitely be willing to lend her the money.

However, Fu Hongxing is their son, so he probably wouldn't be so heartless!

However, she kept her head down, wiping her eyes repeatedly with her sleeve until the edges of her eyes were red, but the other person didn't utter a sound.

But if she looks up now, all the work she's done so far will be for nothing.

How could she possibly accept this?

But not getting a response all the time wasn't going to work, so Fu Damei quietly raised her head and peeked at Fu Hongxing and Ning Jing through her fingers.

But Ning Jing was no longer in the courtyard. Instead, Fu Hongxing stood there, arms crossed, looking at him silently.

Upon seeing this, Fu Damei's heart skipped a beat.

However, it's good that Ning Jing is gone.

After all, she and Fu Hongxing are cousins. With Ning Jing around, if Fu Hongxing had agreed, his wife might have argued with him if she hadn't.

Now that Ning Jing is gone, it's a good time to have a good talk with my cousin. Once I've convinced him, I can then work on his wife.

She thought to herself that she was doing this for the good of her cousin's family.

"Hongxing, your wife went in? I'm not trying to be mean, but your wife is dressed so nicely, she's too conspicuous when she goes out."

It's not easy for you to work outside and support such a large family.

This clothing, new for three years, old for three years, and patched up for another three years.

One piece of clothing can last at least 9 years!

How can you wear such brand-new clothes without patches on a normal day, when it's not a holiday or festival?

Those who know you know that you didn't earn your money easily; it was hard-earned.

Those who don't know the situation might say some unpleasant things!

Fu Damei felt very uncomfortable thinking about the calm and composed look Ning Jing had given her earlier.

Unable to resist, she took advantage of Ning Jing's absence to sow discord between Fu Hongxing and Ning Jing.

Fu Hongxing initially remained silent, quietly watching Fu Damei jump around and put on a dramatic performance.

He was just about to politely see her off when, unexpectedly, this Sister Fu started acting like the eldest sister in front of him!

If you were to actually criticize him, Fu Hongxing would at most just laugh it off.

But she actually mentioned Ning Jing, which made Fu Hongxing's already stern face darken even more.

Even his eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

"My own wife, she can dress up however she wants, and wear whatever she wants."

Besides, our Xishan Village isn't lacking in good things; the money they all receive from side jobs is enough to cover their expenses even if they don't work.

They were all dressed in bright red and green clothes, while his own wife was only wearing a slightly unpatched dress, and yet this had caused such a commotion.

Hearing what Fu Damei said, Fu Hongxing was so angry that he didn't know how to vent his anger.