Chapter 97 Borrowing Money at Someone's Door

Chen Xiangheng laughed heartily and said modestly, "Sister-in-law, it's not as exaggerated as you say. I did work for a listed company in Shenzhen before."

"However, I'm getting old, and I miss my hometown, so I came back to our city to develop my career, and also to visit my relatives back home..."

Shen Xuewei sat quietly to the side, racking her brains for a long time, but still couldn't remember this person.

Grandpa Chen was outside killing a chicken when he said loudly, "Xiang Heng, it's been so many years! We brothers should have a good drink together later."

"Okay, I came back this time specifically to drink at your house, Zhenyuan!"

As they were talking, my second maternal grandfather, who had heard the commotion next door, also came over.

Grandpa Chen glanced at him and told him to come over and help pluck the chicken feathers.

The most successful member of the Chen family came to visit him in Xiaoli Village, and he had originally planned to call his neighbor over as well.

The person came over without him having to call them, saving him the trouble of going over to call them.

Grandma Xi glanced outside and gently nudged Shen Xuewei, "Go next door and call your second grandma. Come over for dinner later."

"Okay, Grandma."

Shen Xuewei sat for a while and recovered.

After hearing Grandma Xi's arrangement, I went to the next room.

Second Grandmother was listening to opera on the radio with a leisurely expression when Shen Xuewei walked up to her.

"Second Grandma, Grandpa and Grandma want you to come over for dinner."

She reached out and turned off the radio, then stood up and dusted herself off.

"Yeah, I'm going there now. I was too lazy to cook lunch, so I went to your grandparents' house for a nice meal."

She and Shen Xuewei went out together, leaving the door slightly ajar.

Her pet dog, Little Yellow, lay by the door, watching the two leave with longing eyes.

At the dinner table, Chen's maternal grandfather and second maternal grandfather praised Chen Xiangheng and inquired about his career over the years.

When they heard that the other party not only started a company but also planned to buy a house in the city, they were immediately speechless.

"Xiang Heng, you've really done something amazing! No wonder you're a college graduate; your career is truly getting better and better. Unlike my older brother and me, we can only stay at home farming and barely make ends meet... You really can't compare people like that..."

"I wish my older brother and I could live a life like yours someday."

My second maternal grandfather took a swig of wine, his face flushed, and he kept talking.

Grandpa Chen agreed with the first part of what he said.

However, when he heard the latter part of the speech that belittled them, Grandpa Chen did not agree. However, he did not interrupt, but simply took a sip of wine and warmly invited Chen Xiangheng to eat.

Chen Xiangheng laughed heartily, his expression seemingly modest yet tinged with a hint of smugness, and said:

“You two brothers seem to be doing quite well these days. The house may be a bit dilapidated, but we all live together and farm so much land. It may be tiring, but we have a harvest every year and don’t have to go out to work.”

“Unlike me, I'm out working all day, with too many social engagements, so busy I'm completely overwhelmed. I finally manage to come back, and I barely remember the way here. If someone hadn't shown me the way, I probably wouldn't have been able to find my way here…”

Second Grandma was talking to Grandma Xi when she heard Chen Xiangheng's words and immediately became displeased.

This kid thinks she can't tell right from wrong, huh?

Isn't it just mocking them for being poor, living in this remote mountain village, and never having seen the world?

It's as if he wasn't someone who came from here before.

Back in the day, when Chen Xiangheng's family was down on their luck, they had received a great deal of kindness from them.

After being away for so many years, not only have they forgotten the kindness they received in the past, but they also turn around and consider themselves city people, looking down on people from the countryside.

She paused, chopsticks in her hand, and said with a sneer, "Yeah, how can we compare to city people like you? After all, you've been away for so many years and haven't come back many times, so it's normal that you don't remember the way."

"I heard you didn't come back when your grandfather died, right? No wonder I didn't see you before."

Chen Xiangheng's smile froze, and the atmosphere became awkward.

Seeing this, the second maternal grandfather kicked the second maternal grandmother, saying, "We men are talking, what are you, an old woman, doing interrupting? Just eat your food, it's none of your business."

He smiled warmly at Chen Xiangheng, "Don't mind her. She's just a woman, all talk and no action. Come on, let's drink. This is homemade wine, not very strong, have some more..."

His second maternal grandmother was a little unhappy after being kicked by him, but she still endured it.

She lowered her head, muttered something, and then continued eating.

Shen Xuewei removed the bones, placed the chicken in Granny Chen's bowl, picked up a piece of vegetables with her chopsticks, and continued listening to the three people's conversation.

The three of them ate and drank as they talked. After a few rounds of drinks, Chen Xiangheng put down his chopsticks and began to complain to the other two.

"Brothers, I've come to you this time because I really have no other choice."

The two looked at each other, put down their chopsticks, looked at him, and asked:

"What happened to you? You were perfectly fine before."

Chen Xiangheng smiled bitterly and said, "My life is only glamorous on the surface."

“I’m getting old, and it’s not good to continue working for the company, so I took a severance package and left. Thinking about how I’ve worked for so many years, always working for others, I was a little unwilling to give up, so I had the idea of ​​starting my own business.”

“However, starting a business requires a lot of money. I’ve put all my savings into it, but I’m still far from enough. I really had no other choice but to come to you…”

Everyone around the table with ears heard this clearly.

I knew it! How could relatives who have already made it big possibly come to visit them for no reason?

So it turns out they only come to the temple when they need something; they've come to borrow money from their poor relatives.

Shen Xuewei, who had no recollection of him until now, finally remembered him.

In his previous life, this person did indeed come to his maternal grandfather's house to borrow money, and he borrowed quite a lot, a full eight thousand yuan.

Eight thousand yuan might not seem like much in the future, but for a rural family at that time, it was a huge sum of money that would take many years to save up.

Of course, he wanted to borrow more than eight thousand yuan, but Grandpa Chen could only come up with eight thousand yuan.

Seeing that he was in a hurry to repay the money and sincerely promised to do so, Grandpa Chen lent him the eight thousand yuan out of trust.

After the money was lent out, it was never recovered before my grandparents passed away.

If Grandpa Chen is persuaded by him this time and lends the money again, then this money is destined to be wasted.

Chen Xiangheng's face was full of worry, and his eyes were bloodshot, making him look like he was in pain or excited at the same time.

“Actually, I had enough money, and I never thought of borrowing from others. But my mother has heart disease and high blood pressure, and she has to take medicine every day, which means a large sum of money is going to the hospital every day. What's more, I still have a mortgage to pay…”

He described his situation as particularly tragic, which moved Grandpa Chen.

The second maternal grandfather originally thought that Chen Xiangheng had come to see them because he had some benefits to offer them.

Upon hearing that they were there to borrow money, they immediately lost interest.

No matter how eloquently he spoke, he remained unmoved and even felt like dozing off.