Chapter 958: The female protagonist of the sad drama (13)

When Ning Guoyun heard what Qiao Shichu said, he smiled bitterly, lowered his head and did not answer. Instead, he patted Xue Jizu on the back to prevent him from choking when drinking milk.

Qiao Shichu understood that she also knew her husband's temper and knew that he would certainly not bow his head and beg for mercy. If he was really so flexible, he would not have offended others and been bankrupted.

"Shi Chu...um...Changfan is very busy recently? It seems that we rarely see him." Ning Guoyun suddenly asked about Yu Changfan.

Qiao Shichu just thought that she didn't want to talk about her family anymore and was trying to change the subject, so he replied nonchalantly: "It's okay, not too busy, he won't be home until later."

"Is your furniture factory business good?" Ning Guoyun asked again somewhat uncomfortably.

"It's just so-so. It's just enough to make a living. It's a little more than when I worked in the flour mill." When Qiao Shichu saw her awkward look and heard her question, he suddenly had an idea and realized that she was asking about his family's financial situation. Why else could she be asking about his family's financial situation at this time?

Qiao Shichu subconsciously concealed the fact that the furniture factory was doing good business and acted modestly.

"Shichu, look, I'm a woman, and I have to take care of three children who know nothing. My parents-in-law have gone to my uncle's house, and I don't know when Yanzong will come back... Everything in the house has been smashed, not even the pot is left, and I don't have a penny on me. I don't even know where the dinner for the four of us will come from..." Ning Guoyun said as she raised her eyes and looked at Qiao Shichu with a worried look on her face.

"Can you lend me some money?" She bit her lower lip and asked in a low voice with a red face, "The child has nothing to eat..."

She knew that pushing the child out would make it easier to win Qiao Shichu's sympathy.

Qiao Shichu really felt sorry for her child, so she said, "Guoyun, I'm really sorry. Our furniture factory has just gotten back on track and has earned back the cost, but there is not much profit. It can only sustain our family's life. We don't have any spare money, so I really don't have money to lend you."

Seeing Ning Guoyun's disappointed face, Qiao Shichu said, "But I happen to have some flour and noodles at home. If you are worried that the child has no food to eat recently, I can give you a bag of flour and two kilograms of noodles. Just think of it as my aunt's unwillingness to see the child go hungry."

Ning Guoyun was disappointed when she heard that she couldn't borrow money, but when she heard that Qiao Shichu would give her some food, she suddenly felt less upset and said with gratitude: "Thank you, it is true that a neighbor is worse than a distant relative. When I was in trouble, it was you, as a neighbor, who helped me."

Qiao Shichu smiled and said, "Of course, shouldn't neighbors help each other?"

Qiao Shichu actually still had some money in her hands. Because of the dozen or so design drawings she had provided, the furniture produced by Yu Changfan's furniture factory was very competitive and they received many orders. So Yu Changfan gave her the share of the profits that belonged to her.

But even if she had money, Qiao Shichu didn't want to lend it to Ning Guoyun. It is said that one should help in emergencies but not in poverty. If Ning Guoyun needed money to save her life because of an acute illness or a disaster, she would lend it to her without hesitation. But Ning Guoyun was penniless now because of the huge debt owed by her husband's business. It is conceivable that this situation of being penniless would continue for a very long time.

Qiao Shichu had no doubt that if she really lent money to Ning Guoyun, Ning Guoyun would definitely pay off all his debts to creditors before paying her back. That would be more than ten or twenty years later. By that time, coupled with inflation, what value would that little money have?

Qiao Shichu is not a soft-hearted and kind person. On the contrary, she is cold-blooded and ruthless. She won't even blink an eye if someone she doesn't care about dies in front of her.

If Ning Guoyun was someone she admired, she would not refuse to lend her money. Unfortunately, there was nothing about Ning Guoyun that made her admire him, and she also disliked his disgusting ideas about female virtues. So it was already a act of kindness on her part that she was able to give Ning Guoyun flour and noodles for the sake of her three children.

"By the way, Guoyun, Xue Yanzong borrowed so much money, didn't your parents-in-law and uncle say anything? They are all Xue Yanzong's blood relatives, and now you can't even afford to eat, shouldn't they lend a helping hand? They can all give you some money, right?" Qiao Shichu's eyes turned, and she suddenly remembered what Ning Guoyun had just said, "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor." Although that was the case, relatives are relatives after all, and it is impossible for her, a neighbor, to help while their blood relatives just stand by and watch, right?

Ning Guoyun said unnaturally: "My uncle and sister-in-law don't live well either. My parents-in-law are retired and don't have much money..."

Qiao Shichu interrupted her and said, "Guoyun, didn't your uncle and sister-in-law do some small business with Xue Yanzong before? They must have some savings, right? How can brothers just watch someone die without helping? Bring your three children to their doorstep, kneel down and beg, cry bitterly, and tell them how difficult it is for you. I don't believe they can really bear to ignore you.

Although your parents-in-law are retired, they are both regular workers of the older generation, and their pensions are not small. They lived in your house before, and used your money for food, drink, and toileting. They must have saved their pensions. Don't be embarrassed. At this time, you are still concerned about face. Can face keep you from starving or pay off your debts? "

Qiao Shichu earnestly persuaded Ning Guoyun to go and ask his parents-in-law and uncle for help. They were all members of the Xue family, so how could he not help?

When Ning Guoyun heard her words, her eyes widened in shock. In fact, she had never thought of borrowing money from her parents-in-law and uncle before, because she knew that these people were people who only took and never gave. They would only ask for benefits and money from her but never spend a penny on them. So even though she owed a debt, she never thought of asking them for help.

But Qiao Shichu's words made her suddenly enlightened. Yes, if her neighbors could help her, then her parents-in-law, as her relatives, couldn't just stand by and watch her die, right? After all, when her husband was doing business and making a fortune, they had taken a lot of benefits.

"Thank you. You gave me a good idea. You are right. Now is not the time for me to only care about my own face. As long as it can alleviate the difficulties at home, I will face it no matter how embarrassing it is." Ning Guoyun made up his mind, thanked Qiao Shichu, and then left with the children.

Qiao Shichu hoped that she could hold on to the idea of ​​giving it her all, at least to get some money from the Xue family. The children were still so young, and it would definitely be very hard and difficult for Ning Guoyun to raise them all by herself.

(End of this chapter)