Zhong Chengyi was stunned by his expression and then frowned: "Borrow money? Where do I get the money?"
He looked Zhong Chengfa up and down, then glanced at Zhong Hongqing, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying in his arms, and asked unhappily, "Where's your money? Where did your own money go?"
Naturally, all the money Zhong Chengfa gave to Li Hongjuan, or rather, gave it to Li Hongjuan for safekeeping.
He didn't have the nerve to say this to Zhong Chengyi, so he just said vaguely, "Hey, don't ask so many questions, I need it urgently now! Hurry up, lend me some first!"
Zhong Chengyi spread his hands and sat down on the bed: "I really don't have any. I'm a bachelor who hasn't married yet. I barely have enough money for myself. How can I have extra money to lend you?"
Zhong Cheng was anxious. He was penniless now. If he couldn't get any money, he and his children would go hungry today.
He approached Zhong Chengyi, lowered his voice, and said with a hint of threat: "Chengyi, don't think I don't know what you did! Tell me, if I tell our mother about that... will she kick you out too?"
Zhong Chengyi's expression suddenly changed. His sleepiness and impatience disappeared without a trace, replaced by a hint of panic and anger.
He stared at Zhong Chengfa with complicated eyes.
After a few seconds, Zhong Chengyi managed a forced smile, and his tone softened: "Brother, look at what you said. We are brothers. We should talk things over. There is no need for us to make things like this, right?"
As he spoke, he reluctantly rummaged under his pillow for a while, pulled out a small stack of banknotes, and slowly pulled out a few one- and two-yuan notes. He handed them to Zhong Chengfa, "Here, that's all I have. Take this for emergency use."
(End of this chapter)
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