Shen Qiqi rushed out of the house in a hurry, leaving Lu Qing with a confused look on his face.
He hurried out and saw Shen Qiqi running towards the cabinet where the account books were kept like a gust of wind.
She opened the drawer with a rustling sound and rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, looking for something.
"Qiqi, what's wrong with you?" Lu Qing scratched his head, completely confused. Why did this girl suddenly seem like a different person?
Shen Qiqi ignored him, her eyes scanning the account book, muttering to herself: "That's not right, I remember there is still some money at home..."
Finally, she found a worn little cloth bag under a pile of old account books. When she opened it, she found that there was very little money inside.
She poured all the money out onto the table, counted it again and again, and frowned so hard that it could kill a fly.
"That's... that's all?" Shen Qiqi's voice almost became a mosquito's hum. She looked at the pitiful amount of money on the table and felt terrible. This project's start-up capital was not even enough for a fraction!
She felt like a game player who had finally accumulated enough experience points, only to find out that she had to spend money to upgrade. Who could stand that?
Lu Qing also came over and looked at the money on the table, and was instantly petrified.
He knew the family didn't have much savings, but he didn't expect it to be so little.
He originally thought that he could help Shen Qiqi share some of the pressure, but now it seems that he was too naive.
Looking at Shen Qiqi's sad face, he felt as if a huge stone was pressing on his heart, and he felt depressed.
"This...what should I do?" Lu Qing's tone was full of powerlessness and worry.
Shen Qiqi sighed deeply and put the money on the table back into the small cloth bag. She knew that it was not so easy to apply for a bank loan these days, so she decided to go there in person.
In the next few days, Shen Qiqi was like a spinning top, spinning non-stop between various departments.
She first went to the village credit union, but was told that she could not get a loan because she had no collateral.
She ran to the bank in town again, running back and forth until her legs were almost broken, but she was still given various excuses to come back.
She dragged her exhausted body back home, looking wilted like an eggplant hit by frost.
Lu Qing felt bad when he saw how tired she was. He wanted to help her share the burden, but he was powerless.
An oppressive atmosphere spread between the two of them, like a sky covered with dark clouds, making it hard to breathe.
"Qiqi, don't worry, there will always be a way." Lu Qing comforted her, but his tone seemed a little pale and weak.
Shen Qiqi didn't say anything, but silently took out a pen and paper and continued to write something on the paper.
After she finished writing, she crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it aside.
She was restless, like a trapped animal, trying to break free but unable to find a way out.
Suddenly, as if she thought of something, she raised her head abruptly, a glint of light flashing in her eyes, "Qing, I seem to have heard..."
"Qing, I seem to have heard that Old Li from the next village worked in a food factory a few years ago and is a technical expert! Maybe he can help!" Shen Qiqi's eyes lit up, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
Lu Qing perked up when he heard this. "Right! How could I have forgotten about Old Li? He's a well-known skilled craftsman in the area. Maybe he can really solve our technical problems!"
The two hit it off immediately and went to see Old Li excitedly early the next morning.
When Old Li heard they were going into agricultural product processing, he stroked his beard, squinted his eyes and said, "This is no simple matter. It requires a high level of technology!"
Shen Qiqi hurried forward and told Old Li about her plan in detail.
After listening to this, Old Li pondered for a moment and said, "Your idea is not bad, but this technology is not given away for free. I have to learn some..." He stretched out five fingers and shook them in front of Shen Qiqi.
"Five...five hundred?" Shen Qiqi took a breath of cold air. This is not a small amount!
She has now emptied out all her belongings and can't even come up with a change of five hundred yuan.
Old Li chuckled and said, "It's not five hundred, it's five thousand!"
"Five thousand?!" Shen Qiqi felt her eyes go dark and she almost fainted.
Five thousand yuan, this is simply an astronomical figure!
Where is she going to get so much money now?
Lu Qing was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect Old Li to ask for such a high price.
He pulled Shen Qiqi's sleeve and whispered, "Qiqi, how about we think of another way?"
Shen Qiqi bit her lip, her heart seemed to have overturned a bottle of five flavors, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, all kinds of tastes surged into her heart.
She was unwilling to give up like this, but she really couldn't come up with 5,000 yuan!
After returning home, Shen Qiqi locked herself in the room, at a loss.
Lu Qing paced back and forth outside the door, feeling extremely anxious.
"Knock knock knock!" Suddenly, a knock on the door broke the silence in the room.
"Qiqi, it's me." Lu Qing's voice came from outside the door.
Shen Qiqi opened the door and saw Lu Qing holding a bulging cloth bag in his hand, with an excited smile on his face.
"Qiqi, look!" Lu Qing opened the cloth bag, and inside were stacks of brand new banknotes.
"Where...where did this come from?" Shen Qiqi widened her eyes in surprise.
"I found some relatives and friends and told them about your plan. They were all very supportive and contributed their savings to invest!" Lu Qing's voice was full of pride and joy.
Shen Qiqi looked at the money in front of her, her heart was like a tidal wave, excited, grateful, and relieved...
A mixture of emotions.
She hugged Lu Qing and said with a sob: "Qing, thank you!"
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