Chapter 157 Returning to hometown to borrow money and experiencing the warmth and coldness of human nature
"Who wants a divorce? Dad, can't you think a little better of us?" Mu Jingzhou couldn't stand it and rolled his eyes.
Today is another day of motion sickness, I am so tired! And there is no wife to comfort me!
"Not divorced? That's good." Old man Mu breathed a sigh of relief, his face still intact.
But seeing that his two sons looked pale, it was estimated that they were having a hard time in the provincial capital. Who knows how those two working women would despise them!
I'm afraid divorce is a matter of time!
"You've moved all your things out, why are you back?" Old Man Mu asked, smacking his pipe.
"Come back to borrow money." Mu Jingyun said.
Old Man Mu's face changed drastically: "Did you get into trouble outside?"
"No."
"Then why borrow money?"
"You won't understand even if I tell you, so don't ask. Anyway, I can't lend it to you." Mu Jingyun rolled his eyes.
Old Man Mu wants to beat someone up.
But... never mind. I won’t argue with my crazy son.
"Five hundred dollars can build a big house. I wonder where you can borrow it. Don't mention me and your mother when you borrow money. We won't take the blame!"
"Don't worry, Dad. We can borrow more if we borrow on our own. But if we ask you, we can't borrow directly." Mu Jingyun replied with a sneer.
Old Man Mu snorted coldly.
But he felt embarrassed when he thought about his sons borrowing so much money and not being able to pay it back, and people coming to collect the debt, which made him feel embarrassed.
So, it is best to inform them of the idea of borrowing money.
It was impossible to convince them, but! He could convince his relatives.
Seeing that it was still early, Old Man Mu immediately set off - first to go to his father-in-law's house to explain the situation.
"Dad, you'd better not go anywhere today." Mu Jingyun glanced at him coldly.
Old Man Mu shuddered and took his foot back.
Thinking about it, it was wrong. How could I let my son be scared? He stepped out again: "Can't I go to the toilet?"
"Okay, but don't visit relatives randomly."
Old man Mu went out for a walk embarrassedly, and when he came back, he really didn't dare to ask his relatives about borrowing money.
Mu Jingzhou took out a few buns, put them back into the pot and steamed them again, and filled their stomachs with Mu Jingyun.
There was no food last time I went home, so they prepared it this time.
The broken crispy buns in the provincial capital are a little expensive, but they smell especially delicious. Old Man Mu snorted: "What? You don't honor me with food first?"
"Dad, your son is starving to death. He has no filial piety."
“…”
In the end, Old Man Mu didn’t get to eat the crappy buns from the provincial capital.
As the sky gradually darkened, Li Lan and Mu Jingyuan came back.
Old man Mu spat loudly and told the story that his second and third sons could not make ends meet and needed to borrow money.
Li Lan looked at the second and third sons: they didn't look thinner, but even stronger. How could they not be able to make ends meet? They clearly wanted to do something big!
She had heard from Mu Fengfen that their soaps were selling very well in the provincial capital. She estimated that the money was to be borrowed as capital.
but……
Li Lan's eyes rolled, a plan came to her mind, and she asked, "Second brother, how much money do you want to borrow?" Li Lan asked.
"five hundred."
"!!!"
Mu Jingyuan was so scared that he fell off his chair: "Are you crazy? What do you need so much money for? Besides, who would dare to lend you so much money?"
"Brother, we are setting up a factory in the provincial capital. If you are willing to lend us money, we will charge you double the bank's interest rate," said Mu Jingzhou.
Mu Jingyuan was moved and looked at Li Lan.
Li Lan shook her head: "We have to save the little money we have for having children!"
I thought to myself: This is definitely going to be a big deal!
Alas, there are indeed many opportunities in the provincial capital.
"It's okay, forget it if you don't have it." Mu Jingzhou didn't force it.
Anyway, he didn't count on his family. He would go to his father-in-law's house tomorrow to ask, and then look for friends to see how much he could raise.
I'll take advantage of these two days at home and go into the mountains to see if I can hunt any prey for money.
"Second and third brothers, I can go to my mother's house to borrow some money for you. But I may need your help," said Li Lan.
Mu Jingyun asked: "What can I help you with?"
"Well, Mingzhu gave me a recipe for making soap, but my brother and sister-in-law have never succeeded in making it. Please go and give us some advice." Li Lan said with a smile.
Damn Shen Mingzhu, the soap recipe he gave her was wrong and he only made one basket of soap.
Soap made from lard? You can’t even get your money back!
Her parents' home now blames her so much that she doesn't even dare to go back.
"Sister-in-law also wants to start a business?" Mu Jingyun sneered.
Li Lan was a little timid, but still said, "Yes! Anyway, you are going to the provincial capital to develop, and you are not selling in the county. Why don't you teach us the skills?"
“No!”
Mu Jingyun refused without hesitation, his chest heaving violently.
It turns out that the sister-in-law and Shen Mingzhu had been planning to steal their business!
If they hadn't failed again and again, the soap business in the county would have been snatched away by now.
"Second brother, you are not developing at home anymore, so help us make money." Mu Jingyuan said.
Old Man Mu also said, "That's right! There are so many soap sellers in the world, and they are not the only ones left. And you are selling in the provincial capital, so you can't steal their business."
"Dad is wrong. Our soaps will be sold to supply and marketing cooperatives in the countryside in the future," said Mu Jingzhou.
Old Man Mu was shocked: "Entering the supply and marketing cooperative? How is this possible?"
"Dad, if you don't believe me, just wait and see! Not only soap, but also lipstick, perfume... we know a lot more!" Mu Jingyun raised his chin proudly.
The missing piece of family affection in my heart that had been missing since childhood was now filled with career ambition and a sense of accomplishment.
Mu Jingyuan turned around angrily and went back to the house: "Selfish ghost! You don't even look like a family!"
"Yes! Ever since I was abducted, we are no longer a family." Mu Jingyun's emotionless voice was like an ice cube in the cold winter, instantly cooling down this hot summer.
Li Lan was terrified. She quickly went back to her room, bolted the door, and scolded Mu Jingyuan: "Why are you saying this? Do you think we have been living in peace for too long?"
"If you don't want to teach me, then don't teach me! I'll ask Mingzhu for advice later. This time it must be her third aunt who made a mistake and got the soap recipe wrong for a perfumed soap recipe. One day, we'll be able to rise to prominence too."
“…”
Li Lan did not lower the volume, and it seemed as if she was speaking on purpose for Mu Jingyun to hear.
Mu Jingyun's chest heaved even more violently, and his eyes were tinged with an abnormal scarlet color.
Until, my shoulders felt heavy.
"Have you rested enough? Let's go into the mountains and catch a pheasant to bring back for my second sister-in-law and Su Tang?" Mu Jingzhou put his hand on Mu Jingyun's shoulder.
The steady tone of voice always shows the composure that one remains calm even when faced with a catastrophe.
It also made Mu Jingyun's anger dissipate little by little.
After a few deep breaths, the scarlet in his eyes faded away: "Great! My third sister-in-law is pregnant, so she needs to take more supplements."
Li Lan, who was still chattering in the room, immediately shut up when she heard this.
Is Su Tang pregnant?
Then, the baby in her belly is not the only grandson of the Mu family?
"Can I still be a model when I'm pregnant?" Mu Jingyuan asked.
Only then did Li Lan realize the most important thing.
Yes! How can I be a model with a big belly?
It takes ten months of pregnancy, then breastfeeding, and waiting until the baby can run and jump, which takes at least three years!
Su Tang’s best years of youth were wasted.
Being a model? I'm afraid she'd have been dismissed by the art troupe a long time ago, but she was just too embarrassed to come back home.
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