Li Guixiang was furious. She had come all this way to see them, only to be treated like this.
She couldn't help but reach out and try to get some milk powder for her grandson.
Just as she opened the can of baby formula, Lin Chen returned, rushed over, and snatched the formula away.
"Are you out of your mind? You even steal the baby's formula."
Li Guixiang's lips trembled. "Xiao Chen, what are you saying? It's just a little bit of milk powder. What's there to be reluctant about?"
"Okay, a can of milk powder is ten yuan, and this one is half full, so I'll charge you five yuan. You wouldn't be reluctant to give it to your grandson, would you?"
Lin Chen stretched out a hand to take the money.
Hearing Lin Chen say this, Xiao Gang quickly ran over and grabbed his grandmother's sleeve, shaking it.
"Milk, buy it, I want to drink milk powder."
Li Guixiang slapped his hand away, a ferocious expression on her face. "Go away, go back and ask your mother to buy it for you. It's only 1.5 yuan, are you robbing me!"
"Xiufen, are you done with your work? I have something I want to talk to you about."
Seeing that she was not well received, she thought it best to ask for a loan as soon as possible.
Wang Xiufen came out of the house, and as soon as she heard that she wanted to borrow money, her face immediately fell.
"Sister-in-law, you're really something. Back then, you didn't even come to our wedding because you thought I married a penniless man. Now why are you asking me for money?"
Li Guixiang smiled awkwardly: "It's just that we're having some difficulties at home. My youngest son is of marriageable age, and he finally found a girl he likes, but she wants a dowry of 300 yuan."
My family is struggling financially right now, so I don't have that much money to spare. I heard that Xiao Chen made a lot of money selling study materials, so I thought I'd come to you for help.
We're all family, let's keep in touch."
Wang Xiufen rolled her eyes at her, "Sister-in-law, it's too late to think about family now. My daughter-in-law is in charge now, and she's practically penniless."
"How about I talk to your daughter-in-law about this?"
Li Guixiang has no intention of giving up.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning shouted from inside the house:
"Mom, please let Auntie in."
Li Guixiang gave Wang Xiufen a big, triumphant smile and quickly went inside.
"My niece-in-law is so understanding." She entered the house, smiling ingratiatingly.
"These two children are really handsome."
Jiang Ning, with a broad smile, said lightly:
"Mom, could you please get me some paper and pen? I want to see how much money Auntie is writing on the IOU."
Li Guixiang's smile froze. "Niece-in-law, why do we need to write an IOU?"
“Aunt, this is the rule for borrowing money from me. Everyone in the village knows it. Don’t you know it? Since we’re relatives, let’s just set the annual interest rate at one percent.”
As she spoke, she beckoned Lin Chen to come in and get the money.
She also told him to bring more, saying that 300 yuan was enough for the bride price, as there would be expenses for the wedding banquet and other things, so she suggested he borrow 1,000 yuan first.
Hearing this, Li Guixiang felt like she was about to vomit blood.
How can they force people to borrow money like this? Are they trying to engage in usury?
A thousand dollars, and you have to exchange it for 1,100 a year later? There's no such thing as a free lunch!
"Wang Xiufen, did you do this on purpose? I never thought that as relatives, you would treat me like this."
From now on, if you need anything, don't expect to rely on your parents' family.
Li Guixiang stormed off in a huff.
Wang Xiufen scoffed, "She never expected anything from her family!"
Lin Tao, who lived next door, watched as Lin Chen chased after Li Guixiang with a thick wad of cash, and his eyes lit up with envy.
Look at them, a thousand yuan is like a dime to them, they just throw it away casually.
Why doesn't he have that kind of good fortune?
He went to the black market several times, and each time he lost everything.
Other people have a large and harmonious family, while I have lost my child and wife.
Just as he was lamenting his fate, someone brought him a letter.
The letter was sent by Jiang Rou.
He tore it open with great joy, thinking that at least he still had a friend with whom he could confide his innermost thoughts.
After reading the letter, he felt even more depressed.
Jiang Rou said that the man she rescued last time asked her to a movie and then to a Western restaurant, making her feel that life had become very romantic.
She even asked Lin Tao for his opinion, asking if this meant that men liked her.
Should she start a new relationship?
Lin Tao completely lost control and tore the letter to shreds.
Is he, a grown man, destined to become so despondent?
If Scarface could go all the way to Guangzhou to buy goods, why couldn't he?
With that in mind, he went to Shuanzi's house, hoping to persuade him to go to Guangzhou together.
Shuanzi flatly refused:
"Damn it, are you trying to get me killed? Do you think we can just go to a place like Guangzhou like that? I've heard that you can run into motorcycle gangs just by walking down the street with your bag there, and they can snatch your bag without you even seeing what the person looks like."
"Shuanzi, when did you become so cowardly? If someone can take what's yours, you won't take what doesn't belong to them. As long as you're willing to risk it all, you can make money by bringing back anything from Guangzhou..."
Just as Lin Tao was bluffing, a sound came from Shuanzi's cellar.
Lin Tao walked over there curiously, "Did you hear that? There seems to be a sound over there."
Shuanzi quickly stopped him, "There are a lot of rats in the vegetable cellar lately. What did you just say, you wanted to go to Guangzhou, right? I definitely can't go. How about this, I'll give you a hundred yuan, can you help me buy some goods?"
Lin Tao took the money and patted him on the shoulder: "Okay."
Shuanzi sent Lin Tao away, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief.
With the money in hand, Lin Tao felt even more confident about going to Guangzhou.
He found Gao Qiang and asked him to get the necessary permits to go to Guangzhou.
Gao Qiang advised him, "This is no joke. You might die if you go. Why don't you reconsider?"
Lin Tao's attitude was firm: "Just give me the license, half a month's or a month's is fine."
There was no other way, so Gao Qiang gave him a letter of introduction for a business trip, which would guarantee him unimpeded travel and accommodation.
When he left, he took all of Yu Xiaofeng's savings of more than two hundred yuan, leaving only a note.
Yu Xiaofeng was furious when she saw the note. If he took the money, it would most likely be thrown into the water for nothing, without even a splash.
Time flies, and before we knew it, it was the baby's one-month birthday.
Lin Chen didn't hold a grand celebration; he only invited his closest friends.
The college entrance examination results are out, and Meng Jiao's scores are excellent, with all subjects scoring above 90. Her admission should be a sure thing.
Song Jia's grades are also good; she'll have no problem getting into a school in her province.
Everyone sat together, chatting and laughing, sharing their joy.
Song Jia also brought news from Shen Bo, saying that although the college entrance examination is over, everyone's enthusiasm for buying review materials has not diminished, and the Shanghai Science and Technology Bookstore is still maintaining high sales.
Xinhua Bookstore contacted him, saying they wanted to discuss cooperation with him.
However, he hasn't agreed yet, only saying that they can talk after Lin Chen arrives.
“Okay, let’s go together in a few days.”
Jiang Ning smiled and agreed, finally able to go out; she had been cooped up for a month.
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