With a forced smile, Granny Lin pleaded softly, "Ah Xia, you have your sister-in-law here, and I'm with my son. There are four of us, so what's there to gossip about? I have a small favor to ask you."
Ji Xia rolled her eyes. It was precisely because of this old woman's presence that she dared not let anyone in.
When this old man gets into trouble, it's more terrifying than when an ordinary person does something bad. If no one is watching and he starts morally blackmailing people, who can say for sure?
She shook her head seriously: "I only have one thing to say. There's nothing I can't say to others. If you have something to say, say it here. If not, leave. I'm not staying."
Seeing her insistence, Lin Haodong stepped forward and lowered his voice, saying, "Ji Xia, it's almost Chinese New Year, and we'd like to borrow some money from you to start a small business. Could you lend me a thousand? If you don't have a thousand, eight hundred will do."
"What? One thousand? Eight hundred?"
Ji Xia sneered inwardly. She thought he was just asking for a loan to go to the hospital, but he's asking for an exorbitant amount—a thousand? Eight hundred? He swindled Chen Zhang and now he's trying to swindle her. Does he really think everyone else is stupid? How can he be so shameless?
Just as she was about to retort, she suddenly remembered something and changed her words: "Lin Haodong, I'm married."
Lin Haodong quickly smiled and said, "I know you're married. Don't worry, I can write an IOU for the money I borrowed from you, and I'll definitely pay you back before the New Year."
Ji Xia looked at him expressionlessly: "I already told you I'm married."
"I know you're married, Ji girl. We absolutely have no intention of defaulting on our debts. Don't worry. If you're still not comfortable, we can use our house as collateral," Granny Lin said loudly.
Ji Xia rolled her eyes: "Aunt Lin, Lin Haodong, are you really that clueless or just pretending? I'm married, where would I get any money? The men in the family manage the money, don't you understand?"
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