Liu Haizhong borrowed some money from Lin Tian, and then raised another 300 yuan from other families in the courtyard.
The last stop in the compound was Yan Fugui's house, where Liu Haizhong immediately spoke to Yan Fugui.
"Lend me 200 yuan!"
Liu Haizhong got straight to the point, without beating around the bush with Yan Fugui.
Others may not know Yan Fugui, but surely he does? If you try to keep Yan Fugui in suspense, will he keep doing it indefinitely?
Yan Fugui realized that Liu Haizhong had come to see him because he needed something, but he never expected that Liu Haizhong would come to borrow money from him.
And he immediately asked to borrow 200 yuan, such a large sum of money.
"Old Liu, are you crazy? Why are you borrowing so much money from me? What are you planning to do with it?"
Yan Fugui naturally wanted to ask Liu Haizhong about his purpose in doing this.
Liu Haizhong waved his hand; he didn't want to tell Yan Fugui that he was going to use his money to make more money.
If I tell Yan Fugui the truth, whether he lends me money or not is secondary; what I will definitely get is a kickback from him.
To avoid this trouble, Liu Haizhong simply made up a reason for himself.
"It's just that Guangqi's job needs to be transferred, and I was thinking of sending him a gift or something!"
"We've been a little short on money lately, so I thought of you!"
Liu Haizhong simply used an excuse to explain a few words to Yan Fugui.
Yan Fugui, a man who would plunder any opportunity, would never let such a chance pass. So when he heard that Liu Haizhong wanted to borrow 200 yuan from him, he immediately started to calculate in his mind.
Both Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi have jobs, so it's impossible for them not to pay me back. But if I don't get some benefits out of them, then I'm not Yan Fugui.
So Yan Fugui nodded seriously and replied to Liu Haizhong: "No problem, we still have 200 yuan at home. We don't have more than that, but this amount is no problem!"
"Thank you, thank you!"
"Thank you so much! Otherwise, I would have had to go out and think of another way!"
When Liu Haizhong heard Yan Fugui agree to lend him the money, he was very polite and thanked him. He didn't expect that he could raise 500 yuan in the courtyard.
Before Liu Haizhong could say anything else, Yan Fugui said to him, "I can lend you the money, but I can't just lend it to you for nothing. Old Liu, don't you agree?"
Yan Fugui wanted to gain some benefits from Liu Haizhong, but he didn't want to say it directly, so he simply put the pressure back on Liu Haizhong.
How could Liu Haizhong not know what Yan Fugui meant? But now that he was the one asking Yan Fugui for money, even if Yan Fugui made some demands, Liu Haizhong had to put up with it.
"Haha, Lao Yan, if you have any requests, just say so!"
"I don't need to be polite!"
Liu Haizhong forced a smile and began to speak to Yan Fugui.
Yan Fugui was very satisfied with Liu Haizhong's attitude. As long as Liu Haizhong agreed to give him benefits, he would give him more than 200 yuan.
"Old Liu, when it comes to lending money, we should keep clear accounts even if we're brothers!"
"Since you want to borrow money, you have to tell me when you're going to pay me back, right?"
"Also, I can't just lend you this money for nothing, can I? You have to give me some interest or something, right?"
Yan Fugui asked Liu Haizhong in a serious tone whether his request was reasonable.
What could Liu Haizhong say? He could only nod and reply, "Yes, you're right. Just tell me what you want!"
"I don't have any demands, I just need to see when you can pay me back!"
Yan Fugui countered with a question.
Liu Haizhong thought about it seriously for a moment and said, "I can pay you back within six months!"
Originally, Liu Haizhong wanted to tell Yan Fugui that he could pay it back tomorrow, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that if he told Yan Fugui that, his secret might be exposed.
So Liu Haizhong decided to simply return it to Yan Fugui within six months.
"Okay, six months is fine too. If that's the case, then you just need to pay me back 300 yuan!"
Yan Fugui said to Liu Haizhong very seriously.
Liu Haizhong jumped up in a flash and shouted loudly at Yan Fugui.
"No, Lao Yan, I'm saying you're trying to rob me!"
"I'm asking you to lend me money for a period of time, not to lend me money at exorbitant interest rates!"
"The interest rate you're talking about is way too high! Who would give you that much money!"
Liu Haizhong felt like a sucker at this moment. Why did he have to be so foolish as to ask Yan Fugui for money?
"I won't lend it anymore, I won't lend it anymore!"
After thinking about it, Liu Haizhong decided to simply ignore Yan Fugui's offer to borrow the money, so as to avoid being extorted by Yan Fugui.
Once Yan Fugui saw the money in his hand, how could he let Liu Haizhong get away? Seeing Liu Haizhong turn to leave, Yan Fugui panicked and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Liu Haizhong and said.
"Old Liu, Old Liu, don't worry, we can discuss anything. Tell me how much you're willing to give!"
Yan Fugui was terrified that Liu Haizhong would run away, otherwise he wouldn't earn a single penny.
Seeing that there was still a chance for things to turn around, Liu Haizhong began to think about it seriously.
"Here'll take 210 yuan. We're neighbors, so I won't lend it to you for nothing!"
Liu Haizhong felt that the price he had set was quite reasonable.
Upon hearing this, Yan Fugui immediately shouted.
"No, this is far too little!"
"250!"
Upon hearing Yan Fugui's words, Liu Haizhong turned to leave again, but he still had many other options for borrowing money in the compound.
This time, Yan Fugui was afraid he wouldn't earn Liu Haizhong's share of the money.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you!"
"210 it is!"
"But I have one condition!" Yan Fugui thought he should at least get something out of it.
Liu Haizhong continued, "Tell me, what are your conditions?"
"We need to write an IOU. If you don't pay me back, you'll have to give me 5 yuan every day!"
Yan Fugui was thinking of trying to get some benefits from the higher-ups, even though the chances of actually getting them were extremely slim.
Upon hearing what was going on, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but sneer inwardly. He figured that as long as he got the money tomorrow, he would deliver it directly to Yan Fugui.
Yan Fugui's idea of making money from this is simply a pipe dream.
With this in mind, Liu Haizhong readily agreed.
"No problem, no problem! I'd even give you 10 yuan a day, let alone 5 yuan!"
"Okay, okay, it's settled then!"
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