Chapter 458 Borrowing Money to Fill the Hole
There are things every year, and today there are especially many things. This sentence is most suitable for Jiang Xinlan. Look, she is very happy that her eldest brother and his wife and her second brother and his wife have returned to China to settle down, but she can't laugh at what happened in her husband's family.
Xu Fengni sighed as she watched her youngest son and his wife remain silent. "Xiaolan, Yitai, your elder brother and his wife have no other choice, otherwise they wouldn't ask you this. Hey, Yuanhong is already 34 years old this year, and he finally found a suitable partner. If the relationship fails because of money, he will be single for the rest of his life. As uncles and aunts, please help if you have the ability, just for the sake of me and your father."
Jiang Xinlan saw that her mother-in-law was speaking pitifully, and she was also helpless, and said: "Mom, it's not that we don't want to help. You also said before that Yuanhong was getting married and was short of money to buy a house, and we also lent him 100,000 yuan, but now he wants to borrow money from us for the betrothal gift. You say, this..."
In fact, it would be fine if Zhao Yuanhong was an ambitious person, but it was obvious that he was not! He just hung out with bad friends all day long, and didn't work hard, so he naturally didn't make much money. The 100,000 yuan that his family lent him was probably not going to be repaid, and now he was asking them to borrow money again. Did they really think they were being taken advantage of?
Xu Fengni was also embarrassed. "Well, there is really no way to buy a house. Now we have taken ninety-nine steps, and only the last step is left. Your eldest brother and sister-in-law can't do anything either."
Zhao Yitai felt bad seeing his mother in trouble, so he asked, "Mom, how much do you need for the betrothal gift?"
When Xu Fengni saw her youngest son speak, she quickly held up two fingers and replied, "Two hundred thousand, it's two hundred thousand."
Now Zhao Yita was silent.
Jiang Xinlan couldn't help rolling her eyes and said, "Mom, I didn't even give Zhao Yang 200,000 yuan as a dowry for his marriage, and Yuanzhi even asked us for money when he got married and bought a house. Is he my biological son?" You said that if there were real difficulties, Jiang Xinlan would definitely help, but not Zhao Yuanzhi. He simply wanted to get something for nothing.
Xu Fengni smiled awkwardly and took her hand back, explaining: "Hey, there's nothing we can do about it. We have to get married anyway..."
Zhao Yitai glanced at his wife, who was looking annoyed, and then said, "Mom, it's not that we don't want to lend you money. You said that if you borrow money, you must pay it back. It's not difficult to borrow again. But Yuanzhi hasn't paid back the 100,000 yuan he borrowed from us when he bought the house. It's been three or four years. Well, he is my nephew, so I don't urge him to pay it back, but he doesn't say anything every year, as if nothing happened. Now he wants to borrow money from us again, and he asked for 200,000 yuan at the first opening. Do you think it's appropriate?"
"This..." Xu Fengni didn't know what to say for a moment after what Zhao Yita said.
At this time, Zhao Dahai on the side coughed twice, looked up at his youngest son, and said, "Yitai, don't listen to your mother. I have already told her that if Yuanzhi really wants to borrow money from you, he can ask for it himself, but I suggest that you don't lend it."
"Old man, what nonsense are you talking about? Is your mind not clear? Yuanzhi is not your grandson? What if you say this and he becomes a bachelor?" Xu Fengni slapped her husband hard and told him to stop talking nonsense.
Zhao Dahai was unhappy, he moved his seat, and then said: "What nonsense, Yuanzhi only wanted to get money from Yitai, he never thought about paying it back, and you still asked Yitai to lend him money, you are the one with a problem in your brain."
"Well, Yuanzhi's salary is not high, so there is nothing I can do..."
"There's nothing you can do. Just like Yitai said, I really can't pay it back. Don't you have a mouth? Why don't you call and tell me at the end of the year? Humph, not a word. The same goes for my eldest son and his wife. They are both bad people." Zhao Dahai simply scolded his eldest son and his wife.
Xu Fengni was anxious, "Then what do you want me to do? Yuanzhi cried so pitifully on the phone, I was just being soft-hearted!"
"Well, when has he not been pitiful? I didn't want to say it originally, but Zhao Yuanzhi just doesn't learn his lesson. Before the New Year, I heard from the second brother that this kid was gambling with others! You see, nine out of ten times he loses, and I'm afraid that one day he will even lose his house in gambling."
"What, gambling? How come I didn't know? Also, why didn't you tell me earlier that there was a good thing about gambling? The boss didn't tell me either."
Xu Fengni was really anxious now. Gambling was not a bad thing. You know, when her grandson bought a house, she also lent out her coffin money. Now it was all over.
"Big brother, do you dare to tell you? Well, it's not too late to know now. Third brother, if Yuanzhi or your eldest brother calls you, just refuse." Zhao Dahai ordered Zhao Yita.
"Hey, Dad, I know." Zhao Yitai replied happily, but then he saw his mother with a sad face and asked with concern: "Mom, don't worry. Since my eldest brother didn't tell you, just pretend you don't know. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. You are so old now, just enjoy your life."
Xu Fengni explained helplessly: "How can I not worry? I, I still have 100,000 yuan with Yuanzhi."
"What do you mean by one hundred thousand? Explain it clearly." At this time, it was Zhao Dahai's turn to be anxious.
Xu Fengni explained with a guilty conscience: "It's all because of the house purchase. Yuanzhi said the decoration was almost done and asked me if I had any. I thought we don't spend money on weekdays, so I lent it to him. Just now you said he was gambling, and my heart sank."
"Oh, you, you," Zhao Dahai slapped his thigh suddenly. If he had known this, he would not have given the money to his wife.
"I don't know either. No wonder you didn't ask me for it this time. It turns out you're feeling guilty!"
Zhao Dahai pointed at Xu Fengni and said, "You old woman, you are so heartless. All our money was given by Xiaolan Yitai, but you gave it to Yuanzhi. What kind of thing is this!"
"I'm not giving it to him, I'm lending it to him," Xu Fengni explained.
"Humph, in this situation, what's the difference between lending and giving. It's okay if Xiaolan and Yitai find out, they are generous and won't say anything. If the second brother's family finds out, they will make a fuss again. You old woman, really..."
Jiang Xinlan, who was called upon, smiled helplessly, "Dad, Mom, the money is yours. We have no objection to who you spend it on and how you spend it."
"Oh, no, Xiaolan, Mom didn't give it to Yuanzhi for free. We agreed it was a loan. Oh..." Xu Fengni's heart was bleeding. This was not just one or two thousand, but one hundred thousand. She had saved up with great difficulty.
"Oh, no, I want to call Yuanzhi and ask him when he will pay me back?" Xu Fengni said as she wanted to call Zhao Yuanzhi.
"Mom, don't be so anxious," Jiang Xinlan felt a little worried when she saw her mother-in-law was so anxious.
As soon as the call was connected, Xu Fengni was fooled by Zhao Yuanzhi before she could even say a few words, and then the call was hung up.
"How is it? What did Yuanzhi say?" Zhao Dahai asked after taking a glance.
Xu Fengni frowned and replied, "She said she was busy and would tell me in two days, but why do I feel something is wrong? No, I'll call the second brother and ask."
"You even called the second brother. What if he finds out?" Zhao Dahai grabbed his wife.
Xu Fengni shook off his hand and said, "I'm not stupid. I just asked for the third brother. Yuanzhi still owes the third brother 300,000 yuan."
As soon as the call was connected, Xu Fengni had just said a few words when she heard something on the other end. Her face turned ugly, and she hung up the phone, crying, "The second brother said that the stinky boy Yuanzhi also lost the house. What he said about the betrothal gift this time is just to borrow money to fill the hole."
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