Chapter 241 Want to Buy a House
Su Qiuyan's face froze and she lowered her head silently.
Yang Jinwei also touched his head awkwardly and explained, "Nothing serious, we just had a quarrel, that's all."
Sun Erni was not the type to ask questions, so she stopped asking when she saw they were unwilling to talk. She waved her hand and said, "Jingjing has already eaten here, so you can cook something for yourselves!"
Su Qiuyan glanced at the roast duck on the table, pursed her lips, and went straight into the kitchen without saying anything.
"By the way, where's Lili? Why haven't I seen her these past few days? Young girls shouldn't run around outside all the time. Parents should keep an eye on them."
Sun Erni thought of her granddaughter Yang Lili, whom she hadn't seen for several days, and felt a little worried.
Yang Jinwei nodded repeatedly, "Lili has been staying at her friend's house these days, saying she is looking for a job! Young girls always have endless things to say, so I didn't pay much attention to her."
"Just keep it in mind." Anyway, her parents are around, so it's not her turn as an old lady to take care of it.
At night, Su Qiuyan tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. She suddenly stood up and sighed, then pushed her husband beside her, "Jinqiang, I know you haven't slept either, get up and let's talk."
Yang Jinwei turned over and muttered, "What's there to talk about? Go to sleep!"
"No, get up," Su Qiuyan pulled Yang Jinwei up with all her strength, "Turn on the light, let's discuss this."
Yang Jinwei had no choice but to reach out and turn on the switch on the wall, and the whole room lit up.
"Tell me, what do you want to say?" Yang Jinwei leaned against the head of the bed and sighed.
Su Qiuyan pursed her lips and asked in a low voice: "Jinwei, can you borrow some money from my parents? Let's settle the house first, and then pay it back slowly."
"What if my mother asks us about our own savings? Could it be that your brother has borrowed all of them and he is unwilling to pay them back?"
Yang Jinwei became annoyed when he talked about this. It was really unfair that he couldn't get his money back.
Su Qiuyan's expression darkened, and she complained, "I know he must be blaming me, but I didn't expect that he would not want to pay me back even though I came to him. We clearly agreed that I would lend it to him first, and he would pay me back after I bought a house. He even lent me another sum of money. We all agreed on that."
In May this year, Su Qiuyan's brother came to borrow money, saying that a family wanted to sell a house and asked for 4,000 yuan, but they were still short of 2,000 yuan, so they wanted to borrow some from her. At that time, she didn't know what to think, because she didn't have a house yet, so she lent the money without telling her husband.
"You've already agreed on that? Then why is your brother saying he has no money now? We don't expect him to lend us money anymore, he should just pay us back with our own money! Now he just has no money, what do you say we should do?"
Yang Jinwei felt very upset when he saw that his brother-in-law lived in two houses, while his own family did not have a single house and was still living in the house allocated by his father.
"Then what can I do? You saw it today. I argued and scolded him, but he just said he had no money. I can't kill him!"
Su Qiuyan was really forced into a corner. If she hadn't been concerned about not letting her parents-in-law know, she would have burst into tears.
"You can't ask my parents for a loan. I'm not the only son in my family. Why should they lend me money?"
"Just because you are the only one among the three brothers who doesn't have a house, isn't that enough? When my son is in trouble, what's wrong with us lending a hand as parents? We didn't say we won't pay it back. Whatever you say is right." Su Qiuyan looked as if it was a matter of course.
"Repay? How can you repay? Just rely on my salary of about 40 yuan? It will be difficult for the whole family to eat and drink."
Yang Jinwei was also under great pressure. He didn't feel much pressure in the past few years when prices hadn't risen so much. He could save 20% out of his monthly salary of 40 yuan, which was a lot in a year.
But now it's not just that prices are high, the factory is no longer as stable as it used to be. He is really afraid that one day this iron rice bowl will become porcelain and shatter at the slightest touch.
Su Qiuyan knew that she was wrong and had no confidence to argue with her husband. She could only explain in a gentle voice: "Jinwei, I know you are very angry now, but we are mainly trying to solve the problem now, don't you think? You have seen that yard, it is not smaller than the third brother's, and the decoration inside is also very good. The landlord is in a hurry to get the money, and only 5,000 is very affordable. You see, we still have 2,200 at home. The remaining 2,800 can be borrowed from parents, and you can pay it back when you get your salary. You can't hesitate any longer. What if it is bought by someone else?"
Yang Jinwei really liked that small courtyard, otherwise he would not have gone directly to his brother-in-law's house to ask for money today. But now he not only didn't get the money, but was also kicked out. He was really embarrassed.
"Where did my parents get so much money? You are making things difficult for them." Yang Jinwei actually knew that his parents should have quite a bit of savings, but as he said before, there were three brothers in the family, so he didn't have the nerve to ask.
Su Qiuyan sat up straight and counted on her fingers, "How come there is nothing left? Dad gets paid over 80 a month. Even if he spends a lot, he can save half of it, right? Even if there are ten months in a year, there are still four hundred. Counting from the time I bought Xiumin a job, it has been more than ten years, right? There are already four thousand here. You say they can't come up with two thousand eight? Who are you trying to fool?"
Yang Jinwei rolled his eyes at her and said, "If you want to ask, go ahead. I don't have the nerve to ask anyway."
"Yang Jinwei, I'm working hard for our little family, why are you pushing everything onto me?"
Su Qiuyan was also angry. Although she was wrong first, she was now trying to find a solution.
"Isn't this your fault? If you had kept the money, would we have to scramble to collect money?"
"Even if I didn't lend money to my brother, the money I saved wouldn't be enough. All together it's only 4,200. Who are you going to borrow the rest from?"
"Then don't worry about it. Now there are only two choices. Either you go and get the money back, or don't even mention buying a house. Just live in your parents' house peacefully. No one will chase us away."
Yang Jinwei has given up hope. He only has two daughters anyway, so there is no need to prepare a house for them in the future. Just let them get married and it will be more lively for them to live with their parents.
"You..." Su Qiuyan rolled her eyes in anger. If she could get the money back, why would she still need to calculate the money from her parents-in-law?
"Go to sleep. If you don't, I will sleep too!" Yang Jinwei turned off the light and lay down to sleep.
The next day, after her husband went to work, Su Qiuyan thought about it and still didn't give up. She chased after her mother-in-law and asked, "Mom, are you free now? I want to talk to you about something."
Sun Erni gave Su Qiuyan a strange look and said, "Just say it. I'm not stopping you."
Su Qiuyan pulled her mother-in-law to sit down and said with a smile, "Mom, please sit down. It's like this. It's just a coincidence that a friend of mine told me that there is a small yard for sale in the east of the city. The landlord is in urgent need of money and the price is right. Jinwei and I have also seen the house. It is quite big and does not need to be renovated. We can move in and live there..."
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