Xiao Hu finally walked out of Li Nianjun's office in a daze. Taking off this uniform would be worse than death for him, but not being able to be with Qi Zhifang was also heartbreaking.
Why can't the world accept their love? They didn't commit any crime, they were just in love!
Hearing a phone call at the door saying that Qi Zhifang wanted to see him, he chose to be a deserter and said, "Tell her I have to go on a mission right away, and I'll explain when I get back!" After hanging up the phone, he covered his face with his hands and rubbed it vigorously for a while.
He rode his bicycle to Li Qiuxiang's workplace and happened to catch her returning. The two sat down in the reception room, and Li Qiuxiang took a big gulp of tea from her large tea mug and casually said, "What's up? What brings you here again?" He thought to himself that he hadn't bothered her enough, otherwise why would she still have the leisure to hang around in front of him!
Xiao Hu hesitated for a moment, then forced himself to say, "I'd like to borrow two hundred yuan from you..."
"Did you forget to take your medicine before you left home? You want to borrow money from me?" Li Qiuxiang picked at her ear; what had she just heard?
Xiao Hu gritted his teeth and said, "I'm borrowing 200 yuan from you in my personal capacity. I'll pay you back 40 yuan every month. Of course, it's not a free loan; I'll give you 5 yuan in interest every month!"
Li Qiuxiang shook her head. "I don't believe you. If you borrow money here and then report me for loan sharking, it's not worth it for me."
Xiao Hu took a few deep breaths and said, "If you lend it to me, I'll write an IOU for 225 yuan that I owe you. I have a job, so I can't run away from you!"
If you don't lend it to her, Grandma Wang Dong will be stuck at home, and Qi Zhifang won't be able to take care of her at all. She'll be coming to you every few days! I know you have leverage over the money Qi Zhifang took, but you should know that even a cornered dog will jump over the wall. At worst, she can just admit that she bought all the clothes, food, and drinks herself.
I know you're a smart person, you should weigh this matter yourself...
Li Qiuxiang chuckled and said, "Alright! Since you've gone so far as to be shameless, I can't refuse to give you a way out. Sign an IOU for 240 yuan, and pay me back every month when you get your salary. If you wait a day, I'll go to your workplace to find you."
Xiao Hu's lips were pursed straight as he stared intently at her, but Li Qiuxiang didn't care at all. "I knew it all along, you're only good at losing money to avoid trouble! Once you sign the note, I'll take the old lady to the nursing home!"
Xiao Hu glanced at her, gritted his teeth, and said, "Fine, I'll sign it for you!"
Li Qiuxiang scoffed, "Give me twenty as a deposit first, or I won't believe you!"
Xiao Hu simply wrote on the IOU that he owed Li Qiuxiang 220 yuan. As he left, he threatened, "If I don't see you take the old lady away by tomorrow, I'll..."
"Don't worry about that, I keep my word. I won't talk like you guys, spouting nonsense." Xiao Hu snorted and left. Li Qiuxiang took the twenty and chuckled. What a big idiot!
She put the money and the IOU in her pocket, then asked her boss for leave, saying that her husband's grandmother was paralyzed and no one was taking care of her, so she needed to take the old lady to a nursing home the next morning. Her boss readily approved.
The next morning, she asked Wang Dong to borrow a tricycle from her grandfather. Wang Dong was taken aback and asked, "What's wrong? What do you need a tricycle for?"
Li Qiuxiang snorted and said, "Your grandma is bedridden, what can your mother do? If she takes care of her for a few more days, she'll die. I'm thinking of sending her to a nursing home today."
Wang Dong had actually been thinking about this for the past few days! He assumed it was his mother who had arranged it, so he quickly went to borrow a car. After dinner, the two of them went over, and Qi Zhifang was furious as soon as she saw Wang Dong and Li Qiuxiang. She angrily said, "What are you doing here? You're not welcome here!"
Wang Dong was stunned. What was going on? Li Qiuxiang sneered, "Is this your home? You're not welcoming me? What does it matter whether you welcome me or not! Do you think I wanted to come here? I sent the old lady to a nursing home! With you, this unfilial and unworthy thing, I'm afraid I'll take care of you until you die."
Qi Zhifang, her head throbbing with anger, blocked the doorway and said, "I don't need you. I'll take care of my own mother!"
Li Qiuxiang looked at Wang Dong and said, "Your mother said this herself! Then I don't care anymore!" Seeing Li Qiuxiang about to leave, Wang Dong stepped forward and pushed Qi Zhifang aside. Qi Zhifang cried out and almost fell, angrily cursing, "You unfilial son, how dare you hit your mother!"
Li Qiuxiang scoffed, "What are you saying? Wang Dong has long since severed ties with you. We have nothing to do with each other. We won't covet your future wealth and glory, and don't come begging at my door."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Wang Dong roared, his face red and neck bulging as if he wanted to devour Qi Zhifang, "You inhuman beast in human skin! I wish I could beat you to death!"
Qi Zhijun and Xiao Cui also rushed out. Qi Zhijun stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with Dongdong?"
Qi Zhifang cried, feeling utterly aggrieved. "He's gone mad! He came to my door this morning and started yelling at me, even daring to hit me and then cursing at me! I don't know what I did to offend him..."
When Wang Dong saw her, with her hair neatly styled and dressed in a flamboyant, seductive way, even though it was almost winter, he raised his fist to punch her. Qi Zhijun stopped him, shouting angrily, "Dongdong, why don't you talk this out?"
Qi Zhifang yelled, "Let him go, I'll see if he dares to hit me..."
Wang Dong screamed hysterically, "You're not human, you're a devil! Grandma was the best to you, and now she's sick. It's only been a few days, and you've made her develop bedsores that are oozing pus! Grandma loves cleanliness. No matter how poor we are, she always keeps herself clean. Look at her clothes now, they're still covered in those stains..." He couldn't finish his sentence and burst into tears.
Qi Zhijun stared at Qi Zhifang in disbelief. "Is this how you take care of Mom? You..." He slapped her across the face, and Qi Zhifang cried out as she fell to the ground. She cried, "It's all my fault! You were nowhere to be seen when you were taking care of someone, and I made a mistake even though I took leave to take care of Mom. I've figured it out: the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; if you do nothing, you make no mistakes! I don't care anymore!"
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