Chapter 14 I'm a Brother-Supporting Demon 14
After dinner, Dong Shuxiang took Ji Huaizhi's arm and walked out of the mall. When they were sitting on the electric scooter, they ran into Ji Huailin and Zeng Min who were getting into their car.
Ji Huailin did not greet them, but glanced at them and then pretended not to know them and passed by.
Zeng Min then spoke up, saying, "That's why I only agreed to date you after you bought a car."
"I can't ride a beat-up electric scooter every time I go out, can I?"
Ji Huailin twitched his lips: "Hmm...yes, I know."
"Then we'll talk about marriage once you've finalized the details of your house." The woman got into the passenger seat.
He was standing at the door, not moving. "What are you doing? Let's go."
As Ji Huailin got into the car, he glanced at his older brother.
Realizing the other person wasn't even looking at him, he got into the car feeling guilty.
He was quite afraid that they would call him just now, but the other party treated him like a complete stranger, which made him feel uneasy.
"Do you know those two people?"
Ji Huailin drove past his elder brother and sister-in-law: "No, they just look familiar."
"That guy is quite handsome, but he's not capable, so his wife has to ride his electric scooter with him." The woman slid the mirror off her head to touch up her makeup.
Ji Huailin tightened his grip on the steering wheel.
"Your brother is really something..." Dong Shuxiang sneered, "This car isn't cheap, is it? Your parents are really willing to spend money on it."
"He's capable of pretending not to know you if you bump into him on the street," Dong Shuxiang said, annoyed. "What? Are we ashamed of riding electric scooters?"
Ji Huaizhi put a helmet on his wife and watched as she kept talking non-stop.
Unable to resist, he reached out and pinched Dong Shuxiang's little mouth, which suddenly turned into a little duck and made him laugh.
"They're just insignificant people. Wouldn't it be better if they ignored us?"
Dong Shuxiang shook off his hand, stepped into the car, and said, "Fine, but I just feel sorry for you!"
Ji Huaizhi sat behind Dong Shuxiang and put his arm around her slender waist: "Don't feel sorry for me. His family wouldn't agree to buy him such an expensive car. It's probably rented."
"Let's go see our car now!"
Dong Shuxiang expertly twisted the accelerator, exuding an air of confidence: "Let's go! Let's go look at cars!"
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When Ji Huailin got home, he saw his parents watching TV in the living room.
Hearing the door close, I knew Huailin was back: "How did the meeting go today?"
Ji Junsong also looked at him.
"It was alright. We ate dinner and then went shopping," Ji Huailin said honestly.
"Did you buy anything?" Liu Jinhua frowned. It couldn't be that they just browsed without buying anything, could it?
"I bought a dress."
Ji Junsong frowned at his expression: "What's with that look? Did things not go well today? Or did you spend a lot of money?"
Ji Huailin licked his back teeth: "I'm out of money, and my credit card payment is due. You might have to give me some money tomorrow."
Liu Jinhua slapped her thigh: "What? We're out of money again? You guys weren't just throwing money away outside, were you?"
Ji Huailin rubbed his face and suddenly felt the pressure.
"Today, she spent more than 4,000 yuan on food alone. Any piece of clothing she picked up was worth several thousand yuan. The dress she finally chose cost more than 1,800 yuan."
"What kind of family is this? Spending money like this!" Liu Jinhua was heartbroken.
If this doesn't work out, will we be able to get the money back?
Ji Junsong frowned: "Is this girl very well-off? Otherwise, she wouldn't spend several thousand yuan on a single meal."
"It seems alright." Ji Huailin didn't ask for details, because if he did, she would ask about her own situation in return: "She said today that we can talk about marriage after the house is finalized."
"But this car is rented. If she finds out, she'll definitely break up with me."
Ji Huailin exhaled a breath of stale air.
One lie leads to countless more to cover it up.
Ji Junsong looked at the TV: "Let's keep it a secret for now. You said yourself that after getting to know her, you can tell that she's quite well-off."
"If her family is well-off, won't she have all these things after getting married?"
"What if it falls through?" Ji Huailin asked impatiently.
"How am I supposed to get by at work then?"
"Everyone knows that I rented a car to commit marriage fraud."
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Ji Junsong retorted, "If I buy you a car, then your house will be truly out of the question."
Liu Jinhua suddenly spoke up: "If only your brother could help you."
"We don't have to be so tight anymore. We've bought a car, and we've made a down payment on a house. The family will only have to work hard for a year or two."
Speaking of this, Ji Huailin took out his phone: "Look, when we were eating today, my older brother and sister-in-law were also at the same restaurant. Although they were eating at a buffet, their meal still cost more than a thousand yuan."
"What?"
They took the phone and saw that it indeed showed the backs of Dong Shuxiang and Ji Huaizhi.
"Spending this much on one meal, will you ever eat again in your life?"
Ji Huailin looked at Ji Junsong: "Dad, my brother has lost his job and bought a house and is living so carefree. He must have a lot of money."
"Besides, the company also gave him severance pay when he was laid off."
Ji Junsong was furious when he saw his son.
I heard he's not working now and spends all his time playing video games at home.
"Your brother is useless now."
Liu Jinhua: "They have money, can we borrow it first?"
"Should we soften our stance and wait until Huailin's wedding is over before discussing it further?"
Ji Junsong didn't speak. The argument had been so intense that day that he didn't want to be the one to initiate it.
"Or perhaps..." Liu Jinhua glanced at the two men, feeling hesitant to speak.
"Say what you mean, don't just say half of it," Ji Junsong said impatiently.
“Didn’t his older brother buy a new house? My idea is to just borrow their new house and say to others that the house belongs to Huailin, and wait until Huailin gets married first.”
Ji Junsong pondered, seemingly genuinely considering whether this method was feasible.
Ji Huailin's expression was a mixture of pain and speechlessness: "No... this is easy to expose, unless you let my brother transfer the house to me."
"No matter how you think of this method, it's hard to avoid being exposed."
Liu Jinhua: "If the property can be transferred to you, you won't need to buy a house."
"What?" Ji Huailin didn't hear what his mother said.
"It's nothing. We'll just call them back sometime and bring up the matter of borrowing money." Liu Jinhua knew her eldest daughter-in-law's personality; she was sure she wouldn't agree.
Ji Huailin rubbed his face.
He always felt that this method was unreliable.
He didn't mention that he and his older brother didn't even greet each other when they ate together today.
They were no different from strangers.
Given all this, would they still lend them money to buy a house?
"Dad, how much money do we have left?" Ji Huailin asked with difficulty.
As soon as the question was asked, Ji Junsong's expression became very resistant: "Why are you asking this?"
"Your mother and I have already done a great job raising you two brothers. How much money could we possibly have left?"
"We can only provide a little support; we have no more!"
Liu Jinhua did not speak.
Ji Huailin was unsure if it was true that her father was so resistant.
Neither of the brothers knew how much savings they had in total.
He knew his parents favored him a little, but when it came to money, they were more generous to him than to his older brother.
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