"Cousin, the business you're talking about is loan sharking!"
Gu Qingcheng showed a hesitant expression.
When she mentioned the word "usury", she looked even more disgusted and declined the offer.
From ancient times to the present, usury has not been a good business and has a very bad reputation.
Gu Qingcheng has not forgotten her own personality: although she is a bad person and always causes trouble for her son, she is truly doing it for her son's good.
This is probably what Zhao Qingyun finds most frustrating—
The mother is not bad, nor does she not love him, she is just stupid!
He always does something even more powerless and stupid when he feels powerless.
"This, this is not good! My Qingyun is a scholar, he can't have a bad reputation!"
Gu Qingcheng explained with embarrassment, her attitude somewhat humble.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to cooperate with Qian’s cousin, nor is it that she is ungrateful, but she doesn’t want to be involved in such a bad business.
"What's wrong with lending money at high interest? The imperial court allows it!"
Qian had long anticipated that Gu would hesitate and had prepared an excuse in advance.
She pretended to be frank and whispered, "I know you're doing this for Dalang's own good! I'm his aunt, and I don't want to ruin Dalang's reputation."
"That's why I asked you to give me the money, and then I will work with my concubine."
"My name is on the deed, too. All you have to do is collect the interest."
Gu Qingcheng raised her eyebrows slightly. Oh no, this Qian family member was not a brainless person who would commit fraud.
They actually patched up the loophole in the "deed", and the reason was so "thoughtful".
"As for me, I will write you an 'IOU' to prove that I did take the money from you."
Qian said it so openly, as if she really had no selfish motives at all and was doing it purely for her own relatives!
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Gu Qingcheng quickly waved her hands, "No! No! We are relatives, how can we write an IOU?"
Seeing how easy it was for her to deceive, Qian became even more pleased.
Qian pretended to be serious, "Cousin, I know you believe me! But, brothers should settle accounts clearly."
"Relatives are relatives, rules are rules, we have to do what we have to do!"
The more she did this, the more "convinced" Gu Qingcheng became.
"Oh, how awful!"
Gu Qingcheng said it was not good, but her face was full of eagerness to try.
Seeing this, Qian's smile became even brighter: Hey! It's done!
However, just as Qian was waiting to receive the money, Gu Qingcheng suddenly spoke shyly: "Cousin, um, can I, can I go meet that concubine?"
"Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't trust you! Rather, I want to ask the concubine in person about the county lord's preferences!"
"Cousin, you just said that next year's college entrance examination will be presided over by the county magistrate. Who can pass and who can't pass will all be decided by the county magistrate, so I was thinking..."
When Gu Qingcheng finished speaking, she stopped awkwardly.
However, her expression was so straightforward that her thoughts were almost written on her face.
Qian, a cunning person who is good at deceiving others, naturally saw through Gu Qingcheng at a glance.
I cursed inwardly: "I lied to you, and you actually took it seriously! You're so stupid!"
Cursing in her heart, Qian showed an expression of "understanding", "Cousin, I understand your thoughts! Alas, the concubine is also a noble person, how can you see her whenever you want?"
As she said this, she deliberately fanned herself with her hands.
Her palms seemed to be fanning, but in fact they were moving up and down as if she was weighing something.
Gu Qingcheng stared blankly for a long time. Qian Shi couldn't help but give her a direct "hint" before she seemed to react.
"Well, I know I've put my cousin in a difficult position. How about this, when this is done, I'll give my cousin a big red envelope!"
It’s just empty talk. Gu Qingcheng, who was involved in government affairs in her previous life, is so skilled at it!
"Oh, cousin, look at what you're saying. What big red envelope? We're family!"
Qian said polite words, but her eyes were smiling into slits.
The person in front of me is the famous liar in Zhaojiazhuang.
Disaster:...ahem, it's what people in later generations call a person who is stupid and has a lot of money!
"No! The more you are a relative, the more I cannot let you suffer any loss!"
Gu Qingcheng, however, had a "serious" look on her face, and in Qian's eyes, that look was absolutely "cute".
"Okay! I'll go ask my sister-in-law and see if my concubine is free one day, and then I'll take you to pay your respects to her."
"Okay, thank you for your help, cousin. I'll take the silver when I go see my concubine, okay?"
Gu Qingcheng deliberately showed a "calculating" look.
Qian found it more and more funny: Tsk, such a fool actually knows how to play tricks.
However, Qian prided himself on being shrewd.
The dumber the other person is, the more "frank" she should be.
"...I'll write an IOU to my cousin's wife first. We're family, so there's no need for the 'hand over' thing."
Sure enough, the more frank and generous Qian acted, the more ashamed and the more believing Gu Qingcheng became.
It's just that he is smart for once, so he is more persistent.
He received the IOU but did not pay the money, and just waited for Qian's help in inviting a concubine.
When Qian saw Gu Qingcheng's persistence, she knew that her son was the most important thing to her.
For the sake of her son's future, Gu dared to believe any nonsense.
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