Xu Keke already knew that Wu Wanyi was lying to her. If Wu Wanyi hadn't shown such surprise later, Xu Keke could have guessed that their memories didn't come from the same dimension.
But when she mentioned Chen Hong's name, Wu Wanyi's reaction was quite obvious.
Because Wu Wanyi was reborn, she knew that Chen Xichun later became a wealthy man. That's why she took the initiative to approach Chen Xichun, wanting to marry her.
It seems that in her past life, her life with Xiao Han wasn't wealthy after their marriage. Their relationship was also very poor. Otherwise, she wouldn't have wanted to marry a rich man, nor would she dislike Chen Hong so much, or hate Xiao Han so much.
However, Xu Keke also had to thank Wu Wanyi. If Wu Wanyi hadn't spoken to her, Xu Keke wouldn't have known anything about the return-to-the-city quota. There was no trace of this in the original owner's memories.
Ma Yuying was a skilled housekeeper, and she got along well with Xu Keke, the eldest daughter Xiuzhi, and little Xiumei. Xu Keke was quite comfortable living at the women's director's house.
One morning, Chen Baocai stopped Xu Keke in the yard. "Bai Zhiqing, you've been staying with us for several days now. The village has given us your grain, but you know how tough life is. I heard that when you were staying at the old village chief's house, you bought eggs from Chen Laosi's family. You've eaten quite a few eggs at our house, haven't you? This money... don't you think we should give you some?"
Xu Keke is not unwilling to give money, but not in this way.
"Giving money isn't out of the question. Let me ask Director Ma how much he wants. I also need to see how much I have on hand."
"Don't ask her. What director? In this house, I'm the head of the household. Since you're staying here, you have to pay. I heard from them that you have quite a bit of money. It's troublesome for a young woman to have so much money."
Hearing that she was planning to ask for an exorbitant amount, Xu Keke laughed, "Who would lie to you like that, saying I have money? I'm just an educated youth sent to the countryside. The grain we were given in the village wasn't even as much as what you villagers get. If we make a mistake, they deduct our work points. Where would I get so much money? I just traded eggs with Xiaolanhua's family, and I only gave them two cents in total. Is that a lot?"
Chen Baocai tucked his hands into his sleeves and said, "Don't give me that. The other educated youth you live with said you have an uncle who's an officer in the army and sends you money from time to time. Among all of you educated youth, you're one of the richest."
It turns out it was Chen Hong; it seems she couldn't hold back any longer.
Xu Keke: "You mean this? She's right. My uncle sends me money from time to time, five yuan at a time."
Hearing Xu Keke's words, Chen Baochai's eyes lit up, and he took a step forward. "Right? People say you're rich."
Xu Keke sighed regretfully, "It's just a pity that the money isn't with me right now?"
Where?
"She only told you that I had money, but she didn't tell you about her asking me for money."
"What money to borrow wasn't something she told me; it was something Chen Xichun heard her say."
Xu Keke nodded. "That explains it. Her mother was sick last year, and she took leave to go back to the city. The train ticket, travel expenses, and her mother's medical bills were all borrowed from me."
"They treated you like that, you couldn't even stay in the educated youth compound anymore, why would you lend her money?"
“Who says otherwise?” Xu Keke sighed again in frustration. “I regret it too. I really wanted to get the money back. I should have just given the money to whoever treated me well, instead of letting these ungrateful bastards benefit for nothing.”
Hearing Xu Keke's words, Chen Baocai became anxious, "Let's go, let's get the money back from them."
"But how can I ask for this back? I didn't ask her to give me an IOU. What if she denies it if I ask her for it?"
"Oh no, what should we do? You can't just let her get away with this!" Chen Baochai paced anxiously in the yard. "By the way, how much money did you lend her?"
"Lend her about a hundred yuan."
"One...one hundred!" Chen Baocai was so shocked he couldn't close his mouth. He kept muttering, "This won't do, so much money, I have to get it back from her. What am I going to do..."
Ma Yuying came out of the house after tidying up and saw the two of them talking in the yard. Remembering what Chen Baocai had told her the night before, she hurried over and said, "Bai Zhiqing, did he ask you for money? Don't give him any, you hear me? I'm in charge of this family. No matter what he says, don't give him a single penny. Do you understand?"
"Go away! Go away! What do you know, you woman? I'm talking to Bai Zhiqing about serious business. Bai Zhiqing was cheated out of a hundred yuan. I'm trying to help her figure out what to do."
"How can there be so much money?" Hearing Chen Baocai's words, Ma Yuying also became anxious. She grabbed Xu Keke's arm.
"Why didn't you say so sooner, child? Who tricked you? Where is this person from? Is he from our village?"
Before Xu Keke could speak, Chen Baocai interrupted, "Oh dear, you woman, you're so impatient every day. That Chen educated youth borrowed a hundred yuan from Bai educated youth under the pretense that her mother was sick, and didn't even give her an IOU before refusing to pay it back."
"This matter cannot be left unresolved; we must get the money back."
Seeing her husband's expression, Ma Yuying knew he was eyeing the educated youth's money again. She pulled Xu Keke aside. "Did you ask her for that money back?"
Seeing Xu Keke shake her head, Ma Yuying guessed that Chen Baocai must have asked Bai Zhiqing for money, and Bai Zhiqing didn't have any, which is why he brought it up.
"You should ask her for it first. If you really can't get it from her, then talk to the brigade. But Chen, that educated youth, doesn't seem to have any bad intentions. He probably just doesn't have the money. That's why he's been dragging his feet on paying you back. But when it comes to lending money, you're all educated people, you understand the principles better than we do. Even close brothers should keep clear accounts, and you should still get an IOU."
Ma Yuying thought for a moment, and seeing that Chen Baocai was still in the yard as if possessed, looking at the sky one moment and pulling his hair and frowning as he thought of a solution the next, she whispered in Xu Keke's ear, "If Xiuzhi's father asks you for money again, just tell him that you gave me the money. Let him ask me for it."
"Okay!" Xu Keke nodded in response.
When Bai Lu was young, she was bad at judging people. Later, when she lived in the village, she found that the people she got close to were all really good people.
Chen Baocai did not disappoint Xu Keke. That very day, he made a scene in the village, telling everyone that Chen Hong had borrowed 100 yuan from her without giving her an IOU and that she wanted to keep the debt.
One hundred yuan was a huge sum of money in the eyes of the villagers at that time.
The villagers were in an uproar when they heard about this!
As Xu Keke expected, when she went to the brigade headquarters to return the farm tools after work that day, she saw Chen Hong sitting next to the brigade leader Chen Jianguo's desk, crying her eyes out.
Chen Jianguo looked at her with the same expression as always, as if she were a huge problem.
The villagers, who were also there to watch the spectacle, forgot about returning the farm tools and going home to cook, and all gathered around the brigade headquarters.
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