Only Chen Jianguo looked at Xu Keke suspiciously. He didn't quite believe that she would let it go if he explained things clearly.
“Look, Chen Hong, when your mother was sick and had to leave, you said you didn’t have the money for the trip and your family was struggling. You went back three times, each time with ten yuan, and borrowed thirty yuan from me. The last time, you said your mother needed surgery, and your two younger brothers were too young, and your family really had no money, so you borrowed fifty yuan from me. You never bring any money when you go to the commune to buy things; I always pay for it all, all the odds and ends. It’s been two years, so I’ll give you forty. That’s not much, is it?”
"Forty? When have I ever spent that much of your money?" Even if Xu Keke didn't want it anymore, she couldn't calculate the money like that. The rumor in the village was that she said it was one hundred, but in just a short while, it became one hundred and twenty. She was too cunning; Chen Hong couldn't agree to that.
"How could there not be? You do the math. For two years, we went to town every other week. Snow cream, jujube paste pastries, every time it cost several cents. I'd say forty, and that's considered a small amount."
"But that money wasn't just spent by me; it was used by both of us."
"Okay, okay, then it'll be twenty. That's the lowest I can go." Xu Keke waved her hand, feigning impatience. She muttered under her breath, "Anyway, I don't want this money."
The voice was too soft; only Chen Hong and Chen Jianguo heard it, and even Ma Yuying, who was standing behind Xu Keke, couldn't hear it clearly.
Since she wasn't going to ask for it back in the end, Chen Hong figured she might as well be generous and avoid being seen as stingy by the villagers. With that in mind, Chen Hong nodded, "Okay, I'll lend you your usual expenses, twenty it is!"
"Comrade Captain, could I borrow a pen and a piece of paper?"
Their eyes met, and Chen Jianguo felt a little wronged. Yes, his attitude wasn't very good when she came in. But Chen Hong had been crying to him for so long, preventing him from doing anything; how could he not be annoyed? Besides, he hadn't been kind to Chen Hong either. How did she categorize him as the adversary?
Chen Jianguo took out a piece of paper and a pen from the drawer and handed them to Xu Keke.
Thank you!
Xu Keke took it and slapped it in front of Chen Hong. "Come on, things have come to this point. Either you pay me back all the money now, or you write me an IOU. That way, no one will talk about me or spread rumors about me later."
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