Why do you want to borrow money? You and Fang Ning earn a lot. "Jiang Xun looked at Jiang Xi with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
"Brother, don't look at me like that, I'm scared. I didn't do anything bad, I wanted to leave the machinery factory and start my own business.
Jiang Xi immediately explained when he saw Jiang Xun's questioning look, fearing that his elder brother would misunderstand him.
"You are doing well in the machinery factory now and you are a senior technician. Why do you want to leave?"
The machinery factory where Jiang Xun works is still doing very well, although the reform of state-owned factories in recent years has put a number of old factories out of business.
However, the machinery factory where Jiang Xun worked seized the opportunity of reform. Not only did domestic orders not decrease, but it also received a number of foreign orders.
With this development momentum, the future of the machinery factory will get better and better, and Jiang Xi has no reason to quit at this time.
After much hesitation, Jiang Xi finally decided to tell the reason, even though Fang Ning repeatedly warned him not to.
"My mother-in-law fell ill a while ago and just returned home these two days. The doctor said that she will need someone to take care of her after she recovers. Fang Ning and I both work during the day and have no way to take care of my mother-in-law. So we finally decided to start a small business on our own."
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After Jiang Xi said this, Jiang Xun suddenly realized that he had rarely seen Jiang Xi and Fang Ning recently. At that time, he only knew that Jiang Xi went to live with his mother-in-law, and no one knew that his mother-in-law was sick.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? How is your mother-in-law now?"
"The recovery is not going well. The doctor said it's the sequelae of the stroke. My hands and feet aren't very flexible. I can't move as freely as before." Jiang Xi said with a sad expression on his face.
Fang Ning has been living in her mother's house recently, taking care of her mother day and night. Jiang Xi sees it and feels heartbroken.
Fang Ning was a strong-willed girl who didn't want others to know about this, so she silently shouldered all the responsibilities. Jiang Xi got off work late every day, and often came home to see Fang Ning sleeping beside her mother's bed due to exhaustion.
"Think about it carefully. If you run your own business, you may not have the time to take care of your mother-in-law. Especially at the beginning, there are many things to deal with." Jiang Xun kindly reminded.
"I know, and I don't want to give up my job at the machinery factory. But if Fang Ning quits her job and stays at home to take care of her mother, I'm afraid she will be too tired." Jiang Xi also feels sorry for his wife and wants to take care of his mother-in-law together with her.
"Well, don't rush to quit your job. Your sister-in-law and I will think about it and see if there is any other solution."
"Yeah, okay."
After Jiang Xun returned to the house, he told Ye Li about Jiang Xi's mother-in-law's illness. After hearing this, Ye Li immediately went to Fang Ning's house with Jiang Xun and took some things to visit the old man.
When Fang Ning opened the door, he was surprised to find Ye Li and Jiang Xun.
She quickly welcomed the two in and blamed Jiang Xi, "Didn't you agree not to tell anyone? Why did you tell your sister-in-law and brother? This is causing trouble for them."
"Fang Ning, don't blame him. Even if you don't tell us, we will know it sooner or later. We are all family, and we should help each other when we are in trouble." Ye Li said and hugged Fang Ning.
Ye Li found that Fang Ning looked much more haggard, perhaps because he had not gotten enough rest and was overworked recently.
Fang Ning was overwhelmed with emotions when Ye Li hugged her like this. She felt that she was very strong, but she couldn't help but be moved by Ye Li's care and understanding.
Fang Ning sniffed and said, "My mother just went to bed. Let's sit in the living room for a while."
"good."
Jiang Xi invited Ye Li and Jiang Xun to sit down, and Fang Ning made a pot of tea and brought it over.
"Fang Ning, we heard that you and Jiang Xi are going to resign? Have you decided what kind of business you want to start?" Ye Li asked as he took the tea handed to him by Fang Ning.
"I haven't decided yet. I'd like to open a grocery store, or sell newspapers and books. If that doesn't work, I can learn from others and sell kebabs. At least I'll have a little more free time."
Ye Lihou shook his head, indicating that these ideas were unreliable.
"I think you might as well hire a nanny."
"A nanny? How much does that cost per month? Taking care of a patient like my mother is tedious and tiring. Half of our combined salary would have to go to the nanny." Fang Ning had thought about hiring a nanny at first, but backed off when he thought of the huge expense.
"If you are worried about the cost, I will take care of it." Ye Li said as he took out an envelope from his bag and handed it to Fang Ning.
Fang Ning took the envelope and looked inside. It was filled with a bag of money, estimated to be several thousand.
"No, I can't accept this money from sister-in-law. You earned it through hard work, so you can take it back. We'll think of other ways." Fang Ning said as he stuffed the envelope back into Ye Li's hand.
"Don't rush to give it back to me. I also need your help with something." Ye Li stuffed the envelope back.
"The most important thing now is to hire a live-in nanny for Auntie, so that you two can have some relief. Especially you, Fang Ning, if you continue to work day and night like this, your health will be in trouble sooner or later."
"Jiang Xi, I think what your sister-in-law said is right. You should accept the money first. It won't be too late to pay us back when you make money in the future. The most important thing now is to take good care of Auntie and take good care of yourselves." Jiang Xun said to Jiang Xi.
Fang Ning and Jiang Xi saw that Ye Li and Jiang Xun were determined to keep the money, so they stopped refusing. After all, they really needed the money now.
"Okay, then, consider it as a loan. We'll pay it back when we have enough money." Fang Ning held the envelope in his hand, his eyes reddened.
His mother's hospitalization some time ago cost a lot of money, and the surgery alone took up a lot of their savings. The money sent by Ye Li and others just solved Fang Ning's urgent needs.
"Sister-in-law, you just said that you need my help with something. What is it?" Fang Ning asked.
"Don't worry about that. I'll tell you when the time comes. How is the performance of your meat processing plant now?"
"It's OK, but not great."
Ye Li nodded after hearing this.
"Okay, we two won't rest. You guys should take a rest now that Auntie is asleep. Your eldest brother and I will leave first."
After saying this, Ye Li took Jiang Xun's arm and left.
"Jiang Xi, what do you think my sister-in-law wants me to do to help you?" Fang Ning began to wonder why his sister-in-law didn't just tell him what kind of help she wanted.
"How would I know that? Don't think about anything now. Go back to your room and get some sleep. I'll stay here to look after mom. Look at your dark circles under your eyes, they're as dark as a panda's!" After saying this, Jiang Xi hugged his wife and kissed her hard on the cheek.
"Okay, I'll go right away. Then please be careful. If there's anything inconvenient, just call me." Fang Ning was indeed very sleepy. Last night, her mother was not feeling well and was making a fuss until late at night, and she also did not sleep almost the entire night.
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