Chapter 167 Borrowing Money
Su Houli happened to be there too. He didn't believe it: "Impossible, they don't have that much money."
He had known about Qin Shuang for a long time.
I heard it was quite serious and he wouldn't be able to go back to work even after his injury heals.
Qin Shuang can't go to work.
Chen Guilan would not stay in the Jiali Garment Factory either. If she did not work, she would have no income.
Jiali Garment Factory lost a key member, and some colleagues expressed regret while others gloated over the loss.
President Kang praised Qin Shuang in almost every meeting, saying that she had won several new orders and brought so much benefit to Jiali Garment Factory. He also said that there was no such person in their Qimei Garment Factory.
The female leaders of Qimei Garment Factory were somewhat envious and jealous of Qin Shuang.
After Qin Shuang got into trouble, Gao Meifeng sighed for several days, saying that the reason for human life was nothing. Even someone like Qin Shuang had encountered such a misfortune, so it was better to be happy day by day.
But after sighing, she urged him to come back quickly to prepare the betrothal gifts: "Last time, your sister told me not to worry about the betrothal gifts, but you can't not prepare anything at all. You should still give some. As for how much to give, it's up to you!"
But Su Houli really had no money, so he had to come back and find a solution.
As soon as he got back, he heard rumors that Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao were helping Chen Juan open a factory at home. He found it hilarious: "Mom, two electric sewing machines, an overlock machine, and a cutting machine, even if they're second-hand, they'd cost two or three thousand. There's no way they could have that much money."
Even if Chen Guilan earns 800 yuan a month at Jiali Garment Factory and 5,000 yuan in half a year, they still have to make a living in the city. How can they possibly subsidize half of it to her parents' home?
As for Su Jiaojiao, it is even more impossible for her to sell the same goods in the snack street.
"That means Chen Guisheng is rich!" Xu Yuxiang also felt that Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao didn't have that much money. "Chen Guisheng looks like he can't do anything, but he's actually very smart. He's contracted the orchard and chestnut orchard over the past two years, so he must have made a lot of money."
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but complain to Su Houli about Su Houde: "They're all farming, but your brother is no match for Chen Guisheng. He just tinkers with his fishing nets all day long, and I don't see him making much money. Otherwise, he might help you out."
"Mom, I don't like what you said. Isn't it too much or too little?" Su Houli didn't believe that Su Houde had no money at all. "I'm not saying I'm staring at people's lives. Cuicui gave all the salary she received in the past few months to the family. I don't believe they spent it all."
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it." Xu Yuxiang felt that Su Houde should have some money, at least a few hundred yuan. "I'll go talk to your eldest brother about this."
Su Houde had just returned from the sea and was washing the mud and sand off his feet by the well. When he heard what Xu Yuxiang said, he stammered, "Mom, Yuefen is the one who takes care of all the money in the house. If the second son needs to borrow money, he can go to Yuefen."
"You useless thing!" Xu Yuxiang couldn't stand Su Houde's cowardly behavior the most. She angrily returned to Su Houli and said, "Come on, I'll go with you to borrow from your sister-in-law. She won't refuse to lend it to you. If she doesn't do it for others, then why not for Cuicui?"
Don't forget that it was Su Houli who brought Su Cuicui to the garment factory. I heard that she was even promoted. Shouldn't they repay this favor?
Feng Yuefen was a person who spent every penny prudently. She didn't want to lend money to Su Houli, but she didn't say it explicitly. She asked in surprise, "Didn't you say that we don't have to pay a betrothal gift?"
"My sister told her that she doesn't need to give so much, just a token of her appreciation will be enough." Su Houli's salary is just that much, and besides the betrothal gift, he has other expenses. Even if he doesn't lend it now, he will have to borrow it in the future.
"What do you mean by how much?" Feng Yuefen asked with a serious face.
"Yuefen, after all, Cuicui was brought out by Houli, and she's doing quite well in the factory now. We're all family, so there's no need to repay a favor, but Houli is in trouble right now. Can't you just ignore her?" Xu Yuxiang had lived with Feng Yuefen for so long, she knew her weaknesses, and snorted, "It's ok to ignore her, but don't bother Houli with Jinbao's affairs in the future."
"Mom, look at what you said. We didn't say we didn't care!" Feng Yuefen looked at Su Houli and said embarrassedly, "His second uncle, there are still 300 yuan left at home. If you need it, take it."
"Only three hundred yuan!" Xu Yuxiang couldn't believe Feng Yuefen was so stingy. She thought she had to give at least five hundred yuan. "Cuicui has been working for several months. She takes money back every month, and you only saved three hundred yuan?"
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Feng Yuefen was unhappy. "His second uncle has been working for so many years, but he hasn't saved any money. Cuicui is a girl, so I have to give her some pocket money every month. She also has to pay for meals at the factory."
"Three hundred is three hundred!" Su Houli didn't think it was too little. It was better than nothing. He knew that Feng Yuefen was already bleeding money by being willing to pay the three hundred yuan.
Feng Yuefen went to the inner room and hesitated for a long time before she took out a stack of money: "Count it, it's exactly three hundred yuan."
"No need to count, thank you, sister-in-law." Su Houli said with a smile, "Cuicui is with me, don't worry, I will take good care of her."
"But I heard that she was transferred to the Quality Inspection Department because Guilan promoted her." Feng Yuefen suddenly said this.
Su Houli: “…”
This is true.
It was Chen Guilan who personally went to see President Kang and specifically asked Su Cuicui to be her assistant, and only then did Su Cuicui join the Quality Inspection Department.
After completing this batch of work, Su Cuicui stayed in the Quality Inspection Department.
"Isn't it all because of Houli's kindness?" Xu Yuxiang thought Feng Yuefen was confused and said with a pout, "If Cuicui wasn't Houli's niece, would Chen Guilan have promoted her? Why didn't she promote someone else?"
This time it was Feng Yuefen's turn: "..."
Borrowing three hundred yuan wasn't enough, so Su Houli planned to scrape together six hundred and sixty yuan to give to Gao Meifeng as a betrothal gift. Xu Yuxiang scrimped and pulled out sixty yuan and gave it to Su Houli: "That's not hard. You can borrow the remaining three hundred yuan from your sister."
"I don't want to borrow money from her." Su Houli couldn't stand Su Xiumei's sarcastic tone. Xu Yuxiang rolled her eyes at him. "It's already this late, and you're still afraid of what she'll say about you. I don't think you're worried. I'm the only one worrying about this at home. What are you afraid of? I'll go with you."
The mother and daughter went to Su Xiumei's house again.
Su Houli almost had to force himself to enter their house, because Liang Wencai, Liang Kun, and Peng Shumei were all at home.
Liang Wencai was quite enthusiastic when he met his mother-in-law and brother-in-law: "You came at the right time. We just got back too. It's a good time to eat fish today. Liang Kun and I went to catch three big carp."
"Liang Kun likes to eat carp with soy sauce, and I like spicy flavor." Peng Shumei shouted to the kitchen, "Auntie, let's make two flavors!"
"I understand." Su Xiumei responded while suppressing her anger.
Liang Wencai pulled Su Houli to sit down and drink tea: "We haven't eaten together for a long time. Have you been busy with work recently?"
"Not bad." Su Houli was a little restless. How could he have the nerve to ask for a loan in front of Liang Kun and Peng Shumei?
Xu Yuxiang scurried into the kitchen to help Su Xiumei cook, taking the opportunity to say, "I borrowed three hundred yuan from your brother and sister-in-law when I returned to the village for a generous gift today. I'm still three hundred short. You should pay it to him!"
"What money do you want to borrow?" Su Xiumei was scraping fish scales. When she heard Xu Yuxiang's words, she stopped what she was doing and asked impatiently, "Are you guys done yet?"
No need to guess, it’s because of Gao Meifeng’s little thing.
Didn’t we agree that there’s no need to give a betrothal gift?
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