Xu Hongxing: "It's just a small, run-down shop, why does it cost so much?"
Liu Jing: "Look, the fabric costs money, and we need to buy sewing machines! And where did we get so many receipts? They were all bought at high prices, four or five hundred yuan a machine. Rent, renovations, workers' wages—everything costs money. It's good if the money we bring in can barely cover the money we spend. Anyway, I haven't seen any money yet, and I've even put a lot of money into it. We have a whole family to support! I'm really worried about this!"
Liu Jing wasn't lying; she really hadn't seen the money. Only Liu Yun had seen the money. Both of them had only gotten their principal back; they hadn't received a single penny of the profit yet. They were just adding more money in, which wasn't a lie either. They were planning to take over a factory by the end of the year, so of course they had to add more money in.
Hearing this, Liu Aiguo and Xu Hongxing didn't know what to say. After all, they didn't understand these things, but it seemed to make sense. After all, Xiao Zhihua and Yu Qianhe were still sitting next to them, and they couldn't let others laugh at them.
Liu Aiguo: "Mom, could you lend us some money to tide us over for a while? We'll write an IOU and pay it back with half of Hongxing's monthly salary. Is that okay?"
Liu Aidang was enjoying watching the drama unfold when Liu Aiguo's scheme suddenly backfired.
"Liu Aiguo, what are you thinking! Mom, let me make this clear first: you can borrow money, I don't care, after all it's your money, but you have to divide the family property first."
Liu Aiguo: "Fourth brother, what do you mean? You just can't stand to see me doing well."
Liu Aidang: "Liu Aidang, do you think what you're saying is funny or not? You say I can't stand to see you doing well? You're the one who's greedy! Let's just say that before we got married, you were always the first one at home. We've already argued about that, so I don't want to say more. After we got married, even though the family pays for food expenses, with each of us contributing twenty yuan a month, look at you, you have eight children, and I don't even have half that. I have three. I didn't say anything before because I thought I was taking advantage of my parents, since twenty yuan is definitely not enough for five people, so I didn't say much. But now you still want to borrow money from your parents. Don't you think that's greedy?"
Liu Aiguo: "It's not like we're not going to pay it back."
Liu Aidang: "Pay back? How are you going to pay back? Your son and daughter both need to go to school. With your meager salary, you'll struggle to even cover living expenses and tuition, let alone buy clothes. But how many times have you bought clothes? Can you afford them? What if you catch a fever or a cold and you can't even afford it? Your own family is a mess. How are you going to pay back? With Xu Hongxing's salary? With all this mess in your family, that meager salary isn't even enough to cover it! Besides, she has a criminal record. What if she gives her job to her family again? How are you going to pay back? Listen to yourselves, do you think it's believable? Mom and Dad, this is what I mean: you can lend me money, but first, divide the family property. After that, you can do whatever you want, I won't interfere. But it's impossible for you to use my money to subsidize your eldest son's family. I also have a whole family to support!"
Mr. and Mrs. Liu understood their youngest son's meaning. Lending the money was essentially a one-way street, especially since Xu Hongxing had a criminal record. If she kept her job, it would be fine; she could recoup the money in three or four years. But if she gave it to her family, the money would be wasted. Moreover, they'd heard her family was getting worse and worse; they couldn't afford to take the risk. Even if they didn't give her the job, her family would likely come after them, and her salary would probably be severely reduced. Spending a fortune to support the Xu family would be a complete waste of their money.
As for dividing the family property, the two elderly people are definitely not the ones who least want to separate. The eldest son's family is even less willing to do so, since the burden of Liu Aiguo's entire family would fall on his shoulders if the family were to separate, and how could he possibly support such a large family by himself? Liu's parents had already planned to live with their younger son in their old age. Currently, Liu's father is still working and can subsidize his eldest son's family, but after the family is divided, they will absolutely not continue to subsidize his eldest son's family in the same way.
Liu's mother said, "It's not that we can't lend you the money. Eldest son, do you agree to divide the family property? But let me make this clear from the beginning: if we're going to divide the family property, it will be fair and just. I will divide the family property and money into three parts, one for you, the fourth son, and one for us, the old couple. I won't have a thousand yuan left to lend you. You need to think it through."
Of course, it's impossible for the family to separate; if they did, Liu Aiguo's family would be left destitute.
Just like that, Liu Jing's job turned the Liu family into chaos. Liu Aiguo and Xu Hongxing lost all face and dignity. After all, no matter how much they argued before, it was always behind closed doors at home. This time, Xiao Zhihua and Yu Qianhe were both there.
Seeing that they couldn't reach a conclusion and the show was over, Liu Yun and Liu Jing were too lazy to put up with Liu Aiguo and his wife's sour faces, so they took the opportunity to slip away.
Once downstairs, Liu Yun finally couldn't hold back any longer: "You really have such a job? And it doesn't even sell for 1200?"
Liu Jing: "Do you think that's possible? Even if it were possible, I wouldn't introduce them to them. Giving them to that couple would be worse than giving them a dog. At least a dog can guard the house and wag its tail at me!"
Liu Yun: "So you messed it up? What if they really wanted to buy it? Where were you going to find them a job?"
Liu Jing: "You're overestimating them. If they could afford that kind of money, pigs would fly. Besides, they're obviously after our shop! Even if they don't say anything now, it's only a matter of time. We might as well strike first and let them know we're broke and heavily in debt. Knowing their personalities, they'll definitely stay far away from us. That way, they won't try anything further. After all, the shop has just opened, and it wouldn't look good for them to cause trouble. If we can't get it here, we'll definitely ask Mom and Dad. Will Fourth Brother agree? He's probably itching to get rid of that bloodsucking family of Eldest Brother, while Eldest Brother is clinging on desperately! So there's no way we can borrow the money. They must be itching with envy right now! It's like a piece of fat meat right in front of them, but they can't get a bite, just watching it go to someone else's bowl. Isn't that infuriating?"
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