Chapter 183 183 All Wealth
"An Xin, listen carefully. The reason I asked you this is not because I'm worried that you won't be able to pay back the money, nor because I'm worried that you'll ask me to pay it back together. I'm worried that you've miscalculated the money. If you borrow money at high interest rates, that's no joke."
He has never been afraid of pressure and responsibility, nor is he afraid of repaying the loan with Anxin. In his eyes, money is just something used for survival and improving living standards. If Anxin is willing to take it, he is willing to give her everything he can, including all his property.
The main reason was that An Xin was young and inexperienced, and he was afraid that the little girl might accidentally take the wrong path.
It's okay to be ambitious, and he supports entrepreneurial goals, but An Xin's path is too smooth. He is afraid that this girl will get involved with loan sharks in order to start a business. If this causes her harm, what should she do?
"Oh, so that's what you're worried about?"
An Xin originally thought that Bai Yichen was afraid that she had borrowed so much money and would not be able to pay it back, so he wanted her to pay it back, but he backed off.
But Bai Yichen obviously didn't think so, but was afraid that she had borrowed usury.
This kind of concern for fundamental issues made An Xin feel warm inside. The man she married was quite responsible. Thinking of this, An Xin immediately made an assurance to Bai Songchen.
"Don't worry, I borrowed the money from a respected senior. It's definitely not usury. There's even no interest. He asked me to pay him back 15,000 yuan a month."
Mr. Cui can be considered a benefactor on his entrepreneurial journey. How could I lend him money at high interest rates when I don’t even want the interest?
The reassuring words put Bai Yichen's heart at ease. He drove silently, looking forward, and spoke in a calm voice.
"That's good. I still have about 20,000 yuan on hand. I'll give it all to you when I get home. Pay off this month's payment first!"
This money was the portion given to Hu Zi from the profits he made from selling the goods when they arrived in the provincial capital twice.
Originally, he planned to save money to buy a house for the two of them in the provincial capital in the future, so that An Xin could be a housewife at home and not have to work so hard. But now that An Xin has joined the team and is short of money, there is no point in him keeping the money, so he might as well just give it to An Xin.
An Xin didn't expect that Bai Yichen would give her money as soon as he opened his mouth, and he also gave her 20,000 yuan. For a small employee with a stable job, this is all the family fortune, right? How could she want it?
"Wow, how can you give me your money? Just keep it. I borrowed the money myself, and I will find a way to pay it back."
She had calculated that the money from selling electrical appliances today would be enough to pay the workers' wages and repay this month's loan. In the next few days, she would drive a taxi in the provincial capital to make money and sell the goods in her warehouse. By the end of the month, she would have enough money on hand and would not need Bai Yichen to give her money.
But Bai Yichen turned his head and looked at An Xin with a serious look.
"We are a family. We face difficulties together. My money is your money. Just take the money I give you and pay off this month's loan first. We'll find a way to pay off next month's loan."
After saying that, he didn't care how Anxin would answer. He turned his head, put two slender fingers on the steering wheel, and started driving the car seriously.
Sitting in the passenger seat with peace of mind, looking at the handsome and perfect profile of the man, she felt a little touched in her heart. At least when she was facing pressure, there was someone who was willing to accompany her.
Twenty thousand dollars? This is almost Bai Yichen’s entire fortune, right? Who knows how many years it took her to save up the 20,000 yuan, and now she is given it like this. An Xin feels in her heart that she really can't take it.
The two of them returned to the village in silence. The old and young in the family were already waiting in the kitchen. An Xin and Bai Yichen got out of the car and took out the candies they bought for the twin brother and sister. The children ran around with the candies. An Xin quickly walked into the kitchen and taught Chen Hongyan how to make a few side dishes.
There were sweet and sour pork ribs noodles, steamed meat, fried black fungus with garlic, and cold garlic-mashed eggplant. Finally, An Xin used her trump card and taught Chen Hongyan how to make braised pork and braised pork intestines.
The aroma of the food filled the cottage. An Xin took out the flour and instructed Chen Hongyan to knead it evenly. Then he put it in a basin to ferment. The family sat down happily to have a meal.
After dinner, Bai Yichen took his sister Anyang to clean up the dishes. The two twin brothers were playing in the yard. Anxin took Chen Hongyan into the kitchen again and began to teach her how to make simple pastries.
An Xin stood beside the stove, picked up the dough and began to knead and flatten it. Chen Hongyan stood aside and said nervously.
"Anxin, I'm afraid I can't make the snack you mentioned."
When it comes to cooking, women in the countryside often work hard in front of the stove. With a little guidance, they can do it naturally. But making pastries, Chen Hongyan said, is very stressful.
The main reason was that their family didn’t live well before, and they couldn’t eat white flour for many meals a year. As for making pastries with white flour, that was even more impossible. Now she could only simply make steamed buns with flour, and they weren’t even tasty.
An Xin kneaded the dough in her hand and looked at her mother, saying seriously.
"Mom, there's a saying that goes, if you work hard, you can grind an iron rod into a needle. As long as we study hard, you will eventually be able to do it. Now I'm making the pastry, and you just stay by the side and watch."
Chen Hongyan said with a confused look on her face.
"Oh, all right then!"
An Xin kneaded the dough made from fermented purple sweet potatoes and the dough made from fermented spinach together, and after a simple kneading, it became two-color steamed buns. She put them into the steamer, and after steaming them, the green and purple steamed buns came out of the pot, which were both beautiful and delicious.
Then An Xin asked Chen Hongyan to make steamed buns, dumplings, pan-fried buns, and fried dumplings. She even taught him how to make a series of pasta dishes including scallion pancakes, sauce-flavored pancakes, noodles, and noodle dumpling soup.
Chen Hongyan stared at it with a look of amazement on her face, and couldn't help but sigh to her daughter.
"An Xin, I didn't expect that this white flour could be made into so many different things."
When An Xin served the last pot of noodle dumpling soup out of the pot, she saw her old mother's face full of surprise and couldn't help but smile.
"Yes, flour can be used to make many kinds of pastries. What I taught you today is only enough to meet our daily breakfast needs. When you apply for the position of chef in the exploration team in the future, I will teach you how to make other things."
Today she called Chen Hongyan, and this was enough for her to apply for a job as a chef for an exploration team.
Hearing her daughter's confident tone, Chen Hongyan hesitated for a moment and said unsurely.
"What if I don't get the job?"
Her daughter and son-in-law had high expectations of her and hoped that she would apply for the position of chef for the exploration team. However, Chen Hongyan was born in the countryside and had not seen much of the world or experienced many big situations, but she was always afraid of this and that.
I was afraid that I would not be able to apply for the position of chef, and that would make me feel guilty towards my daughter and son-in-law.
Compared to Chen Hongyan's anxiety, An Xin seemed very confident and encouraged her mother.
"How could she not be hired? My mother is so talented, she will definitely be hired. Isn't it just a small chef for an exploration team?"
During this period, in order to help her mother successfully get this job, she took Chen Hongyan to cook and make pastries almost every day. She believed that Chen Hongyan would never embarrass her.
Besides, Chen Hongyan now has even heavier responsibilities. Thinking of this, An Xin continued.
"Mom, if you just think about our family's current situation, and think about Anyang, and the children like Anwen and Anwu, who are so young and have no ability to survive and protect themselves, and need to live under your wings, will you have more confidence in this position?"
As the saying goes, a mother is a strong woman. The An family still has three children to raise. Although the cost of education and raising children these days is not as huge as in the 21st century, as their mother, Chen Hongyan must give them a better life.
In this regard, any mother will do her best to make her children live a better life.
Sure enough, when Chen Hongyan heard An Xin talking about Anyang and the three children, Anwen and Anwu, the uneasiness in her eyes immediately turned into determination. It seemed that her whole body was suddenly filled with strength, and her tone became more sonorous and powerful.
"That's right, An Xin, you're right. I still have three children to support, and I still have the old An family to support. I have to work hard to get this job. I can't let people continue to look down on our old An family."
The reason why people don’t want to work hard is that you don’t have a direction to strive for. Once you have the focus of your life and the direction of your efforts, everyone will work hard.
Look, hasn't her mother's fighting spirit been aroused by her?
So Anxin gave her mother a thumbs up without hesitation and expressed her approval.
"That's right, Mom. If we want to live a good life, we have to strive for better jobs and better treatment. Only by working hard can we change the status quo."
In this way, the mother and son chatted in the kitchen, and An Xin gave Chen Hongyan a lot of spiritual chicken soup.
By the time the two of them came out of Lao An's house, Chen Hongyan had already become ambitious and looked like she was ready to make a fortune.
Bai Yichen was holding a piece of scallion pancake that An Xin had used for experiments before, and he spoke with full of questions.
"Why do I feel like Mom's attitude seems different from before? She seems more positive. What were you two doing in the kitchen just now?"
Having said that, Bai Yichen continued to add.
"Did you say anything to Mom?"
When they came to teach Chen Hongyan how to cook a few days ago, Chen Hongyan didn't show much interest in applying for the position of chef in the exploration team.
He had always held an indifferent attitude, but he didn't expect that after the mother and son finished making pastries in the kitchen today, Chen Hongyan's attitude changed unexpectedly. What happened in the middle that he didn't know, or how did An Xin convince her mother?
An Xin took out a green and purple steamed bun, took a big bite, and smiled at Bai Yichen.
"Hehe, this is a secret between us, mother and son. I won't tell you, but I can tell you for sure that my mother is quite confident about applying for the position of chef for the exploration team."
That’s right. God knows how much inspiration she had swallowed to become so ambitious.
Bai Yichen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looked at An Xin's proud and spoiled expression, and couldn't help but say.
"Well, I won't ask about the secret between you and your son."
It was nothing more than An Xin giving Chen Hongyan a lot of truths and finally convincing her mother-in-law.
But I have to admit that his young wife is quite capable. It is a miracle that she could adjust the mentality of Chen Hongyan, a rural woman, into that state in such a short time!
The two returned to the exploration team's dormitory, lit the stove, boiled water for bath, and went to the washroom to take a bath first.
When she came out, Bai Yichen was sitting in front of the small dining table with a paper bag in front of him. Seeing An Xin coming out of the bathroom, all damp with sweat, he waved at her.
"An Xin, come here first!"
An Xin walked over while wiping her hair with a dry towel and asked in confusion.
"What's the matter?"
Bai Yichen pointed to the bench opposite and asked An Xin to sit down.
"Please sit down first!"
An Xin was standing opposite Bai Yichen and saw the man's slender fingers push the paper bag in front of him towards her and say to her.
"Here is the 20,000 yuan I have. You can keep it for now. When you go to the provincial capital tomorrow, pay off this month's loan first. As for next month's loan, I'll think of a way."
The previous two trips to the department store had gone very smoothly and made a lot of money, so I wanted to let Hu Zi and the others rest in the provincial capital for a few days.
Now it seems that he can't let Hu Zi and the others rest. He has to let them continue to go to the north to purchase goods and start making money. Otherwise, he doesn't know how he will pay back the 15,000 yuan that An Xin owes next month.
Looking at the paper bag in front of her, An Xin hesitated for a moment, but still subconsciously refused.
"Well, actually you don't have to give it to me. Just take it. I will find a way to pay back the loan."
The private money that she had saved with great difficulty was given to him just like that. It might be all the man's fortune. An Xin felt that she was unworthy of receiving the money.
Seeing that An Xin didn't take the money handed to her, Bai Yichen's face rarely became gloomy, and he put the money directly into An Xin's arms and said.
"I told you before, we are a family. Since you married me, it is my responsibility to support the family. Don't refuse me, just take it!"
After saying that, fearing that An Xin would refuse again, he added with a gloomy face.
"If you don't take this money, I'll be angry!"
An Xin: “…”
You are angry, what does it have to do with me?
But the man seemed to see through Anxin's inner thoughts, and his words directly resolved Anxin's inner complaints.
"If I get angry, this won't be a problem you can solve with your hands tonight."
When the man said this, his eyes wandered unscrupulously over An Xin's exquisite body. His dark eyes were like a sharp blade, as if measuring An Xin's body inch by inch.
Perhaps it was because the man's gaze was too direct, or perhaps the implication was too obvious, An Xin was frightened and quickly put the money Bai Yichen gave her into her pocket, being extremely obedient.
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