Nowadays, most families in the countryside don't have much savings. For example, the Su family has only a little over a hundred to a couple hundred yuan in savings over the years. They spent some of it on their eldest cousin's wedding, and now they can only come up with a hundred yuan at most. Other families are probably in the same boat.
So, just as Grandma Su said, if we were to borrow, we'd probably have to borrow from quite a few families.
Even Su He didn't expect her to have such great courage. She was indeed no ordinary old lady; her vision was truly different.
The others didn't say anything after hearing her words, since everyone knew that this opportunity was too rare.
Aunt then spoke up, "Don't worry, Mother. If I can't borrow it, I'll go back to my parents' house and ask."
Although she wasn't close to her family, this was a job opportunity, and she had to take advantage of it, even if it meant losing face.
The eldest sister-in-law, who had just married into the family, nodded in agreement and said, "I can also go back to my parents' home to ask."
Auntie San then realized what was happening and quickly chimed in, "Me too!"
Only Su's mother looked anxious. She wanted to speak up but knew that her relationship with her own family was not good, so she was afraid she couldn't borrow money. After thinking for a while, she finally said something nice, "Don't worry, Mother. There are so many people in our family. Even if we borrow money, we can pay it back."
Grandma Su was finally satisfied after hearing these words. "Alright, I know what you're thinking. Let's borrow from the village first, and we'll talk about it again if we can't borrow from there."
Su He was surprised that everyone had made a decision so quickly, and she admired how well Grandma Su had taught her; the Su family was very united.
So he thought for a moment and said, "If Grandma can't borrow it, I can think of a way to borrow five hundred. You can prepare the remaining five hundred."
Grandma Su immediately rejected her suggestion, "No need for you. You've only been working for a short time, who can you borrow from? It's not good to ask your colleagues, and you can't ask Xiaolin, would that make him look down on our family?"
Don't worry about this. You've already done a great job by finding out this information. The rest is up to your family.
And there's one more thing you can rest assured about: your dowry won't be touched when we buy a job. Since you started school, your grandfather and I have been saving up some dowry for you on and off, and it's all been kept there and won't be touched!"
Su He was surprised to hear this. She hadn't expected that Grandma Su would start preparing her dowry so early. Thinking of this, her eyes welled up with tears, and she smiled and said, "Okay, Grandma, I understand."
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Having decided to buy it, Grandma Su didn't delay and immediately went out to borrow money.
Upon hearing this, Su He quickly said, "Grandma, there's no rush. If you're sure you want to buy it, you can borrow the money tomorrow or the day after."
Grandma Su nodded and said, "Okay, Grandma understands. I'll try to borrow some from the village first, and if that's not enough, I'll ask others. Didn't you take a day off? Don't rush back. Grandma will make you something delicious for lunch when I get back."
Then he went out with Old Man Su.
The others had lost their will to work. They wanted to go and take a look, but Grandma Su refused and sent them off to work.
Su He had no choice but to stay home and help take care of the children.
I thought it would be difficult to borrow such a large sum of money, but to my surprise, the elderly couple returned in less than two hours.
"How did it go? Did you manage to borrow it?" Su He asked hurriedly.
Grandma Su smiled and said, "We borrowed enough after visiting seven families. They were all from our clan, so we didn't need any outsiders."
Su He was surprised to hear this, "Are the people in the clan so rich?"
Grandma Su shook her head. "It's similar to our family. It's mainly because your sixth great-uncle and Uncle Village Chief borrowed a lot. We also borrowed from all the other families we could. Sigh, I never thought borrowing money would be so easy."
Su He breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "The people in the clan are all nice."
Grandma Su laughed, "Well, it depends on who borrowed it. I reckon they were doing it all because of you."
"Huh? Do I have that much influence?" Su He asked in surprise.
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