Chapter 131 We Are All in the Same Boat
Nan Ke discovered that his sister had returned home looking disheveled once again.
The usually gentle young man stared intently at the girl's torn clothes and her noticeably red wrists.
Tu Yao is already quick to answer questions.
"It was taken by the delivery guy!"
Nan Ke: ...
"What's going on? Why are you two fighting every day?"
Tu Yao nodded repeatedly and handed over her phone: "If you don't believe me, ask Xiao Chi!"
Nan Ke didn't believe it, so he took the phone and dialed a number.
In less than a second, the other end answered immediately, and it was a voice even gentler than his.
"Are you home yet?"
Nan Ke paused slightly and frowned: "Hello, I am Nan Ke."
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then the voice changed to a calm tone: "Hello, is there something you need?"
Nan Ke frowned even more deeply.
Let's start by asking the most important question: "Did my sister and brother get into a fight today?"
Xu Chi: ...
Xu Chi couldn't help but laugh.
In recent years, he has navigated between the negotiating table, international conferences, and family trials, effortlessly employing seemingly plausible but ultimately flawed rhetoric.
To put it simply, it means lying everywhere with seemingly plausible reasons, covering up lies, and making up nonsense.
This was the first time he had helped spread such a niche lie, a lie that was both outrageous and yet somehow plausible.
It's easy to imagine how terrified the girl on the other end of the phone is right now.
Xu Chi no longer hesitated.
"Yes, they hit each other, but it wasn't a serious fight, just a minor squabble, you don't need to worry."
Nan Ke: ...
Nan Ke rubbed his temples: "Okay, I understand."
He hung up the phone after saying that.
Turning around, Tu Yao chuckled, "Right, Second Brother? I didn't lie to you."
Nan Ke stared at her for a while, but still wasn't quite at ease. He lowered his eyes and opened his contacts again, tapping on Lin Yue's number.
"I'll ask him."
Tu Yao was instantly startled, "No, no, you can't go to Xiao Ge!"
If Tu Chaoxi could bring out 100% of Lin Yue's honesty, then Nan Ke was equivalent to 50%.
Tu Yao looked wary: "If I fight with him, you and Big Brother have to stand by my side! You can't go to him until I make up with him!"
After saying that, she snatched the phone and ran into the room.
Nan Ke: ? ? ?
The next day, under Nan Ke's even more confused and bewildered gaze, Tu Yao threw out another sentence: "I'm going to find my brother to do my homework."
Then they ran away as fast as they could.
So before they reconcile, he and his older brother can't contact Lin Yue, but she can contact him anytime, right?
Nan Ke put down his chopsticks and carefully recalled his childhood.
It seems like... it was like this when we were kids. After Lin Yue complained, Tu Yao would get beaten and the two of them would start arguing.
They can make up again in no time after arguing.
So it doesn't seem that strange?
Nan Ke composed himself. What was rather strange was... that Xiao Chi.
...
The weather isn't very good today; it's gloomy.
Grandma Lin was still sleeping soundly, while Lin Yue and Lin Jing leaned against the windowsill, calculating their current savings.
"I received 47,000 yuan in payment for goods this time, and I still have 12,000 yuan at home."
Lin Yue said in a deep voice, "Then we're still short 30,000, that should be enough."
Lin Jing couldn't help but curse under his breath, "If the house had been successfully mortgaged yesterday, this money would have been enough."
"Luckily, we found a new buyer. I'll go with you later..."
As he spoke, he glanced at the screen out of the corner of his eye and was startled!
"younger sister?!"
Lin Yue was taken aback. He turned around and saw that Tu Yao had sat down next to him at some point and was working on her homework as fast as she could.
Before he could speak, Tu Yao raised her hand as if she had eyes: "You guys continue, don't worry about me!"
He quickly wrote out the formula while explaining, calculated the answer, and then moved on to the next question.
Lin Yue pursed her lips: "...Why are you here again?"
Tu Yao casually replied, "My eldest and second eldest brothers said they don't have time to look after me lately, so they asked you to keep an eye on me and make sure I finish these two practice books before buying new ones."
Lin Yue: ...
While doing her homework, Tu Yao asked, seemingly casually, "Hey bro, have you found a new buyer yet?"
Lin Yue's expression tightened, and instead of answering, he asked, "...Did you tell your eldest and second brothers about what happened yesterday?"
Tu Yao immediately became serious: "Of course I didn't say! Would I dare to say? We're in the same boat now, so you're not allowed to say anything either!"
Lin Yue breathed a sigh of relief and hummed in agreement: "Yes, there's a new buyer."
"Great! I'll go with you guys later!"
Lin Yue frowned subconsciously: "What are you going to do?"
Tu Yao: "I'm worried about you. If another fight breaks out, I can help you."
"Don't worry, if another fight breaks out, we'll keep it from our eldest and second eldest brothers!"
She repeated, "We're all in the same boat!"
The reason didn't sound like a good reason to refuse.
Lin Yue pursed her lips: "I understand."
Tu Yao made a gesture: "Okay, then I'll write it right away!"
An hour later, Tu Yao followed the two to an inconspicuous shop near an urban village.
The tiny apartment was mortgaged for 70,000 yuan.
The moment they received the money, Lin Yue and Lin Jing both breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Yue subconsciously looked at Tu Yao.
"At my eldest and second eldest brothers' places..."
Tu Yao immediately assured them, "We're in the same boat! I definitely won't tell anyone!"
Lin Jing patted Lin Yue on the shoulder: "I'll take 20,000. Tonight I'll collect some new goods and load them onto the truck. We'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."
"The same as always, I'm leaving Grandma in your care."
Lin Yue nodded, and was about to take Tu Yao away.
Tu Yao suddenly spoke up: "Brother, didn't you usually send your goods to the mountain produce market?"
Lin Jing smiled and said, "This is the simplest and most basic sales method."
Their experience over the previous two years could only be described as maintaining the status quo, with neither great achievements nor major mistakes, but Grandma Lin's illness dealt them a heavy blow.
Simply maintaining the status quo won't work; they need to take a new step.
"If you want to earn more money, you still have to go out and explore, since the prices outside are vastly different from those in the mountain produce market."
Tu Yao thought for a moment: "Although there are transportation and time costs, they are manageable in comparison, and it can be considered as opening up a new market?"
Lin Jing's eyes lit up immediately: "Yes, little sister! You know about these things!"
Tu Yao thought for a moment: "...I understand a little bit now."
Lin Yue suddenly frowned and subconsciously looked at Tu Yao.
The girl seemed perfectly normal, as if she was simply curious about their sales model.
Lin Yue then prepared to take her back.
But the next second, Tu Yao spoke up again: "So how's your market expansion going?"
Lin Jing was taken aback, then gave a wry smile: "Not very good."
"First of all, I can't get more goods; my suppliers don't dare to give me more."
Tu Yao nodded: "In addition, you have only just started doing transportation on your own, and you don't have a stable downstream customer yet."
"So we can only receive 20,000 units of goods at a time."
"The most important issue now is to increase your market confidence."
Lin Jing was stunned again.
Lin Yue finally realized that something was wrong.
I followed him to mortgage the house and found out his current financial situation.
I then spoke with Lin Jing to learn about their sales model and the difficulties they faced.
"...Tu Xiaomao, what exactly did you come here for today?"
Tu Yao blinked: "...Brother, we're in the same boat."
She repeated this sentence many times today.
Lin Yue's eyes were complicated: "So..."
Tu Yao looked uneasy and hesitated for a moment.
"...So I want to help you."
"Only by understanding your problems can I help you..."
"...Young man, are you willing?"
Then he added in a low voice.
"We are all in the same boat."
Lin Yue's eyes instantly turned red.
He understood almost instantly.
His sister accompanied him to the police station yesterday, and throughout the entire day she kept saying that she was in the same boat as him.
But from beginning to end, I didn't agree with his impulsiveness at all.
I also disagree with the idea that he pushed himself into a corner.
I also disagree with the idea that he should have kept the whole truth hidden and shouldered all the pressure by himself.
...But she proved to him through her actions that she allowed him to be foolish and to use unwise methods.
Why...?
In order to obtain permission to be near him.
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