Starting the next day, debt collectors called home three times a day.
Yun Jin is not at home.
Little Rice Cake went to school.
Only He's parents and Feng Qianqian were at home. He's mother looked displeased when she received the phone call.
The guy called Brother Biao over to talk to He Ziqian.
He Ziqian screamed as he was beaten: "Grandma, save me! Mom, save me! Wife, save me! Waaah! Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! Grandpa, please save me!"
Without giving He's mother a chance to speak, the phone was hung up, and He Ziqian's fate remains unknown.
Mrs. He was so frightened that she trembled all over: "Old man, what should we do?"
Mr. He's face was extremely grim. He thought for a few seconds, then picked up the phone and said, "I'm looking for He Tingchuan. I'm his father. Tell him to call me back when he has time."
He Tingchuan knew that his father had called, so he immediately called back.
The person who answered the phone was Mr. He, and Mrs. He couldn't bear He Ziqian's pleading.
He Tingchuan asked, "Dad, is something wrong at home? Where are my wife and daughter?"
"Don't worry, they're fine. They called you because they want you to help them. You have a comrade who transferred to Guangzhou, right? Ask him to help get He Ziqian out of trouble." He's father succinctly explained He Ziqian's gambling situation.
He Tingchuan's expression was grim: "Why did he go to Guangzhou?"
It's all tears when I talk about it. He's father wanted to beat He Ziqian up: "He has no skills, but he's good at causing trouble. I'll teach him a lesson when he gets back. You better get him out of here so we don't lose even more money."
He Tingchuan nodded: "I understand, I'll make the call right away."
After hanging up the phone, Mr. He said to Mrs. He, "Don't tell anyone else about this yet. Let them worry for a while, or they'll be allowed to do whatever they want in the future."
Mrs. He nodded, saying nothing to anyone.
Yun Jin didn't ask any questions.
Since it wasn't her own business, Yun Jin pretended not to know.
Brother He and Sister-in-law He were very anxious and upset, especially Sister-in-law He, who was sighing and complaining at home and trying to talk to her parents.
When He Ziqian called, she cried out, pleading, "Don't hit my son! We've already raised the money, we're raising more, please don't hit him!"
He Ziqian cried loudly on the phone, "Mom, I'm so sorry, waaaah!"
After hanging up the phone, Sister-in-law He looked at her parents with teary eyes: "Mom and Dad, we've scraped together a thousand yuan, that's all we have. Do you have any money on hand? Could you lend us some so we can redeem Ziqian?"
"Da Bao and Xiao Bao are still so young, they can't be without their father!" Sister-in-law He used moral blackmail.
Feng Qianqian held Da Bao and cried along with him.
The two babies were startled by the noise and started crying.
For a time, adults cried, children cried, and the crying continued.
Xiao Niangao and Yun Jin were sitting on the sofa eating pomegranates, which were grown in their own yard and were ready to eat.
Little Rice Cake wanted to eat, so Yun Jin picked one and peeled it for her.
Little Doubao also stood by, eating pomegranates while watching the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cry and fuss, finding it amusing.
Mr. and Mrs. He exchanged a glance, and Mr. He shook his head slightly.
Mother He understood and deliberately said, "We don't have any money either. Our retirement pension is spent on food and drink. We used our previous savings to pay for your IVF treatments. Now we live on our monthly retirement pensions."
“If you want to save him, we’re old, we’ve emptied our savings for our funerals, we have no money left, and we can’t help you,” Mrs. He refused.
Sister-in-law He glanced sideways at Yun Jin, who hadn't spoken, and said, "Mom and Dad, think of something. It's not like we won't pay you back. We'll borrow it for now and pay you back as soon as we have the money."
"I can get He Ziqian to write an IOU!" Sister-in-law He is sensible. Even if He Ziqian uses it, so what if he writes an IOU? If he doesn't pay it back, the old couple can't do anything to him.
Mrs. He spread her hands: "Where can we borrow money? Everyone is having a hard time. Prices are soaring now, and we don't have any money on hand. We're scrimping and saving, so how can we borrow money?"
Sister-in-law He looked at Yun Jin, signaling to Mother He to speak.
Mother He understood. She knew that her eldest daughter-in-law had been eyeing her youngest daughter-in-law for a long time. Mother He said, "If you want to eat pomegranates, go pick them yourself. Those are pomegranates for rice cakes. She doesn't even have enough for herself."
Little Rice Cake protectively held onto her pomegranate: "Auntie, you still have the mood to eat pomegranates? Big Brother lost so much money, I can't even eat anything!"
Sister-in-law He was heartbroken; even a child who hadn't even grown a full beard dared to laugh at her.
"Nian Gao, how about I talk to you about something?" Sister-in-law He planned to start with Xiao Nian Gao.
Little Niangao was smarter than she thought: "No way, my mom said, I have no money to lend, but you can take my life. I want to use my New Year's money to buy myself good food, I want to spend it myself, I won't lend it to anyone."
Sister-in-law He: "......"
Since things had come to this point, Sister-in-law He gritted her teeth and laughed, "If your aunt doesn't want to borrow money from you, how about borrowing from your mother? Would your mother lend it to you?"
Little Rice Cake shook her head: "My mom has no money. My mom is very strong. It costs a lot of money for my mom to raise me. I eat a lot every day, and I eat all of my mom's money. Auntie, you should work hard to earn money and stop thinking about my mom's money. My mom won't lend it to me."
Yun Jin smiled and patted Xiao Niangao's head, looking at Xiao Niangao with such pride in her eyes.
It wasn't a waste of time, not a single bit of pain.
Her precious daughter would shield her from the gun, and knowing that Sister-in-law He was after her money, Xiao Niangao immediately refused.
Yun Jin couldn't keep hiding behind her daughter forever, so she said, "Sister-in-law, all my money is in the shop and I need it for working capital, so I can't lend it to you."
"How about I borrow 20,000, not too much?" Sister-in-law He was determined to lend it to him first.
Since He's parents wouldn't ask Yun Jin for money, she had to step in herself.
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