activa-t Chapter 413 Borrowing Money
Chapter 413 Borrowing Money
Lin Fei's good friend Zhang Lianyu was not at home, and Wu Yingchun was cleaning the house and would be back later.
He could only play with the three little ones, but he was always entertaining himself.
He was holding a wooden goose and waving it in front of the three little ones, which made Lin Xiayou scream at the top of her lungs for it. Lin Dadan quickly asked him to give the toy to Lin Xiayou.
Lin Xiayou was shaking it in her hand, and when she saw Lin Fei take out another wooden puppy, she immediately threw away the one in her hand and waved her hand to take it.
This time, Lin Fei didn't need Lin Dadan to call him. He gave the puppy to her and picked up the goose on the ground and continued to play with it. As a result, the puppy was also thrown on the ground.
When he looked up, he saw Lin Xiayou reaching out to him, babbling, wanting something again. Just as he was about to give her the goose in his hand, he was stopped by Lin Yiyan.
"Fei Fei, don't give it to Xia You. She only wants things that are in other people's hands. She's very domineering."
Lin Fei is always obedient. After turning around and picking up the puppy, he walked over to Lin Dongyi's stroller and sat down to play with it.
When Lin Xiayou saw that the person was missing, she immediately burst into tears. Everyone looked at her worriedly, but they didn't dare to comfort her without Lin Yiyan's instructions.
The other two little ones next to them were sucking their thumbs and looking curiously at the toy in Lin Fei's hand. This time they were not affected by the crying at all.
Lin Jiaojiao changed into dry clothes and came out of the house. She heard a child crying, so she quickened her pace and went to the main room.
"Why are you crying, Xia You? Come and hug me, don't cry, don't cry."
Just as she stretched out her hand and hadn't touched the child, the person sitting behind the stroller coughed lightly. Her outstretched hand froze instantly, then she withdrew her hand awkwardly, walked to sit next to Lin Dadan, and no longer paid attention to the child's crying.
Lin Yiyan told her last night that she shouldn't spoil her child just because he or she doesn't understand what he or she is saying. She couldn't refute him or her, so of course she listened to her husband.
As no one was there to comfort him, his crying soon stopped.
Today, their family and Lin Dadan's family gathered together to have a New Year's dinner.
Because Zhang Tong did not have a holiday, Lian Yun took Zhang Lianyu on a truck to Nanshan early in the morning, and Qiu Xilan and his wife also left early.
The head of the village and his family were all at home, but they were going to the next village for a drink at noon, so only Lin Dadan's family didn't have to go.
It's just that they don't leave, while others are rushing to visit relatives.
Zhou Xiaofeng brought her family into the house with a gloomy face. He really didn't want to let them in. He let them in for the sake of his father. Otherwise, he wouldn't care whether they made trouble or not during the New Year.
Zhou Guifang also knew this very well, otherwise she would not have brought only Huang Donglai and not her other two husbands.
"Oh, Xiaofeng, your house is really big, and it has a second courtyard. I'm afraid there are a lot of empty rooms?"
Zhou Xiaofeng didn't bother to pay attention to her. As soon as he heard her speak, he knew what she was planning.
Zhou Shuxin looked around at the things he saw along the way, and the more he looked, the more he liked them.
"Mother-in-law, let's stay here tonight."
Just as Zhou Guifang was about to agree, she heard Zhou Xiaofeng refuse.
"No, you can leave after lunch."
Zhou Meng had a bad temper to begin with, and he became furious when he heard these merciless words.
"What do you mean! Can't your own niece live here? You are so mean and yet you still want to come and wish you a happy new year!"
In the end, she controlled her temper and did not forget the purpose of her trip.
Zhou Xiaofeng didn't like this niece at all. She was so young and didn't learn well. She had learned the essence of her mother's laziness and greed.
He was so angry when he thought about how she had let Lin Chun ride on him like a horse.
Only his Chun'er was bullied because he was so honest.
"Okay, okay, it's New Year's Day. Xiaofeng, I know you don't need meat to eat now, but I still cut five pounds of pork for you."
After saying that, he signaled Huang Dong with his eyes to hand him the basket of pork.
Zhou Xiaofeng had to accept it even though he didn't want to. He looked at his father's apologetic expression, sighed, gave the basket to Lin Chunrang to take to the kitchen, and led everyone to the main room.
Arriving at the main room, Zhou Guifang and the others looked around in astonishment. It was very simple and empty, with nothing in it except a dining table and some cabinets.
It's completely different from what they imagined.
Zhou Xiaofeng took in their expressions, his eyes lit up, and he had an idea.
Zhou Guifang asked curiously, "Xiaofeng, why is there nothing at home? It would be too shabby to have a nice courtyard without some furniture."
He sneered in his heart, but turned around without showing it, took out some biscuits from the cupboard and put them on the table. Zhou Shuxin immediately pulled the plate in front of her and started eating.
"This shortbread is delicious! Uncle, I want some potato chips too."
He said calmly, "Xin'er, your uncle is not criticizing you. You are already seven years old, right? Why are you still so disrespectful? Your grandma and grandpa haven't even started eating yet, but you are already holding the plate and eating."
Zhou Shuxin didn't care at all, instead she said proudly: "My grandma and grandpa love me the most, I can eat whatever I want."
Zhou Guifang smiled and nodded repeatedly, not forgetting to give instructions.
"My dear granddaughter, eat more. Xiaofeng, bring Xinxin ten bags of big potato buns to eat."
Lin Chun also brought the tea over at this time and poured a cup for Huang Dong first. Huang Dong carefully looked at his wife's face, and seeing that her face was not gloomy, he took the teacup and thanked her softly.
"Thank you, Chun'er."
Lin Xiaofeng didn't move. He took the teacup and took a sip to moisten his throat, then spoke slowly.
"Okay, give Chun'er three hundred coins to buy it for you. I don't know if there's any left."
Zhou Meng immediately refused to listen, "What the hell? You have to pay for food? Is there an uncle like you in Zhou Xiaofeng?"
Zhou Xiaofeng was not in a hurry, and said helplessly: "It's not that I don't have money to buy it, but we simply don't have the money to buy it."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you can see that although Da Dan and I have a second courtyard, there is nothing in the house. It's not that we don't want to buy new things, but we don't have the money to buy them."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhou Xiaofeng continued to play the victim: "The monthly salary of Dadan, Chun'er and I combined is not enough to pay the mortgage. We have to borrow money from others."
Seeing that Zhou Guifang and the others looked confused and didn't understand, he quickly explained what mortgage payment was and that the house would not belong to them until it was paid off.
"What! This house isn't yours yet?"
"Yes, mother, you don't think that Dadan and I have eight hundred taels of silver to buy a second courtyard, do you?"
Of course it wasn’t eight hundred taels. The lowest price Lin Jiaojiao offered was seven hundred taels of silver, and it was a mortgage without any interest.
"Eight hundred taels? That's so much!"
He simply ignored their shock and spoke while the iron was hot.
"It's like this. Dadan and I have borrowed money from everyone around us, but no one is willing to lend us money. Now it just so happens that you, mother and sister, are here. We really have no other choice. Can you lend us two taels of silver every month to pay off the mortgage?"
"what!"
"I don't have any money!"
Zhou Guifang never thought of easing the relationship, but was asked to borrow money. She is now old and no longer works outside, and Zhou Meng eats and drinks at home. The only source of income for the family is her three husbands and three sons-in-law, who help people mend clothes and embroider things to supplement the family income.
Let alone two taels of silver, she couldn't even come up with two hundred coins.
Even if she had the money, she wouldn't lend it out.
She immediately looked embarrassed and said, "Xiaofeng, it's not that I don't want to lend you money, it's that I don't have any money."
Zhou Xiaofeng had expected her to say this, and continued, "Ah? I remember that our family has a shop, right? Didn't mom sell it two years ago? There should be a lot of money left, mom, can you lend us some?"
The shop did make some money, but she and Zhou Meng had almost squandered it all in the past two years. The remaining ten taels of silver were left for Zhou Shuxin to marry.
She repeatedly said that she had no money, but Zhou Xiaofeng just didn't believe her and kept asking her to borrow money. Zhou Meng found an excuse to go to the toilet and started wandering around the yard.
If you don't look around, you won't realize that except for a few locked doors, the other rooms are empty and there is nothing in them. Even the kitchen only has the pork they brought.
Under Zhou Xiaofeng's pestering, Zhou Guifang, who knew the situation in the house, left with her people without even having lunch. She didn't want to turn hostile but was also afraid that Zhou Xiaofeng would follow them home and take out all the money.
Before leaving, she went to the village to inquire and found out that the second courtyard did have so much money and that it was indeed mortgaged. She also learned that there was interest on the mortgage and that the interest would increase if the money could not be repaid that month, so she dispelled her doubts.
She was waiting for Lin Dadan and the others to pay off the house debt in a few years before dealing with them again, so she didn't take the five kilograms of pork with her.
It really hurts her.