Cheng Su noticed Qi Taiguo’s expression becoming very strange, and couldn’t help using her mouth to ask: "What’s wrong?"
Qi Taiguo forced a slight smile, his eyes shifting away, feeling a bit guilty.
Just now, Cheng Su had talked to him about two donation matters, all saying she made big business and got money, should donate more, and she was sulking about it, he also just persuaded her not to mind it.
Now, his mother called, still saying these things, people doing business, they want money.
Qi Taiguo felt his face burning, staying silent for a long while.
Mother Qi felt sothing was wrong, and asked: "Taiguo, are you listening? Your aunt had a rough life, in that family of theirs, only Weichun is left as a man, we’re relatives, close relatives, you all got along well when you were young. If you can help, just help a bit."
"Mom!" Qi Taiguo said with great reluctance: "Cheng Su is doing business, she needs a lot of cash flow, we really don’t have that much money on hand right now."
Mother Qi didn’t say anything for a long while, then said: "So you’re unwilling to help? It’s just a loan, they will eventually pay back, and you won’t help with this as well?"
"Mom, it’s not that we don’t want to help, but we really don’t have it, Cheng Su has just reopened a restaurant, all the money has gone into it, so... hello, hello?" Qi Taiguo heard the beeping dial tone from the receiver and couldn’t help but frown.
After hanging up, he saw Cheng Su squinting at him, and forced a smile.
"What’s going on? What do they need the money for?" Cheng Su asked.
She had an intuition that it wasn’t anything good, feeling rather depressed, what’s going on lately, one after another, they’re all asking for money.
Qi Taiguo did not dare to say.
"I overheard, sooner or later I’ll find out." Cheng Su said, aning that whether he said it or not, he had to say.
Qi Taiguo then relayed what Mother Qi said to her, finally adding: "You heard it too, I refused!"
So it’s about borrowing money.
Cheng Su asked: "How much do they want to borrow?"
"One thousand!"
Cheng Su widened her eyes: "Borrow one thousand? Are they building this house entirely on borrowed money?"
Qi Taiguo gave a bitter smile.
"Are they borrowing from your mom or from us?" Cheng Su asked again, and without waiting for him to answer, continued: "But it’s all the sa, borrowing from your mom is equal to borrowing from us, where would your mom get the money?"
Qi Taiguo glanced at her and said: "Don’t worry about it, I already told mom, your money is all invested in the restaurant!"
"You’re right, the restaurant has opened, but it’s big, and the cash flow needed is also larger, I don’t have much money on hand either. One thousand yuan, it’s not that we don’t have it, but if loaned out, can we ensure it would be returned? This is to build a house to get married, if you ask , wear the hat that fits your head. One thousand yuan, even if they borrowed it and built the house, this debt would still crush them later!" Cheng Su said.
"I know your shop has a large cash flow, so I also told mom honestly, don’t worry about it, as you said, wear the hat that fits your head." Qi Taiguo quickly said, not daring to ntion the part about his mother’s comnt on doing big business.
Cheng Su pursed her lips, borrowing money—her principle was to help in ergencies, not to alleviate poverty. If you say you’re saving a life, then it’s okay to loan, but this is to build a house and get married, that’s a different story!
One thousand yuan, not much but not little, at least in ordinary families, being frugal, it could last for a few years, and how can anyone guarantee that once loaned out, it can be recovered?
Borrowing money depends on the person’s character, doesn’t it? That face of his aunt, Cheng Su thought about it, and then shuddered.
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