Hearing the knock on the door, Ah Chen, who had been dozing by the window, suddenly opened his eyes, then slipped in through the gap in the window and found a hidden place to crouch.
If you don’t look carefully, it’s really hard to notice that there’s an extra cat in the living room.
"It’s early in the morning, I wonder who’s knocking." Wei Jianhua’s voice ca from the room, accompanied by the sounds of getting up and getting dressed, walking out in slippers, and soon, the room door opened.
It was Jiang Yingfeng who ca out: "I’ll go see who it is."
Their son and daughter-in-law have keys to this place, so they shouldn’t need to knock. Not knowing who it was, he was a bit puzzled, but then quickly realized who it might be. Could it be his elder brother? Thinking about why the other might be here, Jiang Yingfeng couldn’t help but sigh and still walked outside.
"Then I’ll get up too," ca Wei Jianhua’s voice from behind, "could it be big brother?"
"We’ll find out by looking," replied Jiang Yingfeng.
Wei Jianhua muttered, "If it’s him, he’s definitely here to borrow money. He hasn’t returned the previous loans. If your big brother really has nothing to eat, it’s right to help a bit, but he’s borrowing money to fill a bottomless pit. Old Jiang, this ti we really can’t lend it. Just because we have the ans, Jiang Wang feels soone will back him up, doesn’t learn his lesson, pretends to be good for a while, and then goes gambling again."
"Yeah, this ti we won’t lend. If it really is big brother, I’ll try to persuade him, tell him not to back Jiang Wang anymore." As he said this, Jiang Yingfeng had already reached the door and opened it.
Sure enough, it was his elder brother Jiang Yingshan outside, already seventy, just about four years older than him, but looked much older and was very frail.
"Big brother, why so early?"
"Co in, you haven’t had breakfast, right? Just in ti, we can eat together later." Jiang Yingfeng pulled him in, "Let’s just go downstairs, the breakfast shop downstairs has really good food."
Jiang Yingshan showed an awkward smile, uncomfortably fidgeting with his hands, walked into the tidy room, not knowing where to put his feet.
He didn’t have his younger brother’s abilities, never dared to move to the city back then, just stayed in the village with his small piece of land. Now, he’s still there, the gap between him and his brother growing bigger and bigger. As the elder brother not doing as well as his younger brother, he can’t help but feel a little inferior.
If it wasn’t for Ah Wang having no other way, he would never have asked his brother for a penny.
Before Ah Wang got into trouble, he never thought to take any advantage of his brother, feeling it would be humiliating.
Wei Jianhua had already dressed and poured a glass of water for Jiang Yingshan: "Big brother, haven’t had breakfast, have you? Drink so water first, we’ll go eat soon."
"No, I won’t eat." Jiang Yingshan quickly said, sipping from the cup, and after glancing at Wei Jianhua, then at Jiang Yingfeng, with so difficulty, he spoke up, "I ca over this morning mainly to borrow so money from you."
He also knew he had borrowed quite a few tis, but he only had Ah Wang as a son, he couldn’t just not care.
Jiang Yingfeng and Wei Jianhua exchanged a glance, having guessed earlier, it indeed was what they suspected, and they felt sowhat helpless.
Jiang Yingfeng sat to the side and said, "Big brother, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but Jiang Wang’s situation has been repeated several tis, and he never changes. How much can you cover for him? We’re not very wealthy; we can’t ruin our family fortune over him, can we? The first ti, you borrowed thirty thousand, and I lent it without a second word. The second ti, you borrowed a hundred thousand; I lent it too, thinking we’re brothers, we should help."
"Last month, you borrowed two hundred thousand."
"Big brother, to be honest, if it was sothing important to you, as a younger brother, I’d certainly try to help you. But Jiang Wang doesn’t learn, he accumulates debt right after we pay it. If this continues, our family will be ruined too. This ti, no matter what, I won’t lend you any more money."
"I will take care of you if you lack food in the future, you don’t need to worry about anything. As for Jiang Wang, just let him be, okay? Maybe if you stop enabling him, he will learn a lesson and really change."
Jiang Yingshan remained silent, his head down.
Jiang Yingfeng sighed and said to Wei Jianhua, "Jianhua, go buy breakfast, today’s breakfast we’ll eat at ho."
Wei Jianhua replied, "Okay."
"Younger brother, he’s my only son," once Wei Jianhua had left, Jiang Yingshan raised his head, his eyes a bit red, wiping them constantly, "If I don’t care for him, who will? Just borrow this one ti, okay? After this, I won’t co again. If Ah Wang has any problems, I’ll handle it myself."
Jiang Yingfeng shook his head, "Big brother, I really can’t agree this ti. Altogether it’s been hundreds of thousands, reaching the limit of what our family can bear. The amount you intend to borrow again, I assu, isn’t small?"
Jiang Yingshan clenched his hands, "I promise, it’s really the last ti."
"Just this last thirty thousand, and then I really won’t ask you ever again, even if Ah Wang dies outside, I won’t bother you anymore."
"Lost another thirty thousand?" Jiang Yingfeng asked.
Jiang Yingshan quickly nodded, "The people said if Ah Wang doesn’t pay back, they will co and chop off his fingers. Younger brother, I can’t just ignore that!"
"Then let them chop," Jiang Yingfeng said with determination, "missing a finger might teach him a lesson, and maybe he won’t dare again."
Jiang Yingshan grabbed Jiang Yingfeng, shaking his head, "No, Ah Wang hasn’t even married yet; if he’s missing a finger, he’d be considered disabled. What girl would want to marry him then?"
"Younger brother, just this thirty thousand, lend it to , this really is the last ti, afterward, I’ll properly look after Ah Wang."
"How about calling the police," Jiang Yingfeng suggested, "using violent threats is certainly illegal, and such large gambling amounts must also be against the law..."
"That would an Ah Wang goes to prison; no, if that happened, he’d be ruined for sure." Jiang Yingshan imdiately rejected the idea, they couldn’t call the police.
Jiang Yingfeng was sowhat helpless, but this ti he was firm in his decision, and no matter how much Jiang Yingshan pleaded, he stood his ground. Seeing his big brother’s look of despair made him uncomfortable, but if he didn’t draw the line, his whole family would also be dragged down.
He felt he had done his utmost for this elder brother, as he really didn’t owe the other anything. When he decided to lend before, it was out of brotherly love, but it had beco a bottomless pit.
Seeing that Jiang Yingfeng really wouldn’t lend, Jiang Yingshan stood up, thoroughly disappointed: "Then...then I’ll go back and sell so things at ho, see how much I can gather."
Just as Wei Jianhua returned, he t the departing Jiang Yingshan, greeted him and invited him for breakfast, but he simply shook his head and left.
"Not lending is good, even if in the future big brother lacks food, we won’t ignore him." Wei Jianhua said.
Jiang Yingfeng sat there, feeling a bit troubled himself, then suddenly asked, "Did you buy for Chengle and the others?"
"How could I forget our own son?" Wei Jianhua shot him a look, "I’ve already given it to them, they’re up and planning to go out today.
Jiang Yingshan didn’t leave, he was sitting in a corner downstairs, smoking, thinking about what to do next.
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