Chapter 1006: Chapter 1007: The Lonely Village Girl 51
“Ahhh, Liu Li really forgot about this, and now she looked at Zhang Yu in horror, ‘I, I, I…’
She believed that if she really borrowed money and didn’t repay, Zhang Yu would definitely make it impossible for her to start over in a new place.
‘You, you wouldn’t do that, would you?’ Liu Li said fearfully.
Regarding this, Zhang Yu said, ‘I don’t know if I would do that. All I can say is that the decision is entirely in your hands.’
‘If you plan to cheat out of my money, I can only do this.’
‘By the way, do you only know as your wealthy acquaintance?’ Zhang Yu was genuinely curious.
Liu Li shot Zhang Yu an unhappy glance before storming off in a fit. She didn’t want to see Zhang Yu; otherwise, she might actually die of anger.
Watching Liu Li walk off angrily, Zhang Yu felt quite pleased. ‘Little girl, you actually want to borrow money from , your brain must be waterlogged.’
During dinner, Zhang Yu turned this issue into a joke and ntioned it to Li Cui.
Initially thinking the old lady would laugh, Zhang Yu was surprised to see her frowning deeply instead.
‘Nai Nai, what’s wrong?’ Zhang Yu wondered if the old lady didn’t approve.
Looking at the concerned Zhang Yu in front of her, Li Cui sighed softly, ‘If possible, lend her the money and have her write an IOU.’
‘Once she receives her salary, she can repay a certain amount monthly.’
Li Cui worried her words might upset Zhang Yu, ‘Today I heard soone say that Liu Ke’s dical expenses are quite a lot, and Liu Gang’s couple want Liu Qiang to pay.’
‘They even want him to buy supplents and pay compensations, all of which are not a small amount.’ Although the specifics of how much were not gathered by Li Cui.
Zhang Yu wasn’t surprised by Liu Gang’s couple’s high demands, the main issue was, ‘Does Liu Qiang still have money?’
‘Even Liu Dashan and their folks probably ran out of money by now,’ Zhang Yu hesitated, ‘Even if they do, they probably wouldn’t take it out.’
‘Anyhow, Wang Pandi’s aning is that the couple has already spent almost everything they had and that money’s here with us.’
‘Now with such an incident, those two old folks just have the will but not the strength.’ Zhang Yu understood what Wang Pandi was trying to imply, ‘Trying to morally blackmail us.’
Zhang Yu felt unhappy, ‘Indeed, when the upper beam’s not straight, the lower beam’s crooked.’
‘Whatever, the fact they don’t have money is not the issue; they can go to the company to get an advance on their salary.’
‘Have the advance for the dical fees, and as for the compensation, it doesn’t need to be upfront; they can pay monthly after receiving their salary.’
Worrying that Li Cui might get out-argued by the Liu Family, Zhang Yu kept advising her, ‘Nai Nai, whether it’s the Liu Family or the neighbors bringing it up, just listen quietly.’
‘I don’t believe they’d directly ask. As long as they don’t directly ask, we can just pretend not to understand.’
Li Cui nodded in understanding, ‘But, Wang Pandi also ntioned, saying Liu Li is getting older, not studying anymore, and staying at ho isn’t good. Asked if there’s a suitable match.’
At such a juncture, the Liu Family actually intended to find a match for Liu Li, which seed problematic.
‘Could they be hoping the suitor would offer a high bride price?’ Everyone knows how much emphasis the Liu Family places on Liu Li.
They’re hoping she can marry soone like Liu Jia did, to a promising man’s family, to continue supporting the Liu Family.
Now that marrying high is blocked, the Liu Family probably hopes to grab a large sum.
Li Cui sighed lightly, ‘Yes, with the Liu Family’s current reputation, who would introduce a match? It’s asking for resentnt.’
‘An underqualified suitor might grit their teeth and agree to take Liu Li ho.’ Li Cui now also worried about Zhang Yu’s marriage.
‘But that way, there’s no future.’ Zhang Yu knew that in this era, family background was important; marrying a criminal’s sister, especially Liu Yuanchao’s charges, scared people away.
‘Yes, otherwise, you see the Wang Family; previously, they always hoped their daughter-in-law would be like Liu Li.’
‘But ever since the Liu Family incident, did the Wang Family ever ntion it?’ Li Cui recalled when Liu Hong’s incident happened and the neighbors’ attitudes, she couldn’t help but sigh.
The Wang Family? Since coming here, Zhang Yu had either been at odds with the Liu Family or busy with house renovations, then with work, and hadn’t known much about the neighbors.
Quickly recalling about the Wang Family’s situation, it seems their life should be decent, just that they have many children. The one close in age to Liu Li is the Wang Family’s Second Young Master.
Although they weren’t as harsh on Liu Hong as the Liu Family, as a second son, his life at ho was average, so him being interested in Liu Li was normal.
Zhang Yu suddenly felt curious, ‘I have good conditions too. I’m the only child in my family.’
‘If their family’s condition isn’t good, wouldn’t it be better to choose .’
‘He could directly marry into our family, the Wang Family wouldn’t need to prepare anything, and they wouldn’t have to worry about this son’s marriage.’ Zhang Yu genuinely didn’t understand.
‘They worry about your health; like your mother, shortly after giving birth, you passed away.’
‘Your father is healthy and strong; if the Wang Family’s son ever has ideas, your father could very well make it happen—keeping the child and sending the father away.’
‘After all that fuss, nothing good cos of it, and instead, the family’s reputation becos bad. The Wang Family also considers this.’
Zhang Yu kept nodding, understanding now, ‘I heard you say the Wang Family wasn’t interested in Liu Li, so I thought they might be interested in .’
Having thought about it, the Wang Family’s Second Young Master was good-looking, but beyond that, not much else was positive.
His job was average, temperant mild—needed constant supervision; Zhang Yu had no desire for such a man.
Moreover, the Wang Family was dominant, notable for less overt scheming than the Liu Family within the compound.
Seeing Zhang Yu relax, Li Cui comnted, ‘How do you know they didn’t try to plot against you?’
This comnt stunned Zhang Yu, ‘Is the Wang Family seriously planning on allying with our family?’
Li Cui acknowledged, ‘Since your father’s passed, I’m older, and despite your assertiveness, they think you’re ultimately a woman, who should listen to a man.’
‘The Wang Family may not have as many sons as the Liu Family, but they’re a flourishing family.’
Zhang Yu picked up on Li Cui’s tacit ssage, ‘Yes, our family’s like orphans and elders; we can’t reach their big family’s level.’
Li Cui knew Zhang Yu would understand her thoughts, ‘Actually, you working at the police station and after the Liu Family paid a lot in compensation, the Wang Family approached .’
‘Saying about arranging marriage with their second son?’ Zhang Yu was stunned.
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