TVCEO Chapter 36.2

The aunt held up a finger.

“Ten thousand?” Father Lin said, unable to believe it himself.

“One hundred thousand? It can’t be one million, right?”

He was laughing dryly at first, but when he saw the aunt’s serious expression, his laughter immediately stopped, and his eyes widened.

“He owes a million?!”

The uncle lowered his head in shame, “The debt collector said they’d chop off his fingers if he didn’t pay!”

“Isn’t that absurd?” Father Lin raged.

He then tried to comfort his brother, “Don’t worry too much. The country’s crackdown on organized crime is so severe right now. They’re probably just trying to scare you!”

The aunt cried and shook her head, “You didn’t see how ferocious they were! They looked like they had been in prison!”

Father Lin was a sentimental man, and since his nephew was in trouble, Zhuang Yun was afraid that he’d impulsively lend out all the money, so she played the victim herself.

“Brother and Sister-in-law, you all know that Lin Qiao and Lin Ji are still in college. Their living expenses alone cost six or seven thousand yuan a month, not to mention their annual tuition and household expenses. Our combined salaries are just that, so we haven’t really saved much over the years raising them. I have ten thousand yuan in this card, which was originally intended for their tuition next year. You can take it first. Don’t be polite with us!”

Zhuang Yun is also a master of acting. Her words are sincere and sound like the truth.

“My monthly living expenses are only 1,500 yuan. Did you spend four or five thousand yuan?” Lin Qiao glared at Lin Ji.

Lin Ji was speechless, “If I had four or five thousand yuan a month, would I still need you to buy me sausages?”

These ten thousand yuan clearly weren’t enough to satisfy the uncle and aunt. Seeing that they couldn’t borrow a million yuan all at once, they changed their strategy.

“They said the principal can wait until after the New Year, but the 100,000 yuan interest must be paid back tomorrow morning. Otherwise, they’ll come banging on our door every day. Your brother and I don’t even dare go home now.”

The aunt sobbed again.

One hundred thousand yuan isn’t a lot, but it’s not a small amount either. Although the Lin family has it, they can’t withdraw it right away. It’s all tied up in the bank, and it won’t mature until next year.

When the aunt said this, Father Lin naturally thought of the prize money that Lin Qiao had just won. She had just deposited the money, so there would be no loss if she took it out now.

“How about this, Brother? Lin Qiao won 100,000 yuan at the company’s annual meeting a few days ago. You two can take it first. We’ll talk after the Lunar New Year.”

Father Lin hadn’t even consulted Lin Qiao before making the decision. Zhuang Yun knew that something was amiss. Lin Qiao was definitely going to cause trouble again.

The couple, seeing they had borrowed 100,000 yuan in just a few words, were about to express their gratitude with wide grins. However, before they could even be happy for a second, they were interrupted by Lin Qiao, who rushed out of the room.

“I won’t lend it to you!”

Father Lin quickly came up to explain, “Qiao Qiao, your cousin made a mistake, and your uncle and aunt are really struggling to make ends meet. I’m borrowing this 100,000 yuan from you. I promise to pay you back, okay?”

“No!”

Lin Qiao refused without blinking an eye. Her uncle’s family had not paid back the 30,000 yuan they had invested in opening the bathhouse, and now they were asking for more money. The lesson from the past was still there, and if she lent the money, it would definitely be wasted!

Seeing that Lin Qiao didn’t give him any face at all, Father Lin got angry and said, “How can you be so naive? This is your uncle! He’s not saying he won’t return it to you! How can your father still take your money?”

“I said no, and that’s it!” Lin Qiao insisted.

She added sarcastically, “Besides, I don’t think my uncle and aunt are in a hurry.”

The aunt thought that Father Lin could control Lin Qiao, so she pretended to be very aggrieved and said, “What are you talking about? If we weren’t in a hurry, would we have to go to such lengths to borrow money on New Year’s Eve?”

 

 

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