Chapter 437: I think my daughter should not lend her money
After listening to mother and Aunt Lin's explanation, little Jinbao asked hurriedly: "Aunt Lin, we have been away from Jinghai City for more than a year, has anyone else bought bicycles in the factory?"
She felt that if she could avoid borrowing a car from Uncle Zhao, she would try not to borrow it from him.
Although he didn't blame the fifth brother in person, it was his own son who fell into the water after all. Who knows what he was thinking?
The three old Xu family members thought for a while and shook their heads.
Lin Yulan said that after the former factory director Chen was dismissed, the workload in the factory has been extremely low for more than a year. The workers have spent most of their time in political classes and have not been paid for several months. Who has money to buy bicycles?
"Yes, this bicycle is not only expensive, but it also requires a bicycle ticket. Where can I buy it if I want to?" Xu Qiang said, "Then Secretary Zhao can buy a bicycle because his mother-in-law got the ticket and gave it to him.
He scraped together some borrowed money to buy it."
When it came to borrowing money, Xu Damei muttered, "I also lent him ten yuan."
Lin Yulan didn't know about this, "Ah? Why did you borrow money from him too?"
"Actually, I didn't lend it to Secretary Zhao, I lent it to his wife, Sister Huihong." Xu Damei lowered her voice.
The sister Huihong she was talking about was named Xu Huihong. When Xu Damei was transferred to work as a picker, Xu Huihong, who was also a picker, took good care of her and said that the two of them had the same surname and they must be related through ancestors.
The two of them quickly became familiar with each other.
Briefly summarizing the relationship between herself and Xu Huihong, Xu Damei continued: "After we got to know each other, she told me that both she and her husband worked, and it didn't matter that her son went to elementary school, but my daughter was still young and she had to be sent to her in the morning.
I'll take care of him at my mother's house and pick him up in the evening.
It's very hard for her to pick up and drop off her children like this every day. She needs a bicycle. Now she has a ticket, but she just doesn't have enough money."
"So after listening to her words, you lent her ten yuan without consulting us?"
Xu Damei nodded, "She said it so pitifully, I can only lend it to her. Besides, I was not the only one who lent money to her in the workshop, many other people also lent money, some borrowed fifty cents, and some borrowed one yuan.
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I originally wanted to borrow one yuan, but Sister Huihong said that a bicycle costs one hundred and fifty yuan, and she was still a lot short. She asked me to lend more help, saying that I was single, unmarried, and lived with my parents.
There is no shortage of money, please ask me for help."
After hearing this, her father asked anxiously: "How long ago did it happen? Have you paid back the ten yuan?"
"It's been almost two years. I've mentioned it to her in a subtle way several times, but she said she has no money now. Two children cost too much money. Her husband is a small workshop clerk and his salary is not high.
I’m too embarrassed to mention the last meal or the next meal…”
Xu Qiang looked like he hated iron and said, "Damei, you are such a stupid pig. You are not willing to use the hard-earned money, but spend it on others. We were starving to death back then. Then Zhao Wenguo and Xu Huihong
Did you lend us a dime?"
Lin Yulan fully agreed with her husband's words, "That's right! When we lived in the old dormitory, no one cared about our life and death except Lulu! Then Xu Huihong didn't even have an excuse. She was clearly at home, but she didn't open the door for me.
Tsk! How shameless, why should she ask you to borrow money if she wants to buy a bicycle?"
At this point, she looked angry and planned to go upstairs to Xu Huihong to get the ten dollars back.
"Aunt Lin, wait a minute, listen to me." Jin Bao said as he hurriedly pulled Lin Yulan to stop her.
When Aunt Lin turned around, Jin Bao asked her to bend down, then stood on tiptoes and whispered a few words in her ear.
The corners of Lin Yulan's lips raised, "Okay, Jin Bao, you have a good idea, I'll do as you say."
Bai Lu was confused about what her daughter had said to Yu Lan. Jin Bao took her hand and walked upstairs, and soon arrived at the door of Zhao's house.
"Dong dong dong..." The little girl knocked on the door a few times. After a while, the door was opened by a little girl.
The child is the same age as Jinbao. She has two curved braids. She has a pair of thin and long willow eyebrows on her thin face. Her ears are thin and fleshless. Her eyes are like her mother's, with the tail of her eyes drooping slightly.
The entire eye shape is triangular, which makes it difficult to get along with.
"Xiaojie, who is it?" Xu Huihong's voice came from the room.
Zhao Qiujie glanced at Jinbao, then looked up at the person behind her, puffed her lips, and replied unhappily: "Mom, they are Su Xiaowu's mother and sister."
Although they haven't seen each other for more than a year, she remembers Jinbao and Bailu, especially Jinbao.
The aunts and uncles in the building always praised Jinbao for his good looks when chatting. They had never praised themselves so much.
Isn't it just that his skin is whiter and his eyes are bigger? She didn't realize how good-looking Jin Bao is.
This time my brother was pushed into the river by Su Xiaowu, and it was all Jin Bao's fault...
Zhao Qiujie thought of this and couldn't help but rolled her eyes at Jinbao, "Why are you coming to my house?"
Her mother had just finished washing the dishes halfway. At this time, she raised her wet hands and wiped her apron, and walked out of the kitchen anxiously, "Ah! It's Sister-in-law Bai. When did you and Jinbao come back?"
Bai Lu replied: "I just came back today."
"Is that so, that..." Xu Huihong looked a little embarrassed and leaned out, "Master Su also came back with you today?"
"He didn't come back," Bai Lu shook her head, "Jinbao and I came back first. There are still some tasks at Nanping Machinery Factory that Jinbao's father needs to handle. He won't come back until next year."
After saying "Oh", Xu Huihong said in confusion: "Sister-in-law Bai came here suddenly because of..."
Bai Lu pursed her lips, organized her words, stopped beating around the bush, and said: "It may be a bit abrupt for me to say this suddenly, but the matter is urgent. My Xiaowu has been missing for two days. I want to ride to find him. Can I talk to you?
Can I borrow a bicycle?"
"Ah?" Xu Huihong's face froze, "Isn't it hard to see the road while riding a bicycle at night?"
Jinbao said: "Don't worry, Aunt Xu, I will sit in front with a flashlight to illuminate."
"Jin Bao, you are still so young, it is not safe to sit in the front."
"I'll take care of it, don't worry."
After hearing what Jin Bao said, Xu Huihong refused to lend the bicycle out in order to find an excuse and said: "By the way! My bicycle is out of gas and hasn't been pumped up yet. In this case, why don't you go find the canteen manager Lao Zhang? He also has a bicycle."
"He cherishes his bicycle so much that he is reluctant to ride it himself. He will definitely not lend it to me, so I thought of borrowing it from you."
While Bai Lu was talking, Xu Huihong lightly bumped her daughter's arm.
Zhao Qiujie immediately understood what her mother meant. She put her hands on her hips and raised her chin and said, "Uncle Li is reluctant to lend you a bicycle, so you come to my house to borrow it. It's really funny!"
Su Xiaowu just pushed my brother into the river and drowned him. My parents have good personalities and it’s good that they didn’t settle the score with you. You are so shameless that you even came to my house to borrow a bicycle."