Chapter 12

"Auntie, my family didn't cook your food. If you have nothing to do, you can go back. Yuan Hao and I are going to have dinner." She didn't want to see Lin's face anymore, it would affect her appetite.

How could Lin just leave like this, she came here today for a purpose.

"Yuan Qiu, it's like this. Yuan Song is sick and can't get out of bed. Your uncle explained that he went to the town to ask for a doctor early in the morning, but the family didn't have any money left, so he wanted to borrow some money from you. Don't worry, wait a while." When the rice is harvested in a few days, if you sell it for a good price, it will be returned to you immediately."

Lin stared at Yuan Qiu without blinking, not letting go of the expression on her face.

It's a pity that she didn't look at anything, and Yuan Qiu's face didn't have a trace of expression, it was as calm as a frozen silver lake, exuding a cool air, not easy to get close to, and unclear about the meaning.

Ever since she saw Lin's coming in, Yuan Qiu knew the purpose of her visit, it was simply because she got a tael of food money today: "How much would Auntie want to borrow?"

When Mrs. Lin heard this, she thought there was something to be said, and the smile on her face immediately piled up: "Just borrow a tael of silver. You also know that Yuan Song has been weak and sick since he was a child. He asked the doctor to take medicine every now and then, and spent all of your uncle's savings. , I really had no choice, so I came to you with a shy face."

Yuan Qiu smiled lightly, his brows were calm and clear, but there was a sardonic smile on the corner of his mouth, with a bit of insight into people's hearts: "Auntie, it's not that I don't want to lend you, it's just that as the saying goes, it's good to borrow it and pay it back." , It’s not difficult to borrow. Last month you also said that Yuan Song was sick and needed to take medicine. You borrowed 300 Wen from me. Last month you borrowed 400 Wen. I don’t care about the previous ones. Well, let’s talk about the seven hundred wen for these two months, you will pay me back first, and then talk about the borrowing of money.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lin became furious: "Good Xia Yuanqiu, after all, you just refuse to borrow it?"

Yuan Qiu shrugged: "I didn't say I wouldn't borrow it, but I just told you a reason, it's easy to borrow and repay, and it's not difficult to borrow again. If you don't repay what you borrowed earlier, it will be even more difficult to borrow again later."

"You girl, how did you become so hateful? Yuan Song is your own cousin, and you just have the heart to see him sick?" Lin's eyes widened, as if Xia Yuanqiu owed her money and would not pay it back.

Yuan Qiu's face was pale, and he still said unhurriedly: "Auntie, I said, it's not that I don't want to borrow, at least you have to pay back the previous one first, and then talk about the borrowing?"

Lin knew that no matter how wordy she was, Xia Yuanqiu had changed. She was no longer the cowardly Xia Yuanqiu she used to be, who could control her with just a few words.

She calculated in her mind, if she pays back the seven hundred wen, then ask her to borrow it, wouldn't it be all right? Didn't she say that as long as you pay back the seven hundred wen you owed before, and then borrow money from her, wouldn't it be all right to borrow the one tael of silver and the seven hundred wen again?

Thinking of this, Lin's face softened a little, and he said to Xia Yuanqiu: "Just wait, I'll go back and get the money right away, don't play tricks."

Lin turned around and left, as if a ghost was chasing her after her.

"Sister, do you really want to lend money to Auntie?" Yuan Hao asked worriedly.

Yuan Qiu gave him a funny look, and said with a smile, "If I have meat buns, can I beat a dog if I don't eat them myself?"

Yuan Hao didn't understand: "Sister, what do you mean?"

"The meat bun beats the dog and never comes back. Can I use our family's money to feed their family's bottomless pit?"

Only then did Yuan Hao breathe a sigh of relief, he was afraid that his sister would be like before, the money from selling vegetables was either given to Liu Wenxuan, or was borrowed by his aunt under various names, but he never saw it back.