Chapter 58: Blocking the Door to Borrow Money

Sihe Academy

Jia Household

The family was sitting around the table eating cornmeal buns and drinking porridge, with a lunchbox full of stir-fried potato slices in the middle.

Bang Geng said with a face full of longing: "Mom, I want to eat meat. Can we stew meat tomorrow?"

Qin Qin Huairu said with difficulty: "There's no money left at home. Wait until the end of the month when I get my salary, and Mom will buy you meat."

The whole family relied on her salary; every month, she not only had to pay Jia Jia Zhangshi's pension but also buy her painkillers.

The children had big appetites, and if they ate any better, her salary simply wouldn't be enough.

But the gluttonous Bang Geng wouldn't consider this; he threw his chopsticks in a tantrum and shouted: "I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi said with heartache: "Why don't we just buy three taels of meat for the child tomorrow." ===== CHAPTER 104 =====

Qin Qin Huairu said: "Mom, this child can't be spoiled. Don't interfere with the matter of managing the child; if you want to, you go buy it for him."

Jia Jia Zhangshi said angrily: "You want me to buy a little meat? Then what do I need you as a mother for? The child is crying because he's craving meat; isn't this because you, as a mother, are mistreating the child?"

Qin Qin Huairu glared with indignation: "I'm mistreating the child? I also want to give the child good food and drink, but that requires conditions. Don't you know what our family's conditions are? If you don't take the pension money next month and don't buy painkillers, I'll go to the vegetable market to buy meat for the child first thing tomorrow morning."

"Old Qian, I won't buy painkillers; I'll go to the vegetable market first thing tomorrow morning to buy meat for the children."

"Slap!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi immediately exploded, throwing her chopsticks onto the table in an emotional outburst.

"Good for you, Qin Qin Huairu! You ungrateful woman!"

"My family married you into the city and let you eat commercial grain!"

"Fine! Your wings have hardened! You're going to be ungrateful, aren't you!"

"If you dare to cut off my pension and painkillers, and don't raise Bang Geng properly, I'll drive you back to the countryside."

"I'm putting it out there: if you want to go back to the countryside to farm, let's see!"

After being yelled at by Jia Jia Zhangshi, Qin Qin Huairu's face turned pale, and she clenched her fists tightly in anger.

This old woman married her into the Jia family just to use her as a long-term laborer, to work like an ox or a horse for the Jia family.

Qin Qin Huairu also wanted to turn against her, but she didn't dare; she couldn't bear to give up city life, and she was even more afraid of being driven back to the countryside.

If she were really driven back to the countryside, she would not only have to live a hard life but also suffer all kinds of cold looks.

Qin Qin Huairu tried to hold on and complain: "I haven't let the Jia family down. I work day and night, I don't dare to eat or dress well, I support the whole family alone, I'd rather go hungry myself than let you eat first. What else do you want?"

Jia Jia Zhangshi said with a gloomy face: "This is what you should do! You owe our Jia family!"

Bang Geng sat on the stool, heartlessly watching his mother and grandmother argue.

Xiao Dang and Huai Hua were scared and wiped away tears.

Qin Qin Huairu's eyes also turned red with grievance, and tears flowed out involuntarily.

Jia Jia Zhangshi pulled Bang Geng's hand with heartache: "Look at how thin Bang Geng is. Do you think you're a competent mother? I don't care what method you use, my eldest grandson must eat meat tomorrow."

Qin Qin Huairu said miserably: "What method can I have? You might as well force me to death."

Jia Jia Zhangshi said with a cunning look: "Go find Cao Cao Weiguo and borrow it. If he can lend money to the Lu family, he has to lend money to our family. If he dares not to, then make a scene with him. If he doesn't treat everyone equally, then make it impossible for him to stay in this courtyard."

Bang Geng shouted excitedly: "Mom, Cao Cao Weiguo has money. I saw him buy several comic books, and those comic books are very expensive."

Jia Jia Zhangshi said: "My eldest grandson is right. Cao Cao Weiguo, that beast, has money to eat and drink, and has money to buy leisure books, but can't spare money to help our family?"

Qin Qin Huairu thought of Cao Cao Weiguo's prosperous life, and she felt very jealous, and was also dissatisfied with Cao Cao Weiguo's indifference.

Everyone in the courtyard helps her family to some extent, so why is it just you, Cao Cao Weiguo, who is so stingy?

Since you can lend money to Grandma Lu, you have to lend money to me!

With this thought in mind, Qin Qin Huairu wiped her tears and headed to the Cao house.

"Cao Weiguo! Are you home?"

Cao Cao Weiguo put down his chopsticks and walked to the door: "Sister Qin, is something the matter?"

Qin Qin Huairu said pitifully: "Well, Cao Weiguo, see if you can lend me 10 Brother Yuan. The family has run out of food, and the children are crying from hunger."

As soon as Song Song Yulan heard about borrowing money, she immediately became nervous, holding her chopsticks and not moving.

She naturally didn't want to lend money, but recently Qin Qin Huairu had been taking time to teach her how to sew clothes.

This made it hard for her to lose face and stop Cao Cao Weiguo.

Fortunately, Cao Cao Weiguo's attitude that followed made her breathe a sigh of relief.

Cao Cao Weiguo said coldly: "I don't have any money at home. Go ask someone else."

Your family has no money?

This lie really came out of nowhere!

Qin Qin Huairu said pitifully: "Cao Weiguo, who in our courtyard doesn't know your family is well-off? You can help the Lu family, so why can't you help my family?"

Cao Cao Weiguo frowned: "Sister Qin, don't make things difficult for me. My salary is limited, and I have to be careful with my own food and drink. It's not as well-off as you think. Go ask Sha Zhu and the First Master; they are the rich ones. Don't waste your time here with me."

Once he finished speaking, Cao Cao Weiguo turned back into the room and closed the door behind him.

"Bang!"

"You!"

Qin Qin Huairu, locked outside, gnashed her teeth and stomped her feet in anger.

This Cao Cao Weiguo is too heartless!

It's obvious he has a prejudice against her or her family!

"Fine! Cao Cao Weiguo, we'll see!"

Qin Qin Huairu returned home empty-handed with an angry face, and Jia Jia Zhangshi asked expectantly: "How much money did you borrow?"

Qin Qin Huairu said angrily: "Cao Cao Weiguo wouldn't lend a single cent, and he locked me out after two sentences."

Jia Jia Zhangshi immediately cursed with a face full of malice: "He's a beast! A black-hearted beast! He deserves to have his parents die! Sooner or later he'll choke to death on water! Fall to his death while riding his bike!"

Still not satisfied after cursing, Jia Jia Zhangshi gloomily stormed to the door of the Cao house.

"Cao Cao Weiguo, you little rabbit, come out here!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi's voice was loud and clear, and in one breath, she alarmed the whole courtyard.

The Second Master's family, who lived in the back courtyard, and Xu Xu Damao and his wife immediately ran out to look.

The neighbors in the middle and front courtyards also walked out of their homes one after another, excitedly going to watch the show.

"Cao Cao Weiguo, why won't you lend money to my family!"

"Do you look down on our family of orphans and widows!"

"We're all neighbors in the courtyard. My family is so poor we can't even open the pot, and you're so rich, can't you help my family?"

"Are you even human! Do you have any conscience at all!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi blocked the door of the Cao house, pointing at Cao Cao Weiguo and shouting with spittle flying.

Song Song Yulan's pretty face turned pale with anger, while Cao Cao Weiguo pulled his wife and looked coldly at the shrew making a scene.

"Cao Cao Weiguo, since you can lend money to the Lu family, you have to lend money to my family."

"Otherwise, you're just bullying people!"

Qin Qin Huairu ran over and grabbed Jia Jia Zhangshi, pretending to persuade her: "Mom, we're all neighbors, what are you doing? Let's go home."

"Go home to what!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi shouted emotionally: "Go home and wait to starve to death!"

The First Master walked over with his hands behind his back, and Sha Zhu followed him with a malicious look on his face.

"Cao Weiguo, what's going on?"

Song Song Yulan said angrily: "First Master, how can this be? Blocking our door to borrow money—is this borrowing or robbing?"

Jia Jia Zhangshi shouted: "What are you saying, you stinking girl? I came to your house to borrow money, that's giving you face. What nonsense are you spouting?"

Cao Cao Weiguo said angrily: "Jia Jia Zhangshi, if you yell at my wife one more time, see if I don't smash your stinking mouth."

"You!"

"Oh my! My bitter old woman!"

"Old Jia! Jia Dongxu! Look at this!"

"Cao Cao Weiguo, this little calf, wants to hit people! This is clearly bullying orphans and widows!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi was frightened and trembling, then began to wail and make a scene.

The First Master said with a serious expression: "Cao Weiguo, Jia Jia Zhangshi is an elder, how can you talk like that?"

Cao Cao Weiguo said with a cold face: "I don't have such a shameless elder."

Jia Jia Zhangshi grabbed the First Master's arm and cried: "First Master, you have to make the decision for my family. This Cao Cao Weiguo looks down on my family and is trampling my family's face on the ground."

Looking at Jia Jia Zhangshi, who was accusing others first, Song Song Yulan was furious.

Cao Cao Weiguo sneered: "Jia Jia Zhangshi, say whatever you want. I'll put it out there: just looking at your face, don't even think about borrowing a single thread or needle from my house."

Jia Jia Zhangshi gnashed her teeth in hatred, and Qin Qin Huairu was also secretly annoyed.

The First Master said with a straight face: "Cao Weiguo, we are all neighbors. What matters is neighborhood harmony and mutual help. You can't handle things so heartlessly."

Cao Cao Weiguo said expressionlessly: "First Master, I also hope for neighborhood harmony, but some people don't want to live in peace and are always looking for trouble. You are the First Master of the courtyard; you have to be fair when looking at things and doing things."

Jia Jia Zhangshi shouted angrily: "Who are you saying is looking for trouble? It's just you looking down on people. Why won't you lend money to my family?"

Cao Cao Weiguo sneered with disdain: "My money, I lend it if I want to, and I don't if I don't want to. Does it have anything to do with you?"

The First Master said: "Cao Weiguo, your family life is so well-off, and your neighbors are having a hard time. If you can help, help. Helping the needy is a traditional virtue. If you help the Jia family, the Jia family will remember your kindness."

Cao Cao Weiguo said impatiently: "First Master, helping the needy is no problem, but is the Jia family really in difficulty? Not to mention Qin Qin Huairu's salary of over twenty Brother Yuan a month, just talk about Jia Jia Dongxu's pension—it's at least eight hundred to a thousand. Is the Jia family really out of money? Is the Jia family really in difficulty?"

The First Master was speechless, and the neighbors watching the show looked surprised. ===== CHAPTER 105 =====