Chapter 467: 463. Qian Li Borrows Money (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

After Zhang Ran picked up the two children, he took them to buy a few sports outfits, but although he said they were going to buy clothes, the two children were both carrying some toys when they returned.

As soon as Zhang Ran returned, he saw Liu Lu's somewhat unkind gaze and gave a dry cough before slipping away first; he hadn't intended to buy anything for the two little ones at first, but their toys were truly already numerous enough.

But who could blame him for being unable to resist the two little ones acting like spoiled brats?

So it turned into the current situation.

"Zhang Xiaotao, Zhang Susu!" The two little ones were also preparing to slip away, but while Liu Lu didn't dare to yell at her father-in-law, she was certainly not polite to them.

"Mommy~"

"Auntie~"

The two little ones' acting like spoiled brats had no effect on Liu Lu—well, it wasn't that it had no effect, it was just that Liu Lu's immunity was strong.

After the two little ones were lectured by Liu Lu, they became much better behaved and didn't say much while eating.

"Siyan, where is Xiao Li? Why didn't you tell her?" Zhang Ran asked, feeling a bit puzzled when he saw that only Zhang Siyan had come over.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Siyan thought for a moment and said, "She isn't in Shanghai right now; she went out to have fun with a friend."

"Oh? With a boyfriend? Have you met him?" Zhang Ran asked curiously.

Zhang Siyan shook her head and said, "I haven't met him either; I just heard her say there is a boy whose personality is quite compatible with hers. I don't know the specific situation very clearly for the time being.

During this period, the number of times she and I have met hasn't been very high."

Zhang Siyan was becoming busier and busier now, and Qian Li wasn't having an easy time either; Zhang Siyan trusted her so much and had given her such a great opportunity, so she didn't want to miss it, nor did she want to let down Zhang Siyan's trust.

Therefore, both of them had been very busy lately, so busy that even though they still lived in the same house, the number of times they met wasn't very high.

Zhang Ran didn't pay it any mind and said, "Alright, then tell her that whenever she comes back, she must bring her boyfriend over for me to see so I can prepare a dowry for her."

Zhang Siyan nodded upon hearing this and didn't say anything. When she lowered her head to eat, she seemed to have something to say but hesitated, yet in the end, she still didn't speak.

Although Zhang Ran felt that this meal was a bit dull for Zhang Siyan, he didn't pay it any mind.

Perhaps it was because her best friend, who had always accompanied her, was about to have a family of her own; even though they lived very close, she probably wouldn't have such intimate moments in the future, and she just felt a bit uneasy in her heart.

After the meal, Zhang Siyan left directly, not even having time to play with Susu.

Returning to where she lived, Zhang Siyan sat in front of the window, somewhat silent.

In fact, there were some things she hadn't told her father; in the past few days, Qian Li had already borrowed money from her several times, with the amounts ranging from a few hundred thousand at the beginning to two million now.

Adding it all up, it was at least five million.

Zhang Siyan hadn't paid it any mind at first; after all, the relationship between the two sisters was better than average, and as long as Qian Li asked, Zhang Siyan wouldn't ask any questions and would transfer it directly.

Once, twice—by now, even if Zhang Siyan's reaction were slow, she knew that Qian Li must have encountered some situation.

But Qian Li's phone could be reached at any time, and there was nothing unusual in her speech, which made it difficult for Zhang Siyan to ask any more questions.

She was afraid that if she asked too much, Qian Li would think she didn't trust her.

Zhang Siyan cherished the sisterly bond with Qian Li very much; if there was anything she couldn't bear to let go of now, besides the family affection for Susu and her family, it was the sisterly bond with Qian Li.

Five million was not a large sum for the current Zhang Siyan; she didn't care about this money.

In this past year, Zhang Ran had changed his family too much, especially in their concept of money.

Zhang Siyan didn't care about the money; what she cared about was what kind of situation Qian Li had encountered.

Logically speaking, Qian Li had been at it for so long; not to mention anything else, she certainly had a net worth of several million—and this refers to cash.

And now that she was asking to borrow money again, this left Zhang Siyan no choice but to overthink.

Macau.

Inside a luxury hotel, Qian Li was talking to a man at this moment.

"Wen Jing, ask them if they can use money to buy back the jade pendant; things can't go on like this..." Qian Li said with some hesitation.

Wen Jing looked at Qian Li, his face showing some difficulty and even more reluctance. "Forget it, Xiao Li, I don't want this jade pendant anymore; they won't return it to us," Wen Jing said.

Qian Li hurriedly said, "This is your family heirloom jade pendant; we can't just give up like this."

"Can it really not be bought back with money?" Qian Li asked, somewhat unwillingly.

Wen Jing gave a bitter smile and said, "That side won't agree. I discussed it with them before, but they just treat it as a stake and won't sell it to us."

Having said that, he looked at Qian Li and said, "Forget it, Xiao Li, we have already lost nearly ten million, which is enough to buy two jade pendants. It's not worth it, and we can't go on like this anymore."

Qian Li felt some hesitation upon hearing this, but she quickly said, "It's fine, I'll borrow some more money from my sister and gamble one more time. If it really doesn't work, I'll go beg Uncle Zhang to see if he can think of a way."

Qian Li also knew that she had been treated as a fat sheep by the casino side, but she had no choice but to continue.

Ever since she and Wen Jing arrived in Macau five days ago, she had only wanted to go into the casino to take a look at first; after all, she had never been to a casino in all her years.

Since she had arrived at the casino, she certainly had to play a few rounds; after all, Qian Li was not short of money now.

At the time, she had only exchanged about ten thousand in chips, thinking that if she lost it all, that would be that.

But for some reason, her luck might have been truly explosive at the time; she kept winning money and won nearly six hundred thousand in one night.

The next day, Wen Jing just mentioned it casually, saying they should go play again, and perhaps they would win enough for a house.

Qian Li was also a bit carried away at the time; she thought that at worst, she would just lose back those six hundred thousand.

On the second day, she was still winning at first, but slowly, without realizing it, she actually lost all her chips.

At this moment, Qian Li was truly carried away and started to exchange another five hundred thousand in chips.

But in the end, she kept losing. In one night, Qian Li lost nearly one million; not only that, she even lost Wen Jing's family heirloom.

By the time she came to her senses on the third day, it was already too late.

Qian Li wanted to buy back the jade pendant; after all, Wen Jing said it was their family heirloom, passed down for several generations, and it couldn't just be lost like that.

But the casino side wouldn't sell it—only gamble!

Qian Li had no choice but to continue gambling. Just like that, she kept gambling and kept losing, gambling away all her own money, and in the end, she even borrowed a lot of money from Zhang Siyan.

Seeing that Wen Jing still wanted to persuade her, Qian Li's eyes flashed with tenderness as she said, "It's fine, I'll just gamble this one last time. Maybe my luck will be explosive and I'll win it back."

After finishing, she took a deep breath and called Zhang Siyan again, "Yanyan, lend me another five million."