Siheyuan: Start with a dog, win easily with a big dog owner

"This matter has to start from the day I found out I was pregnant with you..."

Wang Xiuzhi's eyes gradually became profound.

"When I found out I was pregnant with you, it was also around this time that I had jaundice and hepatitis, and I had a fever every day. Your father and the doctor both advised me to abort you, otherwise there might be two deaths! But I couldn't bear to part with you! I didn't listen to your father and the doctor, and took prescription after prescription for half a year before I managed to get through it! Although I successfully gave birth to you later, I also had a root cause of the disease. I haven't been able to get pregnant in all these years. Your grandmother was still alive at the time, and she wanted to have more children. For this reason, she asked your father to remarry a younger one. But your father insisted on treating me. So many years have passed, and your grandmother is long gone, but my disease still hasn't been cured, and our family is in debt because of the medical treatment and medicine for me."

After a pause, Wang Xiuzhi continued:

"Although your father's salary has increased a lot in recent years, new debts have accumulated on top of old ones, and some debts have interest. Although our family lives a tight life, we still have a lot of debts to pay off! Last year, we borrowed a large sum of money to buy a work station for you. Now it's the end of the year and we have to be busy with the New Year. Xiaofeng, you have to get married before and after the New Year. The betrothal gifts, wedding banquets, and everything else will cost money..."

"Oh~ It's all my fault! I failed at this critical moment!" Lin Yaozong sighed again.

"Hehehe! Let the past be the past! We should unite and overcome the difficulties together! Sighing and groaning will not achieve any purpose!"

Seeing his parents calm down, Lin Feng asked:

"Dad, how much foreign debt does our family owe now?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yaozong glanced at Wang Xiuzhi and said:

"Go and get our account book."

Wang Xiuzhi got up and went to the next room, then turned around and took out a crumpled notebook.

"Give it to Xiaofeng and let him see for himself."

Lin Feng took the account book and looked at it carefully.

There were accounts, some borrowed and some repaid, some were three or five dollars, and the memory is very fragmented.

The further back you turn, the more orderly the accounts become, but the amounts recorded are getting bigger and bigger.

Turning to the last page, there are still four loans left.

Every loan amounted to over 800 yuan, adding up to a total of nearly yuan!

The largest sum was 300 yuan borrowed from "Lao Zhu", which was used to buy a work station for Lin Feng.

"We only have about 700 yuan of foreign debt left! Dad, which of these two creditors are asking you to pay back the money today?"

"It was Lao Zheng and Lao Sun who came to see me today."

"I owe Uncle Zheng 188 yuan, and Uncle Sun 170 yuan, so the total is 358 yuan."

Lin Feng gestured on the account book, then asked:

"Dad, how much money do we have now?"

"Four dollars."

“What?” Lin Feng was stunned and asked, “Ten dollars? Only ten dollars left?”

"It's not ten dollars, it's four dollars! Four of one, two, three, four!"

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"You don't even have ten dollars, and you spent two dollars yesterday to ask my mom to buy food to entertain Qin Huairu?!"

"The girl has already been engaged to you, can we be so stingy as not to treat her to a good meal?"

"Your father is right! No matter how poor our family is, we can't let our future daughter-in-law look down on us, right?"

Lin Feng scratched his head several times before he calmed down and said, "The money is yours, you have the final say!"

Lin Yaozong ignored him and sighed:

"My current salary is 58 yuan, plus the year-end bonus of 20 yuan, I estimate that I can have 80 yuan. This money is originally used for the New Year, plus your wedding gift and banquet, it should be enough."

At this point, Lin Yaozong sighed again:

"My hand got hurt at this critical moment. Not only will I lose my year-end bonus, but I may even get a lot less salary this month!"

After all, there is no public-private partnership yet, and the rules and regulations in the steel rolling mill are not yet so perfect.

Everything was already in chaos, but to make matters worse, two of my co-workers needed money urgently to pay off their debts at the end of the year, making it impossible to live like this!

No wonder Lin Yaozong was so worried that he almost lost his soul!

Now, let alone getting married during the Chinese New Year, 358 yuan is equivalent to my dad’s half-year salary!

Damn it! To pay back this money, the whole family will have to go without food and drink for half a year!

But at this moment, a voice was heard outside the door.

"Is Lao Lin at home?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yaozong immediately stood up, took out a cigarette, and walked out with a smile.

"Old Zhu, just come if you want to. What are you bringing? I'm so grateful that you can come to visit me. It's too polite of you to be like this!"

"What are you saying? Who are we friends? What do you mean by being polite? You sound so distant!"

As the words came out, a short middle-aged man with wrinkles all over his face when he smiled walked into the room carrying a bag of apples.

Lin Yaozong handed over a cigarette, then glared at Lin Feng and said:

"Your Uncle Zhu held you in his arms when you were a child! Why don't you know how to call for help?"

"Hey! Children are like this when they grow up. Why are you being so mean to him?"

Lin Feng came up with a match and called out politely, "Hello, Uncle Zhu!"

Then he took the initiative to light a cigarette for Zhu Mao.

In this day and age, a relationship that can easily allow you to borrow 300 yuan is really not an ordinary relationship!

Zhu Mao took two puffs of his cigarette, patted Lin Feng's hand and said with a smile:

"Look at how lively Xiaofeng is! I like kids like him! Hahaha..."

Lin Yaozong laughed along for a while, then asked:

"You haven't eaten yet? The food at home is terrible, if you don't mind, just eat here."

"No, no. Why should I bother with you about whether I am a bad person or not? I did come here after dinner. As for me, hi! How can I put it..."

"Old Zhu, you don't even need to say anything!"

Lin Yaozong smiled and said:

"You must be in trouble at home, right? Your family is in urgent need of money, right?"

"Hi!" Lao Zhu smiled awkwardly and said, "As expected, you know me best, brother!"

"Don't worry!" Lin Yaozong patted his chest and said, "Brother, I am limited in my ability and can't help you with anything, but I will personally send the 300 yuan you lent me home before New Year's Eve!"

"Don't make it sound like you're swearing! Haha, you, Old Lin, always speak with conviction, how can I not trust you?"

Then, Zhu Mao carefully learned about Lin Yaozong's injury, comforted him and exchanged pleasantries for a while, then prepared to go back to the factory to work.

Lin Yaozong enthusiastically followed and escorted Zhu Mao out of the compound.

Lin Feng also went out to see him off.

"Alright! Don't see me off! Lao Lin, Xiao Feng, you two should go back quickly!"

Having said that, Zhu Mao waved his hand and left.

Lin Yaozong looked at Zhu Mao's departing back and sighed heavily.

This sigh made his body instantly shorter!

But at this moment, Zhu Mao suddenly stopped, then turned around and walked back quickly.

Lin Yaozong immediately took a deep breath, straightened his back, and said with a forced smile:

"What's wrong, Lao Zhu? Did you drop something?"

Zhu Mao waved his hand, came closer and lowered his voice to say:

"Master Yi Zhonghai from your hospital, please think of a way to improve the relationship! Don't say it was me who said that!"

After saying that, Lin Yaozong patted Lin Yaozong on the shoulder and walked away without looking back.

Leaving behind a father and son, one with a confused look and the other with a gloomy look, they stood there for a long time without coming to their senses.