Chapter 716: Doesn’t It Sound Bad to Borrow Money in the Morning?
Guo Jinnian pursed her lips. There it was, another request to speak up on behalf of the villagers. It wasn’t that she had a problem with them, but their lack of boundaries rubbed her the wrong way. They were clearly stepping up to help the community, yet they took it for granted and even dared to take offense. Their attitudes were truly unbearable.
Tong Yao’s gaze flickered as she asked Aunt Zhou, "You’re not hoping for us to persuade the village head, so your relatives can participate in the shareholding, are you?"
Aunt Zhou laughed and waved her hands, denying it, "No no, none of my family have invested, how could I meddle in my relatives’ affairs? Besides, didn’t the village head say that only villagers can invest? There’s no share for outsiders. I remember that clearly."
This made Guo Jinnian and Tong Yao curious. If that wasn’t the case, why was Aunt Zhou here?
Tong Yao did not sidestep and asked directly, "Aunt Zhou, why don’t you tell us straight away? Otherwise, we won’t be able to guess your purpose. It’s getting late, and we need to sleep. Tell us your request. If we can help, we will. If not, everyone should go to sleep early."
Aunt Zhou chuckled, "Since you put it that way, I’ll get straight to the point. Yaoyao, you know my family isn’t well-off. Now we want to become shareholders and my younger son is about to get married. The bride’s family demands three major items plus a dowry of two hundred yuan. Given our current situation, we just can’t afford it. I came here to borrow some money. Not much, just a thousand yuan."
Anxious that Tong Yao might refuse, she quickly added, "We’re all from the same village and know each other well. It doesn’t look like my big family is going anywhere. If you agree to lend me the money, I will return it as soon as the dividends from the farming come in. What do you think?"
Guo Jinnian’s eyes widened in disbelief. Aunt Zhou was quite bold. She looked like she was joking around, but her request was even more audacious than those asking for their relatives to sharehold. She asked to borrow a whopping thousand yuan just like that.