Chapter 93 Borrowing Money
"We don’t have any money, where would we get money? Your thoughtless younger sister, the last time she came to the city, didn’t even give me the travel expenses when she left. Raised her for nothing..."
Qin Jinlian was unwilling to lend money, which was expected by the couple, but they still harbored a glimmer of hope.
"Mom, this isn’t just borrowing money for nothing, we’ll write an IOU, with interest, and guarantee to pay it back within a year, principal and interest included."
No matter how much the couple pleaded, Qin Jinlian stubbornly refused to lend money. Instead, right before they left, she even urged the couple to go to the city to find Shen Mingzhu.
Qin Jinlian’s refusal to lend money to the eldest son, Shen Jianguo, left him with nothing to say at the time, but he complained bitterly once they returned to their east room.
"When it came to dividing the household, you didn’t give a penny to Chaobei and his wife. Now, when they want to borrow some money for their business, you refuse as well. The heart of a mother like you is unjustly biased to an extreme!"
Qin Jinlian was filled with grievances, "Do you think I want it to be like this? Go outside and look, those who had extra children either hide away, too scared to return home, or they are fined until they’re penniless. Besides counting on the second son’s wife to have a baby, who else can I count on? You expect Mingzhu, that wretched girl, to do it? Ask her to take out money for her eldest brother’s fine, see if she’s willing?"
Qin Jinlian began to wipe away tears, "I hold onto the money not for anything but in hopes that you’ll be able to hold a grandson sooner. Am I wrong to plan for the well-being of the Shen family?"
Shen Jianguo was no longer buying her act, "Grandson, grandson, all you talk about is a grandson. What’s wrong with granddaughters? If it comes to it, I’ll just find a live-in son-in-law for Daya!"
"You say that like it’s easy..."