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"Gone" means dead.

Just like Zhou Mengmeng said when she was arguing with Jiang Zao that day, it would be best if the child couldn't be born!

If Jiang Zao really can't give birth, let's see how smug and arrogant she'll be in the future.

Zhou Mengmeng imagined the scene of Jiang Zao dying in the womb, and felt a surge of pleasure.

As Jiang Zao approached the threshold of the main room, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

A chill ran down her spine and up to the top of her head.

She was so cold that her scalp tingled.

Very uncomfortable.

Jiang Zao seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around.

His gaze met Zhou Mengmeng's vicious stare, which she couldn't look away from in time.

Jiang Zao immediately understood where that feeling came from.

Zhou Mengmeng's aunt's family is still useful to her. Not only will she need to pay for the bicycle this time, but she will also need to pay for her tuition and living expenses when she goes to university in the future.

Therefore, Zhou Mengmeng did not want Jiang Zao to know her true thoughts for the time being, so as not to offend her aunt's family.

She blinked quickly, naturally concealing the malice in her eyes and replacing it with an innocent, fake smile.

"Cousin, what are you looking at?" Zhou Mengmeng asked curiously.

Despite Zhou Mengmeng's best efforts to cover it up, Jiang Zao still believed what she saw at first glance.

Trust your own feelings.

Her sixth sense told her that Zhou Meng wanted to harm her.

Jiang Zao didn't answer Zhou Mengmeng, but instead gave her a deep look.

In the end, she followed her mother into the house without saying anything.

The four people sat down in the main room.

Zhou Meixia and Jiang Zao sat on one side, while Wu Lili and Zhou Mengmeng sat on the other side.

As soon as she sat down, Zhou Meixia went straight to the point and asked, "So, what are you here for today?"

Zhou Mengmeng glanced at Zhou Meixia, then at her mother Wu Lili, signaling her to speak.

Wu Lili forced a warm smile: "Sister, I was planning to tell you this when I came here a couple of days ago, but I didn't manage to, so I'm bothering you again today."

Zhou Meixia already knew that Wu Lili had come to borrow money for Zhou Mengmeng to buy a bicycle.

But she didn't say anything, she just looked at her with a cold gaze.

Waiting for her to continue.

Wu Lili cleared her throat: "Let me just tell you directly. Mengmeng is about to take the college entrance examination, right? Before the exam, she has a wish she wants to fulfill. She has her eye on a bicycle and really wants it, but you know our family's situation. We don't have that much money to buy such an expensive thing, so she came to you."

After Wu Lili finished speaking, Zhou Mengmeng immediately looked at Zhou Meixia with expectant eyes.

Zhou Meixia's gaze shifted from Wu Lili's face to Zhou Mengmeng's face.

The aunt and niece looked at each other for a few moments, and then Zhou Mengmeng lowered her face in grievance.

She bit her lip, looking very sad.

"Mengmeng, you haven't even taken the college entrance exam yet, why are you buying a bicycle?" Before Zhou Meixia could speak, Jiang Zao interrupted, "Shouldn't you be focusing on your studies and preparing for the college entrance exam?"

"This was my wish before the college entrance examination. After buying the bicycle, I will study even harder." Zhou Mengmeng didn't have the stubbornness she had at the door earlier.

Even her tone softened a bit.

Jiang Zao rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking to herself, "You're quite good at judging the situation."

When I ask someone for something, my spine softens.

"But where will you get the money to buy it?" Jiang Zao asked sincerely again. "How much money have you prepared yourself? You're not going to have someone else pay for the whole car, are you?"

Zhou Mengmeng glanced helplessly at Zhou Meixia.

Seeing that her aunt was unmoved, she looked to her mother for help.

She didn't know how to answer Jiang Zao's question because she really wanted her aunt's family to pay for everything.

But I'm too ashamed to tell the truth.

Upon receiving her daughter's pleading look, Wu Lili replied:

“Xiaozao, Mengmeng is still a student. Her allowance is given to her by us adults. She is busy studying and taking the college entrance exam all day long. Where would she get the money? Unlike you, who went out to work and earn money at a young age.”

Jiang Zao looked at the mother and daughter opposite her and sneered silently: "She has no money, and neither does her aunt?"

Wu Lili had already prepared her explanation, and she sighed and complained about being poor: "Your uncle and I work from dawn till dusk every day, and the little money we earn is not enough to support our family. How can we afford to buy a car?"

Jiang Zao understood what Wu Lili meant.

They couldn't afford a single penny to buy a bicycle.

Zhou Mengmeng nodded in agreement: "Yes, the one I like is a new women's bicycle, it's light red, and it has a light in front of the handlebars, it costs 280 yuan."

Speaking of the new bicycle, Zhou Mengmeng's face showed a hint of pride.

She said longingly, "Only two people in our school have one right now. If I buy one too, I'll be the third person to own this bicycle. It's so fashionable and stylish."

Hearing Zhou Mengmeng's tone of voice, Jiang Zao frowned repeatedly.

Her tone didn't sound like she was asking for a loan at all; rather, it sounded like someone owed her money and she was there to collect.

And it's only 280 yuan?

Two hundred and eighty yuan is nothing to Jiang Zao, who is now a wealthy woman, but it is quite frightening for ordinary people.

Based on her father's wages for supplying donkeys, he would have to work for more than a year without eating or drinking to afford the bicycle Zhou Mengmeng mentioned.

Based on Jiang Zao's salary at the textile factory, it would take him eight or nine months of not eating or drinking to save up that much.

In other words, even if Jiang Zao and her father didn't spend a single penny, it would take them half a year to save up 280 yuan.

They asked to borrow half a year's income from the father and son right off the bat. Jiang Zao couldn't understand how they had the nerve to ask such a question.

I don't understand why they buy such expensive things if they don't have money. Are they so sure someone will pay for them?

They even have the nerve to say that only two people in the whole school own one, and that she'll be the third person to own this car...

And what's with all this talk about being fashionable and stylish...?

Her family was so poor that they needed relatives to help with her tuition. How could she be fashionable and stylish?

Has a high school student never learned the concept of self-awareness?

Jiangzao didn't even know how to complain anymore.

She admitted that she was a little angry.

But she held back her anger and kindly advised them, "If you don't have the money, don't buy a car. You're borrowing so much money all at once, how long will it take to pay it back? You're already heavily in debt before even taking the college entrance exam, that's too much pressure and it will affect your studies."

Wu Lili and Zhou Mengmeng were both stunned for a moment.

Does Jiang Zao mean she wants them to pay back the money?

Zhou Mengmeng pouted unhappily, "Cousin, what do you mean by that?"

"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Jiang Zao's eyes widened in surprise. "You, a soon-to-be college student, can't even understand what someone who didn't finish junior high school is saying?"

Zhou Mengmeng's face immediately turned ugly, and she looked at Jiang Zao with a gloomy gaze.

Jiang Zao smiled at her and said, "Since you're all so direct, I'll ask you directly too, Auntie, if we borrow this money today, who will pay it back in the future? Will it be your uncle and aunt, or will Mengmeng pay it back herself?"

When Zhou Mengmeng heard that Jiang Zao really wanted her to pay back the money, she was very angry.

She came to borrow money from her aunt, not from Jiang Zao.

Even my aunt didn't say anything, so what is Jiang Zao anyway?!

What gives you the right to criticize and point fingers here?

Zhou Mengmeng really wanted to scold Jiang Zao, but she held back because her aunt was there.

Wu Lili was also unhappy because Jiang Zao hadn't expected to directly ask them to repay the money.

She felt that Jiang Zao had become too self-important since she got married.

Because she was married into a good family and was pregnant, she went back to her parents' home and started to act arrogantly.

But don't forget, a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl. As long as Zhou Meixia agrees, Jiang Zao has no right to swagger around in her parents' home.

However, Wu Lili was angry, but she didn't take Jiang Zao seriously at all.

Her main target today is still Zhou Meixia.

Therefore, Wu Lili completely ignored the issue of ginger and jujubes and turned to talk to Zhou Meixia:

"Sister, I know that 280 yuan is a bit much, but Mengmeng really wants to buy that car. Mengmeng is the only college student in our Zhou family. Jianshe and I both want to give her the best, but we are willing but unable. You are Mengmeng's aunt and love her so much, so please help her and fulfill her wish."

As Wu Lili spoke, she nudged Zhou Mengmeng with her elbow.

Zhou Mengmeng immediately seemed to have a switch flipped, her expression filled with expectation, yet also looking at Zhou Meixia with a pitiful look:

"Auntie, that bicycle is so beautiful. I've wanted it for a long time. If you could buy it for me, I would be eternally grateful. When I graduate from university and get a good job, I will definitely take good care of you."

Jiang Zao watched them with a leisurely air, finding it quite amusing.

Now they're not talking about borrowing money anymore, they're talking about helping out?

As expected, she acted as if everyone owed her something from the very beginning.

What Jiang Zao found even funnier was that Zhou Mengmeng said she would take good care of her mother if she got a good job in the future. So if she didn't get a good job, would she stop taking care of her mother?

But it doesn't matter. Her parents have their three siblings to take care of them, so it's none of Zhou Mengmeng's business as an outsider.

Jiang Zao secretly glanced at her mother, wanting to see her reaction.

In fact, no matter what decision her mother ultimately makes, Jiang Zao will not object.

Although she was reluctant to give away the money for nothing, two hundred and eighty yuan was nothing to her.

As long as her mother is happy, she'd accept it even if it meant giving it away for free.

For no other reason than to make her mother happy.

If it were the old Zhou Meixia, she would have gritted her teeth and paid the money.

She would even say, "We're all family, what's there to pay back? Just take it and spend it. We'll give you more later if we have more, otherwise it's fine."

But now, Zhou Meixia doesn't want to let it go like that.

The way Zhou Mengmeng spoke to her daughter that day has been bothering her ever since, and it hasn't gotten over at all.

However, out of respect for Zhou Jianshe, Zhou Meixia still planned to lend them the money, since Jianshe was her own younger brother.

However, the money wasn't borrowed for nothing.

Zhou Meixia was prepared; if Wu Lili really wanted to borrow the money, she would make her write an IOU.

Not only did she issue IOUs, she also charged interest.

We'll have to pay her back everything, principal and interest, when the time comes.

"Lili, nobody's money grows on trees. Two hundred and eighty yuan is no small amount, but for the sake of the construction, you can borrow it if you want..."

Zhou Meixia paused for a moment at this point.

When Wu Lili heard that Zhou Meixia wanted to lend them money, she was overjoyed: "Yes, sister, two hundred and eighty yuan is indeed a lot of money. Where would our family get that much money? It's great that you're willing to help. You treat Mengmeng like your own daughter!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mengmeng assumed that the new bicycle she had been longing for was a done deal.

He immediately gave Jiang Zao a disdainful look.

Her eyes held a disdainful sneer: "See? You had so many complaints, but in the end, your aunt still agreed to give me the money to buy a car! Your aunt is my own aunt; we share the same surname. Even if you are her biological daughter, you're still an outsider!"

Jiang Zao rolled her eyes at Zhou Mengmeng, too lazy to pay her any attention.

Two or three hundred yuan was nothing to this rich woman; if she were to give it to her, it would be like giving alms to a beggar.

Zhou Meixia's gaze swept back and forth across the faces of the mother and daughter opposite her, and she continued, "Have Mengmeng write an IOU to me, along with the interest. You can pay back the principal of 280 yuan whenever you want, but we need to make it clear beforehand that the interest will be paid to me monthly."

Wu Lili's smile froze on her face.

She thought she had misheard and stared at Zhou Meixia in disbelief: "What? What did you say? You made Mengmeng give you an IOU? And you want interest???"

“Yes.” Zhou Meixia looked directly into Wu Lili’s wide eyes, not joking at all. “Neither you nor Jianshe can write the IOU. Mengmeng will have to write it.”

Jiang Zao was also surprised by her mother's final statement.

Her mother didn't mean to give her money for nothing?

If you also charge interest, doesn't that mean you're making money?

Oh, Mom!

She's such a good mother!

Jiang Zao's slight frustration vanished instantly.

A genuine smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

She looked at Wu Lili and Zhou Mengmeng with a smile, wondering if they would still lend her the money.

It's best to borrow.

Because only by lending money can her mother earn interest.

Zhou Mengmeng was clearly caught off guard by Zhou Meixia's words.

She thought her aunt had agreed to pay for her car, but to her utter surprise, not only did she have to repay the loan, but she also had to pay interest.

Is this still the same aunt who pays her tuition, buys her new clothes, and gives her pocket money?

"Auntie?" Zhou Mengmeng opened her mouth, asking in surprise, "Are you kidding me? Why would you make me pay back the money? You love me so much, you've given me so much money before, and you've never made me pay it back."

Zhou Meixia looked at Zhou Mengmeng with a cold expression:

“Mengmeng, I used to be so good to you, I really loved you. Because you were my brother’s first child, I loved you even more than Zao’er. Sometimes I would buy you things that Zao’er didn’t have. I even let Zao’er drop out of school to pay for your tuition. I gave you my whole heart, but how did you treat me?”

Zhou Mengmeng looked at Zhou Meixia blankly, not feeling that she had done anything wrong to her.