“I do have a job, but I have to pay back my debts. You forcibly borrowed my dowry, which caused me to not get married and break off the engagement. What more do you want? Sister Fang, please pay me back at least a little bit.”

The people around her were in an uproar over what she said.

"What? You forcibly borrowed someone's dowry, causing the wedding to fall through?"

"Hey girl, why do you insist on borrowing someone's dowry? Are you borrowing it to save your life? Even if it's to save your life, you should borrow it from someone else."

Fang Qing blushed and stammered, unable to speak for a long time.

She wouldn't say it, so Lin Yuyao said it for her.

"It wasn't to save her life, it was because she wanted to open a hair salon."

"What? You think opening a hair salon means you have to borrow someone's dowry? I mean, young lady, really, if she wants to borrow it, you just give it to her?"

"Oh dear, it wasn't me who gave it to him. It was my ex-fiancé. He lied to me and said that a friend's family member was sick and urgently needed money to save their life. I thought, nothing is more important than a life, so I agreed to let him take the money."

But I never expected him to lie to me. The money wasn't for saving her life at all; he lent it to her to open a hair salon. I was so angry I called off the wedding.

When everyone heard her say that, they all agreed that it was a good thing she withdrew.

What kind of unreliable person would dare to cheat women out of money before even getting married? What would they be like after they got married?

The girl is young and beautiful; she doesn't need to put up with that kind of humiliation.

Everyone's gaze towards Fang Qing changed. They were actually wondering if this young girl's ex-fiancé and this woman were having an affair.

But the girl was young and beautiful, and this woman had a child, which meant she was married.

Could there be other reasons?

It's best not to speculate about those kinds of things.

"Sister Fang, please give me back some of it."

Fang Qing said with difficulty, "Yu Yao, I really want to pay you back, but I really don't have any money. I haven't found a job yet, and I need to take care of my child. I really..."

The proprietress couldn't stand it anymore and said, "You should at least give her some back. Yuyao comes here for food every day, and it's always spicy tofu and rice. She says she loves it. Who likes to eat that stuff? I know she's just trying to save money. Sigh! Poor kid."

Hearing what the proprietress said, everyone felt a surge of sympathy.

"Hey lady, don't go too far. Putting aside whether your loan was done honorably or not, just look at this. You're just the two of you, mother and son, ordering a table full of good food, while that young girl eats nothing but tofu every day, she's as thin as a stick. Tsk tsk, it really proves the saying, 'The one who borrows money is the master, and the one who asks for it back is the servant.' She's almost crying, and she still can't get a single penny back."

These words aroused everyone's anger, and they began to condemn Fang Qing, demanding that she repay the money.

She wanted to leave, but a table full of dishes had just been served, and she hadn't even had a chance to eat them yet, so how could she bear to leave?

Seeing that she had no choice but to take out her crumpled ten-yuan note, she realized she had no other option.

"I only have twenty yuan left. My son and I still need to live, so I can only give you ten yuan back."

Even ten yuan would be good, Lin Yuyao quickly accepted.

"Ten yuan it is, Sister Fang. I hope you find a job soon and pay back the money as soon as possible."

Fang Qing responded softly with a "yes," and then sat down to eat.

The food doesn't seem so delicious anymore.

After receiving the money, Lin Yuyao remembered that Sister Liu and Sister Zhou were still hungry and waiting for her to bring them food.

Without saying anything more, I got my food and hurried back to the bookstore.

When Zhou Jing saw that she had returned, she hurriedly went over to help her carry it.

"Why did you take so long? If you hadn't come back soon, I would have had to come and pick you up."

Lin Yuyao figured that since Fang Qing had come, she must have rented a place nearby and was planning to stay there long-term.

She told everyone about her affair with them; it couldn't be kept secret any longer.

To avoid them making wild guesses, I might as well say it myself first.

So, during dinner, she told him about her situation for the first time.

The two were shocked for a long time after hearing this.

"So, you came here to get a divorce?"

Lin Yuyao nodded. "I originally thought that once the certificate was issued, I would come here to try to get a divorce. I didn't expect that before the certificate was even issued, they would go and collect all the documents."

"Oh dear, thank goodness the marriage certificate hasn't been issued yet, otherwise your military marriage would be very difficult to get a divorce."

"Yes."

"Your ex-fiancé, is he the one who was sitting over there last time, glaring at Xiao Fu?"

what?

Are they glaring at each other?

Lin Yuyao nodded. "It's him."

"Hiss, he's quite a handsome man, how could he be so muddle-headed?"

Lin Yuyao shook her head with a faint smile and said, "If they think they did the right thing, there's no way to explain it."

“Why can’t I say it? It’s right to repay a debt of gratitude, but there has to be a limit. No matter how much you want to repay a debt of gratitude, you can’t use… no, I should say you can’t lie. No matter what, I can’t lie about your dowry to repay a debt of gratitude.”

"Yes, Sister Zhou is right. Yuyao, it's good that you withdrew. That kind of person doesn't deserve you. I saw him that day too. He's not bad, but he's far inferior to Xiao Fu."

Lin Yuyao: “…”

Liu Yihuan realized she had said the wrong thing, coughed awkwardly twice, and said, "She's far inferior to Xiao Yi."

After listening to her explanation, they finally understood why Lin Yuyao always looked so gloomy when she first arrived.

After taking leave for several days, he became more cheerful, which meant the problem was resolved.

……

Fang Qing complained to Lu Jiangting, who then cornered Lin Yuyao on her way home from get off work.

"Yuyao, did you force Fang Qing to ask for money today?"

Lin Yuyao: “…”

"Please watch your wording. I asked her to repay the money, not forced her to repay it. Paying back debts is a matter of course. Not paying back is shameless."

Lu Jiangting: "..."

How did she become so eloquent?

"Okay, I used the wrong words, but you didn't have to be so shameless, did you?"

"Ha, did I say something wrong? She and her son eat lavish meals, while I eat tofu and rice every day to save money. Is it because I like tofu? Huh? Why? Why can she eat lavish meals even though she owes so much money, while I'm so poor that I eat tofu every day and still can't get my money back?"

Lin Yuyao loudly questioned Lu Jiangting, and Lu Jiangting felt quite guilty after hearing what she said.

"It was my oversight; I didn't realize you were having such a hard time."

"Ha, you didn't expect that? Of course you didn't. If you could, you wouldn't be asking me why I'm wearing the clothes Fu Huaiyi bought. It's because I have no other clothes to change into, and I can't afford to buy any more, understand?"

Lu Jiangting was greatly shocked and felt extremely guilty.

"Yuyao, I really don't know. I'm so sorry, so sorry, I'll wait until I get my salary next month..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Yuyao interrupted, "You'll use your salary next month to support them, mother and son."

Lu Jiangting: "..."

Lin Yuyao sneered, "They've come to you with their child, you can't just let them starve, can you?"

That's what he said in his past life, and then he gave half of his salary to others without any qualms.

Lu Jiangting felt a headache coming on and scratched his head in frustration, saying, "Fang Qing's hair salon was vandalized, and we don't even know who did it. For the safety of her and her child, I had no choice but to bring them here. Here, with the organization around, no one will dare to bully them."

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