Chapter 023: Conscience and Bottom Line

"My head hurts. ”

At about eight o'clock, Nanlu opened her eyes, the effect of the medicine had not completely passed, she felt dizzy and swollen, and patted her head in a daze.

"This is a hotel?"

Nanlu sat up from the bed all of a sudden, and then the next moment, remembering that Du Zhankui had drugged herself last night, she suddenly sat up from the bed, but found that she was dressed neatly.

"What's going on?"

She was dazed.

…………

"You're saying Shu Ya is here to ask for money?"

Chen Yao's face was a little cloudy, and he looked at his wife Shen Qiu lying on the bed.

Shen Qiu nodded.

"What do you think about you, her mother is about to have surgery, and their surgery fee is just enough, but it was lent to us by Li Jun, and she and Li Jun are now divorcing because of this. ”

"Divorce?"

Chen Yao was a little surprised and a little flustered.

"He should have enough money?" said Chen Yao with some uncertainty.

Shen Qiu looked at Chen Yao helplessly and said.

Li Jun's family's financial situation is good, but they also have children to support, as well as a mortgage, and the family's food and clothing is not a small amount, Shu Ya said that Li Jun is ready to sell the car in order to make up for her mother's medical expenses. ”

"Selling a car?" Chen Yao finally panicked at this moment.

The car is like a second lover for Li Jun, he can choose to sell the car, which shows that he really has no way out, and it is he Chen Yao who caused Li Jun to walk into a dead end, at this moment, Chen Yao is extremely guilty.

He wanted to pay back Li Jun now, but he couldn't come up with the money.

I want to do it, but I can't do it, and this feeling is really painful.

"Alas. ”

Chen Yao sighed deeply, and then handed the bun and milk in his hand to Shen Qiu.

"Let's eat first. ”

Now Chen Yao knew what to do, but he really didn't have any money, he sat weakly on the chair next to Shen Qiu's bed, his eyes blank.

Shen Qiu took the breakfast in Chen Yao's hand and asked while eating.

"Husband, you, do you still have any money on you?"

She was afraid of hurting Chen Yao's self-esteem, so she was very cautious.

"Well, yesterday I advanced a month's salary at the car dealership, five thousand and a half, even if I took it out, it was not enough. ”

Chen Yao was suddenly very sad, he was really useless, his family was crumbling by himself, and now his good friend's family was about to fall apart, if Li Jun and Shu Ya really divorced because of this incident, Chen Yao would not be at ease even if he died.

But what can I do?

"Husband, go and pay back the money to Li Jun, I have 26,000 here, plus your money, it should be enough for the medical expenses you took from Li Jun this time. ”

Shen Qiu handed a bank card to Chen Yao.

"Twenty-six thousand, you saved so much money?"

Chen Yao raised his head, his eyes were full of surprise and looked at Shen Qiu, Shen Qiu's salary was only four thousand a month, in the past five years, she had to bear the entire family's food, clothing, transportation, food and clothing, as well as Yimo's high annual tuition fees, she actually saved 26,000 yuan?

Chen Yao looked at the bank card that Shen Qiu handed over to her, he seemed to see Shen Qiu's face red and red ears in the vegetable market over the years, and he seemed to see Shen Qiu standing outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the clothing store looking at the beautiful clothes with a tangled expression of wanting to buy or not.

"I'm sorry for making you suffer all these years. ”

Chen Yao looked at Shen Qiu and said seriously.

Shen Qiu was stunned, she didn't expect Chen Yao to suddenly speak like this, but she answered Chen Yao's words very firmly.

"To be honest, I'm tired, but I never feel bitter. ”

"Go get the money, and then send it to Li Jun. ”

Shen Qiu handed the card to Chen Yao's arms.

Chen Yao looked at the bank card and hesitated.

He thought again, should he be selfish? If he was already dying, in case he would die tomorrow, then he had squeezed out Shen Qiu's last savings today, so how could the two orphans and widows live?

Maybe if you don't pay back Li Jun today, Li Jun and Shu Ya will really divorce, but can't they all live well?

He can be poked and scolded in the back, but he can't let Shen Qiu and Yimo starve to death.

At this moment, Chen Yao suddenly wanted to be a perfidious bad guy, and for the sake of Shen Qiu and Yimo, he would not pay back Li Jun's money for the time being.

But Li Jun is really benevolent to himself, when he needs money the most, he didn't push it back, turned the money to himself, and let himself get through the difficulties, and now when Li Jun is in trouble, he doesn't care about it, is it inhumane to do so?

"Wife, why don't we do it slowly, or do we pay back part of it first, we will pay Li Jun back 20,000 first, and we will keep 10,000 for ourselves?"

"I'm not thinking about it for myself, you are still sick now, I don't know when you will get better, if we return the 30,000 to Li Jun, then our whole family will only have 500 yuan, and life may really not go on, what should I do with your illness?"

Chen Yao lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Shen Qiu's eyes, he felt that he was really disgusting and ugly at this moment.

But this is originally a difficult choice, between good friends and his wife and family, how does Chen Yao choose?

"Chen Yao. Shen Qiu directly called out his name, which made Chen Yao frown, because it meant that his wife was angry.

"Huh?

Chen Yao raised his head with difficulty and looked at Shen Qiu, a little aggrieved.

"Wife, I'm ......"

Chen Yao wanted to say something, but he was still silent, he felt that whatever he said now seemed to be wrong, and he was a little aggrieved.

Looking at Chen Yao's appearance, the serious expression on Shen Qiu's face collapsed suddenly, she stretched out her hand, touched Chen Yao's cheek, and then said.

"Husband, I know you are for my good, but there are some things that should be done, some things that can't be done, compare our hearts with our hearts, this is our bottom line as a man, we should give Li Jun this money, if because of these 31,000 yuan, Li Jun's family is broken, do you think your conscience can get by?"

"If my leg was healed like this, then I'd rather I be lame for the rest of my life. ”

"Send the money over, we'll carry it. ”

"A person can be poor, but he cannot be without conscience and ambition. ”

Shen Qiu's eyes were very serious and clear.

Shen Qiu's words spoke deeply in Chen Yao's heart, he was not a person without conscience, otherwise he would not have changed so much after learning of his death.

"Okay, you have a good meal, I'll pay it back now. ”

Chen Yao stood up, turned around and walked towards the door.

Shen Qiu showed a hint of a smile, picked up the bun on the side, lowered his head and took a bite gently.

"Wife. ”

Chen Yao, who suddenly walked to the door, turned his head and looked at Shen Qiu with affection.

"Huh?"

Shen Qiu looked at Chen Yao with some blankness.

Chen Yao suddenly smiled, and then said extremely firmly.

"If you believe me, I will, I will definitely let you and your daughter live a good life, and I will definitely be able to carry this family. ”

……

"Why are you here?

When the doorbell rang many times, Li Jun, who was sleeping well, rubbed his eyes, opened the door, and after seeing Chen Yao's figure, he was a little puzzled, but he still staggered his body and let Chen Yao enter the room.

Li Jun took out a loan to buy a two-bedroom apartment three years ago, although it is not very big, but it is very warm, at least much better than Chen Yao's dilapidated rental house.

Every time Chen Yao came to Li Jun's house, he would have a strong sense of inferiority.

is the same man, the same birth, why can Li Jun create a relatively comfortable life for Shu Ya and his son, why can't he himself?

Chen Yao, who walked in, first smelled a pungent smell, and then saw snack bags and beer bottles thrown indiscriminately on the floor of the coffee table in the living room.

Chen Yao was a little stunned, what's wrong?

Li Jun scratched his messy hair, and then said with a yawn.

"It's a bit messy at home, don't change your shoes, just sit down. ”

"Where's Shuya?"

Chen Yao sat on the sofa and asked tentatively.

"Oh?"

Li Jun, who was pouring tea with his back to Chen Yao, paused for a moment, and then said.

"She's taking care of her mother in the provincial city. ”

Li Jun handed the teacup to Chen Yao.

After taking the tea, Chen Yao put the teacup on the coffee table, and then looked at Li Jun very seriously and said.

"Tell me honestly, did you quarrel with Shuya? and it's serious. ”

"How come? Don't think nonsense, by the way, what are you here for? Is the money for Shen Qiu's treatment not enough? Then I'll transfer another 5,000 to you with Alipay." ”

As he spoke, Li Jun took out his mobile phone and was about to transfer money to Chen Yao.

The more Li Jun showed indifference, the more Chen Yao felt that the relationship crisis between Li Jun and Shu Ya was more serious, and he snatched Li Jun's hand and threw it on the other side of the sofa.

"What are you doing?" Li Jun looked at Chen Yao with some impatience.

"Are you divorcing Shu Ya again?"

Chen Yao stared at Li Jun's eyes and asked.

Having said this, Li Jun knew that he couldn't hide it.

"Whew. ”

He finally couldn't hold it anymore, opened a can of beer, took a sip, and then lay on the sofa weakly, looking at the ceiling and said.

"Yes, Shu Ya is divorcing me. ”

When he learned the affirmative answer, Chen Yao felt extremely guilty in his heart, and it seemed that what Shen Qiu had told him was true.

He took out a thick stack of hundred-yuan bills from his arms and put them in front of Li Jun.

"It should be because of your mother-in-law's illness, right? This is the 31,000 yuan you lent me for medical expenses, you take it first, don't quarrel with Shu Ya again, as for the other money I owe you, I really can't take it out now, but don't worry, I will definitely find a way to pay it back to you." ”

Looking at the thick stack of renminbi on the coffee table, Li Jun's face was a little ugly.

"This is all the savings that Shen Qiu has saved in the past few years, right?

Suddenly, he thought of something, and there was some anger between his eyebrows.

"Did Shuya go to look for you?"