Flash Marriage, Deep Love-Chapter 328: Seafood Feast (3)

"No, Mrs. Chen is a very strong person."

"What about the money Hua owes? Does Mrs. Chen have to repay it?"

"Hua borrowed money from loan sharks; it definitely has to be repaid." Fang Qingru said, "Right now, my biggest worry is that those loan sharks will come and cause trouble for Mrs. Chen."

"There are security guards in the community. If anyone causes trouble, you can call the guards or the police."

"But those people only want money. They won’t stop until they get it. Anyway, we’ve been neighbors for so many years. If we can help, we definitely have to."

"Yeah." Mi Jing nodded in agreement.

In her eyes, Mrs. Chen was always a kind and generous elder. When she was young, every time her parents worked late, Mrs. Chen would call her and her sister upstairs for dinner. She would also often buy them toys and snacks, and whenever there were any delicious treats, she would bring some over to their house. She was truly a rare good neighbor and elder.

The memories of Mrs. Chen, whether clear or vague, were something Mi Jing never forgot. After a moment of silence, she took out a bank card from her bag and handed it to Fang Qingru, saying, "There’s a hundred thousand yuan in this card. Use it to help Mrs. Chen. The password is you and Dad’s birthdays. If it’s not enough, we’ll figure something out."

"What about you? The café needs money for operations, right?" Fang Qingru knew about this bank card and was aware that the hundred thousand yuan might be all of Mi Jing’s savings. Though she was eager to help Mrs. Chen, she didn’t want to burden Mi Jing.

"Take it. I still have Shen Lingxing. If I need money, I can ask him for help." Mi Jing pushed the card into Fang Qingru’s hand with a gentle smile.

"Oh, troubling you kids." Fang Qingru lowered her head, apologetically.

"Nonsense! How can this be considered trouble? Mrs. Chen has helped our family a lot, buying us many delicious things. Now that she is in trouble, I definitely can’t be ungrateful! Besides, I’m a little rich woman now. This amount of money is nothing!"

Seeing Mi Jing’s smug expression, Fang Qingru couldn’t help but laugh and tease her, "You call yourself a little rich woman? The rich one is Ling Xing, not you!"

"Don’t I own a café? The property deed has my name on it." Mi Jing raised her chin proudly.

"It’s not money you earned, what are you so proud of." Fang Qingru disapproved, hitting Mi Jing’s sore spot with one sentence.

"..."

Mi Jing was speechless. Her mother was as tenacious as ever; she was no match at all!

After chatting for a while, another twenty minutes passed. Remembering the big lunch at noon, Mi Jing thought of Mi Zhihong and wondered how to deal with the seafood in the kitchen.

With that in mind, Mi Jing withdrew her gaze from the window and asked, smiling, "Mom, where’s Dad?"

"He went out." Fang Qingru, busy turning on the TV, answered casually.

"Did he go to teach a class? Or did he have something else to do?" She was waiting for him to come back and make the big lunch!

"I asked him to go withdraw some money." Looking at the wall clock, Fang Qingru added, "He should be back soon."

Withdraw money?

Were her parents planning to use their savings to help Mrs. Chen?

Her parents were very warm-hearted and valued relationships. Now that Mrs. Chen was in trouble, they would surely help. She didn’t oppose them helping Mrs. Chen, but her mother’s health wasn’t good, and medical check-ups cost money. So Mi Jing felt the need to understand the situation better and discuss it with Shen Lingxing when she got home.

With this thought, Mi Jing asked, "Mom, how much does Hua owe?"

"He borrowed six hundred thousand, but with interest, it’s probably over a million now." Talking about this, Fang Qingru sighed. If it were only hundreds of thousands, they might be able to borrow from others, but with the accumulating interest, it wasn’t easy to borrow that much."

That much!

Even if her parents used all their savings, it wouldn’t be enough.

Mi Jing silently pondered for a while, then reassured, "Don’t worry, I’ll ask Ling Xing to figure something out. Things will work out."

In fact, Fang Qingru and Mi Zhihong knew that both of their sons-in-law were capable and had money. If they asked for help, the problem would be solved quickly. But since this wasn’t a family matter, they didn’t want to burden their children. By now, there was no other choice. If they couldn’t gather enough money by tomorrow, Mrs. Chen’s house would be at risk, so Fang Qingru didn’t oppose Mi Jing asking Shen Lingxing for help.

After finishing the discussion about Mrs. Chen, Fang Qingru fell silent. The TV was playing a period drama, but Mi Jing wasn’t paying attention, occasionally glancing at the clock, hoping Mi Zhihong would come back soon.

Five minutes, ten minutes...

Waiting was the hardest part. After half an hour, Mi Zhihong still hadn’t returned. Growing impatient, Mi Jing suddenly grabbed her phone, ready to call him.

Sitting by her side, Fang Qingru noticed Mi Jing’s restlessness, so she asked with concern, "Why are you so anxious for your dad to come back? Is there something important?"

"No." Mi Jing shook her head, a bit embarrassed, "Someone gave me a box of seafood. I think we can’t finish it all ourselves, so I called Ruanruan to have lunch with us. Hehe, I just want Dad to come back soon to cook, that’s all."

"Knowing you’re back, if he’s not home by now, he’s probably out buying your favorite dishes."

Hearing that, Mi Jing smiled happily, thinking, Dad really is the best!

Seeing Mi Jing’s joyful expression, Fang Qingru couldn’t help but smile and then asked, "Why is Ruanruan back in Jin City again? Is she getting back together with her ex-boyfriend?"

"No," Mi Jing said, "Ruanruan is decisive in character. Once she decides to break up, she won’t go back. She’s back because of a temporary work transfer, and it’s not certain how long she will stay."

"Invite Chu Chen too."

"Chu Chen?" They were just talking about Ruanruan, why bring up Chu Chen? And she only mentioned him to her mom because of the café’s property deed; they hadn’t met. How could her mom know him? 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Seeing the surprise on Mi Jing’s face, Fang Qingru explained, "The last time Ruanruan was staying with us, Chu Chen came once, waited downstairs for her. Your dad and I both met him. He’s a nice young man, very attentive to Ruanruan."