LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 64 - 064: Southbound Plan_1
Chapter 64: Chapter 064: Southbound Plan_1
These days, borrowing money was tough. The poorer you were, the more people looked down on you. After weighing her options, she realized that the only person who could help her was her grandmother.
Despite their old age, her grandparents were supported by their three sons. But her grandfather had been a very famous local landlord when he was young. She remembered when their old house compound was remodeled into a tile-roofed house, they dug up a large jar of silver coins from the ground.
There were tens of thousands of them.
When she was ten and had her ears pierced, her grandmother gave her a silver coin for her earrings.
If it weren’t for the lack of options, she would definitely not ask to borrow money. As a younger member of the family, borrowing money from an elder inevitably made it seem like she was coveting their funeral savings, which would tarnish her reputation in the rural village.
“Granny, rest assured, I will definitely pay it back, with interest,” she pleaded, smiling sweetly, “And when I return from the south, I will bring you and grandpa gifts.”
Guan Rufang looked at her sternly, “I’m not worried about that, but are you going to the south on your own?”
“Yes!” Nan Fei’s mood faltered slightly, “I’ve grown up now. Girls my age in the village are either already married and have children, or just like Qi Qin, work in a factory to support their family. But I’ve been studying every year with my parents’ hard-earned money, and meanwhile our family is getting poorer. We can’t carry on like this.”
“Do you know that when you married Huo Beijiang, Granny Huo handed out twenty thousand Yuan as a bride price?”
“I’m aware.” Nan Fei’s mood dropped, according to the current progress, she theoretically should not have known about it this early – she only knew this after she married Huo Beijiang in her past life.
At that time, everyone kept it from her, no one told her. She only found out when Yuan Xueshan argued with her, accusing her of being bought.
She knew what the result would be like, without even having to think about it.
In her current life, she had come to accept it.
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“With that twenty thousand, why do you have to risk going south? What if you’re tricked into a pyramid scheme? What if you run into bad people?”
“Granny, while twenty thousand Yuan is a big sum that could change our family’s situation, money given by others is not like money you’ve earned yourself, and thus can’t fundamentally change our family’s poverty. And since this money is a bride price, it’s for my parents. It also falls under my responsibility and duty as a daughter, I shouldn’t take a cent.”
Guan Rufang’s eyes revealed a hint of approval, “Nan Fei, you’ve really grown up. You’re stronger than your father. He’s always been a straightforward person, lacking in cunning and ambition, much like your grandfather.”
Despite her age now, she possessed greater vision and audacity in her prime than any ordinary person could match.
“So, Granny, you agree?” Nan Fei asked excitedly.
“Yes! I agree. Go south and take it by storm,” Guan Rufang said with enthusiasm: “I listen to the radio every day, and over the years since the reform and opening up, the development of the southern coastal cities has been changing dramatically. If we continue to stay in this backward village, we will eventually be left behind by the times.”
Nan Fei knew that she could definitely persuade her grandmother.
“But, how do I tell my parents? My mom will definitely disagree.” Even when she had to go to the provincial city for treatment, her mother was initially opposed.
“That’s easy, I’ll help you figure out a way.”
“Okay!” Nan Fei nodded forcefully, “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely return before the 28th of August. Until I come back, could you please look after my brother and make sure he doesn’t play near the water?”
The 28th of August was the day her little brother died in her past life. She planned to return beforehand to stay by her brother’s side.