The super rich starts with the self-discipline challenge

Chapter 94 Money

In the middle of the coffee table, there was a large bowl of spicy crayfish. Zhong Yun and his three companions gathered around the table, eating with relish.

"Sister Xixi, is my mother very partial? She always thinks of her younger brother for all the delicious food."

While eating, Wen Xiaoyue complained to Ruan Xi, "We've been back for a few days, and she hasn't made supper for us. When my uncle comes, she has barbecue and crayfish."

Ruan Xi sat at the table, wearing disposable gloves and holding a crayfish, feeling a little unsure where to start.

Her parents never let her have midnight snacks, let alone crayfish.

"Strip it like this."

Zhong Xia sat opposite her, teaching her how to peel the shells, and turned a deaf ear to her daughter's words.

Wen Xiaoyue felt a little upset when she saw her mother like this. She pouted and said, "After Sister Xixi came, I felt that my family status has declined again."

She felt so miserable and decided to eat some more crayfish to comfort her broken heart.

Seeing that Ruan Xi could peel the shells by himself, Zhong Xia turned to her brother and asked, "When are you leaving?"

Zhong Yun looked at the TV, which was playing "The Long Season", and said, "Tomorrow afternoon."

"So are you going to your uncle's and aunt's houses tomorrow?"

"Of course I want to go."

"Do you want me to accompany you?"

Zhong Yun turned his eyes away from the TV, glanced at his sister, and smiled, "No, I can do it myself. Don't worry."

Zhong Xia was somewhat worried.

Most of their family's money was borrowed from relatives, and they had been borrowing for several years. They borrowed the money to open a new store, and later borrowed a lot more to compensate the Shi family.

When we had the store, everything was easy.

Now that the store is gone, there is only a little money left every month. Those relatives have some complaints. If Zhong Yun is gone, there will definitely be nothing good to say, especially those relatives who are difficult to talk to. I don’t know what unpleasant things they will say.

Her younger brother has had a strong sense of self-esteem since he was young, and she was very worried that he would not be able to bear it.

You have to know that among relatives, Zhong Yun used to be the kid from someone else's family. He had good grades since childhood and was tall and handsome. Everyone praised him.

I was admitted to a 211 university, and I was the first among so many relatives to be admitted to one.

Although he dropped out of school and was unable to complete his studies, his business was doing well and he made some money. Within a few years, he bought a house and a car.

At that time, when he wanted to open a new store, he didn't have enough money, so he asked his relatives to borrow money. It was not a free loan, but an investment. If there was profit, he would share the dividend with everyone, and if there was a loss, he would bear the responsibility.

As a result, he encountered such bad luck that both stores were closed. The loss plus losses totaled nearly two million. He even sold his RV and still owed others nearly one million.

Then the Shi family incident happened again, and he had to pay out another 500,000 yuan.

This was a devastating blow to him.

In the past, when he visited his relatives' homes, everyone was very warm and polite to him.

But now it's different. Can he bear those cold faces and cold words?
Zhong Yun knew what she was worried about and said, "These are what I should have faced. In the past two years, I said I was busy with work and had to work hard to make money, but in fact I was avoiding it."

"I was the one who borrowed the money, and I owe you the favor. I can't let you and your parents bear this forever. Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. No matter what they say, I'll just bear it and I promise not to talk back."

As he spoke, he peeled a crawfish and put it in her bowl.

Zhong Xia felt a little sad when she saw him pretending to be relaxed.

He is much more mature than before.

However, I wonder how much hardship he has endured in the past two years to gain this maturity.

Wen Xiaoyue listened to their conversation silently, and suddenly interrupted, "Uncle, that annoying guy from my great aunt's house is back. You'd better wait until he is not at home before going."

Zhong Xia said dissatisfiedly, "I've told you so many times, that's your uncle."

Wen Xiaoyue said disdainfully, "What cousin? If I call him, will he dare to respond? He got into CUHK, so proud of himself. It's just a journalism department, right? His college entrance exam score is only a few points higher than my uncle's. I'm annoyed by his boastful look."

Zhong Yun also heard that his aunt's son was admitted to Zhongda University two years ago. At that time, his mother called him and asked him to go home to attend the graduation banquet, but he made the excuse that he was busy with work and did not go back.

This cousin has been a good student since he was young. However, probably because his aunt always said, "Look at your brother Yun doing this and that...", he was very dissatisfied with him and has always been hostile to him.

Now, he hasn't finished college yet, but his cousin has been admitted to CUHK. He feels that he is better than him and is very proud of himself. If he doesn't show off in front of him, he probably won't be able to sleep.

As a young person, I can understand that.

Zhong Yun didn't care. He was about to take the crayfish from the basin when he suddenly found a peeled shrimp in the bowl. He was a little surprised and asked, "When did I peel it?"

He just picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth. It wouldn't taste good if it was left for too long.

After a while, he found another peeled shrimp in the bowl and couldn't help but glance at Ruan Xi who was sitting on his left.

He was facing his elder sister, so if she put it in her bowl, he would definitely see it.

The niece wanted to be peeled off by someone else, but it couldn't be her.

So, there is only Ruan Xi.

Ruan Xi seemed to sense his gaze and her long eyelashes trembled, but she did not look up and continued to peel the shrimp.

After a while, when he looked away, she quietly put the peeled shrimp into his bowl while no one was paying attention and quickly withdrew her hand.

Zhong Xia, who was sitting opposite, had already noticed her little action. She twitched her lips and pretended not to see it. Looking at her daughter who was concentrating on eating shrimp and was completely unaware of Ruan Xi's little action, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. How could she have given birth to such a stupid daughter who only knew how to eat?

……

Most of the crayfish in the big bowl went into Wen Xiaoyue's stomach. Finally, she lay on the sofa contentedly. She hadn't felt this happy for a long time.

After Zhong Xia packed up, she went back to her room.

Zhong Yun also returned to his room. After being home for a few days, he could finally sleep in a bed.

This is my little nephew's room. There are a lot of toys in it.

This nephew was born when the second-child policy was implemented. He is in the first grade now. After the summer vacation, he returned to his grandparents' home in the countryside.

He lay down on the bed and turned over.

The bed was comfortable.

At this time, the phone rang. It was Assistant Wang asking him when he could go to work.

Zhong Yun immediately replied, "I will be able to go to work as usual the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, come pick up Mr. Xia the day after tomorrow morning at the same time."

"Ok."

He put his phone aside. He finally got a vacation, but after just a few days, it felt like a death warrant.

If it weren't for the 30,000 yuan monthly salary...

Zhong Yun checked his phone for a while and was about to turn off the lights and go to bed. Just as he got into bed, he heard someone knocking on the door. The knock was very light, as if the knocker was afraid of being discovered.

He went over to turn on the light, then opened the door, and saw Ruan Xi, wearing plain pajamas, standing outside with her head lowered. The lights in the living room outside had been turned off.

My sister and niece should have gone back to their rooms to sleep.

This sneaky feeling was so exciting that he felt his heart skip a beat.

He asked quietly, "What's wrong?"

Ruan Xi nodded, "Yeah."

After a pause, she glanced up at him quickly and whispered, "Can I come in?"

"can."

Zhong Yun stepped aside and waited for her to enter the room. After he struggled for a moment, he closed the door. Just as he was considering whether to lock the door, Ruan Xi's voice came, "Is your stiff neck healed?"

This sentence instantly brought him back to his senses, and he said, "It's all right, look."

As he spoke, he turned his neck, which was only slightly stiff.

"Why are you standing? Sit down."

Zhong Yun walked to the bed and sat down, motioning her to sit on the chair.

Well, that was my little nephew’s study chair. It was a little small and she could only sit on it with difficulty.

After she sat down, he asked again, "You don't like crayfish?"

Ruan Xi said a little embarrassedly, "It's a bit numb."

"Then ask my sister to make spiced ones next time."

"You two siblings have such a good relationship."

"When I was a child, my parents were busy with work, working day and night. I stayed at my grandfather's house during the day, and my sister would take me home after school. She was the one who took care of me during those years."

Zhong Yun said, thinking that now was not the time to chat about these things, so he asked directly, "Why did you come to see me?"

Ruan Xi lowered her head and placed the thing in her hand in front of him. It was a bank card. She whispered, "The password is my birthday—"

Zhong Yun was stunned for a moment, and quickly interrupted her, "What are you doing?"

Ruan Xi said awkwardly, "I heard from Xiaoyue that you owe a lot of money. You can use this to pay it back first."

It was obvious that she mustered up a lot of courage to say these words. After she finished speaking, she was still a little nervous and explained, "I don't mean anything else. I don't need this money for college. I'll lend it to you first. You can pay me back when you have money in the future."

Zhong Yun looked at the bank card and listened to her cautious words, as if she was afraid of hurting his self-esteem. He felt like something was blocking his heart and he had an indescribable feeling.

He stretched out his hand and took the bank card, only to feel it was heavy, as if it weighed a thousand pounds.

He held her hand with his other hand, put the bank card back in her hand, and said softly, "You are too kind and soft-hearted. This is not good."

"This is the money your parents left for you. You can't give it to others. You must keep it for yourself. You will find out in the future that there are many places to spend money."

Seeing that she was about to speak, Zhong Yun shook his head and said, "I know you mean well, but sometimes, good intentions don't necessarily lead to good results. If I really took your money, every time I see you in the future, I will think of the money I owe you, and when I pay you back, it will be like cutting my own flesh. Over time, I will hate you more and more."

"When you need money in the future and I can't give it to you, we will definitely quarrel and even fall out. By that time, we will become enemies and we won't even be friends anymore."

"So, don't mention this matter again, okay? Go back to sleep. I appreciate your kindness."

Ruan Xi looked at him steadily, and said in a very light but firm tone, "I know you won't. And--"

You are not someone else.

(End of this chapter)