Lin Jinyan looked at Han Qingru: "I wonder if Young Master Han wants a painting or money? This painting is very important to Young Master Han?"
Han Qingru cupped his hands and said, "I'm not afraid of Miss Lin's jokes. This painting was left by my late grandfather. If my mother hadn't been seriously ill, I would never have pawned this painting."
Lin Jinyan: "In that case, don't accept the money from the pawn shop yet. I will help you recover it. I will give you another silver tael and you can use it to treat your mother's illness."
Han Qingru repeatedly declined: "This is impossible! Miss Lin rescued me today, which is a great favor to me. How dare I take your silver again and trouble you to help me get a painting? I can't do it."
Lin Jinyan smiled and said: "Young Master Han seems to be a scholar, and he is so filial. He will definitely not be idle forever. These rights are borrowed from me, and it will not be too late for Young Master Han to return them to me when he has a bright future."
Han Qingru was extremely moved: "But...but if I keep doing this, how can I repay the kindness to the lady?"
Lin Jinyan: "Then it is settled that I am doing good deeds for myself and that it does no harm to me. It is settled that Yutong will give all the silver he has to Mr. Han."
Although Yutong was reluctant, she still obediently took out all the silver taels. After Lin Jinyan took out a hundred taels, Yutong handed the rest to Han Qingru.
Han Qingru took it and saw that there were more than five hundred taels of silver in total.
Lin Jinyan handed the one hundred taels of silver notes to the young man: "This painting has not yet expired. This one hundred taels is enough for two months' ransom. Please buy the painting back and return it to Mr. Han. If not, I will give it to Mr. Han." Tell my grandfather about this. Judging from your actions, this is definitely not the first time. If you are involved in a thorough investigation before the imperial court, I wonder if Uncle Hong'an will protect you?"
The boy laughed repeatedly, but Lin Jinyan ignored it, said goodbye to Han Qingru, and went straight to the carriage.
The boy was so anxious that he had no choice but to rush into the pawn shop and explain the situation to the shopkeeper. Only then did the shopkeeper realize that he had messed with the goods. When he rushed out of the shop to ask for Lin Jinyan's mercy, he realized that Han Qingru's carriage chasing Lin Jinyan had already gone away.
The shopkeeper scolded the boys, "I'm just a child, aren't you? Why are you being sent away like this when I ask you to send me away! Hurry up, hurry up! Find a way to buy the painting back from Master Qi!"
Lin Jinyan was sitting on the carriage, while Yutong pouted and complained.
"It's easy for me to have a lot of silver. You gave it all away at once. That's more than six hundred taels of silver! You gave it all away without blinking an eye."
Lin Jinyan was about to comfort her when she suddenly heard someone calling her loudly from behind.
"Miss Lin! Miss Lin, please wait..."
Lin Jinyan poked her head out of the car window and saw Han Qingru chasing the carriage. Lin Jinyan ordered the boy to stop the carriage.
Han Qingru ran to the carriage panting, leaning on her hips to catch her breath.
Lin Jinyan opened the car curtain and asked, "Is something wrong, Mr. Han?"
Han Qingru took a breath and said, "Ms. Lin, I have to write you an IOU. I can't take your money for nothing. Please wait a moment while I find paper and pen."
Lin Jinyan smiled and said: "Master Han, please be patient, there is no need to write an IOU. If you really want to pay it back, I will always pay you back in the future. If you don't want to, this IOU is just a piece of waste paper, so don't worry."
Han Qingru cupped his hands and said: "I'm in trouble. Thank you very much for Miss Lin's trust. I live in Pingyang Lane. I thanked the lady for her help today and thanked her for the money. I will pay it back when I collect the money in the future."
