After Mu Qingci returned to her place of residence and passed the information to Sister Li, she took the high-speed train back home.
As soon as the mother and daughter finished eating, Meng Meilan received a call from Mu Qingci's grandma. The other party should have asked her if she was back: "I just came back and finished eating."
Then Meng Meilan responded, hung up the phone and said to Mu Qingci, "Your grandma asked us to go to dinner tonight."
Mu Qingci actually didn't really want to go to her grandma's house.
It's not that they treated her badly.
But every time she went there, she felt 'ostracized' by her peers.
Because she was very good at reading since she was a child, her aunts and uncles liked to compare her with her cousins whenever she went there.
Over time, her cousins became reluctant to talk to her. Every time they saw her, they felt like they were a class enemy.
Especially people like my second aunt, who used to always say that it was useless for her to read so many books, and that Meng Meilan had made herself so miserable when she borrowed so much money that no one even dared to remarry.
Mu Qingci was even more unhappy when she heard that, but she was a junior and it was hard for her to retaliate harshly in person.
After their family had paid off all the loans due to her scholarship thesis and the salary after working, the second aunt shamelessly approached her again. Mu Qingci really didn't want to see this person at all.
I don’t know if it’s because she hates Wujiwu. Not only does she dislike her second aunt, she also doesn’t like anyone in her second uncle’s family.
But she couldn't show this too obviously, after all, this was her mother's brother and sister-in-law.
So she didn't want to go to her grandpa's house less and less.
Meng Meilan also knew that she didn't really want to go, so she said, "If you don't want to go, I'll go alone tonight, and you can go and play with your friends."
Mu Qingci thought for a while and said, "I'll go. I have to go see my grandma and grandpa. My uncle and aunt are also good to us. Besides, I have to dispel my second aunt's idea of borrowing money from our family."
Mu Qingci's father is an orphan and has no relatives here, so it is impossible for her to not go out with her grandfather and uncle because of her second uncle's family.
Although both mother and daughter knew in their hearts that this dinner was most likely organized by Mu Qingci's second uncle's family for the purpose of borrowing money from them.
Everyone has dinner at a restaurant in town tonight.
Several families sat in a private room with two tables.
There is one table for the elders and one table for the juniors.
As soon as they sat at the table, the second aunt praised Mu Qingci's current prospects, "Ci Ci is still the most promising. Not only did she find such a good job, but she also had a bowl of rice from the country. Third sister, you are really lucky. Maybe In a few years, Ci Ci will buy a house in City S and take you there to enjoy your happiness."
Mu Qingci drank from the water cup and was baptized by the eyes of a table of cousins.
Normally, everyone had nothing to say to her, but this time her second cousin Meng Chengwei was very enthusiastic towards her and directly pushed a plate of melon seeds in front of her: "Cousin, peel the melon seeds."
Mu Qingci said thank you with a calm expression.
Meng Chengwei did not lose his enthusiasm because of her expression. Instead, he talked about the business he was going to do in partnership recently: "You probably don't know who the person who is going to do business with me is, right?"
His sister Meng Wanzhu immediately asked positively: "Brother, you have been keeping it a secret. Since everyone is here today, you should finally tell me."
Mu Qingci looked at Meng Chengwei's proud expression as he raised his chin, lowered his eyelids and continued drinking tea.
Meng Chengwei deliberately betrayed himself: "You should know the Xue Group, right?"
Meng Wanzhu: "Brother, are you talking about Mr. Xue, the richest man in S city and one of the Fortune 500?"
"right."
My eldest cousin Meng Yichen, who works in an ordinary company, was a little surprised and surprised: "Second brother, do you want to cooperate with people from the Xue family?"
Others were also a little surprised.
The second aunt grinned from the corner of her mouth to the back of her ears, and deliberately said something to Meng Meilan and her daughter: "We will definitely not be at ease if Xiaowei cooperates with other people, but when we cooperate with Xue, we can make money with our eyes closed. We also see it." I’m telling you this because we are all part of the same family.”
Meng Chengwei then said: "The person I am working with is a relative of Mr. Xue's family, whose surname is Wang. Mr. Wang said that as long as I invest one million, he will take me with him. You also know that the Xue family is one of the top 500 companies in the world. If I can cooperate with them, within a year at most, I can make back all the money I invested, and the next step is pure profit.”
"Wow~" Meng Wanzhu looked expectant: "Then our family will be able to buy a house in the best area of S city in a few years."
Others were also praising Meng Chengwei, and several younger brothers and sisters were still saying not to forget them when the time comes.
Meng Chengwei was so flattered by the praise that he saw that Mu Qingci had been drinking tea without talking, so he asked directly: "Sister Celadon, what do you think of my cooperation?"
Mu Qingci put down her tea cup and nodded: "Very good."
Although she felt that Mr. Wang in his mouth looked like a liar, they wouldn't believe her if she told her. Instead, they would be scolded, so she might as well just follow him.
Sure enough, Meng Chengwei was even more proud and was about to speak.
Mu Qingci sneered in her heart. When her father was seriously ill, other relatives more or less borrowed some money. Only her second uncle's family not only refused to borrow money, but her second aunt also said that she couldn't bear to treat a person who was destined to die. Their mother was gone. They definitely can't pay back the money.
Especially when the second aunt said this, the second uncle did not stop her and kept acting like a dull gourd.
She is actually very vindictive.
So she didn't give Meng Chengwei a chance to borrow money at all. She looked at him with a sincere expression and said seriously: "Second cousin, my mother and I support you mentally."
Then he asked expectantly: "As you know, our house has not been renovated for many years, and it gets a little damp when it rains. Since the project our second cousin cooperates with is so profitable, can you lend us a hundred thousand yuan next year?" Do you want to renovate the house?"
Meng Chengwei, who was about to borrow money from Mu Qingci, couldn't hold back the smile when he heard this.
His smile faded, and he frowned and asked, "Didn't you repay the loan a few months ago? You must have at least tens of thousands of dollars in salary a month now. Not to mention more, you must have saved 100,000 yuan, right?"
Mu Qingci sneered in her heart, was she clearly calculating her salary and preparing to scratch her skin?
There was a look of surprise on his face: "Second cousin, why do you think I can have so much savings? It's not like you don't know the rent and consumption level in S city. The house I rent now costs more than 3,000 yuan per month, plus water and electricity. Food and daily expenses, as well as bus fare, cost less than 10,000 yuan a month. Besides, I’m a history major. Although my job sounds like a civil servant, I don’t have much money.”
"The most important thing is that my current landlord's son and daughter-in-law are coming back from abroad, so the house needs to be taken back. I searched for a house for a week last week. You don't know, the minimum price for a house within an hour of my company is four or five dollars." Thousands a month, better ones cost less than ten thousand, especially you have to pay a three-month deposit. I don’t even know where to find the money.”
Meng Chengwei's enthusiasm for her immediately disappeared, and he asked unhappily: "Do you really have no savings?"
Mu Qingci suddenly liked her face that could deceive people. She was very sincere: "If there is one, I will definitely lend it to my second cousin. After all, we are all family. If you are good, we can follow suit."
Meng Chengwei had nothing to say and didn't want to talk to her.
Not only the people at this table were quiet, but the elders' table was also quiet.
Especially the second aunt's expression is wonderful.
But she had obviously learned the lesson she had said about Mu Qingci's mother and daughter before. Although she was unhappy, she did not say any more sarcastic words.
However, after finishing the meal, she still said: "I thought your salary would be as high as working in such a good company in City S. Put it this way, you are not as good as Xiaowei."
Mu Qingci: "It's true that I can't compare to my second cousin."
After the second aunt finished speaking, she went to the cashier to pay.
Meng Chengwei also answered the phone and went out first.
Mu Qingci followed several other elders.
The uncle asked with concern: "Cici, is it really difficult for you to rent a house there?"
Mu Qingci: "Well, it's very difficult. The most difficult thing is the three-month deposit."
Auntie: "We don't have any money anymore. We lent some money to Xiaowei. If you had told me earlier..."
Mu Qingci knew that her family was saving money for her eldest cousin to get a wife. She might not have lent all the money to her second cousin, but she would not really ask them to borrow it, so she said, "Uncle and auntie, don't worry. , when there is really nothing I can do, I can borrow some from my colleagues."
As they walked out talking, they saw Meng Chengwei standing beside a BMW talking excitedly to the people inside.
Meng Wanzhu deliberately shouted loudly: "Brother."
Meng Chengwei turned sideways and looked over, directly revealing the person inside the BMW.
The man looked to be in his thirties, wearing glasses and with a shrewd face.
At this time, his eyes looked this way.
Mu Qingci felt sensitively that he was looking at her. His eyes seemed to be calculating something, which made her feel uncomfortable for no reason.
Especially at this time, the man smiled in this direction.
Then he said something to Meng Chengwei, and then Meng Chengwei came over and said to everyone: "Mr. Wang is here. He invited us to go to KTV."
As soon as she heard that the person in the car was Mr. Wang, the second aunt became excited: "How can Mr. Wang invite us? It must be us who invites him. Also, if you want to play, you young people can play, and we older ones can play too." Not coming."
Second uncle: "Yes, yes."
Meng Chengwei looked at Mu Qingci and became enthusiastic about her again: "Cousin, let's go together. It's rare for us to get together to play together."
Thinking that Mr. Wang had specifically asked his cousin, Meng Chengwei felt that bringing Mu Qingci there tonight would definitely make Mr. Wang happy.
Mr. Wang is happy. If he invests less, he might get the same results.
