After receiving a sudden call from her aunt, Gu Nian quickly looked at the calendar on her phone.
I was afraid that it was because I forgot the time to make the payment, so my aunt came to remind me.
But it's strange, it's only the beginning of the month, and there's still half a month before the end-of-month payment that I and my aunt agreed on. Logically speaking, my aunt shouldn't call me at this time.
unless......
Could it be that something happened to my younger brother Xiao Le? !
Gu Nian suddenly felt his heart tightening, and the hand holding the phone couldn't stop shaking.
"What's wrong?"
Shi Ye also saw Gu Nian's look.
"Mr. Shi, it's a call from my aunt in my hometown. I'll go out and answer it. You can eat first without waiting for me."
...
Gu Nian briefly explained to Shi Ye and then walked out of the villa alone so that Shi Ye could eat quietly without being disturbed by his own affairs.
In late autumn, when I opened the door, I felt a chill that only penetrated into the collar of my clothes. This made Gu Nian, who was already nervous, feel even colder.
"Hey, Auntie."
"Gu Nian? Oh, why are you so slow to answer the phone?"
"I'm sorry, aunt, I have something to do here that just delayed me for a while. Did something happen to Xiaole?"
Gu Nian clutched the phone tightly, holding her breath and concentrating, her heart almost jumping into her throat, fearing that she would get news of her brother's bad condition from a sudden call from her aunt.
"Oh, Xiao Le is fine. He gets injections and medicines on time every day. As long as your medical expenses can be paid to us in time, it won't be a big problem."
After hearing what her aunt said, Gu Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the words still carry a heavy burden thrown on Gu Nian, as long as everything is well with his brother, Gu Nian has nothing to ask for.
However, since the brother is fine, why is the aunt suddenly?
"Aunt, why are you looking for me today..."
Gu Nian was a little puzzled. After all, her aunt usually called for nothing but asking for money.
On the other end of the phone, my aunt's voice sounded a little urgent, as if she was planning something important.
"Nian Nian, you probably haven't heard of it yet, right?" Auntie asked inexplicably.
Gu Nian was confused, "What did you hear?"
"What a shame! Your dad came back two days ago, and he seems to have made a private engagement for you with our whole family! Your dad even received 100,000 yuan in engagement money!"
! ! !
What!
Gu Nian suddenly felt a thunder above his head.
She never expected that she would be in debt before she even graduated from college because of her father, a gambler.
Later, she could only work hard to earn money in Yuncheng. She finally saved some money, but not long ago, her father Gu Qiangsheng snatched it away...
But now, her father Gu Qiangsheng is still making plans for her life-long affairs.
He actually secretly married someone else on her behalf. This was something his father sold without even knowing when.
"Aunt, is this absolutely true? Did Gu Qiangsheng really receive 100,000 yuan?"
Gu Nian's hand holding the phone couldn't stop shaking, and her nails were embedded in her flesh, causing her pain.
"Yes! We also know that family. They have a little money, but their son is mentally retarded. He is almost thirty years old and has no way to find a wife."
"Besides, I met their relatives on the road yesterday, and now their family is convinced that you will marry their son. After all, your father still signed an agreement with someone."
"Now that your father has collected money from others, how can you hide from it? Oh, you poor kid, how about...just admit it? That son is really not that good. But if you get married, at least your brother's medical expenses will be settled..."
Gu Nian felt desolate in her heart as she listened to her aunt's words.
Regardless of whether the aunt agrees with the despicable behavior of her father Gu Qiangsheng, in the hearts of people like the aunt, a girl like Gu Nian has no self-worth.
Because, in the end, her aunt was still trying to persuade Gu Nian to learn to accept her fate.
In the eyes of her aunt, Gu Nian always wants to get married, and she also has a troubled younger brother. In such a remote and backward small county, it is difficult for a girl like Gu Nian to find a good husband.
Not to mention that she could one day change her life on her own.
In such a small county, my best friend Du Wei, my colleague A Ling...
There are many girls like them, and it seems that the only way society gives them is to get married.
Moreover, if you catch a similar family, don’t worry about how bad the other party is, just accept it for the rest of your life!
Suddenly, Gu Nian felt sick in his stomach.
First, I didn't expect that my biological father was rubbish enough, but there were even more rubbish things waiting for me.
Secondly, I thought about my aunt, as her only blood relative in her hometown, she would not speak for her from her perspective, but would still try to persuade her.
Another gust of cold wind blew by, and Gu Nian didn't have time to eat. In addition to his stomach churning, he also began to feel a dull pain.
But even so, Gu Nian still held her cell phone tightly, and then told her aunt sonorously and forcefully, word for word:
"Aunt, it's impossible for me to marry that family."
On the other end of the phone, my aunt didn't say anything at first, and then sighed.
"You kid, you're just not sober enough and you don't take care of yourself. You should cherish your beauty while you're young..."
"I know that you have studied in a big city for several years and now you have become arrogant, but which woman will not marry in the end?"
"What's more, they spend a lot of money, including 100,000 yuan in wedding fees, follow-up betrothal gifts, and your brother's medical expenses..."
Auntie scolded Gu Nian, wishing she could give all the vocabulary she had accumulated in her life to Gu Nian.
However, even if her mouth was dry, Gu Nian couldn't listen to her at all.
"Aunt, I told you, there is no way I can agree!"
Gu Nian's tone was very decisive, and her aunt stopped talking and continued, instead becoming more realistic.
"Okay! You have the backbone, but your father received one hundred thousand yuan from me. Do you have to pay back the money?"
"There are also the medical expenses and living expenses for your brother... Think about how much you have to pay in total!"
...
Auntie calculated the huge sum of money accumulated on her for Gu Nian one by one.
Every word he spoke seemed like a boulder falling on Gu Nian.
Although Gu Nian couldn't see her aunt's face clearly on the phone, she could still feel her domineering look.
She was waiting for Gu Nian to give in. As long as Gu Nian nodded and was willing to get married, there would be a way out for her brother Xiao Le's medical expenses, and the pressure on her aunt's family would be much less.
However, Gu Nian clenched his fists and finally said something he didn't want to believe.
"Auntie, within a week, I will collect 200,000 yuan together with the money given to Gu Qiangsheng by the family and Xiaole's various expenses."
On the other end of the phone, my aunt laughed.
Obviously, she must be amused by her innocent niece.
"Ouch, Gu Nian, please stop joking. How can you raise two hundred thousand in a week? Unless you find someone richer than that family to marry, I'll see if you can find any way to raise the money!"
...
My aunt's words were like a basin of hot oil, drenching myself all over.
Gu Nian hung up the phone, turned around, and looked at the huge villa behind her.
The reason why she couldn't agree to marry someone else.
Except that I absolutely cannot marry a man that I cannot accept at all.
besides......
She is already married and has received a certificate, so how can she marry someone else?
What's more, the person she married was the son of the richest man in Yuncheng, with a fortune worth hundreds of millions. Wouldn't it slap her aunt in the face if she told him?
However, Gu Nian couldn't say a word.
Because all this is false and temporary.
She was not qualified to use this fake marriage to attack anyone who looked down on her, and she didn't want to do that.
Because in Gu Nian's heart, Shi Ye is someone she truly values, and Gu Nian doesn't want to let those unbearable things lower her personality in front of Shi Ye.
Moreover, she had an agreement with Shi Ye that this marriage should not be known to outsiders.
Otherwise it will also affect Shi Ye's career.
Therefore, Gu Nian could only swallow it hard and willingly.
Gu Nian must be a very stubborn person!
However, stubbornness often has its price.
Two hundred thousand, within a week.
This was indeed a difficult thing for Gu Nian to accomplish, not to mention that she had just submitted her resignation letter a few hours ago.
Gu Nian originally worked hard to earn money every month, and most of it was sent to her aunt for her brother Xiaole's medical expenses, so she didn't have much savings on hand.
If she couldn't raise 200,000 yuan within a week, the hole dug for her by her father, Gu Qiangsheng, would only drown Gu Nian alive.
God knows that for a stubborn person like Gu Nian, she has always been very self-respecting and self-respecting, and would never bow her head in front of any force that owed power because of her humble background.
Especially in front of Shi Ye, she has always asked herself to be independent, because in Gu Nian's heart, she hopes that she can at least get along with Shi Ye as an equal on a spiritual level.
So when Shi Ye asked Xiao Mo to give Gu a 200,000 bank card, she flatly refused.
However, many realistic factors seemed to be forcibly defeating all Gu Nian's self-esteem.
Besides asking Shi Ye for help, is there any other way she can do it?
Isn't this a slap in the face?
***
In the villa, the food was hot and hot.
Shi Ye didn't move his chopsticks.
He sat quietly at the dinner table and waited for a long time.
But the call that Gu Nian answered when he went out seemed a bit long.
Shi Ye was vaguely worried that something had happened in Gu Nian's hometown, so he got up and walked out the door.
However, the moment he touched the door handle to open the door, Gu Nian happened to be about to open the door and come in.
Shi Ye looked at Gu Nian's expression and froze for a moment.
"Gu Nian, have you cried?"
Gu Nian was stunned for a moment, and then quickly forced himself to adjust his emotions.
After all, she did not hold back the tears outside the door, but in order to avoid Shi Ye finding out, Gu Nian had tried her best to wipe them clean.
Unexpectedly, the remaining expression betrayed her.
"without......"
Gu Nian wanted to say that she was fine, but she wouldn't believe it even if she said it in her current mood.
"What happened?"
Shi Ye was very direct.
Gu Nian lowered his head and was silent for a long time, but finally spoke out his request for help.
"Mr. Shi, please lend me two hundred thousand. I... need it urgently."
There was a trace of sadness in Gu Nian's eyes, as if the self-esteem she had carefully maintained had quietly collapsed at the moment of borrowing money.
She was a little afraid that Shi Ye would ask her why she borrowed the money.
Because she doesn't want to explain.
How to explain?
Because there is a troubled brother in my hometown who has been waiting for medical expenses?
Because his biological father sold him to a mentally retarded family as his wife because of his gambling money?
Suddenly, Gu Nian felt that she was really in a terrible situation. Why did God give her such a bad card?
But, that’s it.
After all, no matter what Shi Ye thinks, to Shi Ye, she is just a nominal couple for eight months and is not important.
So, let’s admit it! She didn't want to accept other fates, but in front of Shi Ye, she really couldn't cross this huge gap.
Gu Nian waited for Shi Ye's inquiry.
One second, two seconds.
[Your WeChat account has arrived, and it’s 200,000 yuan. 】
Suddenly, the sound of payment notification broke Gu Nian's waiting.
Gu Nian raised his head and looked at Shi Ye, only to see that he was just holding his mobile phone and quickly called 200,000 to Gu Nian.
"Now, let's go eat together!"
Other than that, Shi Ye didn't say anything or ask anything.
