Chapter 297: Chapter 297: Because I Want to Give It to You for Free Chapter 297: Chapter 297: Because I Want to Give It to You for Free “Pfft!” The moment Luo Mengmeng sipped water, she sprayed it all over her face, her mouth twitching fiercely as if she were about to vomit blood, and stared at her mom with a face of despair, “Where did your mind go? I need the money to get into A Middle School!”
Luo Mengmeng quickly explained to them how she missed the admission to A Middle School by 0.5 points.
“Ah, so that’s it!” her mom sighed in relief and wiped her wet face.
Luo Mengmeng quickly reached out her hand again, blinking expectantly, “So, can you give me the money now?”
“Well…” her mom’s face suddenly showed a hint of difficulty, somewhat embarrassingly, “Let me be frank, your dad and I started a new company and all our money is tied up in it. We don’t even have a hundred dollars on us right now…”
“What?” Luo Mengmeng’s eyes widened, and she couldn’t help but let out a wail, clearly not expecting her family to be so broke that they didn’t even have a single banknote left.
“What should I do then?” Luo Mengmeng pointed at herself, wanting to cry but unable to shed tears.
After thinking for a while, her mom awkwardly suggested, “How about we wait to enroll in A Middle School? By the end of the month, we might get some funds back.”
“Yes, exactly,” her dad nodded in agreement.
Luo Mengmeng shook her head, sighing softly, “That won’t do. The deadline for student admissions at A Middle is the day after tomorrow.”
Upon hearing that, her parents exchanged glances, and then simultaneously said, “Why don’t you go next door and borrow some from your godmother for now, and your mom and dad will pay her back later.”
“That’s all we can do now.” Luo Mengmeng nodded her little head and, wearing her slippers, dashed at the speed of a sprinter to Gu Zhihan’s house.
“Godmom! Godmom!?” Before she could even enter the house, Luo Mengmeng had already started shouting from the yard.
Gu’s mom didn’t come to meet her calls; instead, Gu Zhihan opened the door. He, in his white home clothes, stood in the corridor and eyebrow raised looked at his breathless girlfriend and asked gently, “Do you need something from my mom?”
Luo Mengmeng said as she walked up to him.
“But they’re not home, the hospital is too busy, and they can’t make it back these days.” Gu Zhihan raised his hand to embrace the young girl, chin resting on her head, and continued, “What’s the matter, tell me about it.”
Luo Mengmeng rested her head on his chest, pouting, “It’s no use telling you, you don’t have money either.”
“Who told you I don’t have money?” Gu Zhihan seemed displeased, reached down to pinch the girl’s chin making her look him in the eyes. His dark eyes hinted that he might have guessed the situation already, “Is it that your parents temporarily can’t give you money?”
“How did you know?” Luo Mengmeng looked at him in astonishment.
Gu Zhihan watched her dumbstruck expression and couldn’t help but laugh, pinching her cheek, “Isn’t it written all over your face?”
“Then do you have money to lend me?” Luo Mengmeng met his gaze, thinking of his recent statement, and inevitably asked.
“Yes,” Gu Zhihan nodded, followed by a shake of his head, adding, “But I won’t lend it!”
Upon hearing this, Luo Mengmeng instantly flared up like a ruffled kitten, poking his chest, “How can you be so stingy, and I’m even your girlfriend!”
“It’s precisely because you’re my girlfriend that I won’t lend it to you.” Gu Zhihan glanced at her puffed-up little face, chuckled lightly, and once more scooped her into his embrace, “Because I want to give it to you as a gift.”