Chapter 852: Chapter 852: Ugly Eating Habits Chapter 852: Chapter 852: Ugly Eating Habits Gu Qianru laughed and said, “It’s a good thing that nothing materialized with the girl from the Luo family, or we would have ended up with another ancestor in the house.”
Old Master Gu looked up and glanced at the two children not far away, “We were against it from the start. There’s no need to talk about whether it was fortunate or not, and don’t bring this up again.”
Gu Qianru nodded and said, “Understood.”
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At the Wei Family, Wei Zixiong said to Ning Xueling, “Xueling, please help me out here. I’ve checked thoroughly; a small slip from their hands is all we need. If we just get the money to buy a share this time, we will surely have no worries about food and drink in the future.”
Ning Xueling looked at him as if he were a stranger, “How can you have the face to say such things? I didn’t even attend their wedding, and now you want me to ask them for money?”
“But opportunities wait for no one. I have no other choice right now, and besides, we will pay them back once we’ve earned the money. You are their real mom; borrowing some money to get through a tough time won’t make them forget mother-and-son, mother-and-daughter affection.”
“Forget about it, I’m not going. I can’t afford to lose that face and besides, I have a salary; I won’t starve. If you want to invest, find a way yourself.”
“So you’ve made up your mind not to care?”
“Yes, I don’t care.”
Wei Zixiong left the room angrily slamming the door. Wei Hongbing’s wife, Qi Qiaoqiao, asked quietly, “What are they arguing about?”
Wei Hongbing responded, “It’s their business; we better not get involved. I don’t know what they are arguing about either. Let’s focus on making a baby instead of meddling in idle matters, come on, wife.”
“It’s so early; do you want to embarrass me tomorrow?”
The initial struggle soon gave way, and before long, embarrassing sounds began to filter out of the room. Wei Hongbing surely knew what they were arguing about but instinctively didn’t want his wife to know — it was quite embarrassing.
He certainly couldn’t tell his wife that his father wanted his stepmother to ask her ex-husband’s children for money to invest, so it was better to cover it up by doing something meaningful.
Ever since Ning Xueling recovered from her leg injury, she used her own salary for her expenses and stopped contributing money to the family, let alone going back to borrow money. She couldn’t face doing that.
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In the Luo Family, Luo Qiao had finished distributing the gifts and gave the flawed woolen yarns to her sisters-in-law, asking them to knit some trousers when they were free.
Luo Xuyuan approached her, “Qiaoqiao, a friend and I are planning to set up a refrigerator factory. Are you interested in investing?”
Luo Qiao showed interest, “Second Brother, tell me more about it.”
“Let’s go upstairs to discuss the details. Yichen, you come up too.”
The group went upstairs, and Luo Xuyuan explained their recent research achievements. They had already produced a prototype, passed the tests, owned their own compressor patent, and even developed and upgraded the temperature control system.
His partner was quite capable; he had sourced a used production line from abroad, and relatives there had settled everything. Now, they just needed the funds to ship it over.
The money they had earned previously was still short by some, and in addition to the cost of bringing over the production line, they needed to buy materials. They had considered taking out loans, but the application process was time-consuming, and it required collateral.
They had deliberated and decided to pull in some investments because they couldn’t wait any longer — the production line had been personally inspected and was eighty percent new.
Luo Qiao asked, “So how much is needed?”
Luo Xuyuan thought for a moment, “A conservative estimate is a shortfall of three hundred thousand.”
Luo Qiao said, “We need to discuss this. We’ll get back to you in a few days.”
Luo Xuyuan nodded, “Yeah, this is a big decision. Take your time to talk it over.”
Luo Xuyuan went straight downstairs. His partner initially wanted to seek investments from childhood friends in their complex, but that could complicate future decision-making. Besides, he saw this as an opportunity and didn’t want others to benefit from it cheaply.
Luo Qiao looked at Lu Yichen, “What do you think?”
Lu Yichen stroked her hair, “With living standards improving, refrigerators will soon be in every household. I believe in Uncle’s capability and your judgment, wife. I will follow your decision.
As for the money, I think I can manage about eighty or ninety thousand, and we should be able to scrape together a hundred thousand.”