Chapter 641: Chapter 641 Thrilled Chapter 641: Chapter 641 Thrilled “Eh?”
Su Yunjin sat in Gu Ya’s embrace while looking toward the yard, “My dear, I think I heard someone knocking outside.” Gu Ya heard it too.
He raised an eyebrow.
The knocking outside sounded again.
Certain that there was someone outside, Gu Ya let go of his little wife and planned to go see, “Yunjin, wait here for me. I’ll go and have a look.”
“My dear, I’ll come with you.” Su Yunjin was also curious who it could be. Who would visit them so late at night? She followed behind Gu Ya.
Su Yunjin also walked out.
Side by side, the couple walked into the yard. Gu Ya was in front, while the continuous knocking, subdued and sporadic, followed a steady rhythm.
Upon opening the door,
there stood Mr. and Mrs. Chu, Gu Jianghai, right before Gu Ya. Not expecting it to be them, Gu Ya was momentarily startled at the sight.
“Fifth Brother, sister-in-law!”
Su Yunjin peeked her head from behind Gu Ya’s back and upon seeing Gu Jianghai and Mrs. Chu, she smiled and invited them inside. She poured a cup of tea for both Mrs. Chu and her brother-in-law Gu Jianghai.
Su Yunjin sat down next to Gu Ya.
Mrs. Chu and Gu Jianghai came to borrow money today and both seemed a bit embarrassed, evidently having something to say to them.
Su Yunjin said, “Fifth Brother, sister-in-law, if you have something to say, please feel free.” Gu Ya also noticed that Gu Jianghai and Mrs. Chu seemed hesitant.
“Yunjin is right, Fifth Brother, sister-in-law, you came here for something, just speak up. We are brothers; there’s no need to be polite amongst ourselves.”
Gu Jianghai was embarrassed to speak. Mrs. Chu, knowing her husband’s temperament, realized he would find it difficult to ask for money, so after giving Gu Jianghai a glance,
she started with some difficulty, “Big Brother, Sister-in-law, I won’t hide it from you, my husband and I have come to you actually to borrow money.”
“Borrow money?” Su Yunjin was somewhat surprised.
Before Su Yunjin could finish, Gu Jianghai hurriedly interjected, “Of course, Sister-in-law, if you and Big Brother are tight on money then forget about it!”
“Yes, yes, yes, we’ll think of another way.” Mrs. Chu nodded in agreement.
After her initial surprise, Su Yunjin asked Gu Jianghai and Mrs. Chu, “Fifth Brother, sister-in-law, may I know how much you intend to borrow from me and my husband?” Su Yunjin was not short of money at the moment.
If Mrs. Chu and Gu Jianghai didn’t want to borrow much, then she had enough; if they wanted to borrow a large amount, Su Yunjin would have to consider what it was for.
She would decide depending on the circumstances.
Mrs. Chu needed a total of five taels of silver to rent the shop they had in mind; she and her husband had only two.
They were short of three taels.
Their visit to Su Yunjin today was to borrow those remaining three taels, “Sister-in-law, we’ve found a decent shop, my husband and I plan to rent it, but we are short of funds, lacking three taels.”
Three taels of silver wasn’t a considerable sum.
Su Yunjin could lend it to Mrs. Chu and Gu Jianghai.
“Sister-in-law, Fifth Brother, my husband and I do have three taels of silver. Just wait here for a moment; I’ll go to the room and fetch it for you.” Su Yunjin didn’t carry that much money on her.
Her silver was locked in the room.
Upon hearing that Su Yunjin could lend them the money, Mrs. Chu and Gu Jianghai were both excited, “That’s great, that’s great; thank you so much, Big Brother and Sister-in-law.”