Chapter 137 - Pay Us Back (2/2)

“Younger daughter, we won’t say too much.” They were not idiots. Whether Ding Jiayi’s earlier behavior was due to being cornered or a display of her true self, everyone was able to tell.

Nevertheless, they pitied Qiao Nan. Ding Jiayi was the biological mother of Qiao Nan. Qiao Nan had to put in a few good words for her mother and could not possibly join them in scolding her own mother.

“Uncle must be in a hurry. I will not stay for too long.” Knowing that these people were really in need of money, Qiao Nan did not want them to waste money on accommodation expense.

If they canceled the room now, the rent for the second night of accommodation onward could at least be refunded.

Qiao Nan’s considerate nature was hard to come by; these people also did not need to put up a false front. True enough, they canceled the room and took back the money for the next two nights. With the money in hand, they transferred it home as soon as possible.

After settling this matter, Qiao Nan rushed back to the hospital immediately. “How… how’s my dad’s surgery?”

“Where have you been? You’re so late!” Ding Jiayi was like a furious lioness. The hair on her body stood up and she could not wait to rush up to Qiao Nan and slap her face despite it was already swollen on one side.

“Sister-in-law!” The colleague had widened his horizons today. He never thought that Old Qiao would have such an unreasonable wife.

Was the younger daughter picked up from the streets, or did Old Qiao give birth to her with another woman? Why was she treating Qiao Nan with such an att.i.tude?

Wasn’t Qiao Nan the top student in the middle school examination? She also ranked first in the whole province!

“Qiao Nan, you’re still a child. Your dad’s surgery fees could not be rushed. We will just cough up as much as we can now.” The colleague had not forgotten that Qiao Nan had left earlier to gather money for Qiao Dongliang’s surgery expenses.

At the thought of this, the colleague was totally speechless.

As an adult, Ding Jiayi could not even cough up a thousand yuan for Qiao Dongliang’s surgery. How much capability did Qiao Nan, who was only a child, have?

For the sake of Qiao Dongliang, Qiao Nan had been so busy. She was such a filial child, but Ding Jiayi seemed to blind to all these. Besides being blind, was she also heartless?

“Thank you, Uncle. I have paid my dad’s surgery fees.” Qiao Nan glanced at Ding Jiayi coldly, and then looked at the colleague with much grat.i.tude.

“Paid? Is it already paid for? That’s a thousand yuan!” The colleague was shocked. Qiao Nan really managed to get a thousand yuan. That’s impossible!

“That’s great! There is hope for Dad!” When Qiao Zijin heard that, she happily revealed a smile. Qiao Nan’s eyes turned solemn at the sight of this.

Even an outsider expressed their worries when they heard she managed to get a thousand yuan all of a sudden. Only her mother and Qiao Zijin were happily laughing.

The colleague was utterly disappointed with this hopeless sister-in-law. So, he pulled Qiao Nan to one side. “The one thousand yuan… Where did you get it from? Is it alright? Your dad is already injured; he can’t afford to take any more blows. Money is lifeless, people are alive. There will always be solutions to a problem. Your mom is out of line, but you also should not take on this burden alone and do anything foolish.”

A thousand yuan… It would not be easy to borrow this amount even if he tried to do so himself.

“Uncle, rest a.s.sured. The money came from decent sources. I borrowed from someone.” Qiao Nan’s heart warmed a little, and her expression was more relaxed.

“Whom did you borrow it from? Is the source reliable? Some money can be borrowed, some money shouldn’t.”

“Uncle, all of my family belongings are in the hands of my mom. Do you think I will be able to borrow the money that shouldn’t be borrowed?” Even if she borrowed from loan sharks, they would also request for collateral.