"Mom, tell me, what happened? Don't be alone in your heart."
Xia's mother patted her hand, tears welling up in her eyes, "Xiaoqiao, you will know sooner or later anyway, why don't your mother tell you now, so that you don't have to bear it in the future."
Xia Zhanqiao chuckled in his heart, sure enough, something happened at home!
"You say."
"Your father owes usury, he doesn't know where he fled, I took out my deposit, I don't know when he took it all away." When Xia's mother said this, she was filled with grief and indignation, the money was the dowry money she had worked hard to save for her pension and her daughter, and it was all gone.
After Xia Zhanqiao listened to his mother's words, his mind felt a boom, it was completely blank, Dad was such an honest person who would actually borrow usury! She couldn't believe that her father, who was usually so diligent and honest, would do such a sudden attack, her father was a civil servant, he usually didn't even smoke, and he rarely drank alcohol, so how could he borrow loan sharks?
She asked with a hint of hope, "Mom, how much does Dad owe him?" I hope the number can be reduced.
Xia's mother couldn't control her tears anymore, covering her lips and crying bitterly.
"It's seven million!"
Xia Zhanqiao's eyes widened, her hands were squeezed tightly, her mind was unclear for a moment, she asked with trembling lips, "Mom, are you...... How much do you say?"
Xia's mother cried more and more hard, "Seven...... Hundred...... Wan, Xiaoqiao, it's seven million."
Did Xia Zhanqiao feel that he had auditory hallucinations? Seven million, for ordinary class residents, how big is it, with their current salary, excluding daily expenses, they can't earn seven million in their lifetime, and now all the savings have been taken away by their father, how should they repay this huge amount?
"Mom, Dad, why does he want to borrow usury?"
Xia's mother wiped her tears and said, "I just found out that he has an extraordinary relationship with a female colleague at work, the woman's drug use, in order to get more money, also added white powder to your father's meals, your father later became addicted, can't do without white powder, and can't go home to say, so he secretly folded the deposit away, spent all the money, and borrowed loan sharks from colleagues and friends.
She couldn't think of how to get such a large amount of money, and she didn't have the ability to pay off the debt for her father.
"He's going to die! Throw this mess to our mothers, how can we live!" The appearance of Xia's mother crying made Xia Zhanqiao very distressed, but there was no other way.
As he was talking, suddenly a group of people rushed in. Seeing the two of them, he rushed over, and the harsh and insulting voices erupted collectively, smashing things in the room, causing chaos, "Where is Xia Zhongtian? Let him pay him back!"
"Fuck, are you hiding in a turtle shell?"
"Call Xia Zhongtian over! Pay it back quickly! Pay back!"
「……」
Xia Zhanqiao and Xia Mu were surrounded, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
"We will definitely pay back the money Dad owes! Please give us some time!" She asked weakly.
"How long? How long will it take to pay it back?" A man asked, he was also one of the debtors.
"Please give me three days." Xia Zhanqiao didn't know if she could do what she said, but she always had to ask for a few days of grace, and one more day was one day.
"No! Two days! We will come back the afternoon after tomorrow, if we don't pay back, don't blame us for selling this house and sending you to prison!" Let's go!" Looking at the mess in the room, Xia Zhanqiao and Xia Mu hugged their heads and cried.
All day long, Xia Zhanqiao was in a trance, this heavy blow overwhelmed her, she didn't know if she could carry this burden. In the evening, Qiao Zhixi called, first blamed her for saying goodbye yesterday, and then told Xia Zhanqiao the good news that her and Gao Xinde's engagement ceremony would be held tomorrow, and the wedding date was set for the sixth day of August.
On the sixth day of August, today is the seventeenth day of July, and there is only half a month left.
Xia Zhanqiao smiled bitterly, so fast.
Qiao Zhixi repeatedly told her on the phone to attend the engagement ceremony tomorrow no matter what.
Xia Zhanqiao didn't know how to tell Qiao Zhixi about her current situation, she didn't want to be disappointed, so she had to bite the bullet and agree.
On the night in mid-July, it was lukewarm, and after comforting Xia's mother to sleep, Xia Zhanqiao couldn't fall asleep, walking on the street, aimlessly, which made her heart even more numb and desperate.
The rain fell down her face to her jaw, and her eyes were blurred on her forehead.