Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1768 Ode to Joy + The First Half of My Life 32

Seeing that the drama surrounding Ode to Joy was far from over, Qu Xinxin turned around and tried to leave.

But Qu Xiaoxiao wouldn't give her a chance to escape. Even though Fan Shengmei's matter had nothing to do with her, Qu Xinxin, Qu Xiaoxiao needed a cold-faced, seemingly powerful person to protect her. So she quickly pulled Qu Xinxin along to the hospital.

On the way to the hospital, Andy was still puzzled: "I offered to help, and Xiao Fan really needed it, so why did she react so strongly? It seemed like she even hated me a little?"

Qu Xiaoxiao took a moment to laugh and said, "My sister has already looked into this issue. She said it's because Sister Fan values ​​face too much. If you were a stranger, she might have agreed to accept your help today. But you are her neighbor and a rich and beautiful woman, someone she can't compare to in any way. So her proud heart won't allow her to obviously lose to you anywhere."

"And the fact that she accepted your help means that she has completely lost to you in her heart."

Andy still found it amazing and couldn't help but ask again, "Then why did she take the initiative to ask you for a position in the first place?"

Qu Xiaoxiao laughed even louder: "As for work, she is very suitable for my position. Even if she is a stranger, with her qualifications, I will approve her resume. After all, she is indeed very good at socializing at the dinner table, which is the kind of talent I need."

"Moreover, the salary I paid her was at a normal level. At most, I shortened the internship period because we were neighbors, so she didn't feel any pressure."

"But lending money is a different matter, especially if you are very rich. You wouldn't even care about a few hundred thousand that she considers very valuable. So, with just a flick of your finger, you can reach a level she could never achieve in her entire life. She also wants to maintain her self-respect as a friend, so she will resolutely refuse your offer of help."

Andy finally understood. It turned out that Fan Shengmei probably felt that Qu Xiaoxiao was taking advantage of her by giving her a job, and that Andy's offer to help her by lending her money was an insult to her self-esteem.

But seeing Fan Shengmei's father's state, Andy couldn't just stand by and do nothing. So she asked Qu Xinxin, who was standing next to her, "Xinxin, if I really have to lend a hand, what should I do?"

Qu Xinxin directly suggested, "Let her use it as collateral, for example, the house in her hometown where she paid the down payment and is still paying off the mortgage."

While waiting at a red light, Qu Xiaoxiao clapped and praised, "Amazing, so amazing! As expected of you, Xinxin!"

Andy understood and couldn't help but smile at Qu Xinxin, saying, "Xinxin, although you don't have much of a relationship with Xiao Fan, I didn't expect you to be so considerate of her."

Qu Xinxin still looked indifferent: "There's nothing I can do, I just happened to see it, and you guys specifically asked me about it again."

Fan Shengmei and her mother followed the ambulance, which was faster than Qu Xiaoxiao's car. So when they arrived, Fan Shengmei and her mother were already waiting outside the operating room.

As soon as Qu Xiaoxiao and Andy appeared, Fan's mother knelt down before them. Qu Xiaoxiao was so frightened that she climbed onto a chair next to her and pressed herself against the wall to avoid them. Andy also turned around, wishing she could push the wall behind her away and disappear as quickly as possible.

Qu Xinxin's eyes flashed sharply, and Fan's mother dared not continue chasing after Qu Xiaoxiao to kneel. Instead, she started to pester Andy. Fortunately, Fan Shengmei finally realized what was happening and forcefully pulled her mother up: "Mom! What exactly do you want to do?!"

Fan's mother continued to weep pitifully: "Xiaomei, your father's condition will definitely cost a lot of money. If you don't borrow some money in advance, do you want your father to wait to die in the operating room?"

Fan Shengmei also cried, but quickly wiped away her tears, apologized to Andy and Qu Xiaoxiao, and then turned to her mother to persuade her: "Mom, the doctor hasn't said anything about Dad's condition yet, don't scare yourself here."

But sometimes, what you fear most really does come to pass. A person came out of the operating room with an informed consent form and payment receipt that needed to be signed. "The patient has suffered a sudden cerebral infarction and is in critical condition. If surgery is not performed immediately, extreme consequences may occur. Even if the surgery is timely, you need to be prepared for other psychological consequences."

Fan's mother leaned over and counted the numbers on the receipt, then sat down on the ground and wailed loudly, urging Fan Shengmei to borrow money from Andy.

When Fan Shengmei saw that the surgery alone would require a deposit of 100,000 yuan, not to mention the high possibility of needing to be monitored in the ICU after the surgery, she was truly overwhelmed.

She only has 40,000 yuan in her hands now, and she probably won't be able to afford another 100,000 yuan, so reality is forcing her to bow down to Andy.

Andy, having already received advice from Qu Xinxin, said directly to Fan Shengmei, "Xiao Fan, I said I was willing to lend you money before, but you seemed to think it was inappropriate, so I thought about it and decided to lend you 100,000 yuan, but you need to provide suitable collateral as collateral."

Fan Shengmei knew that Andy wouldn't deliberately make fun of her; she must be thinking of her. Before she could think too much, she saw her own mother, who had just been sitting on the ground wailing, get up and point her finger at Andy's nose, yelling, "How could you be like this? You offered to lend Xiaomei money before, how come you've changed your mind now?!"

"I think you're just taking advantage of our misfortune to try and take advantage of us!"

"That's it," Fan's mother turned to Fan Shengmei, her previous indignant demeanor completely changed, replaced by her usual sharp and sarcastic tone: "Xiaomei, what kind of neighbor are you? You need collateral to borrow money! Is this how you live in Shanghai? You don't even have anyone willing to spend money on you?!"

Qu Xiaoxiao and Qu Xinxin couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances, and even Fan Shengmei herself looked incredulous. Only Andy didn't quite react.

At this moment, Fan Shengmei was truly heartbroken by her own mother. Originally, she wanted to put on an act with Andy to cover up the mortgage issue, but now she suddenly understood Andy's meaning: she didn't want to shoulder everything for the family anymore.

Once she calmed down, Fan Shengmei's mind returned to normal. She said directly to Andy, "Andy, I want to mortgage the house in my hometown to you and borrow 100,000 yuan from you."

Fearing Andy wouldn't believe her, Fan Shengmei quickly explained, "Don't worry, this is the first time my parents have traveled so far to come and stay with me. They must have brought all the important things from home with them, and the property deed is definitely hidden in their luggage. I can get it for you when I get back. I would never lie to you!"

As Andy nodded, she looked at Qu Xinxin with surprise. She really didn't expect that Qu Xinxin could even accurately predict that Fan Shengmei's parents would definitely bring the property certificate with them.