within Temptation

Chapter 23 Borrowing Money
Hanging up my sister's phone, I hurried downstairs while thinking about how to get the 500 yuan.Now my mother is not at home, and I don't have one myself, so I have to find someone to borrow it in order to get the money together in a short time.The first person I thought of, of course, was my buddy Sun Dong.

Although Sun Dong is not a big money man, he works in a bank after all, and his income is not bad.And he is my best friend, so I asked him to borrow 1000 and [-] for emergency, I believe there should be no problem.Of course, I also know that the boy is a prodigal son, and he has some money in his pocket, which is all spent on the big business of picking up girls.But in any case, he is one of the richest friends I know.

So, as soon as I left the building of my sister's house, I immediately started calling Sun Dong's mobile phone.However, what makes me depressed is that Sun Dong's mobile phone can't get through, and the answer on the mobile phone is that the user has turned off the phone.Depend on!This kid, didn't he already have a crush on some unrestrained girl, and has already opened a room in a certain hotel right now?

From what I know about Sun Dong, whenever he hooks up with a beautiful woman and takes her into a room to discuss "the relationship between love and sex", he always turns off his mobile phone, lest anyone, especially his current girlfriend, disturb him .In addition, he called before and said that he couldn't come and drink with me because of something, which made me more sure that this kid is definitely not doing a good job now.

It's just that I don't care what he does, but if the phone is turned off, wouldn't I be unable to find him?If I can't find him, who can I borrow the 500 yuan from?

It was the first time in my heart that I hated this kid's flirtatiousness so much, and I scolded him a few words secretly, so I had to make another plan and consider other candidates for borrowing money.

As a person, I generally don't like to borrow money from others unless it is absolutely necessary.These days, it is always so difficult to borrow money from others. Not only do you have to be looked down upon by others, you owe others favors, and you also get a bad reputation.But now the situation is urgent, my sister's father-in-law is critically ill, and he is just waiting for money to save his life.Even if I don't want to humbly beg for help, I still have to sell my old face.

The second thing that comes to mind is Wei Hai, a colleague from my original company.But when I thought of him, I immediately shook my head, and immediately rejected it in my heart.Although Wei Hai's financial situation is slightly better than mine, he just received a sum of unemployment benefits today.But he no longer has a job, and maybe he won't be able to find a suitable job for a long time to come.Without a source of income, this unemployment benefit is a guarantee to maintain his life.Even if Wei Hai is willing to lend me an emergency, I have no way to return it to him in a short time.I don't want to do things that embarrass others.

As for the other colleagues who lost their jobs today and received severance pay, I don't have a good relationship with them, and I don't want to trouble them, so it's not in my consideration.

So, who else can I borrow money from?
Naturally, I thought of Shi Shanshan, another good colleague in the company.Shi Shanshan, as far as I know, besides eating snacks and buying clothes that are not famous brands, she is basically a girl who knows how to save money.It may not be difficult to take out 1000 or [-] yuan at once.The important thing is that she and I will still be colleagues in the future, and she won't worry that she won't be able to find me again after she borrows my money.And after she is retained by the new company, she doesn't need to worry about her financial problems.If she can lend me money, I believe it won't have much impact on her life.

Of course, if it is not a last resort, I really don't want to borrow money from a woman.But now it's an emergency, and the patient's safety is the most important thing, so let's ignore the face of a big man like me.

As soon as I thought of it, I hurriedly found Shi Shanshan's number in the phone book, and immediately pressed the dial button.The phone rang twice, and it was connected quickly. Immediately, Shi Shanshan's familiar giggle came: "Huh? It's so rare, Dai Yong, this seems to be the first time you called me after get off work. ? Looking for me... What's the matter?"

I had no choice but to laugh, and immediately explained the purpose of my call: "Shanshan, I'm so sorry, I'm looking for you...I want to borrow some money from you."

"Borrow... money?" Shi Shanshan on the phone seemed very surprised, and there was an indescribable disappointment in her tone.

I hurriedly explained: "Well, a relative in my family suddenly fell ill and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. The doctor suggested immediate hospitalization. But the advance payment for hospitalization requires 3000 yuan. You know, my family is not very Affordable, everyone pooled together for a long time, but only less than half of the money. There is no way, we have to find someone to borrow money for emergency. However, it is really not easy to find someone to borrow money these days, and I have no choice, so I just thought of you. I don't know...do you have any extra money, can you...lend it to me for emergency?"

Shi Shanshan's tone suddenly became a little displeased, and she said angrily, "Oh? Did you think of me because you couldn't help it? If you had a way, wouldn't you make this call?"

I was stunned, not understanding what Shi Shanshan meant by saying this.But hearing her unhappy tone, I thought she didn't want to lend me money.I'm not a person who likes to force others to make things difficult. Since she doesn't want to, I don't intend to waste time, so I said: "Then...forget it, I'll think of another way. I'm sorry to bother you, goodbye!"

I was just about to put down the phone and hang up the call, but Shi Shanshan's urgent call came from the hole: "Hey! Hey! Wait a minute! You, did I say I won't lend you money?"

I was stunned again, quickly put the phone back to my ear, and said, "What? Will you borrow it?"

"Really, you Dai Yong asked me, how dare I not borrow it? Tell me, how much do you need? When will you want it?"

I was overjoyed immediately!At first, I was really disappointed, thinking that Shi Shanshan was so stingy.I used to help her a lot in the company.The relationship between us has always been good.If she really told me that I don't have money, it's fine, but if she doesn't even ask, and just refuses, then I will think that this friend is not worth my friendship.

But fortunately, Shi Shanshan is obviously not that kind of person.I immediately said happily: "Really? That's great, I need at least 500 yuan now, do you have it?"

"One thousand and five...I don't have it now, but I can go to the bank's ATM to get it. Which hospital are you in? I have withdrawn the money and will send it to you right away."

I hesitated for a while, originally I wanted to say that I don't bother her so much, I better rush over to get the money myself.But after thinking about it, I remembered that Shi Shanshan's home seemed to be in the east of the city, far away from me.I ran back and forth on a bicycle like this, and I don't know how long it will take to send the money to the hospital.The patient's condition is critical. The sooner he is admitted to the hospital for treatment, the more hope he will recover. Time does not allow me to be hypocritical.

So, I was not polite and said: "Thank you so much, my relative was sent to the Ren'ai Hospital in the west of the city, and I will wait for you at the gate of the Ren'ai Hospital. It is best to hurry up, the patient is waiting to pay for admission Woolen cloth."

"Understood, I will call over. Then, see you at the hospital later."

"See you!"

(End of this chapter)