sjar Chapter 439 Repaying the favor
Chapter 439 Repaying the favor
Hearing Ergou's words, Ergou's wife suddenly became anxious. She widened her eyes, rushed to Ergou and pulled him aside.
He gnashed his teeth and yelled in a low voice: "Are you an idiot? Why don't you want this free money? Five million! I can't earn that much money in my lifetime!"
"I've had enough of working so hard on the farm all day! I don't care. If you can't get the five million, I'll fucking divorce you!"
Ergou's wife's voice was shrill and her expression was distorted due to her eagerness. As she spoke, she pinched Ergou's arm hard.
Ergou also knew that this was five million. He gasped when his wife pinched him, and his face showed a painful and tangled expression.
Ergou frowned and retorted in a low voice: "Don't be so unreasonable! Yunxiang has had a hard time and has suffered so much! We can't be so greedy!" His eyes were full of helplessness towards his wife's fierce behavior.
Ergou's wife glared at him, put her hands on her hips, and shouted angrily: "I'm unreasonable? Look at the hard life we're living. Now we have a chance to change it, but you're pretending to be noble!" Her chest was heaving violently with excitement, and her eyes were full of dissatisfaction with the status quo and desire for money.
Ergou looked at his wife's crazy look, and felt sad. He sighed and said, "Even if we are poor, we must be poor with dignity! We can't lose our conscience for money."
"Do you know how Yunxiang made this money? This is five million, such a large sum of money, he just gave it to me as he said? What if he gets upset? We can't take this money!"
Ergou's wife sneered and said sarcastically, "Conscience? Can conscience be eaten? Can it allow us to live in a big house and drive a luxury car?"
"I've been married to you for so many years, and my family only has a broken motorcycle. How can I afford a car if I rely on you to farm?"
"I'm putting this here today. If you don't want this money, don't even think about living with me in the future!" After saying this, her eyes became red, and she seemed to have really made up her mind.
Ergou's eyes became confused. He turned his head to look at Yao Yunxiang, then looked at his ferocious wife, and fell into an extreme struggle in his heart.
He knew that his wife had not had a good life with him, but he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart to accept the five million from Yao Yunxiang.
Er Gou lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and suddenly raised his head: "It's just not okay!"
When Ergou's wife heard this, she was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped Ergou in the face with a loud and crisp "slap".
"You are such a loser! Not only are you loser, you are also heartless! How much suffering have I endured following you? How much injustice have I suffered? Do you not want to live with me now?"
"Okay, okay! I was so fucking blind! Remember what you said, don't fucking regret it!"
The slap made Ergou's face turn red instantly. He covered his face and said nothing.
Many people say that he is a coward and is afraid of his wife.
But only Ergou himself knew that he was not afraid, but more of tolerance and heartache.
He knew that his wife had suffered a lot in this remote area with him, so he usually tried to give in when they quarreled. But this time, he felt that he could not give in.
He looked at his daughter-in-law's face twisted by anger, and his heart became even sadder. He wondered where the kind and simple daughter-in-law had gone.
Just when the two were at a stalemate, Yao Yunxiang slowly walked up, looked at Ergou's wife and said, "Sister-in-law, don't get excited. Let's talk it over."
Ergou's wife bit her lip tightly, crying like rain, "What is there to say? This loser doesn't want the money, but I do!"
Yao Yunxiang took a deep breath and said slowly: "Sister-in-law, I give this money to Ergou. I have no other intentions. I just want to repay the friendship we had back then."
Yao Yunxiang continued patiently, "Ergou is a man who values friendship and loyalty. Even if he doesn't want the money, I will give it to him."
Ergou's wife turned her head away and didn't look at Yao Yunxiang, but her mood eased a little.
Yao Yunxiang looked at Ergou again, patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Ergou, I really want to give you this money. I will never forget how Auntie took care of me. If it weren't for her, I might have been dead long ago. Take this money and improve your life. It will also be a wish of mine."
Ergou raised his head and looked at Yao Yunxiang, his eyes full of determination: "Yunxiang, this favor is too great, I really can't accept it. If my mother knew that you are living a good life now, she would be satisfied and would not take your money."
Ergou's wife heard what Ergou said and stamped her feet in anger: "Ergou, you are so stubborn! You should give up this money! Brother Yunxiang is rich now, he doesn't care about this little money."
Seeing this, Yao Yunxiang pulled Ergou aside and said softly, "Ergou, we have been brothers for so many years, don't you know me well? This money is really a token of my love."
"I know you're worried that you won't feel at ease after taking the money, but think about it, your kindness to me back then was priceless. Now that I have the ability, it's my duty to repay you."
"And don't worry, I guarantee that this money is not illegal. It is legally earned!"
"Listen to me. You can take this money, but you must not transfer it to your wife's card. You can save this money, and use part of it to improve your family's living conditions."
"The rest can be used to start a small business or something, so you don't have to work so hard on the farm anymore. You are a down-to-earth person, and I believe you can use this money in the right place."
Ergou was silent for a while, still a little hesitant: "Yunxiang, I...you..."
Yao Yunxiang smiled and said, "Alright, stop talking about you and me."
"Let my sister-in-law buy some cooked food and cook some of her specialties. We'll have dinner together tonight. Let's have a good drink..."
Ergou looked at Yao Yunxiang's sincere eyes, and his heart warmed. He finally nodded: "Yunxiang...thank you...thank you."
"Then I'll take the money. I'll listen to you."
When Ergou's wife heard that Ergou agreed to accept the money, her expression instantly turned from gloomy to bright. Tears were still hanging in the corners of her eyes, but the corners of her mouth were raised high.
She hurried over, her voice becoming gentler: "Hey Ergou, that's right! We can't let Brother Yunxiang down for his kindness."
Then he turned to Yao Yunxiang and said with a big smile on his face: "Brother Yunxiang, you are such a good person! If you need any help in the future, just let us know."
Then, she wiped the tears from her face with her hand and said, "I'll go buy some groceries now. I make sure the dinner tonight is sumptuous enough to satisfy you." After that, she prepared to go out in a hurry.
But after walking a few steps, she turned back and told Ergou, "Ergou, stay with Brother Yunxiang and chat. I'll be back soon."
Ergou looked at his wife, who looked like two completely different people, and shook his head helplessly.
Yao Yunxiang smiled and said, "My sister-in-law is also very straightforward."
Ergou sighed: "I'm sorry to embarrass you, Yunxiang. She wasn't like this before..."
"I understand." Yao Yunxiang agreed with a wry smile: "It's all because of life..."