Chapter 94p1
One was afraid of losing money, the other was afraid of separation. Although their reasons were different, they still tacitly held back.
But…
Some things could wait, while others could be done now.
The Wei family was the last to arrive at the small square. With three minutes left before the program team’s designated meeting time, Cheng Tingyan reluctantly parted with the little chubby bunny and went to sit at the Cheng family’s table.
Cheng Feiying glanced at Cheng Tingyan coldly, the sudden warmth from yesterday gone. But Cheng Tingyan was more accustomed to this Cheng Feiying, she didn’t feel any discomfort.
Wei Maomao saw that the host was still discussing something with the staff in the distance, not coming over anytime soon, so she seized the opportunity and dashed to the Shen family’s table.
Shen Zilin, having paid off his pig loan after yesterday’s battle in the field, sat with a straight back, he was a bit surprised when Wei Maomao ran straight towards him.
But… after hearing Wei Maomao’s request, Shen Zilin’s straight back instantly slumped.
“Ah? You mean, you also want to borrow money, and you’ll work for me?” Shen Zilin stammered, at a loss, subconsciously repeating Wei Maomao’s words.
“I mean, if one day, mmm… when I’m still young, if I need to borrow money from you, will you help me? I’ll work hard to repay it, and if I can’t finish repaying it when I’m young, can I, like Wen Dongdong, work for you when I grow up to continue repaying?” Wei Maomao rephrased her request carefully.
Shen Zilin, stunned, grabbed Shen Jianghe’s clothes next to him.
Shen Jianghe: ???
Wei Maomao wasn’t truly here to borrow money from Shen Zilin, she just wanted a symbolic agreement, so Cheng Tingyan would be reassured that they had more ways to get money, that she didn’t need to be controlled by the Cheng family because of money.
Although they had said last night that they would go and ask Shen Zilin together, but for something like borrowing money, how could Wei Maomao let Cheng Tingyan go with her? She would do it herself. Wei Maomao had to ask before Cheng Tingyan remembered and brought it up.
Based on Wei Maomao’s understanding of Shen Zilin these past few days, and Wen Dongdong’s enthusiastic promotion the day before, and having witnessed Shen Zilin readily agree to lend money to Wang Zhizhi if he needed it, Wei Maomao felt there was at least an eighty to ninety percent chance that Shen Zilin would agree.
But… Shen Zilin’s current silence made her a bit nervous. Ah, had she misjudged him? Was she making things difficult for him?
Just as Wei Maomao couldn’t control her overthinking, Shen Zilin tugged hard on Shen Jianghe’s clothes. “Dad! Paper and pen!”
Shen Jianghe: ???
Wei Maomao: ???
“Maomao, I suggest you borrow now. The sooner you borrow, the sooner you can start repaying. I didn’t bring any money, but it doesn’t matter, my dad can use his card.” Shen Zilin tugged at Shen Jianghe. “Dad! Lend me money! I’ll write you an IOU! I need it now!”
Shen Jianghe was so exasperated that he couldn’t even speak, he couldn’t help but smack his son’s head. “Are you crazy? What IOU? You’re asking me for money and writing me an IOU? Shouldn’t it be the other way around, the person borrowing money writes the IOU?”
“It’s different, Maomao and I don’t need an IOU!” Shen Zilin said, not minding the smack on his head at all. He leaned closer to Shen Jianghe’s ear and whispered, “When confirming a purchase, don’t set up too many steps, multiple considerations can easily lead to people giving up on the purchase.”
Wei Maomao: “… “ Sorry, she heard that.
Shen Jianghe was stunned, he looked at Shen Zilin in shock. No wonder he felt something was wrong with that sentence earlier, “I suggest you borrow now, the sooner you borrow, the sooner you can start repaying.” So this kid was trying to take advantage of Maomao’s young age and trick her into becoming his employee? Right, what did he say on the first night? He wanted to cooperate with Maomao? Now he realized that hiring an employee was more enjoyable than cooperation?
“Dad!” Shen Zilin shook Shen Jianghe. “Lend me money.”
“I…” Wei Maomao wanted to reiterate that there was no need to rush, she was just asking for a symbolic agreement to appease the child.
“Maomao, it’ll be quick!” Shen Zilin interrupted Wei Maomao, practically hanging onto Shen Jianghe’s arm. “Dad! I’ll write an IOU(“I owe you” document)! I’ll repay you as soon as we get back! With interest!”
Shen Jianghe’s head buzzed from the repeated mentions of IOUs, he ruthlessly tore his son off his arm. “Then will you charge Maomao interest when you lend her money?”
Shen Zilin shook his head. “Maomao and I don’t need that!” Hurry up! Opportunity knocks but once, don’t let his best employee run away, sob, sob, sob!
Was this little chubby girl that good? Shen Jianghe glanced at Wei Maomao, then was surprised to see the same helplessness and awkwardness he was feeling in the eyes of a three-year-old baby.
“How much do you want to borrow?” The unprecedented experience of being pestered by his son finally made Shen Jianghe give in to the pretend play.
“Four million five hundred and sixty-eight thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight!” Shen Zilin, who had his savings memorized, blurted out subconsciously, then hesitated. “Mmm… Four million, the rest is for supporting Dongdong and Zhizhi if they need it.”
Even though he had been surprised many times already, Shen Jianghe was still a bit taken aback by this number. What Shen Zilin had said at the Baby Supermarket that day, the staff had relayed it to them while they were preparing dinner for the babies, four million five hundred and sixty-eight thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, this should be Shen Zilin’s entire savings.
Truly spending a fortune for a little girl at such a young age.
“I’m just asking, not right now…” Wei Maomao was blinded by the CEO’s aura.
“Maomao…”
Just as Wei Maomao was trying to explain again that she was just asking, a soft voice called out, and the back of her dress was gently tugged.
Without even turning around, just from the voice, Wei Maomao knew it was Cheng Tingyan.
Ah… Why was she here at this time, she came alone. Wei Maomao turned around awkwardly.
“What… are you guys talking about?” Cheng Tingyan asked softly.
Cheng Tingyan had just sat down at the Cheng family’s table when Cheng Rongrong started talking nonsense, after dealing with her, she looked up at the Wei family’s table, only to find the little chubby bunny’s dad sitting there alone. She looked for the little chubby bunny and saw her talking to Shen Zilin. Cheng Tingyan thought about the previous night, when the little chubby bunny said they could also ask Shen Zilin for help, like Wen Dongdong and Wang Zhizhi, and seeing the little chubby bunny talking to Shen Zilin, her heart sank.
Could it be… Could it be that she was asking about that…
They had agreed to ask Shen Zilin together…
Although it might not be that, Cheng Tingyan couldn’t just sit there anymore.
What if, what if it was, then wouldn’t the little chubby bunny be facing it alone?
Cheng Tingyan, summoning her courage, ran over. But unfortunately, she didn’t even hear the end of their conversation, she could only clutch the little chubby bunny’s dress and ask her question.
“Nothing.”
“Maomao is asking to borrow money from me, she’ll work for me when she grows up.”
Wei Maomao, who was about to leave the loan scene and explain to Cheng Tingyan later, and Shen Zilin, who was overjoyed and excited, both spoke almost simultaneously.
Wei Maomao: “… “ This little CEO, thank you so much.
Cheng Tingyan blushed slightly, tugged at the little chubby bunny’s waistband, and whispered in her ear, “We agreed to do it together.”
“Together what?” Shen Zilin’s ears perked up.
Shen Jianghe felt these little babies were truly interesting.
Among the families participating in this season, putting aside Wen Jiangyue, who wasn’t here, the others were a famous singer, a retired athlete with connections in the TV station, a well-known director in the entertainment industry, and an actor with many years of experience and numerous works… It could be said that none of them were so poor that their children had to borrow money to survive.
But… Looking at their family relationships, it wasn’t that difficult to understand.
The key was!
“No, we’re not selling the house.” Shen Jianghe said coldly, interrupting Shen Zilin’s ambitious plan.
The key was, why did he only realize now that the babies wanting to borrow money to survive wasn’t the most amazing thing, the most amazing thing was his own son, who wanted to sell their house to lend money to others!
“But we don’t have any cash left.” Shen Zilin looked at Cheng Tingyan, who had suddenly asked if she could borrow money.
The clever Maomao, the Maomao who had given him so much inspiration, he had to win her over.
Ahhh, Yan Yan! The Yan Yan who diligently dug for Baby Coins at such a young age! He wanted her too!
But he only had four million five hundred and sixty-eight thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, Shen Zilin, for the first time in his life, had the problem of lacking money.
Thankfully, he still had a few properties under his name.
“Dad, houses have a price, people are priceless.” Shen Zilin patted Shen Jianghe’s arm, exasperated.
Shen Jianghe laughed in exasperation.
“No… There’s no need for that much.” Wei Maomao stopped the little CEO from continuing his domineering speech. “I’m just asking, not right now…”
“No, you need it now.” Shen Zilin said firmly.
Wei Maomao: “… “
“You also need it now.” Shen Zilin looked at Cheng Tingyan.
Cheng Tingyan: “… “
At such a young age, Shen Zilin already understood the importance of seizing the moment of impulsive spending.
Sadly, neither Wei Maomao nor Cheng Tingyan was feeling impulsive.
Shen Zilin ultimately had to settle for a promise of “definitely in the future” and “please consider me first if you need money,” then let them go.
“Dad, it must be because I haven’t read enough books, they left.” Shen Zilin said, crestfallen, looking at their retreating figures.
“I think you might have read too many books.” Shen Jianghe glanced at his suddenly dejected son and chuckled. “You might need to eat some… well, a truckload of walnuts.”
Their conversation was brief, the host hadn’t even approached their table yet when they finished, but the content of their conversation once again shocked the viewers in the live broadcast room.
“Hahaha, CEO Shen is going to give Little CEO Shen some brain food, I’m dying of laughter.”
“They actually… CEO Mao and Yan Yan also need to borrow money to live now? Yan Yan is still normal, but CEO Mao… Director Wei, stop spacing out, look at your child!”
“It’s probably children’s herd mentality? After all, Wen Dongdong was like a marketing guru yesterday, brainwashing the babies for the whole afternoon, hahaha, even Wang Zhizhi was influenced. I didn’t expect CEO Mao and Yan Yan to be so easily swayed.”
“I don’t think it’s herd mentality, I think… it’s more like seeking reassurance? Except for Wen Dongdong, actually, Zhizhi, Yan Yan, and CEO Mao, they didn’t say they needed the money immediately, they seemed to be seeking a promise from Shen Zilin. A promise that even if their lives were terrible, even if they couldn’t survive on their own, someone would help them, like a safety net, a psychological comfort.”
“Right! It’s a safety net, CEO Mao kept saying she didn’t need the money now, she was just asking if she could borrow it if she needed it in the future. Hahahahaha, Little CEO Shen is truly hilarious, so eager to lend money, like a loan shark, and he doesn’t even charge interest.”
“Little CEO Shen is truly loyal, he’s even willing to sell his house to lend money to his friends. Hahaha, look at Big CEO Shen next to you, why would you need to sell a house to raise cash! You still have a dad!”
“The person above doesn’t understand, Dad’s money is Dad’s, your own money is your own. Lending your own money to your friends, when and how to repay it, it’s your decision. But it’s different with Dad’s money. Putting that aside, I’m more concerned about why CEO Mao and Yan Yan need to borrow money… CEO Mao said she wanted to take care of Yan Yan, didn’t Director Wei already agree to give her his appearance fee for her to use? Yan Yan doesn’t seem like she’s expensive to raise.”
“So it’s about a safety net, what the little babies need is a sense of security. After all, they can’t earn money yet, their savings will eventually run out, they need a safety net. The amazing thing is, the safety net they chose is Little CEO Shen, not their own parents.”
“Little CEO Shen is so good, if I had a friend like him when I was a child, supporting me, not hurting me, not guilt-tripping me in the name of love, even giving me a job when I grow up, letting me repay him through work, I would also choose him as my safety net. But I’m not as excellent as Yan Yan and CEO Mao, hahaha, it’s clear that Little CEO Shen really wants them to work for him, he’s practically ready to print the contract and have them sign it on the spot.”
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