Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 694 - 696 Thick-skinned

Gong Ruini originally thought that Gong Zheng would leave after staying for one or two days, but she was stunned when he stayed for several days.

"Could it be that he really has no money for food?" Zhao Guangran rudely sneered.

It’s unlikely he’s without money for food, Gong Ruini thought more deeply, "Could it be that he thinks my family has a way to make money and has come to investigate?"

"Isn’t he here to borrow money?" Zhao Guangran had heard Gong Ruini complain that the other party was obviously here to borrow money and such.

Borrow money? "Is it difficult for him to ask?" Gong Family members have notoriously thick skin; for them, asking for things or money is the most normal thing.

"Even if my dad doesn’t want to lend, shouldn’t he have left quickly?"

"No, my family doesn’t have money either." Gong Ruini remembered her family’s facade—no money, where could someone without money lend money to others?

"So he must be trying to stay here to catch us in a scandal, but unfortunately, we’re just wage earners." Whether Gong Zheng believes it or not, he can only listen unless he can present evidence.

Even if Gong Zheng is suspicious at the moment, he can only listen; neither his second brother nor his wife had objected.

Of course, he thought Zhao Gang’s words should be correct, even though Gong Tao is quite capable, in his view, this second brother is incredibly stupid; otherwise, how could he always be controlled by their parents?

Moreover, going to the Northeast as a sent-down youth doesn’t earn much money, even if there are subsidies for studying now, but that money is just enough for a family of five.

If it weren’t for Gong Zheng providing some support, wouldn’t they even have trouble eating, not to mention giving money to take care of Zhang Lan?

Since this idiot Gong Tao hasn’t figured it out yet, Gong Zheng decided he must help him realize it; otherwise, how could he remain so foolish?

Gong Tao was quite surprised that Gong Zheng would pull him aside to say something. Although he was rather impatient, he went over, "What’s up?"

Gong Tao wanted to see what Gong Zheng, with a mysterious look on his face, wanted to say.

"Brother, I think you’re good at raising quails. You can raise quails." These days, he had observed a lot, for instance, his sister-in-law helped cook quail eggs, and his second brother did the deliveries.

Gong Zheng had been calculating in his mind for a while, "You see, sister-in-law cooks, you do deliveries, you could expand the business."

"By then, when you expand the business, Gong Ruwen and they can also study in Beijing, and you will be relieved."

Hopefully, you will be too busy with business to care about schoolwork, and let’s see how you’ll graduate from Jing University then.

In these times, getting into Jing University didn’t guarantee graduation, and Gong Zheng was fantasizing about the miserable scene of Gong Tao and his wife not graduating from Jing University.

"I don’t have the capital." Gong Tao looked annoyed. Was this coaxing him to leave Zhao Gang?

"Moreover, Gangzi helped me a lot when I was in the most trouble."

"Don’t you remember how I left my hometown for the Northeast back then?"

Gong Tao stared at Gong Zheng, the latter not showing a hint of embarrassment. From his perspective, there was no need to be ashamed; that money was taken by Zhang Lan. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The money Zhang Lan took, who was it given to? Wasn’t it given to Gong Qiang? Since it was given to Gong Qiang, it had nothing to do with him, so why should he be embarrassed?

Indeed, there was no reaction; Gong Tao suddenly felt he shouldn’t have too many expectations of Gong Zheng. How could someone so thick-skinned have morals or a bottom line?

Previously he didn’t feel it, but now he increasingly felt Gong Zheng was like Zhang Lan, no, even more excessive than Zhang Lan.

"You don’t feel it, but I remember very clearly, if it weren’t for Zhao Gang, I would probably have died a long time ago, taking your sister-in-law and the others, of course, you wouldn’t feel anything."

Expecting a cold-blooded person to be moved is a dream, not something to be hoped for too much.

"Brother..." Gong Zheng didn’t have any particular thoughts. If Gong Tao’s family had really died outside, it would just be a topic of conversation, maybe no one would even go to the funeral.

Wait, why didn’t Gong Tao’s family just die outside back then, then no one would have gotten into Jing University, and in the entire Gong Family, only he, Gong Zheng, would be the most successful, but now, everything is messed up.

"So don’t mention it, I don’t want to go independent, and I don’t have any money." A thought crossed Gong Tao’s mind, Gong Zheng wouldn’t pull him aside just to coax him into going independent, would he?

In times like these, even if business capital isn’t huge, it’s still money, and these days, he had cultivated an image of someone so poor that he could only live off friends’ assistance. If he really wanted to do business, would Gong Zheng provide the money?

"No money’s no issue." This was exactly what Gong Zheng was waiting for.

So Zhao Gang helped a lot back then, yes, even if he did lend a hand, but how little do my second brother and his wife owe now? "Second brother, I know Zhao Gang helped you a lot, but just think about it, you live and eat here, and though you live okay, you don’t eat well."

"And he earns so much a year, brother, can you really bear it?"

"Also, look at the clothes his son wears, and then look at what Gong Ruwen and they wear."

In short, to coax Gong Tao, Gong Zheng put in all his efforts, aiming to make Gong Tao understand that helping friends only widens the gap.

"You don’t feel it now, think it’s okay, but after a year, ten years, this gap." Gong Zheng was certainly getting anxious; if he could bamboozle Gong Tao, he’d be making a fortune.

Given Gong Tao’s and his wife’s stupidity, just a bit of sweet talk was enough to coax this couple into working his ass off.

Then let Gong Tao and his wife do all the work, bearing the stigma of doing business, while he takes the bulk of the money. The more Gong Zheng thought about it, the better this idea seemed.

Looking at Gong Tao, his gaze was shining brightly.

Gong Tao of course understood the concept of a gap. Back then, the brothers acted all high and mighty, like they were the successful ones, but looking now, Gong Tao really didn’t know what they were so smug about back then.

"No money." In short, no matter how Gong Zheng coaxed or persuaded, Gong Tao had just one word—no money.

Gong Zheng didn’t lack money, but he always thought if he could get some money, it was better than giving it all out. Now, even if the path was clear, asking for money or not, he hesitated.

What if Gong Tao kept it in mind, knowing he had money, would he not be terribly embarrassed?

Whether to say he had money or not, Gong Zheng really didn’t know what to do. In short, he had to carefully consider it a bit more.

Seeing Gong Zheng in various states of thought, Gong Tao indicated he was busy, "I have to go make deliveries."

Talking nonsense with Gong Zheng was delaying his money-making. Rather than discussing these things, he could be delivering goods and earning a bit more money.

Ah, ah, Gong Zheng was dissatisfied, "Brother, we’re discussing business here." Did he not realize that once this matter was settled, he could also make money?

Business? Gong Tao didn’t see any real business, "All I know is if I don’t go to work, we won’t have a place to live, and we won’t have food to eat."

"As for you, the uninvited guest, you’re the one who should be kicked out even more."

Gong Tao turned to go busy himself with delivery preparations. As for whether Gong Zheng would go berserk, that wasn’t his problem.