Chapter 2347: Chapter 2348: Snobbish

“I’ll go open the door.”

Zhang Wenli dried her hands and went to open the door.

“Uncle Li, Third Uncle Li, what brings you here?”

Seeing the visitors, Zhang Wenli was slightly surprised and quickly welcomed them in.

Two older men entered, both bearing some resemblance to Li Xianghui; they must be relatives from his side.

“Little Hui was discharged from the hospital, we were concerned, so we came to visit.”

The speaker was Li Youtian, Li Xianghui’s second uncle, and the man beside him, named Li Youliang, was his third uncle.

Gu Yiran glanced at the two men and realized they had come empty-handed, which immediately lost them his favor.

Since they came to visit a sick person, the fact that they came without anything in hand made him question their intentions.

“Please, come in and have a seat.”

Zhang Wenli brought out chairs, “These two are Xianghui’s colleagues, you all arrived at the same time.”

Li Youtian smiled and nodded, “What a coincidence. How’s the leg? Can you walk on it now?”

“Still not possible, I need crutches,” Li Xianghui replied.

“Such a severe leg injury, you probably can’t return to work anytime soon.”

“I’ll have to recover for at least half a year,” Li Xianghui answered truthfully.

“Could there be any lasting effects?”

“That’s hard to say, depends on the situation.”

“You’re a police officer. If you end up with lasting effects, will your unit still keep you?”

Lin Yi frowned slightly, sensing that these people were somewhat tactless.

But since it was a family matter, as an outsider, it wasn’t his place to say much.

Li Xianghui gave a bitter smile, “That’s hard to say, I’ll follow the arrangements from my unit.”

“I guess they probably won’t keep you,” Li Youtian commented.

“Isn’t your brother working in the community service? Last year one of his colleagues had a similar situation, took several months off, and then was sent home for some reason. Your job is not like working in community service, it’s frontline work, whether you can stay is indeed a problem.”

“Let’s wait and see how things go.” Faced with such questions, Li Xianghui didn’t know how to respond, but he clearly didn’t want to discuss this topic much.

Because he had already anticipated his current state made him unfit for frontline duties.

“Second Uncle, it’s almost noon, why don’t you stay for lunch? I will have some alcohol delivered from downstairs.”

“No, no, we won’t stay for lunch,” said Li Youtian.

“Today, apart from visiting Little Hui, there’s another matter we want to discuss with you. Your sister-in-law is planning to start a business with someone; it looks pretty promising, and they should be able to make money.”

“That sounds great,” Zhang Wenli said with a smile.

“It is, but it requires an investment of thirty thousand yuan per person. We scrambled and only managed to gather twenty-seven thousand, so we’re still short by three thousand yuan, and I’ve been worrying about this.”

Lin Yi immediately understood what they meant.

They were basically here to ask for money.

“The situation is similar with us; your nephew is getting married, and we still need twenty thousand yuan for the household appliances. I’m also worrying about that,” Li Youliang said.

“This…”

The couple exchanged glances. Being intelligent, they could clearly perceive the implied meaning in their words.

“Umm…” Li Xianghui hesitated, “Second Uncle, Third Uncle, don’t worry, give me a few days, and I will get the money to you.”

Although the surgery expenses were covered by the hospital, there were many other hidden costs to bear on their own.

Li Xianghui wasn’t exactly rich at home to start with, with a mortgage to pay, and savings quickly running low, they had to borrow fifty thousand dollars from family.

Unexpectedly, just after a little over a month, they were here asking for money.

“Look at how you’re talking. We just came to discuss our family situation, not to ask you for money.”

“I know, but it’s only right to repay debts. We need to figure out a way to return the money.”

Zhang Wenli, unlike Li Xianghui, did not have as much patience.

“Second Uncle, Third Uncle, when we borrowed the money, didn’t you say there was no rush? How come just after a little over a month, you are already at our doorstep?”

“This…”

“It’s because Brother Li is no longer able to work properly,” Gu Yiran chipped in:

“He’s currently on paid leave, but after a few months, the sub-bureau will have new arrangements. He definitely won’t be able to continue as the team lead, and they’re worried about their money being wasted, so they rushed over here.”

“What kind of talk is that? Are we the type to kick someone when they’re down?” Li Youtian retorted feignedly indignant.

“Come on, Second Uncle, she’s young, don’t take it personally,” Li Xianghui said coldly:

“Give me one week, and I’ll make sure to get the money to you.”

“Actually, we’re not in a rush for the money. If you have it on hand, just send it over to us. After all, we also urgently need the money at home,” said Li Youtian.

“Little Hui has already said so, let’s not stay here any longer. It’s almost the Chinese New Year and there’s a lot of things to do.”

“Yeah, yeah, we’ll take our leave first. Second Uncle, I’ll wait for your call.”

After agreeing, the two stood up to leave but were stopped by Lin Yi.

“Wait a moment.”

“What do you want to do?”

“Isn’t it just a debt of fifty thousand dollars? You all have WeChat, right? I’ll transfer the money to you now.”

“Lin Yi, you…”

“Brother Li, wait a moment, whatever it is, we can talk about it later.”

Seeing Lin Yi was about to give them money, their expressions turned joyful.

“This is so kind of you.”

“You guys had the nerve to ask for money, so why feel embarrassed to receive it? Hurry up, don’t waste my time.”

The two didn’t say anything else and quickly took out their phones, as if afraid Lin Yi wouldn’t give them the money.

“Based on what I heard just now, one owes thirty thousand and the other owes twenty thousand. It’s only been a month, so I’ll transfer an extra five thousand yuan to each as interest. From now on, we owe nothing to each other, and don’t feel like Brother Li owes you any favors. This money should be enough.”

“They’re even offering five thousand yuan as interest!”

Their excitement intensified, as this was beyond their expectations.

“Alright, alright, we’ll do as you say.”

The two didn’t dare to utter any polite refusals and just held up their phones, waiting for Lin Yi to make them money.

In less than a minute, Lin Yi transferred the money.

“Lin Yi, with what you’ve done, how should we ever repay you?”

Zhang Wenli felt grateful, but at such a critical moment, she had no choice but to accept Lin Yi’s help.

Because there really wasn’t a penny left at home.

“It’s no big deal, consider it a loan from me.”

Lin Yi paused before continuing:

“Some things you may not know; I came here today specifically to discuss this. Although Brother Li is injured and obviously can’t stay on the frontline, it turns out to be a blessing in disguise. There’s a new directive from above, appointing Brother Li as the head of the equipment department, promoting him from the position at the section level to the office level. Including the salary and bonus, he would take home at least four hundred thousand yuan a year. So to repay these sixty thousand yuan to me, won’t be an issue at all.”

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