"Brother Luo, please come over tonight, I have something to give you, thank you so much all these years!”
A call made me lose my interest in work all afternoon. The voice on the other end echoed in my head, full of vicissitudes and exhaustion, giving people a sense of embarrassment.
The one who hit ** was the wife of an old classmate, who was also my former high school classmate. I thought these things were long gone, but I didn't expect her to contact me again.
When I got home, I said to my wife, "Honey, we have to go to Zhaojia Village tonight." ”
After hearing this, his wife looked a little confused: "It's so late now, what are you going to do over there?"I don't really want to go. ”
I shrugged my shoulders: "Is it too troublesome and don't want to take the money?"”
I'm going to meet a woman in the evening, and it's also the wife of my old classmate. If I go alone, it may lead to some unnecessary misunderstandings. In order to avoid this embarrassment, I decided to let my wife accompany me.
My wife was clearly attracted by my sudden decision: "Take the money?".What's going on?”
I explained, "Don't you remember?".At that time, Wang Lei owed us a lot of money. After he died, we didn't ask his family to return it. But recently his wife contacted me, presumably to pay it back. I'm afraid you'll misunderstand, so I'm going to take you with me. ”
The wife was surprised and said, "Really?".It's been so many years, and we've not thought about it for a long time. How could she take the initiative to repay the money now?”
I frowned: "Let's put it this way, when you borrowed the money, you didn't object." Besides, Wang Lei has helped us a lot, what is this money?He's gone, so don't talk about those old accounts anymore. ”
Seeing that I was a little displeased, my wife immediately restrained her words: "Okay, okay, I won't mention it again." But what now?She wants to pay us back, will we accept it?”
I smiled wryly and said, "I can only go and have a look." I haven't been in touch all these years, and I don't know how she is now. Since Wang Lei's death, she has been avoiding us old classmates, some people say that she is hiding debts, but I know that she is not that kind of person. ”
Memories flooded back in my mind, and time seemed to go back to five years ago.
The accident took the life of his old classmate Wang Lei.
After attending his memorial service, Wang Lei's wife, Liu Li, asked me to wait, she had something to tell me.
In the middle of the night, when the other guests had dispersed, Liu Li found me and led me into her room.
When I was a little bothered, she pulled out a stack of money and a note from the black plastic bag.
When I saw these things, I immediately understood.
Liu Li said apologetically: "Brother Luo, I know that Xiao Lei owes you money, but he left in a hurry this time, and we still owe some money to others before." Considering that your financial situation is relatively better, can you give us a temporary relief for a while?I will definitely pay back the money that Leizi owes you. ”
That's 12,000 dollars, which isn't much, but I can only take out so much now, I'll give you some of it first, and I'm trying to raise the rest. ”
I've already written the note, how about you take a look?”
After she finished speaking, she wanted to kneel and kowtow.
I hurriedly helped her up and said, "Sister, don't do this. It doesn't matter if we are classmates or friends, let alone the relationship between Leizi and me. I can't ask for this money, especially when you're in such a difficult time. You take the money for emergency first, and if someone else asks you for money later, you will pay it back to them first. ”
If you have any problems in the future, you can always come to me. ”
By the way, I still have some spare money here, part of which is donated by my classmates, and the other part is my personal savings. I know that Leizi owed a lot of money when he was cured, so you can use this money to pay off the debt first. ”
As for my own share, I'll talk about it when I have more than I can spare. ”
You must accept the money, and it will be as if I lent it to you. ”
In order to protect Liu Li's self-esteem, I chose to describe the help as borrowing money, so that she felt better.
Liu Li looked at the money in her hand and was stunned, but she didn't expect that I not only did not collect the debt, but took the initiative to lend her money, which caught her off guard for a while.
Originally, she planned to pay off some of the debt first to calm my emotions, so that taking the initiative to repay some of them would buy me more time. This is a favorable way for her to cope.
She did follow the plan, but didn't expect me to behave unusually.
Facing my attitude, Liu Li smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Luo, thank you very much." I will take your help to heart, and I will definitely find a way to return this money to you. ”
I didn't say much, since she no longer pursued the money, it didn't matter if she wanted to pay it back or not. As long as it helps her mother and son, I am satisfied.
After that, Liu Li always avoided me deliberately or inadvertently, and I understood her embarrassment, after all, this loan was difficult for her to repay in a short period of time.
Time flies, and five years have flown by.
I was surprised by her call, and my heart swelled up with a lot of waves. I'm sure she wouldn't have reached out to me if it weren't for the money back. However, if it was really to repay the money, I fell into an embarrassment of not knowing how to respond, and I could only silently wish in my heart: "Leizi, if you know under Jiuquan, you can rest assured." ”
Why do I have such thoughts?
There are two reasons for this:
First of all, when Leizi was alive, he owed a lot of debts because he spent a lot of money on treatment. After his death, his wife was young and beautiful, less than thirty years old. In this case, if it is someone else, in the face of the huge debts owed by their deceased husband, especially with such youth, most people may choose to get rid of these debts and start a new life, or even remarry is possible.
Secondly, I am not the only one who owes Leizi debts, and his wife should know about it. However, she did not deny the existence of the debt and has been trying to repay it. Over the years, I suspect she has been struggling to pay off her debts. If it were someone else, maybe they would have chosen to run away a long time ago. Considering that she took the initiative to contact me, I understood that she had been working hard for this and had not abandoned her children and her husband's debts.
Because of these two points, I think Leizi's life is very admirable.
After learning more about what happened, my wife agreed to go with me to meet Liu Li. We haven't seen each other all these years, and we miss it a little in our hearts.
On the way there, I told my wife again, "When I saw her, I was improvised. Since you decided not to take the money, you don't have to accept it this time, just pretend to accept it and leave it when you leave. ”
The wife nodded and said, "I understand what you said." She has worked hard enough to repay the money over the years, and if this money can make her easier, I am willing. ”
Liu Li moved to a new home, and it took me some time to find her in a low-rent housing area in the Third Ring Road of Xicheng. Despite the poor environment, it is affordable.
Seeing Liu Li again, she looks much older than five years ago. Five years ago she looked less than thirty years old, and now she looks in her forties.
Brother Luo, Sister Qin, you came so quickly, I'm worried that you won't be able to find here. ”
I smiled and said, "*This place I lived in for two years after graduating from college and is very familiar. ”
We followed Liu Li through a few alleys to a small building, where she lived on the second floor. This separate studio is divided into three bedrooms by wooden panels, and the room is a little cramped with many things.
Liu Li said a little embarrassed: "The house is a little messy, don't dislike it." Sit down for a while, and I'll make you tea. ”
I wasn't in a hurry to bring up the money, and we just talked.
After about half an hour, Liu Li got up and left, then brought a plastic bag, opened it, pushed it in front of me, and said, "Brother Luo, Sister Qin, thanks to your help all these years." This is the money that Leizi borrowed from you in the first place, and I have to be too late. There is a thank you fee of 2,000 yuan in it, don't be too small. ”
Looking at the money in the bag, I felt a little bit in my heart. How did she save all this money?
Although it is only tens of thousands of yuan, it may be saved by her hard work day and night. She didn't spend the money on herself, but informed me as soon as possible, which was exactly what she promised.
When I took the bag, I was overwhelmed with emotion. Over the years, she has been powerless in order to pay off other people's debts. Now, she has finally paid off her husband's debts, which is also a matter of concern.
Seeing that I took the bag, Liu Li breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, just because Leizi has a better relationship with you, and I'm a little embarrassed to hold this money until now." ”
Over the years, I have been powerless to pay off other people's debts. Well, now that I have paid off all the debts he owes, I don't owe him anything he owes me in this life. ”
The wife nodded and said, "At that time, it was really a blessing for Leizi to be able to marry you." ”
We chatted for a long time at Liu Li's house before leaving after dinner.
Downstairs, my wife asked, "I just talked to her, did you pack your things?"”
I said, "Don't worry, I've put things back in place." I also gave Xiaolan a letter and asked her to hand it over to her mother after we left, which should be appropriate. ”
We didn't accept the money, mainly so that Liu Li could get rid of the burden in her heart. Keeping the money again is also for the sake of a better life for the three of them.
With two children about to enter junior high school, we felt that we should make some improvements in the accommodation environment and not let the family continue to be crowded together.
These thoughts were not easy to say in person, so I wrote them all down in a letter.
The money was left by Leizi's life-saving grace. If he hadn't saved my daughter's life, I wouldn't have forgiven myself anyway.
When I got home, I quickly received a message on my phone.
It was sent by Liu Li, and the content was not much, only two words.
Thank you"!It's just two words, but there's a lot of words in it. She stood by what she believed in, and we had our own ideas.
Later, we kept in touch, but neither mentioned it. There are some things that don't need to be said, it's enough to hide them in the bottom of your heart. 100 help plan