When I mustered up the courage to refuse a friend s loan

Mondo Psychological Updated on 2024-03-02

During the lunch break, Big D came to me. Seeing that he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and he also diligently handed me a cigarette, I knew that I had something to ask for. Big D is an employee of our branch, and there is not much intersection in normal times. Not long ago, the headquarters organized a training, and he was my roommate for a short time. I don't like to talk in circles: "You hurry up and talk about things." After a while, he whispered: "Brother, is it convenient for you to move some money and give me a turnover?" According to Da D, he wants to change to a big house, but the small apartment in his hand has not yet been sold, and he is afraid of missing the house he likes, so he wants to pool money to buy a house first.

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I have two doubts in my heart, one is that I don't know the bottom line with Da D, and I am limited to greeting and occasionally chatting; The second is that he has a wide range of friends, and he calls friends and companions on weekdays, so why should he borrow money from me, a "passer-by". But as the saying goes, "Leave a line in everything, and see each other in the future", I took a puff of my cigarette and asked tentatively, "How much do you want to borrow?" Big D glared at his innocent eyes and blinked twice: "It depends on what you have at hand." ”This vague statement is unpredictable, as if borrowing money is the touchstone of friendship, and the amount depends on the individual's mind. I didn't say anything on the spot, and politely made an excuse and said, "Brother, the money is all kept with your sister-in-law, I'll go back and discuss it with her." After hearing this, my wife not only had the same concerns as me, but also accused me: "Why didn't he ask others to borrow it, did you show it outside?" "In the face of trumped-up charges, I cried out again and again, and I couldn't smell the "smell of money" inside and out.

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The wife looked suspicious: "Did you inadvertently reveal your family background?" "At this moment, the past of a few months ago is clearly in front of me. That day, I chatted with a group of people in Dad, everyone discussed buying a house, the atmosphere was warm, I was quick for a while, and mentioned that I had lent a friend 250,000 yuan to buy a house, and my colleagues ridiculed me as a rich man and generous. I was fluttering and proud, of course, I didn't take this kind of trivial matter to heart, but I didn't know that Da D remembered it silently, and mistakenly thought that I was a righteous and heroic person. In fact, the "huge money" was not lent to my friend, but my wife's best friend, who had been dating for more than ten years, had a deep relationship, and paid off the loan within a year. This detail was deliberately omitted by me in that ostentatious small talk. The wife pointed out sharply, "standing to borrow money, kneeling to collect debts". And Big D adopts the tactic of "casting a wide net and catching more fish", and will never put the borrowing target on me alone, so I should find a suitable reason to refuse him. I think so, but what excuse do you have? My wife came up with an idea: "You just pretend to be poor and sell miserable." "It's easy to say, but it's hard to put into practice. Suddenly, the brain had a flash of inspiration, and if pretending to be poor was a performance, it would naturally need the help of supporting roles. I quickly called my friend, explained the cause and effect, and asked him to send me a debt collection message to the effect of "when will the money borrowed at the beginning of the year be repaid", with an angry expression at the end. I replied, "I haven't saved much money this year, so I'll pay it back in a few days." ”

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I took a screenshot of the conversation ** to Da D, and left a message saying: "I have more than enough heart but not enough strength, and I still have debts on my back, if I use my family savings, I'm afraid I won't go." "The meaning of refusal is clear at a glance. Half an hour later, Big D called**. I hesitated for a moment to answer, and before I could recite the lines I knew so well, he was the first to steal the white. "I've heard it all, you've been a**. His tone was full of pity, "*Not good, you have a heavy position, I'll go find someone else to borrow it." After listening, I had mixed feelings, although it is good to achieve the goal of "soldiers without blood", but the loss is not false, which shows how quickly the gossip news spreads in the office. I told my wife what happened, and she looked at me with a sad face and was a little shaken: "Wouldn't it be too ruthless, and I want to borrow a little more, such as 50,000?" I didn't back down: "Forget it, it's all already refused." The wife began to worry about the sky: "If this continues, your sloppy image will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and I won't take you to play in the future." I grinned wrylyReal poverty is often unspeakable, and the cries of poverty are just cheap disguises.

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