rslcontracting Chapter 964: You Can Insult Her, But Not Sheng Yanxiao (4)
Chapter 964: You Can Insult Her, But Not Sheng Yanxiao (4)
Furrowing her brows and hesitating for two seconds, Su Weiyi turned to Xie Xiaoran behind her: "Xiao Ran, take a look at this."
Xie Xiaoran was texting her brother, who had done well, being the top scorer in their area’s high school entrance exam this year and qualifying directly for the best local high school.
But high school is not part of compulsory education, and the best high school in their area is notoriously an elite school with expensive tuition. The school offered to waive half of the fees, yet even the remaining half is a headache.
Xie Xiaoran insisted without a word that her brother should attend school, saying she would handle the money issues, as nothing is more important than future prospects.
The place she previously worked has no part-time positions available now, so Xie Xiaoran can only rely on drawing as a way to earn money. However, drawing, though high-paying per piece, takes time, and she can’t draw non-stop—her mind needs rest. Now her brother sent a message saying there’s some miscellaneous fee from school.
Even if Xie Xiaoran were to give all the money she has on hand to him, it wouldn’t be enough.
Hearing Su Weiyi calling her, Xie Xiaoran hadn’t managed to mask her troubled expression before turning, giving Su Weiyi a bit of a shock.
Xie Xiaoran is usually not someone who wears her emotions on her face, whether happy or angry, yet now, Su Weiyi clearly saw the words "preoccupied" written on her face.
Su Weiyi for a moment forgot what she had called her for, stood up, and walked over to Xie Xiaoran: "Xiao Ran, what’s wrong?"
Xie Xiaoran shook her head, her expression finally returning to calm. At this moment, Xie Xiaoran’s phone lit up: [Sister, I borrowed some from friends first, don’t worry, I’ll figure something out myself.]
Su Weiyi had good eyesight, and although the message only displayed the first half, she could already guess what it was about. She paused slightly and spoke in a lowered voice: "Xiao Ran, is it money issues?"
Su Man was taking a shower in the bathroom, leaving only the two of them outside. Even though she knew Xie Xiaoran was in need of money, Su Weiyi never thought of helping her in that regard, because it touched on self-esteem.
And Xie Xiaoran is a very self-respecting girl.
Xie Xiaoran didn’t hide it, nodded, and then said, "It’s okay, I’ll find another way."
That’s not right. Normally, Xie Xiaoran wouldn’t say something like "I’ll find another way"; she would definitely say, "I can handle it."
Su Weiyi paused for a moment, turned around to take out her wallet, which had fifteen hundred yuan, the living expenses she had just withdrawn today.
Although Su Weiyi lived very low-key, she wasn’t short on money. It was just a habit formed in high school to withdraw her living expenses at the beginning of each month to make it easier to track her spending for the month.
Su Weiyi stuffed the money into Xie Xiaoran’s hand, putting on a smile again: "Consider it a loan, remember to pay me back."
"Xiao Yi, I..."
"Help me take a look at this."
Before Xie Xiaoran could finish, Su Weiyi had already pulled her to her spot, pointing at a Weibo page on the computer: "I just saw this, suddenly there’s a surge of people cursing at me, is there a problem with my drawings?"
Su Man came out from the bathroom at the right moment, successfully preventing Xie Xiaoran from saying what she intended to say.
After a moment’s silence, she calmly accepted Su Weiyi’s kindness, because she indeed needed money now. In fact, Xie Xiaoran wasn’t that poor; it was just that the payment for her recent drawings hadn’t come through yet, causing a temporary cash flow problem.