Chapter 1709: Miss Nice Girl (72)

"Xiaoguo?"

Tang Guo was surprised. The person calling her was actually her granduncle, the same elder who had suggested she go out into the world and make something of herself.

"It's me, Granduncle."

"How could you be so careless at work?" the old man sighed. "One million yuan isn't a small amount. What did your parents say?"

Tang Guo answered truthfully, "I called my mother. She said that everything in the family belongs to Xiaokun and that I don't have a share. She told me to find my own solution."

The other end fell silent.

About half a minute later, Granduncle's voice sounded again.

"Now you understand, don't you? Your parents only care about your younger brother, Xiaokun. Child, how could you be so foolish? You ruined your own reputation for his sake and believed whatever your mother said. Now everyone in the county knows your name. The moment they hear it, they avoid you like the plague. I don't think you should ever come back here to develop your career. This place has no room for you."

"There's something I've never told you. When your mother was pregnant with you, the doctors found out that you were a girl. At the time, she wanted to abort you. But the doctor told her that if she did, she might never be able to conceive again, so she had no choice but to give birth to you."

"I remember once passing by your apartment building. You were only six or seven years old, carrying several bags with your tiny body. I stopped and asked what you were doing. You said you were buying groceries to cook dinner. When I asked where your parents were, you said they were busy working and that you should do some housework. Do you know that day your parents had taken your younger brother to an amusement park?"

Tang Guo asked, "Granduncle, after saying all that, is there something else you want to tell me?"

"You really are a foolish girl. You finally managed to study your way out, so why did you come back? Fortunately, you were foolish enough to drive away countless blind dates. At least you didn't casually marry yourself off."

"You're still young. A million yuan isn't a small amount, but you can slowly work and repay it. Debt is still better than carelessly marrying, having children, and tying yourself to one place for the rest of your life. Your parents have treated you like this, so let me advise you one more time—think more about yourself in the future. Stop caring so much about your parents. They wouldn't even care whether you lived or died. In fact, your existence prevented them from having a son earlier."

"I understand, Granduncle."

Tang Guo had always known that this granduncle was a good person.

When the original host had been at her most miserable, it was also this granduncle who had stepped forward to help her. Unfortunately, he was old and couldn't help her forever. In the end, it was because she herself could never break free, because she had grown accustomed to being bullied, that tragedy came about.

"Send me your bank account number. They want you to repay three hundred thousand yuan first, right? It just so happens that this old man has neither children nor grandchildren. I'll lend it to you first. No one will object. Just don't tell anyone else about this, understand?"

Tang Guo glanced at Baili Sheng. There was amusement in his eyes as well. His wife had managed to make an old man take the matter seriously.

"Alright."

There was no way she could tell him that all of this was merely a ruse. So she sent him her account number, thinking that after some time she could tell him she'd come into an unexpected fortune, paid off the debt, and then return the money to him.

"Granduncle, I'll take care of you when you're old. My parents don't care about me, but you've cared about me ever since I was little."