Chapter 19: Relative Borrowing Money

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

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After the live broadcast, the trending topics were all about Lance.

In an instant, Lance’s name was well known to everyone.

Lance also gained a nickname online: “Other people’s kid.”

Many parents have encouraged their own children to take him as a role model.

Subsequently, Fred and Helen had to accept various interviews, and reporters who came to visit almost trampled the threshold of Lance’s house.

The gifts from the reporters filled the living room.

Of course, due to the high popularity, Lance’s distant relatives all called to celebrate over the phone.

Lance listened to what they were saying. Most of them wanted to bask in the glory.

Faced with various requests, although they were all from relatives, Lance knew whom he could help and whom he couldn’t.

These relatives who only contacted him after he became popular were not sincere.

It was difficult to provide help in times of need, but to send congratulations was easy.

…

Fred’s phone rang again.

Several dozens of calls came in a day. Fred felt his mouth go dry.

However, seeing that the caller ID was his third sister, he still picked up the call.

“Hello, Big Brother. It’s been a long time since we last met. Why didn’t you contact me?”

Fred put the call on speaker. As soon as he picked up, the other party’s enthusiastic voice resounded in the living room.

Lance naturally noticed the voice.

His Third Aunt?

After hearing what his third aunt said, Lance almost laughed out loud.

Was she the money-grubbing one?

Most likely, she saw that he was popular and knew that their family was rich, so she specially used the excuse of interacting with him to borrow money.

“I’ve been busy recently,” Fred said with a smile.

The other party hurriedly replied.

“Yes, yes, yes, I know. Lance has become popular recently and your family is going to be interviewed, right? We all know about the interviews, it’s so popular!”

After the other party finished speaking, Lance saw Fred frown.

Sure enough, in the next moment, the female voice on the phone sounded impatiently.

“Brother, we’re one family, so let’s enjoy the blessings together!”

“I’ve been losing money in my business recently. The main reason I called you now is to borrow some money. As soon as my company stabilizes, I’ll definitely repay you immediately! Borrow and repay promptly, then it’ll be easy to borrow again.”

Through these words, Lance felt that his so-called Third Aunt was especially shameless.

Enjoy the blessings together?

These words sounded very righteous and just.

When his family was poor, this Third Aunt did not even contact them. Now that she saw that they were rich, she was really in a hurry to get in touch.

Fred’s gaze fell on Lance.

Realizing this, Lance shook his head at him, meaning that he did not want Fred to lend the money.

Seeing Lance refuse, Fred became even more determined not to lend the money.

Thus, Fred took a deep breath and began to reply her.

“I’m sorry, I have to save this money for Lance.”

After Fred politely declined, the other party was silent for a second or two.

When she spoke again, her tone had changed.

“Brother, aren’t you too stingy?”

A simple question made Lance look up.

Fred was also angry and replied coldly, “You haven’t returned the money I lent you back then.”

“It’s just 10,000 yuan, right? Do you really need this small amount now?”

“Arguing about these things with your sister, Brother, you really disappoint me!”

After saying these two sentences, Lance’s third aunt hung up the phone angrily.

After being hung up on, Fred and Helen complained about his sister for a long time.

After Fred finished speaking, Lance spoke.

“Dad, Third Aunt is not someone who will give up easily.”

“I think she’ll come to you again.”

…

Lance was right.

In the early evening, Fred’s sister called again.

Fred and Lance looked at each other, then Fred answered the call hesitantly.

What Fred didn’t expect was the voice coming from the other end of the line. It wasn’t his sister’s.

“Hey, son, your sister called you to borrow money from you? Your family is so popular now, and little Lance is doing well. Can’t you give her some money? As a family, we have to help each other.”

It was Fred’s mother, Lance’s grandmother.

Lance squinted.

He noticed that his grandmother, who was far away, had said “give,” not borrow.

Tsk, it was even worse than his cheap Third Aunt.

Before Fred could reply, a male voice came from the phone.

“That’s right, Big Brother. We’re all family. Blood is thicker than water!”

“In my opinion, when Sister said that she wanted to borrow money from you, she was just being polite to you. I’ve already criticized her on this point. How can she be distant from her biological brother?”

“How about this, Brother? Coincidentally, my son is getting married soon. Give me and Sister 100,000 USD each first. When it’s not enough, we’ll ask you for more.”

The person who spoke was Fred’s younger brother.

After hearing what they said, Lance and Fred frowned at the same time.

Then, Lance heard the conversation between his Second Uncle and Third Aunt over the phone.

“Only 100,000? Now that he’s so popular, it should be at least 200,000!”

“We have to take it step by step. We can’t ask for too much at once.”

“…”

Lance fell silent.

These two were really shameless.

He had seen thick-skinned people, but it was rare to see someone so thick-skinned that they wouldn’t bleed after being pricked by needles.

Just as Lance was lost in thought, he inadvertently looked up and saw Fred with a complicated expression.

“Why don’t we lend them?”

Fred asked Lance tentatively.

After what his mother and brother had said, Fred started to waver.

Seeing this, Lance felt that something was wrong. Just as he was about to speak, Lance’s grandmother spoke again with biased affection.

“Hahaha, good. My eldest son has become successful. Shouldn’t you give this money to your family? Ever since you were young, you’ve been the most obedient. I don’t have to worry about you at all.”

“When the two of them need your help in the future, you have to help them too. We’re a family, it’s only right—”

As soon as the other party finished speaking, Lance said without any hesitation.

“Not lending.”

These two simple words were exceptionally firm.

After saying that, Lance added, “I have the right to spend the money I earn on my parents. Of course, I also have the right not to spend it on others”

Because Fred had turned on the public speaker and Lance did not deliberately lower his voice, his words made the person on the other end of the phone explode again.

This time, it was Third Aunt who spoke.

“Lance, you’re just a little kid. Why do you care about money?”

“Even though you earned it, it has to be controlled by your father now!”

“It’s not up to a brat like you to make decisions in the family!”

The other party’s incessant words made Fred’s expression turn increasingly dark.

Lance, Fred thought, was the treasure of his family. How could he let anyone chide him in that manner?

“Sister, it’s not your place to say anything about my son.”

“My son said that he won’t lend you the money, so he won’t, end of discussion!”

Fred responded coldly.

“Wh-what?”

Lance’s third aunt was stunned.

After a while, the other party finally found her voice.

“Fred, you listen to a little kid?”

“The Internet says that he’s a prodigy, but you really listen to him? This is the first time I’ve seen a father being manipulated by his son!”

“Fred, you’re a loser!”