There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 168 No Money Borrowed

"Sir, are you looking for Miss Li?"

The old man glanced at Li Shuchen, frowned briefly, then quickly relaxed, and replied...

"Yeah, that's right."

Then, ignoring Li Shuchen, he turned to look at the grape path.

"Young lady, why hasn't your young mistress come down yet? I've been waiting here for ages!"

Grape glanced at Li Shuchen

The old man then turned to look at Li Shuchen and said...

"You must be a staff member at this inn. Could you please inform your young lady that the son of her aunt's grandmother's cousin's son's brother has come to visit her?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen inwardly exclaimed, "Good heavens!" The relationships were so tangled she couldn't even make sense of them. They were supposed to be relatives, but they were probably beyond the fifth degree of kinship.

Also, this old man didn't know her at all.

Li Shuchen was about to unleash her acting skills; she frowned, furrowed her brows, reddened her eyes, pouted, and shouted loudly...

"My dear sir, how kind of you to still think of me! I'm so sick, and you're the first person to come see me!"

Although you came empty-handed without bringing anything, you're so kind! My dear sir, Shu Chen is truly grateful to you!

After speaking, Li Shuchen wiped away non-existent tears.

The old man was completely bewildered by Li Shuchen's actions and could hardly believe it.

Turning to ask his son

"What did she just say?"

She said she was Li Shuchen.

The old man quickly looked at Li Shuchen, sizing her up. This girl, dressed in tattered clothes and with a face as pale as a girl who had been dead for three days, was Li Shuchen? How could she be Li Shuchen!

Wasn't it said that Li Shuchen's mind had improved and he'd made a lot of money lately? He came here today specifically to borrow money from Li Shuchen.

Her clothes were so tattered, she looked even poorer than him. How could he possibly ask to borrow from her?

Also, no one told him that Li Shuchen was sick again.

What are we going to do now?

The old man thought for a long time, then spoke in a trembling voice.

"Li girl, I never imagined you were so sick. I wanted to buy you some tonics, but we're so poor we can't even afford to eat. I could only come and see you from afar. I'm relieved to see you alive and well."

The old man spoke with such sincerity, his eyes brimming with tears. If it weren't for the fact that a bit of his silk undergarment was showing and had been seen by Li Shuchen, she might have almost believed him.

This old man is quite a talented actor; interesting.

Li Shuchen glanced at the old man, blinked, and two streams of tears flowed down her cheeks. Her lips trembled as she mumbled something.

"My dear sir, Chen'er's medical expenses have exhausted all our savings. Although we have this inn, we can't make ends meet. So, Chen'er muster up the courage to ask you, sir, if you could lend me some money?"

Li Shuchen acted out the scene, sobbing and crying with snot and tears streaming down her face.

Grape, standing to the side, was moved to tears.

"Miss, Miss, please don't cry."

Li Shuchen's portrayal of Grape's crying was even more convincing.

"Grape~, this old man is clearly a kind person~, he's the only old man who cares about me~, he definitely doesn't want me to die so young~, he'll definitely lend me money for treatment~"

After Li Shuchen finished speaking, he looked at the old man and added a sentence.

"You agree, sir."

The old man was caught in a dilemma; he couldn't say yes, and he couldn't say no either.

After hesitating for a long time, I said one sentence

"Miss Li, I truly cannot help you now, so I will take my leave."

Then, she grabbed her son and hurriedly left.

"Dad, why are you leaving? Didn't you say you were going to borrow money from her to help me get married? You haven't even borrowed the money yet, and you're just leaving like this?"

"Hmph, she even asked her for money. Look at her like that, we're already being lenient by not lending her any. Let's get out of here and stay away from her from now on."

Grape was puzzled when the two left.

"Miss, why did he leave? Wasn't he here to see you?"

Li Shuchen wiped away her tears and said

"He didn't come to see me; he came to borrow money."

"Huh? Borrow money? He doesn't even know you, Miss, why would he want to borrow money from you?"

Li Shuchen sighed.

"Now that things are going well for me, Li Shuchen, people are even impersonating my relatives to borrow money from me."

"Excuse me, is Miss Li Shuchen here?"

An old woman stepped forward and asked

Grape Return

"Madam, what business do you have with my young lady?"

"Um, I've come to see your young lady. Please invite her out quickly."

Grape glanced at her mother-in-law; another one who had come to see her young lady empty-handed. She then said…

"This is my young lady."

Li Shuchen had just been crying; her eyes were red and swollen, her hair was disheveled, and she looked almost unrecognizable.

The mother-in-law looked at Li Shuchen with disbelief.

"Is this your young lady? Young lady, please don't try to fool me. You'd better go and invite your young lady out quickly."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen rolled her eyes inwardly. Well, another stranger. She wondered what this old woman was doing here.

"Mother-in-law, it really is Li Shuchen. I was seriously ill a few days ago, so I look a bit haggard. May I ask what brings you here?"

The mother-in-law smiled and spoke.

"It's nothing serious. My grandson is getting married, and we're short one hundred taels of silver. Miss Li is wealthy and won't care about such a small amount, so please lend it to me. Consider it an act of charity. I'm extremely grateful to Miss Li."

Li Shuchen frowned upon hearing this.

Even with her vast wealth and fortune, a hundred taels of silver is still a considerable sum. How could she not care? She cares terribly about every single penny.

It sounds nice to say she's doing a good deed, but she'd be better off spending that money on homeless children.

It's true that people get too old and aren't ashamed anymore.

Li Shuchen looked aggrieved and started crying again.

"Mother-in-law, I've fallen seriously ill, and all my money is gone. I'm penniless now, and I'm still a thousand taels of silver short for my medicine."

Since my mother-in-law has the money to marry off a daughter-in-law, why not lend me the money to buy medicine? Consider it an act of charity; after all, saving a life is worse than building a seven-story pagoda.

Upon hearing this, the mother-in-law's expression changed instantly, and she said in a sarcastic tone...

"If you don't want to lend it, then don't. Why are you asking an old woman like me for money? You're so young, aren't you ashamed? Humph."

The mother-in-law turned and left.

Grape sighed softly.

"He's borrowing money from prostitutes again."

I wonder if there will be any more later.

Li Shuchen had barely finished speaking when she heard someone call her name.

"Chen'er, Chen'er, hey girl, why are you standing at the door?"

An older woman came up and tightly grasped Li Shuchen's hand.

"Chen'er, why are you standing at the door? Come on, let's go inside and talk."

The woman then let go of Li Shuchen and entered the inn as if it were her own home. Her eyes lit up as she looked at the packed room full of guests.

"Wow, your inn is packed with people! You must be making a lot of money every day."

The older woman only saw the endless stream of customers, completely oblivious to Li Shuchen, who was on the verge of death.

"Chen'er, I'm your aunt. Go and lend me two hundred taels of silver. I'll pay you back in a couple of days."

Li Shuchen said coldly, "Since Aunt will have money to spend in a couple of days, let her buy flowers then."

The woman was taken aback. She hadn't really intended to pay back the money she borrowed; she was just saying it casually.

"Oh, how about lending me a hundred taels of silver?"