These people were all distant relatives of the Qin family, whom Qin Yi recognized.
"Oh, Xiao Yi is back!"
A woman, who had been sitting opposite Zheng Shufen with her legs crossed, chatting and eating an apple, immediately stood up to greet Qin Yi upon seeing him.
"It's been a few years, Xiao Yi, you've gotten more handsome!"
She praised him as she walked up to him.
Another middle-aged man nearby also walked over, sizing Qin Yi up from head to toe, and then lightly punched him in the chest with his fist.
"Xiao Yi, you got bigger in prison, the food must have been good!"
His words and actions made Qin Yi frown slightly.
Then, the middle-aged man called out to two seven or eight-year-old boys who were running around and playing in the villa, "Xiao Bei, Xiao Nan, come and meet your cousin Qin Yi!"
The two little boys ran over quickly, looked up at Qin Yi, and said in unison, "Hello, Cousin Qin Yi!"
"Hello!"
Qin Yi replied.
He then asked the middle-aged woman and man, "Auntie Po, Uncle, why are you here?"
The middle-aged woman's name was Yu Shuxiang. She and Zheng Shufen's mother were sisters.
The middle-aged man was Zhu Tuan, Yu Shuxiang's husband.
As for the two little boys, they were their sons.
Thus, their families were considered distant relatives.
In Qin Yi's memory, due to being distant relatives, their family had always had little contact with Yu Shuxiang's family. Even before he was imprisoned, the two families might not have seen each other once a year!
After he was locked up, he hadn't seen Yu Shuxiang and Zhu Tuan for many years.
Qin Yi remembered the last time he saw their family was when Xiao Bei and Xiao Nan were only three or four years old.
Therefore, Qin Yi was very surprised to see them upon his return.
"What, your family now lives in a villa, and Xiao Yi, you're dating the daughter of the richest man, you don't want to acknowledge us poor relatives anymore?" Yu Shuxiang said.
Before Qin Yi could respond, Xiao Nan looked at him curiously, "Cousin Qin Yi, my parents say you're a convict, why..."
"Xiao Nan!"
Zhu Tuan quickly covered his mouth and said somewhat awkwardly, "Xiao Yi, children speak carelessly, don't take it to heart!"
"Xiao Nan isn't speaking carelessly, it's you, Dad, and Mom, who told us at home that Cousin Qin Yi is a convict, a bad person, and we shouldn't learn from him!"
Xiao Bei said earnestly, with his mouth open.
"Xiao Bei, shut up!"
Both Zhu Tuan and Yu Shuxiang were embarrassed.
Fortunately, Qin Yi wasn't angry with them because of this. He walked over to Zheng Shufen in the living room and whispered, "Mom, how did they know we're staying here?"
"It must have been Zhang Guihua who told them!" Zheng Shufen said with a helpless expression, "And that you're dating Xiao Xin was also told by Zhang Guihua!"
Qin Yi understood.
Then, Zheng Shufen said to Yu Shuxiang and Zhu Tuan, "This house belongs to Xiao Yi's friend, not ours. We are just temporarily staying here!"
"Cousin, isn't Xiao Yi's girlfriend the daughter of our Haicheng's richest man? Ask her to help buy one!" Yu Shuxiang walked back and said.
"That's right, the richest man in Haicheng, his assets are in the tens or hundreds of billions. I've seen it on the news before!"
Zhu Tuan said, "Buying a house for them is as easy as us buying groceries!"
Zheng Shufen: "Although Xiao Xin's family is rich, that's their family's money, it has nothing to do with us!"
"How can it have nothing to do with us? She's Xiao Yi's girlfriend, and will be Xiao Yi's wife in the future, so her money is Xiao Yi's money, isn't it?"
Yu Shuxiang said with a sense of entitlement, "Xiao Yi, just listen to Auntie Po and have your girlfriend buy a good house for your family! It's not good to be borrowing someone else's house, and it'll make your girlfriend lose face if it gets out!"
"Exactly, if I were you, I wouldn't just have her buy a house for herself, but also several more and give them to other relatives and friends!" Zhu Tuan affirmed.
Qin Yi listened, not knowing what to say.
He found their mindset utterly speechless.
So, Qin Yi said to Zheng Shufen, "Mom, I feel a bit tired. I'll go back to my room to rest for a while!"
He planned to return to his room and come out after Yu Shuxiang and the others left.
However, as soon as he spoke, before he could move, Zhu Tuan called out to him, "Xiao Yi, wait a moment..."
Qin Yi stopped and asked, puzzled, "Is there anything else?"
Zhu Tuan gave Yu Shuxiang a look.
She felt it and rubbed her hands together, saying, "Xiao Yi, actually, it's like this. We came today because we wanted to borrow some money from you!"
"Our family is planning to buy a house recently, and we're short on money!"
Zheng Shufen blurted out, "Don't you already have a house?"
"Yeah, I remember you bought a house in a residential area downtown many years ago!" Qin Yi said.
At that time, when they bought the house and moved, they invited people over, and Qin Yi, Zheng Shufen, and Qin Lei had even visited their home.
Qin Yi even clearly remembered that back then, when they went to their house, Yu Shuxiang had scolded Qin Lei just for sitting on their new sofa.
Saying that Qin Lei had dirtied their new sofa!
It was also because of this that Qin Yi had no good feelings for Yu Shuxiang's family. After seeing them just now, apart from surprise, he had been indifferent.
"We've lived in that house for many years, and we want to change to a new one!" Zhu Tuan explained. "And Xiao Nan and Xiao Bei have grown up, that house is too small, it's a bit crowded for our family, so we want to get a bigger one!"
"Xiao Yi, we've already found a place in Baoli Xintang, and now we're just waiting for you to lend us some money so we can go and pay and get the house!" Yu Shuxiang said.
Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen were both surprised at the same time.
Baoli Xintang could be said to be one of Haicheng's most high-end residential communities.
The average price of ordinary housing in Haicheng was around 15,000 yuan, but the average price of houses in Baoli Xintang exceeded 20,000 yuan.
Neither of them expected Yu Shuxiang and Zhu Tuan to buy a new house in Baoli Xintang.
The most crucial thing was that they themselves didn't have that much money and needed to borrow it!
Immediately, Qin Yi asked, "Auntie Po, how much do you want to borrow?"
Yu Shuxiang exchanged glances with Zhu Tuan.
Yu Shuxiang held up three fingers.
Zheng Shufen exclaimed in surprise, "Thirty thousand?"
Qin Yi was also startled; they actually wanted to borrow thirty thousand from him!
Yu Shuxiang shook her head and said, "No, we want to borrow three million!"
"What???"
Zheng Shufen, who had been sitting, suddenly stood up.
Qin Yi was full of surprise and disbelief!