My husband and I went out to run errands and walked on the way home. Suddenly, a guy crashed into me in a hurry, and we both almost fell.
"I took a look and saw that he was my younger brother, and it turned out that he had been trying to borrow money from me.
When I got home, I shouted at my brother, "How can you be so impulsive? Why did you just ask your sister for money without consulting me about buying a house?"
My husband was also very anxious when he heard the news, but he put forward a condition: "You find a guarantor, there is so much money, you have to have some guarantee."
I felt very uncomfortable when I heard it, why did such a thing happen at home. I told my eldest brother that he decided to vouch for his younger brother because the family had never rejected each other.
Now, I also asked my eldest brother to find a guarantee, and I also felt a little nervous about what would happen next.
The younger brother looked relieved after getting the guarantee from the eldest brother. He promised to repay the loan on time, and said gratefully: "Thank you, brother, I will take it seriously and never disappoint your trust."
A few days later, I received a call from my younger siblings. Her voice trembled a little, and she said that she had something important to tell me.
She stubbornly thought I should know about it because it was about family property. My heart was churning, and I was in a bad mood.
I went back and asked my brother, and he admitted to borrowing money from his brother and sister for reasons that were not in line with what he said earlier about buying a house.
He explained that it was indeed because he heard that his younger siblings had saved some spare money, so he wanted to borrow some of it to solve his urgent needs, and planned to sell the house after renovation to repay the money.
I said, "Shouldn't you tell me about your plans? How can you trust someone else's money so easily, you have to understand that family property needs to be handled carefully."
After I calmed down, I decided to ask my eldest brother to discuss coping strategies. After thinking about it, the eldest brother said: "After all, they are relatives, and they are not a big number, so I think we can ignore them for the time being."
Moreover, we must strictly monitor his use so that similar problems do not arise again. "In the face of the eldest brother's proposal, I had doubts, but I had no choice but to agree.
While I was in doubt, I received a message from my husband, who suddenly made a surprising decision.
When I got home, I explained the situation to my husband, and his expression was a little serious, and he said, "If something goes wrong, it's a lot of money, and we have our own mortgage to pay."
We discussed it for a long time at home, and finally decided to support my brother, after all, we always have to help each other when things happen at home.
In the days that followed, my brother was very busy with the purchase of a house, and sometimes had to work overtime at night.
I called him, "Brother, have you been busy lately?
I was a little helpless on the phone: "Brother, don't be like this, there is such a big thing in the family, we are all a family, and we have to share something with each other."
Maybe I'm overthinking, I always feel that something is wrong with him lately. Later, I heard my brother say to my uncle, "I really don't lack any money, and my salary is enough to spend, but I just don't want to embarrass my sister and brother-in-law."
The more I think about it, the more conflicted I feel, and I'm a little confused now. What should I do?
My husband and I accompanied my brother home and it was quiet all the way. When I was at home, my husband and my brother had a very speculative conversation, and I knew that this incident would cause some stress on our family.
When I answered the phone, a voice said in a petite voice, "Hey, it's Mom, I'm at the station, I seem to have forgotten to bring my ticket, can you help me?"
When I heard my sister's voice, my whole body trembled. My sister is usually very sensible, how could such a mistake happen this time? I immediately told her to stay at the station, and my husband and I went to pick her up immediately.
He was a little embarrassed and said, "Sister, I'll go first."
My husband and I hurried out and didn't speak all the way. I felt an inexplicable sense of uneasiness in my heart, as if something was starting to go wrong with my family.
When we arrived at the station, I saw my dejected sister, who threw herself into my arms when she saw me, and her tears flowed uncontrollably.
She sobbed and told me that she had met two thieves on the train and that her phone and wallet had been stolen. She was too scared to go home and just wanted to find me.
I hugged my sister in distress and blamed myself for how I would let her go out alone, it was so undeserved.
But when we got home, I found that my wallet was missing and the cash inside was gone.
Soon, the younger brother got 100,000 yuan and bought the house he had wanted for a long time. But it wasn't long before we heard that his business was in trouble, and his debt was getting bigger and bigger.
After discussing it with my husband, I went to discuss it with my eldest brother. After hearing this, the eldest brother's expression was solemn, and he said to my husband and me: "This guarantee is not a joke, you know, once he can't pay it back, the responsibility will completely fall on us."
At the same time, I saw that the tension at home had become even more intense. There was a rift between my eldest brother and me, and every time we met, we talked about my younger brother.
I felt helpless, after all, I brought up this matter. But for the sake of family harmony, I can only bear this pressure silently.
But in the eldest brother's heart, he always doubted the decision of this guarantee. Our relationship has also become more strained because of this issue.
Such contradictions and disputes have seriously tested the feelings between us. I don't know how our family can get out of this predicament, how we can regain the family affection and harmony of the past.