"Consider it a loan," Lian Yeye said.
"Did our grandpa say it was a loan, or...?" Lian Manman asked again.
"It was my dad's insistence," Lian Yeye replied, "It's not easy for us to save up that bit of money. Besides, even if we had money, it should be spent in the right places, not just handed over to that ingrate."
"My third uncle has it tough too," Lian Manman said.
Lian Shouli managed to hold onto the final line of defense, protecting what their family earned through hard work. For someone not good with words and who feared both Old Master Lian and Lian Shouyi, being able to secure the money as a loan was no small feat.
"Did our grandpa say when they'd repay you?" Lian Manman asked again.
