章節 1011: Chapter 1011 Damnation_1

Li Rou's mother being ill was true.

And it was true that they had spent quite a bit of money on medicine.

But it definitely hadn't drained the Li Family's savings to nothing.

Like the Zhu Family, the Li Family was always accustomed to siphoning silver from the Tong Family. Whenever there was a major expense at home, they would think of replacing the spent silver with the Tong Family's money.

Just like when Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang wrecked the Zhu Family's home, but in the end, it was the Tong Family who paid to fix it.

The Li Family was the same—they had spent their own silver and, feeling the pinch, now turned to Li Rou to ask for it.

In the past, this wouldn't have been an issue. A word to Tong Tiehu would suffice, and he would readily give ten or eight taels, promising to pay it back later.

But now, things were different. Tong Tiehu was very tight-fisted with money. She had been haggling with Tong Tiehu continuously, but he simply wouldn't agree.