Xu Shuanghong looked thoroughly disgusted, as if she had swallowed a fly. What kind of damn logic was this?
However, with those brawny men glaring at her like tigers watching their prey, she was somewhat frightened. "Don't spout nonsense. Didn't I give all those gold leaves to you as a meeting gift?
"You haven't provided any money for household expenses these past few days, which has forced me to use up the very last of my savings.
"You're the one in the wrong here. If your father blames me later, there's nothing I can do about it."
She thought, "What a joke. This is a bottomless pit; anyone who jumps in is a fool."
Gu Kaichen panicked at the sight of the machetes brandished by the thugs. If he didn't hand over the Silver today, this probably wouldn't end well.
At that moment, his gaze happened to fall on the end of the village. "Right, I can still go to my third brother!
"My brother is in the house up ahead. I'll take you to find him."
