"How many copper coins is their so-called pride really worth? Right now, my husband is off to take his post, but he's just a petty official. Strictly speaking, he isn't even a proper official. With that tiny bit of monthly silver, it's already a miracle if he can support himself. How could he possibly support this entire household? Kai Chen is a grown man now, yet all he does is wreck the family. Shouldn't he go out, earn some silver, and help support us?" Liu Yun complained.
Xu Yulan's eyes darted around. "Liu Yun, it's not that I'm unwilling to let my husband go out and earn money. But you know he's picked up some bad habits. If we just let him leave the mansion, what if his hands start itching to gamble..."
Liu Yun was speechless. She had indeed been so maddened by poverty lately that she completely forgot about this detail. If Gu Kaichen really went out and caused trouble again, their family would end up even more precarious.
