With her heart in her mouth, Ni Yuexi rushed to pick up her phone only to see it was from a distant relative.
"Auntie Cui, how is everyone back home?"
Ni Yuexi's friendly tone belied the lack of enthusiasm that she had towards the phone call.
"You want me to transfer how much?"
On the other end of the line, an older woman spoke in a dejected tone, asking that her third cousin wire 12.000 Yuan to her account so that she could take care of bills that were waiting to be paid. Thinking she didn't quite hear what the other woman said, Ni Yuexi asked her to repeat the amount again.
"What?! I....I don't think I can afford to loan you such a large sum of money!"
The exchange went on with the other woman pleading for Ni Yuexi to spare her whatever she could afford.
"I'm sorry Auntie Cui, but right now I'm tight on cash. I promise to send you 3.00 Yuan, it is small, Auntie Cui. Please manage it."
