But they still have more than ten thousand yuan right now. And if that were to become the talk of the village, it wouldn't be about people wanting to borrow the money. There are so many households in this village, borrowing from one wouldn't work, borrowing from another wouldn't either; in the end, they'd all be stuck in a predicament between a rock and a hard place.
Indeed, the situation that Tang Zhinian was worried about had happened before in the village. A young villager who had made some money was eventually forced to move out of the village due to constant borrowing, leaving behind a whiff of bitter relationships. Even until now, the family hasn't returned.
Tang Zhinian wasn't fond of handling such complexities, so he just decided to act as if all their money had been washed away by the flood. He was firm in keeping this secret, for he knew he still needed to send his daughter to school - these were her future tuition fees.
