They never had anything good to eat at home, as the vegetables in the field hadn't started growing yet, so every day they had sweet potato mush with pickled vegetables and lumps.
"That...that's not true, it's just that we need to be thrifty," Liao Zhaoji's eyes darted around, betraying her unease as Ruan Jiandang questioned her about the money. She turned her head away, then seemed to reassure herself, and her voice regained strength: "Besides, the boys will need to go to college in the future. We need to save some money for that, so we can't spend it recklessly."
Ruan Jiandang watched her and, upon hearing this, didn't suspect anything further. However, he still frowned deeply, knowing that he wouldn't be able to squeeze any money out of her, so he decided to work some odd jobs for a few days to earn the money to pay back Ruan Jianguo.
Seeing that Ruan Jiandang did not pursue the issue further, Liao Zhaoji secretly breathed a sigh of relief and took the money to store it away.
