"Yeah, big brother, letting you go all on your own, what does that make us?" Du Qing also said, with a face full of disapproval.
In fact, she also knew that these past few years, their branch of the family had enjoyed all the advantages. Even though the Ruanlin family still had the ability to work and definitely had some money, they had been living in the main house without being asked to contribute a single bushel of rice or a foot of cloth. If they still declined to help out at this point, it would truly make them unworthy as children.
Ruan Jianguo, too, was well-meaning. Seeing the urgency in the couple, and knowing he had misspoken earlier, he helplessly said, "Okay, I understand, I won't say it again."
"You two keep an eye on things here, I need to go back for a bit. I've already told Jianmin that he will come to take over for you in the evening so that you both can get some proper rest. With Jiandang at home, you have nothing to worry about."
