Her family was very poor, solely reliant on her father's income as a security guard.
Being a security guard only brought in a little over two thousand a month, which was hardly enough. She had bought a new piece of clothing last year for fifty yuan, and her cell phone was a worn-out second-hand one from the market.
Usually, even if she had no money, she wouldn't ask her family for it in advance; she would find her own solutions. But today was different, she wanted to attend a networking event tonight.
"Xiaoru, Dad doesn't have any money on me right now, can I transfer it to you tomorrow?" Lin Yaogu also found it difficult to say.
He hadn't received his paycheck for the month yet and had no money left, so he could only borrow some to send to her.
"Can't it be today?" Lin Ru asked, knowing she was putting her father in a tough spot.
"I really can't do it today. Don't you have any money at all left?"