Chapter 167: We’re not asking for much, just fifty thousand!
Lu Zhenguo sighed heavily, still holding a broom in his hand, and said helplessly, "Dad, Mom, what are you going to do now?"
"We’re here to ask you for living expenses!" Old Madam Lu said, extending her hand.
Lu Zhenguo paused unexpectedly, "Didn’t I just give you money this month?"
"What you gave this month wasn’t enough!" Old Madam Lu shouted loudly, "We were considerate before because you didn’t earn much, so we asked for little. But now that the elder daughter is making good money, can you still give so little? You’re enjoying good food and drink while letting us eat chaff?"
"That’s right! You don’t want to provide for the elderly, so letting us parents stay with you is no problem." Ge Guifen spoke, "But now that my husband is not at home, I’m the only one managing everything. Since you’re not taking care of the elderly, shouldn’t you give more money?"
"Where would we get that money!" Lu Zhenguo said loudly, not knowing where these people heard such rumors; his family didn’t have any money!
"How can you have no money! If you have no money, how could you afford to take them to the Imperial Capital and let them live there?" Old Madam Lu kept shouting relentlessly.
"We moved to the Imperial Capital because we needed to let Youxue go to school. Both kids are there, so of course, we needed to go take care of them." Lu Zhenguo still tried to reason with them, "Youxi’s tuition fees, Youxue’s living expenses for school, various expenses of living in the Imperial Capital, plus rent—it’s all a hefty sum of money. We don’t live better there than here. How could we possibly have more money to give you?"