Chapter 722 - 218 Reunion_4
"Yes, Ah Li," Xue Huaiyuan also said, "Dad has been worried about you."
Just as Jiang Li had managed to stop her tears, they threatened to flow out again. She said, "Alright, then let’s all stay and not go anywhere. We’ll stay right here in Yanjing City."
"I want to live with Dad," Xue Zhao said, "Sister, that Old Master Ye the Third seems to be Miss Jiang the Second’s uncle. Could you please talk to him and let me stay at the Ye Residence, or we can move out together. It would be good for me and Dad to stay together; at least we could take care of each other."
"That’s easy to arrange," Jiang Li said. "The Ye Residence is so big, with only Cousin Shijie and uncle living there. Uncle is pretty straightforward; I don’t think he would mind if you guys stayed there."
"Ah Li," Xue Huaiyuan hesitantly said, "your brother and I are living in the Ye Residence now. I haven’t been able to tell you before, but now that I’m no longer County Magistrate, I don’t receive a salary, and your brother can no longer stand. The savings we had at home have long been taken away by Feng Yutang. We’ve been imposing on Old Master Ye the Third and haven’t paid any silver, which is... it’s really distressing."
Xue Huaiyuan was extremely proud by nature, not the kind of person to freeload. It already made him uncomfortable to benefit from others’ kindness, but there was no way to change the current situation for now. He didn’t know that Jiang Li was Xue Fangfei before, so he couldn’t talk to her about this. Now that he knew, he spoke directly.
"Dad, don’t worry," Jiang Li said with a smile, "I still have some savings. If you feel uncomfortable, I can give it to uncle on your behalf. But uncle has always been generous and never cares about such worldly possessions."
Xue Huaiyuan felt extremely ashamed: "Ah Li, how can we rely on you to support us..."
A trace of sorrow also flashed in Xue Zhao’s eyes. Providing for the family was something that he should have been doing. As the man of the Xue Family, he was supposed to uphold the entire household and protect his family. Now that his martial arts were gone and he had become crippled, he would never stand up again, and naturally, such responsibilities were no longer his to assume.
"I am originally from the Xue Family," Jiang Li said softly. "Dad, if you’re going to account for things so precisely, is it because my surname is now Jiang, that I am no longer your daughter?"