Chapter 1253: The Fool's Daughter (32)

"What, so you're allowed to support the Tang family, but I'm not allowed to help my own parents?" Song Jinghua's temper flared as well. "What's wrong with lending money to my younger brother? Over the years, how much money have you given to your side of the family? My own brother is buying a house. As his elder sister, how could I not help? If word got out, people would say I, Song Jinghua, am cold and heartless, that I don't even care about my own brother."

"Talking about leaving some money behind? Weren't you just saying a moment ago that you were going to request next month's salary in advance and scrape together four hundred thousand for your elder brother?"

Tang Lide was immediately left speechless.

The two argued about it until late into the night before finally going to bed.

In any case, with the family savings gone, they definitely couldn't lend money to Tang Liping.

Tang Lide worried so much that he barely slept all night. When Tang Guo got up the next morning and saw his exhausted face, she kindly asked, "Dad, you don't look too well. Did something happen?"

"No, no, nothing. I just didn't sleep very well." Tang Lide desperately tried to conceal his unease. There was no way he could let Tang Guo know that all the family's savings had been lent out.

And the reason they had been eating vegetarian meals every day recently was because they had run out of money.

He felt a little fortunate that Tang Guo had been trying to lose weight lately and wouldn't mind eating vegetables.

"Oh, that's good then. Dad, remember to get enough rest. You'll need your energy for work."

After washing up, Tang Guo prepared to head out.

Song Jinghua came out of the kitchen. "Xiaoguo, why aren't you eating breakfast? I've already made noodles. Eat some before you go."

"Mom, I'm trying to lose weight."

Remembering what she had said yesterday, Song Jinghua didn't insist. "Alright, go on then."

Half an hour later, Tang Guo entered the company carrying a cup of soy milk, a savory pancake, a braised meat wrap, and a braised egg. She had arrived early, and since work hadn't started yet, she sat in the break room enjoying her breakfast with great satisfaction.

System: Host, what happened to losing weight?

"I just don't want noodles in the morning. Especially vegetarian noodles." Tang Guo replied. "Braised meat wraps and pancakes taste much better. The braised egg is good too. Pairing them with soy milk is perfect."

System: I have no words.

"How can anyone skip breakfast? Even if you're trying to lose weight, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You should eat well."

The System thought to itself that she wasn't wrong.

Besides, its Host didn't need to lose weight at all.

System: Host, now that all the savings are gone, do you think Tang Liping's family will stop asking your family for money?

"That depends on how far my father is willing to go for them. In his eyes, his elder brother is practically a father. And when they were young, life was difficult. My uncle left school early and worked to support my father's university education. Do you really think my father would abandon him?"

Even if it was repayment, after all these decades, everything should've been paid back long ago.

"But my father doesn't think so. He believes he'll always owe my uncle's family. He's always saying that it was because Uncle gave up his own chance to study and went out to work that he was able to attend university. But after seeing the original plot of this world, I seriously doubt that story."

"Because Uncle's grades were terrible. There was no way he could've gotten into university. And after those turbulent years, with such poor academic performance and having been away from school for so long, how could he possibly have passed the entrance exams?"

"That said, he did support my father for about a year. After that first year, my father decided to lessen the burden on the family and began working while studying. From then on, he practically never asked the family for another cent."