He felt a little guilty and didn't dare tell his mother who had said it.
He thought his family was really rich, which is why he wanted to help Li Qian. He felt that Li Qian had it so hard; she did so much work every day and still wanted to study. She was really amazing.
Why aren't you saying anything?
Mo Yan looked at Tan Zi'an, who remained silent, and snorted coldly. This guy probably couldn't say anything, right? "It's Li Qian, isn't it?"
Tan Zian looked up at his mother in shock, "Mother, how did you know?"
How could Mother... have guessed?
"You only have a few friends, why would anyone else care about these things? Nobody would guess whether someone else's family is rich or not, except for that Li Qian."
She too, wanting to study is fine, having ambition is good, but she should also consider her family's situation. Her family is so poor, the family members can't even get enough to eat, yet she still wants to go to school.
If she were more ambitious and found a way to earn money to go to school, I might think more highly of her, but is that her?
She's begging you to help her borrow money. Tan Zi'an, tell me about your previous allowance and how much of your New Year's money you still have.
How much more can you afford?
"We're barely scraping by at home, and instead of thinking about using your own money to tide us over, you're already thinking about helping others, right?"
Tan Zian was so ashamed that he couldn't lift his head. His mother was right. He had helped pay for Li Qian's tuition before. It wasn't much then, just a few silver dollars. But things were different now. They were going to continue their studies, and the tuition was not low, not to mention the living expenses.
"Mother, I was wrong." At this moment, Tan Zian realized that he really didn't understand money. He had never thought about whether the family had money or how easy it was to make ends meet. He was sorry to his mother, he deserved to be scolded, and he deserved it.
"Go ahead and go to the village to find out what Li Qian's parents made her do."
Let me put it more clearly: if their family were really the kind of people who treat their best friend badly, or even want to sell her off, how could they have let Li Qian study with you for so long?
"Children your age are old enough to work in the fields, understand?"
To put it bluntly, how could a family that truly mistreats its children possibly let them go to school and not do any work? That's common sense.
Even if they were thinking of taking advantage of her, they couldn't possibly stop her from doing chores. Judging from Li Qian's appearance, she didn't seem like she had been beaten or scolded.
The truth is something Tan Zi'an should see for himself.
Tan Zian was stunned for a moment, but did not refuse and ran out. He really wanted to know if Li Qian had been bullied all along.
He ran out.
Mo Yan wasn't going to indulge him. She went to the kitchen, cooked some food, and ate it herself. Then she prepared to go to Li Qian's house; she needed to find out what was going on and make her stance clear.
...
Li Qian ran quite a distance before stopping. She was a little unhappy, as she hadn't expected things to go so badly this time.
She thought Tan Zian could persuade his mother so that she could continue her studies and the family could have some money.
Actually, her grandmother really wanted to sell her, but only to make her work as a maid for someone else for more than ten years. She didn't want to; she didn't want to serve anyone.
She wanted to go to school so she could find a good man, preferably one who could provide for her financially.
She didn't really understand why some people were so lucky, born with a silver spoon in their mouth, while she had to work so hard just to survive.
After she ran away, she planned to find other people. She had more than just Tan Zian as a friend, so she could ask others for help. No matter what, she had to find someone to help her.
Grandma said that if she went to that old man's house, she would get one silver dollar a month, which would be twelve dollars a year. If she could get one hundred dollars, maybe she wouldn't have to go.
Li Qian's first choice was Tan Zi'an, and there were also a few boys from the village who liked to play with her, so it was only right for them to help her at this time, right?
As for why Tan Zi'an was the first choice, it's because everyone said that Tan Zi'an's father was an official, and a high-ranking one at that. People say that no official is a good person, and that he must be rich.
She told Tan Zian that, and everyone said that Mo Yan used to like helping people without expecting anything in return, so it was only right to save her, right?
I never expected them to be so ruthless this time. They're completely unresponsive, and yet they still talk about being kind. It's laughable.
Li Qian started crying as soon as she found the other two boys.
"Waaaaah... I might not be able to play with you guys anymore."
"I may never see you again."
They were both very anxious, as they both adored the well-behaved, cute, and lovable Li Qian.
Unlike her younger sisters in the family, whose faces were sallow and whose hands were calloused, Li Qian looked very pretty, had soft hands, and spoke in a gentle voice.
"Why? Does your family need you to cut pig feed? Don't worry, we'll help you."
"We can also help you with the work. We can help you with the work on the land we've allocated to you."
That's right, Li Qian's work was all done for her by others. All she had to do was cry. I have to say, she's quite capable; she's pretty good at crying.
"It wasn't for these reasons, it was because my grandmother wanted to sell me off to someone as a child bride."
I have no choice. I may never see you again. I have to go work for other people, be their slaves, or even be bullied.
At this point, Li Qian cried very sadly.
"Don't cry. How could your parents do this? Don't they care about you at all?"
"Yes, how could they do this? Where are you selling your daughter these days?"
Although there are families in their village who treat their daughters badly, there is absolutely no one who sells their daughters.
"Can you help me? Do you have any money? Can you lend me some? If I can get some money for my grandma, she won't sell me."
They both shook their heads in distress. "We don't have any. How could we possibly have any money?"
"That's right, our parents won't give us money."
Li Qian's expression changed instantly, and she looked at the two of them unhappily, "How could you not have any? Go ask your parents for some."
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