The He Family's peaceful days didn't last long.
One day, Guo Jinfeng's older brother came to find her.
He Nan happened to be out, so Guo Jinfeng snuck away to speak with Brother Guo in a quiet corner.
"Little sister, how can you be so cruel? You said you were cutting ties, and you really haven't come back to see Mom and Dad. Dad's sick. He won't stop talking about you, worried you're being bullied by your in-laws with no one to stick up for you."
Guo Jinfeng was frantic. "What's wrong with Dad? Why haven't you taken him to a doctor?"
Brother Guo looked troubled. "It's not that we don't want to take him. We just don't have any money. We arranged a marriage for Da Wei a while back, and all our savings went to the bride price. This year's harvest was poor, too. We probably don't have enough grain to last until next year. Dad refuses to spend the money, so he's just putting it off. Little sister, do you... do you have anything? I can just borrow it from you."
