Zhulan's words made Lady Li and Lady Zhao exchange glances, still unable to figure out what could have been misinterpreted—wasn't it simply about Mother not going?
Zhulan didn't explain further. Su Xuan spoke up, "Mother, are you still going then?"
Zhulan pondered for a moment, "I'll go."
The Qie family has expressed their stance, and even if things get ugly, appearances must still be maintained.
Su Xuan took out the account book, "Mother, here are the orphanage accounts from the last seven days. Please take a look."
Zhulan took it and flipped through it. There were more children now, even orphans from Jinzhou Province had arrived.
Pinggang is a port city, and the one thing it's never short of is labor—it has many children trying to make a living.