It turned out that He Nan had asked Guo Jinfeng for 30 yuan to buy He Lang's room. Guo Jinfeng hemmed and hawed, unable to produce the money, and finally, with no other choice, confessed she only had eight yuan.
"The 152 yuan from when the family property was divided, the 40 yuan Mom gave us the other day, and the seven-something yuan from He Lang... After Ziqing's tuition and some household expenses, we should have over 180 yuan. Where did all that money go?"
Guo Jinfeng hung her head, not daring to speak for a long time.
He Nan's face darkened. "Are you going to talk or not? If you don't, I'll go to your parents' house and ask." He Nan had a pretty good idea where the money had gone; ever since the family assets had been divided, Guo Jinfeng had been running back to her maiden home every few days.
Hearing He Nan say he would go to her parents' house, Guo Jinfeng finally, tremblingly, told the truth.
"I lent it all to my older and second brothers."
