Hua Xiaomai nodded her understanding and chuckled, "His family has brought this situation upon themselves, it's entirely of their own making. Mother knows it too, like looking in a clear mirror, naturally she won't lend money to them so easily."
She had intended to say something pleasant to cajole her hard-to-deal-with mother-in-law but to her surprise, ended up putting her foot in her mouth. Upon hearing this, Old Lady Meng's eyebrows shot up immediately and her voice grew louder by two notches, "What you're saying is all nonsense! Even if I were willing to lend them money, which I'm not, I would need actual cash to do so, wouldn't I! Yuhuai may indeed bring home money every month to support the family, but expenses are high and I'm not left with much at my disposal. What would I lend to her?"
With that, she shot a fierce glare at Hua Xiaomai.
This sounded like there might be something more behind her words...