As far as Di Zhi was concerned, of course he would give them money. He had to.
Someone's son was getting married and needed a down payment on a home; someone else's nephew needed money for school.
One person had caused trouble and needed to pay compensation; another was sick and needed to be hospitalized.
They were all poor. Di Zhi was the only one in the village who had made something of himself.
And seeing how well he lived, naturally, whenever any of them had a problem, they came to him for help.
Fifty thousand for this one, eighty thousand for that one.
That money was as good as thrown away.
Yin Xuanyi didn't want to lend it, but the image-conscious Di Zhi refused to accept that.
Yet he couldn't come up with the money himself, so every few days, he would fight with Yin Xuanyi and demand money.
And... every time, Yin Xuanyi could only give in helplessly.
If she didn't give him money, her husband would be an ungrateful man.
If she didn't give him money, they would fight.
If she didn't give him money, Di Zhi would borrow money and take out loans to give it to them.
-the villagers couldn't get loans, but he could, so Di Zhi was effectively just helping them take out loans. What was wrong with that?
Apart from Yin Xuanyi, everyone thought there was nothing wrong with it.
Was it wrong to repay kindness?
Was it wrong for people in difficulty to come and borrow money?
Was it wrong to help relatives get a loan when it took so little effort?
Of course none of it was wrong!
But for Yin Xuanyi...
There's nothing wrong with being charitable to keep up appearances.
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