Xia Zhiliao said quickly, mostly out of a sense of guilt toward her father. She could have stopped him, or helped him pass the imperial examinations with top honors, but she had chosen to let nature take its course.
"What do you mean?" Madam Xia Chen didn't quite understand.
Xia Jinjuan explained the result of their family discussion to Madam Xia Chen. "Although Mother has agreed, I still feel that I need your consent for this. I'm not sure how the harvest will turn out, so I plan for our branch to provide the money ourselves, without dragging the other brothers and sisters into the risk."
Chapter 37