Lin Zhiyan felt a surge of anger. She was a young lady of the Luo Family, too—how had it come to this, that asking for a bite to eat made her a beggar?
"I am certainly not—"
"If you aren't, then please return to the Lin Family's side and stop bothering us. Furthermore, let me remind you: you have enjoyed the Luo Family’s benevolence for twenty years. Now is the time for you to repay that debt. Never mind the benefits you’ve reaped from our house all these years; at the very least, you owe my mother the most basic filial piety. The clothes on your back and the jewelry in your hair are all valuable items. You could trade any one of them with the bailiffs for food. Why must you come to my family and snatch bread from the mouths of the elderly and children?"
Chapter 16