"Mom, she gave me all the beef to eat. Do you really think she's short of a pinch of your salt?"
Auntie Su had already moved all the rice and flour from the kitchen into the inner room, where it was completely safe.
Guessing based on her own worldly experience, Auntie Su scoffed, "You silly girl, are you easily bought off with a few pieces of beef jerky? You must understand that poor people are used to being poor. Some are thin-skinned and put on a facade, but they are also masters of calculation. Whatever they give you, they will eventually take back from you in one way or another—"
Chapter 121