The matter of Erya going out to buy books with Gong Ruini, although well-hidden, still got out.
Even though some people in the village gossiped, saying Erya had become a bit of a spendthrift following Gong Ruini around, it made Gong Ruini quite nervous.
Although Erya initially said it was with her family's consent, what if her parents heard these rumors and also thought Erya was wasting money and believed it was Gong Ruini leading her astray?
"What, Uncle, did you say someone asked you if we could take them to buy books?" Cait Ming mentioned at the table that some parents had contacted him recently to discuss buying old books from the scrap yard, and this was quite surprising.
Previously, weren't people disdainful, saying it was a waste of money? How come there's suddenly someone willing to brave the trend and go against it? What's going on here?
Gong Ruini didn't know what to do about this and honestly, she didn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters.
