Watching the insatiable greed of Du Laizi, Mrs. Liu was in no mood to believe his nonsense. To such a greedy creature, getting one would only lead to wanting two; if she were to compromise this time, next time he would demand even more with unbounded audacity. Even if the Liu Family had wealth amounting to ten thousand pieces of silver, it wouldn't be sufficient to fill their ravenous maws.
However, if she were to refuse, the Du Family would truly resort to such shameless acts as squatting in their home and refusing to leave, and even reporting to the authorities might not be of much use. At this point Mrs. Liu found herself in a real dilemma. She cursed her helplessness for allowing the Liu Family to be grasped firmly by the Du thugs; if only her husband hadn't gone to the academy today, he would have surely thought of a way to get rid of them.