Other relatives also wanted to get some resources from Chen Pingsheng, more or less, to help themselves climb up the social ladder.
But they were generally too embarrassed to ask outright.
Chen Qi was clearly the first to make a show of digging into her brother's resources without shame, and even taking pride in it.
What can you do when you only have one sister?
When Pingsheng brought up Peng Qing to Chen Qi, she wasn't surprised, as if she had known all along.
"She's pretty down-to-earth. You know, brother, she's been here for so long and you're only paying attention to her now. That's not right. Even a little bit of blood from under your fingernail would've kept her from having to live stream under the bridge every day."
"You think everyone's like you, opening your own store and digging into both your brother's and sister-in-law's resources. When will you ever have your own success story?"