Zhang Li had actually guessed Xia Chu's intentions.
Otherwise, why would Xia Chu waste time talking to her, and mostly about Xia Jie's schooling?
But before Xia Chu explicitly voiced it, even if she guessed, she dared not truly hope.
She really didn't have the face for it.
Even now, when Xia Chu had come out and said it, she still felt she had no face for it, let alone ask about it herself.
To make presumptuous requests as she used to, she felt even more shameless now,—she really didn't know how she had the nerve to do that in the past!
So Zhang Li's first reaction wasn't joy.
It was shame, "No no no, how could we possibly have the audacity to ask for your help, I, I..."
"I know it's easy for you, and indeed just now, I've thought about asking you. It doesn't matter if I suffer a bit, but I don't want Xia Jie's life to be ruined like this."
