Hongji... This is really becoming a kidnapping scenario, but a wise man does not suffer in front of him, and besides, he would secure a woman to bear his children.
Wealth is external; now that the family is large and prosperous, a hundred taels is nothing. Annoyed, he thought the old woman was too meddlesome. He was taking a wife, not buying a slave, and saw no downside for himself in this.
He glared fiercely at Mrs. Lai, who he'd grown to detest.
At this moment, Mrs. Lai began to panic, wondering when her family had become so ruthless, like a den of wolves and leopards.
Her body shook, and the little maid, young and naive, struggled to support her, one hand on her mistress, the other steadying herself against the bed.
The little maid, still young and unaware, was scared enough by their fierce quarreling and the looming threat of a fight. If possible, she wanted to run away.
Seeing the couple genuinely scared, Mrs. Lai's relatives snickered to themselves, pleased.
