Lady Chiang lowered her head and fell silent. Lady Zhou's words were contradictory, and she wanted to advise but couldn't. Because Lady Zhou was completely unreasonable. She could only listen and let Lady Zhou vent her grievances, trying her best to prevent the situation from escalating further and offending Lian Shouxin's family even more.
"...He's become an official, his own parents haven't benefited from it, he's been busy with his wife. That wife from Old Fourth, from Old Zhang family, she's relying on herself, with that pitiful demeanor, she'll be like that for generations. Where does the Old Zhang family get such fortune?"
"They're benefiting from my son's influence, she doesn't respect me, she's flaunting herself.... She specifically wore that outfit to intimidate me, to show me who's boss. Maybe she's even thinking I'd kneel down for her, kowtow to her. I spit... at her..."
