Chapter 102 - Chapter 102: Chapter 102: The Development of the Incident (2/2)

With utmost disdain, the Old lady glared at Mrs. Zhou. At such a critical moment, Mrs. Zhou had let her down, as unreliable as Mrs. Wang. She had been reasonably kind to this granddaughter-in-law usually.

Mrs. Zhou wasn’t too concerned, though. Although the Old lady was unreasonable, she was quite easy to coax once you knew what she liked. Moreover, with her husband showing promise, the Old lady, considering this, wouldn’t really do anything to her. At worst, she might say a few distasteful words. Besides, the Old lady still needed her to oppose the stepmother, Mrs. Wang.

After calming the Old lady down, Han Ping then looked toward Han Jincai: “Second Uncle, what exactly is going on here? Could you please tell me?”

Han Ping had never been so polite to this Second Uncle before. Han Jincai, upon hearing this, understood that it was a matter of face for the Fourth Daughter-in-law, otherwise this lofty nephew of his wouldn’t even acknowledge their rural relatives.

The reason Han Ping didn’t inquire of the Old lady or Mrs. Han Wang was precisely because he knew what kind of characters the Old lady and his stepmother were on a daily basis. The words coming from their mouths would be distorted, and certainly not a few of them would be true. He wasn’t trying to take the Main House’s side, but rather, the truth of the matter, to adequately resolve it. This Second Uncle, though a countryside farmer, was honest and unlikely to lie. Now, having him speak was most suitable; Han Yu’s wife would not blame him for taking sides.

With a cold face, Han Yu stood behind his daughter-in-law, clearly noticing Han Ping’s concern and attitude, thus refraining from saying anything, waiting to see how things unfolded.

But seeing his daughter-in-law with an icy expression and tightly clenched fists, clearly furious, Han Yu quietly wrapped his large hand around his daughter-in-law’s clenched fist, gently prying it open to silently comfort her. It was as if he was telling Su Wenyue not to be upset over irrelevant people and matters, not to damage her health for things not worth it.

With Han Yu there, so meticulously caring for her, Su Wenyue felt a surge of warmth in her heart. Her expression softened a bit, and she gently clasped the warm, large hand behind her.

After everyone heard what had happened, it was not only the people from the Second House who had darkened expressions, but also Han Ping’s face turned dark. How could the Old lady be so confused? He had specifically instructed his wife to remind the Old lady to tolerate the Fourth Daughter-in-law a bit. After all, she was the first lady from the Su Family, not someone they could afford to provoke. Yet, no sooner had they turned around than this happened.

Han Hao was a worthless thing aside from having a decent face. Spoiled by the Old lady and his stepmother, he couldn’t even tell who he was anymore. The head maid of the Su Family’s first lady was someone even he couldn’t manage to marry. Yet, Han Hao was disdainful and wanted to take her as a concubine—how overly confident and foolish must one be to make such a blunder in such a short time.

Han Ping had no affection for this half-brother. They could coexist peacefully in front of the Old lady and his father, but only as long as it didn’t impede him.

Yang Juxiang and her daughter stood near the doorway, hearing that the matter was actually like this. Both mother and daughter felt a burst of schadenfreude, hoping the Old lady would humiliate Su Wenyue and her servant even more.

“Fourth cousin’s wife, about cousin Hao’s words, he wasn’t wrong. For Xiao Xi, a servant girl, becoming a good concubine would also be a decent outcome, at least she won’t be a servant anymore.”