Chapter 101 - Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Spoiled (2/2)
“Grandma, look at Second Uncle, lecturing me with such authority, as if he has the right to speak in front of you. It’s clear he doesn’t respect you, Grandma. What’s all this about living honestly? As someone from the city, could I possibly learn from Second Uncle and dig around in the fields for food? I think Second Uncle simply doesn’t want to agree and is deliberately finding excuses to scold me,” Han Hao complained.
Han Jincai cursed Han Hao internally for his cunning, knowing how to use the Old lady as a shield. Such upbringing – if that were his child, he’d have thrashed him by now. Even their own unremarkable Han Lin was far better than this boy.
“Mother, I didn’t mean it like that, but I truly cannot make decisions regarding Xiao Xi. Besides, as a decent young woman, who would willingly become a concubine? It’s also improper for Brother Hao to harbor such ideas at his young age,” Han Jincai said delicately.
“Grandma!”
“If you don’t mean that, what do you mean? Are you saying that our Brother Hao is incompetent, suggesting he should be like you lot, insignificant as those who dig around in the fields? That’s all the ambition you have. Our Brother Hao is meant to do great things in the future. Xiao Xi is but a mere servant girl; to offer her the position of a concubine is already more than generous. If Brother Hao truly achieves something remarkable in the future, she wouldn’t even be worthy of attending to him as a servant girl,” the Old lady rebuked, her lifetime disdain for those who toiled in the fields coloring her judgment, which is why she had always favored her sons so unequally, especially when seeing her unaccomplished second son scolding her beloved grandson; she immediately got defensive.
“Exactly, Mother is right. She’s merely a servant girl; being offered the position of a concubine is already giving her face. How could she still be unsatisfied? That truly reflects ingratitude,” Mrs. Han Wang rarely agreed with the Old lady, protecting her son.
Xiao Xi, being originally a servant girl with lowly birth, wasn’t as upset about the Old lady relegating her to such a lowly status, knowing that the people from the Main House weren’t ordinary, she wasn’t as angry in her heart.
But Su Wenyue felt different; she truly regarded Xiao Xi, her loyal servant girl, as someone special. In her previous life, Xiao Xi suffered so much for her sake; this life, she had secretly vowed to herself to treat Xiao Xi well, never expecting the Old lady to belittle and disrespect Xiao Xi in such a manner.
Mrs. Yang, seeing her daughter-in-law’s face turn exceedingly ugly, almost to the point of exploding, grew worried. Although she disliked the people from the Main House and harbored much resentment towards the Old lady, at the end of the day, the Old lady was Han Jincai’s birth mother and an elder. If the Fourth Daughter-in-law acted too excessively, it would inevitably lead to a bad reputation, as not everyone outside knew the Main House’s true colors and would only blame the Fourth Daughter-in-law for being disrespectful to her elders.
“Husband, you should go have a look at Grandma’s; Brother Hao has taken a fancy to Brother Yu’s wife’s servant girl and is insisting on taking her as a concubine. Now Grandma and Brother Yu’s wife are confronting each other, and it looks like it might turn ugly, so I hurried to inform you, lest they mess up your plans,” Mrs. Yang said.
No one knew when Mrs. Zhou had left the Old lady’s room. Following Mrs. Wang storming into the Old lady’s room and saying her piece, Mrs. Zhou sensed the situation spiraling out of control. Remembering her husband’s instructions, she hastened forward to relay the message, for there was nothing more important than her husband’s future.
At that time, Han Yu and his brothers were all gathered together with Han Jinbiao and his son. Seeing Mrs. Zhou enter hurriedly, her expression somewhat panicked, they all felt a sense of concern.