Chapter 100 - Chapter 100: Chapter One Hundred: Still Not Satisfied (2/2)

The old lady was acting decisively, slicing through the mess, rather than allowing Mrs. Wang’s actions to lead to further chaos. Her eyes swept past Mrs. Wang and landed on Mrs. Han Chen, shooting her a glare—most likely, it was Mrs. Chen who had gone to inform Mrs. Wang.

“Out of the question, I disagree! Mother, you’re not sick at all, so why keep Xiao Xi? You clearly have ulterior motives, you’re even contemplating having my son marry a servant girl—I will never consent, not if I have to die, and neither will Dad want his son to marry a servant girl,”

Han Hao, distressed at the scene, feared his mother might ruin his chance: “Mother, you’ve misunderstood, I have no intention of marrying Xiao Xi, Grandma doesn’t mean that, stop making a fuss.”

Mrs. Wang looked suspiciously at her son; he was never like this. Why was he siding with the old lady and Mrs. Zhou today? It couldn’t be that he had also been bewitched by a vixen, which is why he was defending what the old lady and Mrs. Zhou said. Mrs. Wang had no issue with Xiao Xi herself, and had even found her to be a competent young girl, but the moment her son was involved, she couldn’t stay calm. Unable to blame her son, she directed her ire at the old lady, Mrs. Zhou, and the person who had bewitched him.

“Hao, Mother is looking out for you. Don’t be fooled by someone with bad intentions after just a few words. Marriage should be matched in social status; a pretty face alone won’t do,”

The old lady was so angered that her chest hurt. What did Mrs. Wang’s words imply? Was she accusing her own grandmother of harboring ill intentions? She wouldn’t have to go through all this effort if it weren’t for her grandson.

“Mother, as I’ve said, I have no plans to marry Xiao Xi. I’m only considering giving her the position of a concubine. Stop being so relentless—it’s unnecessary!” Han Hao also grew impatient; having been spoiled by both the old lady and Mrs. Wang since infancy, he was not without his own temper and blurted out his true intentions without hesitation.

Mrs. Wang was taken aback, realizing she might have spoiled her son’s interests, but if it was just a matter of taking a concubine, she wouldn’t interfere.

However, Su Wenyue’s expression turned utterly dark. Well done, Main House of the Han Family! To think so little of her, deeming her Xiao Xi as someone without abilities or brains, outrightly disdaining a girl like her, yet coveting Xiao Xi’s beauty and aspiring to take her as a concubine—what did they take her for?

Han Jincai, after hearing Han Hao’s words, also looked upset. He had no objections if his nephew truly wished to marry Xiao Xi and if Xiao Xi was willing. But that wasn’t the case—it was one thing for him to see Xiao Xi, a capable and diligent girl, being looked down upon by the Main House; it was another for them to contemplate taking her as a concubine.

“Mother, what Brother Hao just said, is it true? You want to keep Xiao Xi to make her his concubine?”

The old lady was thrown into slight panic by her grandson’s sudden revelation, yet quickly regained composure. However, being questioned by her son made her feel embarrassed: “So what if it’s true? My dear grandson is noble while Xiao Xi is but a mere servant girl. Giving her the status of a concubine should be more than enough for her. She’s too ambitious.”

“Mother, you!” Han Jincai knew his mother was never one to reason, but he hadn’t expected her to be so unreasonable to the extent of wanting a nice girl to be a concubine. Even if Xiao Xi were a farmer’s daughter, nobody who wasn’t craving wealth would be willing to become a concubine at someone’s mercy, let alone for Brother Hao, who was so incompetent he couldn’t even provide for himself—this was simply ruining the girl’s life.