Hongji's father would always appear in these awkward situations, no matter which side he leaned towards, he always played the role of the good old man.
When his voice rang out, Mrs. Lai didn't dare to speak anymore. Hongji's father never mentioned divorcing her, and he seemed to tolerate whatever she did, which sometimes emboldened her to be unreasonable. This trait had never changed, perhaps due to her husband's indulgence.
Yet, every time her husband glared at her when speaking, she felt a sense of trepidation, knowing that she had reached her husband's limit. She dared not to try what would happen if she spoke out of turn again.
The Junior Housekeeper Tang understood this was a case of one thing suppressing another—the unruly had their nemesis too.
After delivering the items, he didn't return to the Tang Family home immediately but went to see the construction of their own estate.
