Chapter 356 - 353: Thoughts of an Old Friend
As soon as the Ding family left, the private room was closed again, and Si Lengyue apologized to Qin Liuxi.
"Such words are overly formal between us." Qin Liuxi glanced at her.
Si Lengyue smiled and raised her cup of tea to toast: "My fault, let this tea serve as an apology." She sipped her tea, then asked, "Do you know the people from the Ding family?"
"Not well. The one in green, I saw a couple of months ago when I took an order to Ningzhou. I happened to meet them there." Qin Liuxi smiled lightly: "The Ding family has a Magistrate who once revered my grandfather as his teacher, my grandfather helped him all along, out of the consideration that they were from the same hometown. Now that the Qin family has fallen, the Ding family has avoided us and even hid in Magistrate Ding’s residence. Do you think we can be familiar?"
Si Lengyue frowned; the conduct of the Ding family was indeed disheartening.
Teng Zhao by her side also showed a look of disgust.
They understood the principle that everyone pushes a falling wall, but the behavior of the Ding family clearly reflected ingratitude. Considering the attitude with which the Ding family conducts themselves outside, it would be surprising if such a family could last.
"The children of the Ding family are arrogant and unprincipled in their behavior outside; sooner or later they will cause trouble." Though Si Lengyue was in business, her background and vision guaranteed she was not ignorant.
Even though there is always a higher mountain, you never know if the person in plain clothes before you might be a local magnate, anger them, and it’s possible for the Ding family to be overthrown in an instant.
After all, the Ding family only had a Magistrate to show off; among the powerful people above the fourth rank, there were countless in Da Feng. Even without official positions, those old nobility can easily crush them.
Therefore, it’s better to remain humble in life. Otherwise, ruining oneself is one thing, but to destroy an entire family is to be an eternal sinner too ashamed to face one’s ancestors!
Qin Liuxi never considered the Ding family worth mentioning, saying, "Let’s not talk about them. They’re a killjoy."