Chapter 203 - 195: Not Willing to Give Up
"Even if you like that Lu Yun now, it’s useless. Since she’s already engaged, you can’t barge in anymore. Don’t you know ’a gentleman should act accordingly and knows what to avoid’? Bullying others with your power is something our Duan Family absolutely must not do,"
Fan Jiayi also couldn’t help feeling secretly relieved that Lu Yun was already engaged. Who would have thought her son was so deeply invested in her? Thankfully, otherwise, it would be regrettable if their mother-son relationship were damaged in the future over an outsider who had no family background or status.
Moreover, though she indulged her son, she was not without her limits and principles. Her son could have his fun while he’s young, but he absolutely must not bully others with his power or arrogance, creating a scandal of taking another’s wife. How would that be any different from the wanton youths of olden times? It would also be self-destructive.
If such a scandal broke out, which girls of their family’s social standing would be willing to marry him? Without the Yue Family’s support, relying solely on their limited resources, she honestly wasn’t sure how far her younger son could go.
After all, her older son was far too exceptional. Although she didn’t favour the older son, she had to admit that his excellence was even greater than the younger son’s. Given her husband’s partiality, the resources available to the younger son would likely be pitifully scarce.
Fan Jiayi furrowed her brows in thought, realizing that she needed to find a way to stop her husband’s overt favouritism. And regarding her daughter, she also needed to persuade her to speak with her son-in-law, to see if there was any way he could support her younger son, and also consider her maiden family...
She couldn’t let her husband and older son continue to look down on her and her younger son, could she? She had to prove with actions that the son she raised wouldn’t lose to the older one in any way.
Having made up her mind, Fan Jiayi finally curled her lips into a pleased smile. However, when her gaze shifted downwards to the glass shards on the floor, her brows knitted once again. She was certainly not angry with her younger son, but rather unsatisfied with her daughter-in-law.
"Lizhen really should have heard such a loud noise. Baby, stay seated and don’t move around. If you carelessly cut your foot, that would be bad. I’ll go to the kitchen and see what your elder sister-in-law is dragging on about. Washing a few bowls is taking forever..."
Her daughter-in-law Liu Lizhen’s family had fallen on hard times, and now it was only with the support of the Fan Family that they could maintain their facade. Fan Jiayi hadn’t favored her from the start because of her little help.