Chapter 691: Thick-skinned (2)_1
In the main courtyard of the Fang Family.
Ever since witnessing their son’s true recovery, the couple Fang Dehua had transformed, as if they were different people. Their spirits lifted, their relationship seemed to have ascended to a new level, and recently they had been conversing much more frequently.
As a result, these days the old master of the Fang Family hardly visited the rooms of his two concubines anymore. After dinner, it had become something of a routine to sit and chat over tea together before retiring to bed in unison.
"Mengzhu, what’s your view on the Dai Family’s recent actions?" Fang Dehua took a sip of tea and looked up at his wife.
Mengzhu’s mood had improved, making her seem almost a decade younger. At her husband’s question, her smile faded and she huffed, "How else can I view it? They know our Zeze is well again and now they want to make amends. But who do they think they are? Even if Dai Xiyan were a fairy, we wouldn’t be interested..." With their son’s looks and talent, there would be plenty of girls willing to come forward if he simply nodded his assent.
Fang Dehua nodded slightly but remained silent.
"That Dai Zhigao is an ungrateful wretch. Initially, he was to be sent to a remote county on the Frontier to serve as County Magistrate. It was only because we spoke on his behalf that he had the chance to return to Baimu County. Though it was a jest of a marriage pledge, he agreed to it. Now, when it’s time to formalize the engagement to bring joy to our Zeze, they find all sorts of reasons to call off the betrothal. We didn’t raise any objections, did we?" Mengzhu had long harbored grievances against the Dai Family, although habitually she refrained from expressing them. But now that her husband had asked, she wouldn’t hold back. "I’ve never seen such thick-faced..."