Chapter 707: Chapter 707: Going Home
Regarding the Tong Family, Zhu Hongfu has always followed a principle: sycophancy.
Thanks to this, Zhu Hongyun, after marrying into their household, was able to help them build a green brick and tile house within a couple of years. He himself also got married and had a fat son earlier this year.
However, an unexpected event occurred this summer. The Tong Family, descendants of some rebellious king, had their property seized by the senior emperor.
The situation became subtly awkward.
And his attitude subtly changed as well.
Now that the Tong Family was not as wealthy as before, there was no need for him to grovel.
So, when Zhu Hongyun returned with Qiao Xiaomai’s money-making plan, he allowed it.
But, he never would have guessed: Tong Sanlang passed his examination and became a scholar..
Tong Sanlang, being the younger brother, created a scene at his sister-in-law’s maternal home at night.
Also, Qiao Xiaomai, Tong Sanlang’s wife, was incredibly adamant.
All these unexpected incidents caught him off guard. So when Tong Sanlang was calling and knocking on the door earlier, he didn’t take it seriously.
He refused to open the door. What could Tong Sanlang do to him?
Reality told him that if Tong Sanlang wanted to deal with him, it would be a breeze.
So, what could he do about it?
He had only one choice: to continue grovelling.
Zhu Hongyun, after all, was Tong Sanlang’s second sister-in-law. Even with severed bones, their family ties remained. He thought, after some time when Tong Sanlang and his wife’s anger subsided, he would bring Zhu Hongyun to apologize pleasantly, and that should be the end of this incident.
Having a relative who is a scholarly official—no, even if Tong Sanlang only passed the scholarly examination—is still someone he could only look up to.
So basically, go ahead and destroy everything!
Whatever loss he incurred today could eventually be recouped from the Tong Family.
If Zhu Hongfu cooperated, things could be sorted out smoothly. This update is available on NoveI[F]ire.net
However, the Zhu Family kitchen remained wrecked after the incident. Their main gate was down; the roof tiles were swept off into a pile.
This battle, Qiao Xiaomai won brilliantly.
But on their return journey, there was no trace of a smile on her face.
She stared blankly at the blurred crops by the roadside, keeping silence.
The ox cart moved slowly. The road from Zhu Village to Anping Village was in poor condition, full of potholes, making the cart ride uneven. As the cart swayed, Xiaomai often had to hold onto the side railings.
Tong Sanlang held the reins in one hand and a lantern in the other while a slight breeze brought waves of chill.
Despite the oppressive heat of the late summer, it was autumn, and the night wind was a bit cold.
“How nice if you had your sports car here.” He abruptly broke the silence.
At his words, Xiaomai’s gaze shifted to him, “Huh?”
“With the sports car, this distance would have taken us a quarter of an hour, max. The moment we step out, it would blind everyone. It’d be amazing.”
“Not , on a slow-moving ox-cart, moving at a snail’s pace.”
Indeed, when she learned of the abuse Zhan Jin had done, she despised the poor road conditions and wished she could drive over, slap Zhan Jin dead.
The situation tonight was no different. If she had a sports car, she could’ve taken Zhu Hongyun, reached Zhu Village in minutes, caused mayhem, and it would’ve been so satisfying.
Reality was, she had to travel in this ox cart after an hour of bumps before reaching Zhu Village.
All the rage had to be suppressed all this while.
She was naturally filled with anger and had a deep desire to hurt someone, but all she could do was hold onto the side railings to keep herself steady due to the bumpy ride.
It wasn’t cool at all.
The situation was even a little ridiculous.
In this wretched place, venting one’s anger was obviously not easy.
A bitter smile appeared on her small face, “The way you led us into this discussion was a bit abrupt.”
At her words, Tong Sanlang fell silent for a moment, then said, “Give me something to eat—I’m hungry.”
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