Sang Rou was so terrified that she almost committed suicide, so she had no choice but to boldly beg her father. Sang Pingliang, who was indifferent towards her existence to begin with, lost all fondness of her after seeing how she spitefully mistreated her own sister. How could he possibly pay any attention to her? Instead, he chastised her for being ignorant and presumptuous. Since ancient times, marriages had always been arranged by parents and matchmakers; didn't she know that?
Now, Sang Rou was truly in a state of despair, sitting silently under the tree in the courtyard at night, unable to sleep, her knees hugged to her chest as she quietly shed tears. Little did she know, this would lead her to discover a huge secret—she found where her father, Sang Pingliang, had hidden his gold and silver!
Speaking of Sang Pingliang, he was quite the character, so fearful of theft that he had buried all his gold and silver savings underground near the privy.
