"Others speak softly and sell themselves better. Unlike me, who's stiff and blunt. That fourth son's wife and those kids are biased towards them over there."
"We didn't help them much, but back then we couldn't. A son doesn't despise his mother for being ugly, a dog doesn't mind a poor home. If Old Fourth really becomes distant and resents us because of this, then he's heartless."
Old Master Lian remained silent, often deferring to Lady Zhou, not just because she was his wife and they needed to support each other, but also because arguing with her was too draining. If he had to argue with her every time, he'd have no time for anything else in his life.
