Over the past few years, Mrs. Li had honed her skills and was no longer as thin-skinned, regaining her smiling face and chatting with relatives and the ladies present.
Mrs. Mo had not spoken during their quarrel, not because she thought ill of the Ye family's character or agreed with the others.
She knew that Mrs. Li was not as passive as she seemed, and her daughters were not as easily bullied as they appeared on the surface.
Besides, where was this place? It was someone else's estate. If people came to make trouble, wouldn't they inevitably be driven out?
Mrs. Mo had known the Ye family for several years and understood why they disagreed with the proposal for their daughter from someone during New Year, someone who also harbored the intention to take advantage of her student.
She had also enquired about the character of the suitor. Although he was not too bad, the man had no real skills.
