De'an was speechless. "What's so wrong with taking a shortcut? Why should people look down on it? The ones who are truly pathetic are those who accomplish nothing but still put on airs and refuse to lower their heads. Besides, their family wronged my mother. If I benefit a little from them, I'll just consider it them repaying a debt. You could even say they're the ones getting off easy. As for the person who harmed my mother... that family sent a steward out looking for her, so the culprit must have been found by now, right...?"
"What does that have to do with anything? Nothing! That's enough. I'll discuss this with your mother later. You just stay out of it."
After saying his piece, Chen Song stood up and walked out with his head lowered.
De'an was exasperated. "Dad, after all that talk, you still haven't told me which family Mom actually comes from."
"I'm not telling you. It'll save you the trouble of going to their door to freeload and embarrassing your mother and me."
