Chen Wanqing awkwardly ushered the two inside and, lowering her voice, explained the situation.
There was no way to hide this. It was better to tell them now than to have them hear it from someone else and get angry later.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhao was so exasperated she had to laugh.
"Nonsense! How is Jing getting more childish with age! His tutor is strict with him because he has high hopes for him. Instead of being grateful, he... Hmph! Jing is studying next door, isn't he? Watch me go over there and knock some sense into him."
Chen Wanqing quickly stopped her. "What's done is done. Scolding him now won't help. Besides, he's still resentful. If he's holding a grudge, he won't make much progress in his studies anyway. It's better to just let him vent... Worst case, we can go and apologize afterward..."
In the end, Chen Wanqing managed to persuade Mrs. Zhao to leave. Before she left, Xiang'er gave Chen Wanqing a thumbs-up.
