This Mrs. Chen must have bragged about some things she shouldn't have in the city, which brought these women here with their daughters.
Elder Xu understood that Mrs. Chen wanted to show off, but the marriage between Brother Xing and his granddaughter had already been verbally agreed upon. This time, they would formalize the engagement when they returned. The two families already had a promise between them. Yet, Mrs. Chen kept boasting in the Prefecture, attracting a crowd of families wanting to latch onto Brother Xing. Elder Xu couldn't stand it anymore, so he scolded Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen was a bit embarrassed and said with a forced smile, "Don't be angry, elder. I can handle these families; nothing will happen. You should take them away first."
Elder Xu remained silent, but he looked at the housekeeper inside the cart. The housekeeper reached out and pulled Gu Dexing, helping him onto the mule cart.
