Su Qing's light remark, though spoken very plainly, hit with quite a punch, leaving Zhang Yongcai's old face flushed red.
What's the meaning of this? It was clearly implying that every one of the men in their family were useless, forcing the daughter-in-law to step up and handle things. What man could take such an insult?
But Zhang Yongcai also knew that at this point, he must endure, otherwise it would be all for nothing; it was merely losing face to the younger generation.
Moreover, what Su Qing said wasn't entirely wrong. He intentionally didn't bring his son today, but rather his daughter-in-law, precisely because he thought his daughter-in-law was more sensible than his useless son.
Plus, he had a classmate relationship with Su Qing, hoping that out of respect for their shared past, he could still have his say.
