Bai Suihe and Gu Xingyang listened with great interest next door, occasionally offering their commentary.
"Father's words were brilliant. He was right not to spare his dignity," Gu Xingyang said.
"Your father shouldn't have wasted his breath on that kind of person. He should have just kicked him out. Listen to the nonsense he's spouting—actually demanding our properties in Shao County," Bai Suihe replied.
"Wait, Mother. Are you saying he wants the properties over in Shao County?"
Bai Suihe stroked her head. "Your hearing is just as good as mine. How could you not understand?
"He has high standards but little ability, and his greed knows no bounds. He doesn't even consider whether he has the capability to manage it."
Gu Xingyang tugged at Bai Suihe's collar with her small hands, but Bai Suihe swatted them away. "Use your words properly. Where are those little hands wandering off to?"
