The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 199

Chapter 199: Chapter 181, Sing the Song as the Master_turn over_1

Main Courtyard.

Daohua saw Madam Li leisurely tending to the flowers and plants, glanced at the darkening sky and said, “Mother, father has gone to Shuangxin Courtyard.”

Madam Li did not turn around, continuing to prune the potted plants, and indifferently said, “Isn’t it normal for your dad to stay overnight at Shuangxin Courtyard? What’s so important about that?”

Daohua was silent. She didn’t believe that Madam Li did not understand what she meant, “Mother, you refused Madam Zhu today. Aunt Lin and the third sister will surely talk to father about it.”

Madam Li was unmoved, “Let them talk. It’s not as if it’s something scandalous.”

Daohua tilted her head and looked at Madam Li, wondering if she really didn’t get her point, or if she was just pretending not to know.

“Mother, what if father, influenced by the people at Shuangxin Courtyard, agrees to let Zhu Xiuyun come to our family for her studies?”

Only then did Madam Li put down the small scissors in her hand and turn to look at Daohua, “Why were you lingering in my room all day? So you were thinking about this matter?”

Daohua did not hide her thoughts and directly voiced her concerns, “Mother, I don’t want Zhu Xiuyun to come to our family for lessons. I feel quite content with the current atmosphere in the classroom, and the three sisters are well-behaved. If another person joins, who knows what trouble might arise.”

Madam Li smiled and sat beside Daohua, “Didn’t I already refuse today?”

Daohua glanced at Madam Li, “You refused, but don’t we still have a father who can’t think straight whenever he’s involved with his beloved concubines? What if he agrees?” _{fɾēewebnσveℓ.com}

Madam Li lightly tapped Daohua’s forehead, “Is that the way to talk about your own father?”

Daohua tilted her head back, “If father were impartial and fair, I would have nothing to say, but is he? He has favored Shuangxin Courtyard more than once or twice. I have no trust in him whatsoever.”

Hearing this, Madam Li fell silent for a moment before speaking, “Don’t worry. No matter how much fuss is made on the side of Shuangxin Courtyard, your dad will not agree this time.”

Daohua looked at Madam Li in surprise, “Why?”

Madam Li replied irritably, “Where did all your shrewdness go? It’s obvious without thinking that your father would not agree.”

Daohua paused, then quickly said, “Because father has gained enough status to make his own decisions now?”

Madam Li: “….”

After a few seconds of silence, Madam Li tapped Daohua’s head again, her face speechless as she probably understood her daughter’s point.

It was nothing more than, now that the master had been promoted, he didn’t need to concern himself with Teacher Zhu anymore.

“Do you think your father is like you, acting just for short-term gratification?”

Daohua rubbed her forehead, puzzled, “Isn’t he?”

Madam Li: “…Well, to some extent! Teacher Zhu, even though he has good knowledge, is somewhat overly haughty. Coming from an aristocratic family, he’s proud, and several times he has caused your father embarrassment.”

“You know that your father has no background in the officialdom, facing colleagues from established families in the office, he has to indulge them occasionally for the smooth execution of administrative tasks, and sometimes even has to put aside his dignity to ask for their help.”

“Tell me, if you were your father, what would you do?”

Daohua straightened her back, “Isn’t it clear? I would definitely not show them any good expressions.”

Madam Li shook her head, knowing her daughter was still young and patiently explained, “The affairs in the officialdom are intricate and complex, and relationships are intertwined like a web. How could your father do as he pleases?”

“Even if he’s dissatisfied with someone, he wouldn’t show it too obviously.”

“Although the Zhu Family has fallen, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse; the Zhu family’s connections in Zhongzhou Province are definitely stronger than ours.”

“Look, didn’t they manage to get transferred to Xingzhou as soon as they mentioned it?”

“With such a family, even if we dislike them, we have to keep up appearances. One, to avoid them making trouble behind our backs; and two, what if they rise to prominence again one day?”

Daohua: “…Then why did mother still refuse Madam Zhu?”

Madam Li smiled, stroking Daohua’s head, “Ever since the Little Prince visited our house a few times, our home has become the sought-after gem in the eyes of every Xingzhou City family.”

“Today, if we agree to let Miss Zhu come over for lessons, just wait and see, tomorrow, it will be Miss Qian from the vice magistrate’s family, Miss Wang from the justice’s family all wanting to come to our house.”

“Do you think your father would agree?”

Daohua suddenly stood up, smacking her head, “Right, how could I not have thought of that!” She had been worried for nothing all day.