His mood had been quite good since the Sun family went to jail.
So, he had planned to return to the Tong Family to discuss holding a celebratory banquet.
Now that Tong Xingda said so, he had no mood for a celebratory banquet.
All these people think about all day is how to benefit from him. He's just a literatus, a minor literatus, there's no difference between him and others besides tax exemption and the qualifications to become an official.
He's also grappling with daily chores, he has no benefits for those people to seek.
His parents always thought he was biased towards outsiders, but with the behavior of these people, could he not favor outsiders?
Besides, Qiao Xiaomai is not an outsider, Qiao Xiaomai is his lifelong partner, his lover, his kin.
The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became. So, Tong Sanlang drove back to the manor.
Qiao Xiaomai was sweeping the floor when she saw him return so early. She was taken aback. "So soon?"