Chapter 1173: Beat_1

The next moment, Tong Tiehu appeared at the entrance of the Courtyard, and the face in his mind instantly merged with the face before his eyes.

He sprang to his feet in a panic, "Dad, dad, why, why have you come!"

Recalling the fear of being confined by Tong Tiehu, he struggled to articulate his words properly.

"Hmph, quite the accomplishment, daring to sneak off to the Capital City and colluding with outsiders to scheme against your own family. How did I raise such a beast!" Tong Tiehu had his hands clasped behind his back, his face, already stern, growing angrier as he spoke; by the end of his sentence, his complexion was livid.

Seeing this, Tong Xingda slowly edged behind a table, retorting, "Who colluded with outsiders to scheme against their own family? Who did? I'm now doing business with Lady Bai, and she even had someone deliver over four hundred taels of silver this morning. I am earning silver for our home in collaboration with outsiders!"