Chapter 997 Leaving

Xue Han explained, "Sir Li, Minister of War."

Lady Li closed her mouth, realizing her dream of adopting a puppy was dashed—at least she could procure that much face for her father-in-law, who still doted on his wife despite her age. She couldn't help but give her husband a death glare.

Zhou Shuren felt his wife's reproachful gaze, thinking to himself that, although his father had Silver, he had none. His wife envied the bouquet his father prepared for his mother, and though he prepared one too, using wildflowers from the mountains that his wife despised, he too wanted to pluck flowers from the garden but dared not—mainly because he lacked the Silver.

Zhou Shuren gazed at the puppy in his mother's arms. This breed was beyond reach—cough, cough—because of the lack of Silver. However, he could procure a dog for guarding the house, though he reckoned bringing one home might earn him a beating. He felt his life was truly difficult!