Chapter 639: Chapter 639: Mid-Autumn Festival Turmoil (6) Requesting Monthly Tickets
After a while, the word ca from the head table in a faint voice: “Alright, sit down.”
Only then did Ms. Wang sit down in frustration, angrily glaring at everyone. It was all their fault, running off without waiting for her family. When they finally arrived outside the mansion, she had given her dowry hairpin to the gatekeeper in exchange for entry into the Di Family’s main manor.
Picking up her bamboo chopsticks, she trembled as she thought of the silver spent on the lavish gift and reached for the head pork.
She couldn’t help but hold Liu Sisi responsible for all her troubles.
It was all her fault! Everything was her fault!
Liu Sisi also calmly took food from the dishes on their table. While they were invited to enjoy themselves, it was only limited to the dishes served at their table.
For example, at their table, they only had head pork, no shredded mutton, so chicken and duck, and many pastries like stead buns, which hardly whetted their appetite. However, as they were hungry after waiting half the day, they still ate their fill before putting down their chopsticks.
After a brief rest after the al, the n began to call for the return journey.
Liu Sisi couldn’t wait to leave, quickly leading everyone out of the Di Family’s old mansion and eting up with Di Yelei and the others.
Elderly Mr. Di seed to be talking to the ancestor, initially listening respectfully with a hunched back. However, a mont later, they seed to be arguing. Liu Sisi couldn’t see clearly, as they were so distance away.
Afterward, the old man walked away in a huff, leaving Elderly Mr. Di standing there for a long ti before he returned to the group, his face distraught.
“Dad, is everything okay?”
Di Yelei anxiously stepped forward to support Elderly Mr. Di, hurriedly asking.
“No worries, let’s get on the carriages first.”
Elderly Mr. Di waved his hand, and with Di Yelei’s help, they boarded their carriages to begin the journey ho.
“Dad, earlier on…” Di Yelei asked softly.
“I was too impulsive! The Di family has always been known for its literary heritage, and our ancestors have produced countless top scholars. Now you are a military officer. When I ntioned to the ancestor about having your statue made, he…” Elderly Mr. Di’s voice choked up as he spoke.
“Dad! Didn’t Third Child say this before? Now that Third Child’s official position isn’t high, even if I were to have a statue made, it wouldn’t be taken seriously by the main family. How about we co back when Third Child has a higher rank, and Ah-Bao and Cheng’er have successful careers? By then, they might even beg and worship us to have our statues made!”
Di Yelei persuaded him with an exceptionally cheerful voice. Just thinking about finally going ho, his mood mysteriously improved greatly.
Liu Sisi also tried to persuade him: “Father, Ye Lei is right. We should be waiting for the day when the main family cos to us.”
This confident speech finally comforted Elderly Mr. Di, and he couldn’t help but laugh.
There was only one exit from Di Family’s Ancestral Hall, and everyone followed the stone path in the sa direction. Elderly Mr. Di’s four carriages eventually ended up at the back, even behind the maid and woman-servants’ carriages.
What made Liu Sisi and the others even angrier was that, as Ms. Wang’s carriage passed theirs, she lifted the carriage curtain to smile smugly at them before driving off proudly.
Elderly Mr. Di was furious, huffing and puffing for a mont before finally closing his eyes and sighing.
“This is just unacceptable! It’s just unacceptable!”
Who was he calling unacceptable?
Liu Sisi’s eyes flashed, and she burst into laughter: “Father, what’s there to be angry about? The more the main family ignores us, the more they neglect our branch. Haven’t we been living like this for years? If they suddenly treat us well, wouldn’t that an they suddenly need sothing from us? That’s not a good thing.”
Her words made Elderly Mr. Di calm down: “Indeed, that’s true. But look at Gao Yuan…sigh!”
Di Gaoyuan had grown closer to the main family, and not just a little close, but even close enough to approach the elder woman. It was really strange.
“Dad, everyone has their own fate. We should be happy for Second Brother to have co this far today. If he can establish himself in the main family, wouldn’t that also fulfill your dream?”
Di Yelei, who had been silent all this ti, finally spoke up.
“Yes…”
Elderly Mr. Di sighed and fell silent again.
Everyone was quiet, letting the carriage move forward to the rhythm of the horses’ hooves.
As they reached the junction to enter the city, the main family returned ho directly by entering the city. anwhile, the Di family needed to return to Macheng County, so they just needed to bypass the city and head west without having to squeeze into the city.
As they approached the city gate, Elderly Mr. Di lifted the carriage curtain to take a look around, then sighed and retreated back into the carriage, closing his eyes without saying anything further.
So, the carriage of the Di family’s main branch entered the city gate, while the four carriages of the Di family turned around and sped back ho.
Once they were on the main road, Old Cheng rode his horse as fast as possible, galloping towards ho.
Inside the hall of the wealthy family residence.
“What? You’re saying their carriage went straight back without even entering the city?”
The ancestor’s face beca very ugly, hardly believing what he had heard.
“Exactly! When the carriage arrived at the entrance of the city, it didn’t even stop for a mont before galloping away.”
This made the ancestor’s face even worse.
“These sideline branches are just to annoy people! Humph, at the end of the year during the ancestor worship, find an excuse to directly remove this sideline branch from the ancestral hall, so it won’t be an eyesore!”
With just one sentence, the old man decided the fate of a branch of his family.
“Hold on!”
Finally, the Old Madam beside him spoke up. “I ordered soone to investigate this family yesterday evening, and I believe there should be results soon.”
“What results could there be? Isn’t he just a sixth-rank military officer? Our Di family has always been known for its scholarly lineage, and now we have produced such a military officer, which is simply a disgrace to our ancestors!”
As the ancestor spoke, his anger grew, and he slamd the table with a loud bang.
The Old Madam also lowered her eyes. “That family seems to know their place, as they have directly entered the mansion. However, I think that woman is not easy to deal with, she’s gossipy and ddleso. It’s better to keep them for a short ti and send them away as soon as possible.” She was naturally referring to Di Gaoyuan and his family.
“You can handle such trivial matters yourself, no need to consult .”
The old man waved his hand dismissively, folded his hands behind his back, and turned to leave.
“Old Madam, there’s news from Macheng County!”
Soone reported from outside the door and quickly handed in a roll of paper.
The Old Madam took the paper and opened it leisurely, casually scanning it. However, the more she read, the more astonished she beca!
“Summon soone! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Go to the junction and intercept them, intercept the family mbers coming from Macheng County!”
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