The next day.
Early in the morning, the Clan Leader, who had spent the entire night away with the rest of the household, returned from outside impatiently.
However, upon discovering that Fang Li and Youyou had done nothing the previous night but return to their respective rooms and sleep, the Clan Leader could not hide her disappointment at all. She pulled Youyou aside and gave her a fierce scolding.
"Honestly! You really are something! You had such a perfect opportunity, yet you accomplished nothing! I was even hoping that, if your social skills were that terrible, at least that body of yours could lure in a good man! You've disappointed me so much!"
"Y-You're the one who's disappointing! What are you even saying to your own daughter!?"
"Oh? So you think you have a case?"
"Of course I do! And obviously I'm the one in the right here!"
"Is that what you think? Is that really what you think? No wonder everyone in the village says you're a weirdo!"
"I-I... I'm weird? In a situation like this, am I really the weird one? Am I the weirder one!?"
"Who else would it be? You'd better face reality already! At this rate, forget friends! What will you do if you can't even get married in the future!?"
"C-Can't get married...!?"
"That's right! If you understand, then hurry up and try harder!"
"Sniff... sob..."
After being thoroughly lectured by her own father, Youyou seemed deeply shaken, her face full of exhaustion.
Of course, that exhaustion was not merely because a genuine weirdo had questioned whether she was a weirdo. It was also because Youyou had not gotten enough sleep.
After all, Fang Li and Youyou had been the only ones left in the house last night.
From Youyou's perspective, she had probably