Inside the suite.
The atmosphere was a little tense.
Father Hou continued criticizing his wife. "With that foul temper of yours, you brought this on yourself. I could tell when you were talking earlier—you looked down on Xiaowen's classmate from the start. Look at that tone of yours, that expression on your face. I almost wanted to slap you. In officialdom, you can never judge a person by appearances. How many times have I told you that? Huh? Count how many times I've said it! You never listened! Well, now you know better, don't you? You really had to make more trouble for me, didn't you? Offending colleagues would've been one thing! Offending leaders would've been one thing! But can I afford to offend leaders from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection? If they want to deal with you, they don't even need to say a word! One document is enough!"
Mother Hou no longer dared to be angry with her husband. She finally understood why he had scolded her in front of everyone, and guilt filled her heart. "Old Hou, I really didn't know."
Father Hou pointed at her. "Ignorant!"
Mother Hou lowered her voice. "Then what do we do now?"
Perhaps seeing the regret on his wife's face, Father Hou softened as well. He sighed. "Fine. This isn't entirely your fault. You'd never heard of him or met him before. Besides, Xiaowen and Xuebin are classmates. They even shared a dorm and have a good relationship, so it should be fine."
Mother Hou looked at her son. "Xiaowen, are you close with your classmate?"
Hou Wen had yet to fully process the news. Hearing this, he answered instinctively, "Of course we are. And don't worry, Xuebin isn't that kind of person."
Father Hou gave a grunt and said