When Song Ankang stepped into the banquet hall, the entire hall seemed to brighten for a moment—at least, that was how most of the stewards saw it.
More than eighty percent of White Jade Mulberry Forest's stewards were women, and quite a few were young and beautiful women. So when all their eyes lit up at once, the banquet hall seemed to brighten as well.
If this was the new Forest Lord, he did not seem so bad. He was so good-looking; surely he would not be as insatiably greedy as Tang Quanli.
"Greetings, new Forest Lord!"
Some of the more impulsive young stewards could not resist bowing first, prompting the other stewards to follow suit.
Song Ankang smiled and raised a hand. "You flatter me. I hope for your guidance in the future."
Once the banquet hall had quieted down, Song Ankang said, "I summoned everyone here today mainly to announce several matters. First, from now on, White Jade Mulberry Forest will be under my charge and no longer Tang Quanli's."
"I am Song Ankang, the Tang Family Head's husband. Your guesses were correct, and there is no need for such surprise on your faces. I am that so-called number one son-in-law of the Tang Family."
Son-in-law was not originally a flattering title, but hearing Song Ankang mock himself like that, many of the stewards could not help laughing. Their impression of him improved considerably.
Seeing that almost none of the stewards below objected and that many even looked expectant, Song Ankang felt much more at ease. "As for the second matter, some of you have likely already heard about it. Tang Quanli's people were just driven out by us. The Family Head's order had already come down, yet they still wanted to put up a stubborn resistance, so