"Auntie Chu, this is truly a heaven-shaking misunderstanding. Although I do have something to discuss with Miss Zhu, I came specifically to pay my respects to High God Zhu. I'm terribly sorry that such a misunderstanding arose." I smiled bitterly as I spoke to Chu Yan.
Chu Yan had seen the group of women behind me at the Administrative Affairs Bureau earlier, so she was not about to believe me easily. She sneered, "Using a stone to test the way—what a lighthearted plan. Not only will my daughter have nothing to do with you, but her child's father won't be courteous to a frivolous brat like you either! He certainly won't meet you!"
I thought to myself that Chu Yan had really gone too far. She actually thought I was trying to start with Zhu Daohe's father so I could marry her daughter and climb onto a high branch or something. This was practically an order for me to leave. It seemed I had come at the wrong time and was simply out of luck.
Zhu Daoyun said, "Mother, don't be so anxious. I rather want to know what he'll say after meeting Father."
"What could he say? He'll open his mouth to curry favor, seek an official post for himself, and then shamelessly dream of marrying your younger sister so he can cling to a powerful family!" Chu Yan said angrily. After hearing this, Zhu Daoyun also felt embarrassed.
I shrugged. Feeling that staying any longer would only lead to an even worse outcome, I said, "I never expected the Zhu Household to be so intolerant. Very well, it seems I came to the wrong place."
Zhu Daohe could no longer sit still. She immediately came over and grabbed me, then said to her mother, "Mother, how can you