Fan Lianghan hadn't expected his cousin to know even that, so he hurried to explain.
"Cousin, I really don't mean to take a concubine right now. It's just that my wife won't even pay attention to me anymore, so I wanted to make her jealous on purpose. That's why I went to complain to my mother.
"But I never thought it would backfire like this. Now my wife is ignoring me even more.
"Cousin, I really was wrong. You know how beautiful my wife is, and how much everyone envies me. If she divorces me, people will laugh at me for the rest of my life!"
Hearing that his cousin seemed to have realized his mistake, Chai An felt he could still be salvaged. He gave it some serious thought, then said,
"Then tell your mother's cousin that you don't want a concubine, and that you only want to live happily with your wife. Wouldn't that solve it?"
Fan Lianghan glanced at Chai An and said hesitantly, "But I'm worried that if I do that, my wife will ignore me even more."
Seeing his cousin rise to leave, he hurriedly grabbed Chai An and anxiously explained, "Cousin, you know what my mother is like. If I go back and say I don't want a concubine, she'll definitely think my wife forced me to say it.
"Then won't my wife and my mother end up fighting? I'd be stuck between them. How awful would that be?
"Cousin, you've always been so clever. You have to come up with a solution that works for everyone. Otherwise, I won't let you leave!"
Chai An was getting impatient. "Just say what you want. What exactly are you asking me to do? You don't expect me to talk to your mother's cousin, do you? Wouldn't