Hearing the woman, the young man opened his mouth, looking a little awkward. He said sheepishly, "Sis, I know you're still resentful about Dad arranging for you to marry into your brother-in-law's family, but he did it for the good of our family."
"Besides, your brother-in-law's family is one of Kyoto's wealthy clans, and your father-in-law is the second-in-command of Hedong Province. What's so bad about marrying into his family?"
"Heh..."
The woman gave a cold, mocking laugh. "Of course you don't think there's anything bad about it. But have any of you ever thought about how we feel?"
"Xiaorui's still so young—she hasn't even turned twenty. For your own benefit, to curry favor with the Northwest Ren Clan, you set your sights on her."
"This time, you knew full well that Uncle's family was in trouble, yet you took advantage of their predicament and used it to force Xiaorui to marry into the Ren Clan. You'd only help Uncle's family if she agreed."
"Is profit the only thing you care about? Do you have even the slightest regard for family?"
The young man stood with his mouth agape, at a loss for words.
But he didn't really think there was anything wrong with what his father had done. Compared with the interests of the entire Xu family, what did it matter if his sister and Tong Rui had to sacrifice their personal happiness?
Besides, whether it was his sister or Tong Rui, they were both marrying into top-tier wealthy clans or powerful families.
Only after a while did the young man clear his throat and say, "Sis, you can't put it that way. Look, after you married your brother-in-law, he's treated you well in every way, hasn't he?"
"And with the Xu family backing you, no one in your