The Second Young Master's body visibly trembled, then he gave a bitter smile. "You masters noticed it too. I asked you all here today because I wanted to have a proper talk with you."
The Fatty's expression remained unchanged, but he'd been cursing inwardly for a while. Anyone with eyes would notice a lantern that big.
"My father ordered everything to be arranged this way. A few days ago, when he was still alive, he gave a great many instructions. The lanterns were one of them. He even arranged a funeral for himself," the Second Young Master said slowly.
"He arranged his own funeral?" The Fatty couldn't make sense of it.
The Second Young Master nodded emphatically. "That's right. We couldn't understand it either, but my father had a forceful personality. What he said went in our home, and no one dared to defy him. And that wasn't all. He also... also..."
Everyone noticed the Second Young Master's fingers clench involuntarily, and his emotions shift. "You must have found the lanterns hanging outside strange, too. The white funeral lanterns were for my father. Have you wondered who the red wedding lanterns were for?"
Jiang Cheng looked at the Second Young Master and said calmly, "They were for you, Second Young Master."
The Second Young Master smiled bitterly at this. His fingertips dug deep into his palm, and he leaned back in his chair, visibly overwhelmed. "You're half right. One set was indeed for me, but not just me. My two brothers as well. The three brothers of the Wu family all got married! It was all arranged by our father!"
"We didn't marry daughters of some prestigious families. We... we married three wooden dolls! My father was insane. He actually forced us to bow and take three wooden women as