Yan Mother's eyes were still crescented with smiles, without a trace of gloom.
In the end, the Ji Household's affairs had little to do with them. After enjoying the spectacle, they would at most sigh a couple of times before tossing it to the back of their minds.
If Old Master Lin had been unanimously approved by his sons for having his tubes pulled, the Yan Household's firecrackers would have gone off from the south of the city all the way to the east.
Well, that meant setting them off all the way from the Lin Household to the Yan Household's front gate. How would that be any different from celebrating the New Year?
Still, Yan Mother spoke up fairly for Ji Heng. "Ji Heng was held back too. He actually has ability; he's just a little too timid. He needs someone stronger by his side to make decisions for him."
Yan Father nodded in agreement.
He had hurriedly taken over the Ji Household. Although he had indeed been flustered for a while, he had more or less stabilized the situation by now.
"Perhaps that was also why Yi'an chose to lend the Ji Household a hand at the time instead of joining everyone else in kicking them while they were down and trying to divide up their assets."
The Yan Household had had that opportunity back then.
But clearly, Yan Yi'an believed that keeping the Ji Household around would benefit the Yan Household more.
At the very least, the Lin Household could not be allowed to feast alongside them.
"Still, Shen Fangli's physical condition really isn't great." Yan Father quickly changed the subject.
Yan Mother said with a smile, "Didn't Xian Jue say he'd exercise with her? It's between the two kids, so let's not interfere too much. Xian