Upon hearing this, Valley Master Nie's lips curled into a faint sneer. "Qiangsheng, I answered you about this matter days ago. Must this old man explain it to you over and over again?"
A flicker of barely perceptible anger passed through Qiangsheng's eyes, yet his face remained exceptionally mild as he said respectfully, "Father-in-law, please see clearly. This is not really making things difficult for you. Besides, Qiangshi is no outsider. He is practically the nephew I watched grow up. He could not succeed in martial arts and only has a bit of cleverness. If you do not lend him a hand, this child's future will be most worrying."
Valley Master Nie snorted coldly. "The Giant Whale Gang is also a renowned sect in the martial world. As long as your nephew finds some work within the gang, would that not settle the matter? Why abandon what is near to seek what is far away?"
Yue Zhonglin was rather surprised to hear this. His father-in-law had always been kindly and approachable. Whenever his own family had matters to attend to, or even whenever the sect had matters, Valley Master Nie answered every request and was never stingy. Although Hui Chun Valley's attitude toward the Giant Whale Gang was not as favorable as its attitude toward the Lu Ming Sect, they were both sons-in-law. Surely he would not be excessively ungenerous toward Qiangsheng. What matter could Qiangsheng be asking his father-in-law to handle, that he had been repeatedly refused?
Just as he was about to speak, Nie Qianrong grabbed his sleeve again. When Yue Zhonglin looked over, he saw his wife shaking her head slightly.
Qiangsheng glanced sideways at Nie Qianxiu and said no more. Nie Qianxiu said aggrievedly, "Father, Qiangshi is also your daughter's nephew. He is respectful to me