Although they were tactful and kept expressing their loyalty to him, telling him how much they had contributed to family Jing and asking him to give Lou ruofu a status, they could not hide the fact that they were threatening him.
Anyone who could threaten Jing Rui had died long ago.
If it wasn't for the fact that so many families had come today, he wouldn't have delayed it for so long. He would've definitely chased them away and gone to pick up Shuyin.
He regretted it very much now. He should have driven them away at that time. No matter how many families they were, family Jing's business would be affected by the loss of these five families, but it was not irreparable.
He suspected that these five families were deliberately stalling him.
"These things are disputes between families, you don't need to worry about them."
