After his father came out from the magistrate's residence, he hadn't spoken a word, and must have been extremely angry in his heart.
If someone were to complain to his ear at this time, it's very possible that in a fit of rage, his father could throw out their entire family.
Therefore, he quickly dragged his wife to a corner to hide away.
"Why are you covering my mouth, have I said something wrong? It's all because of your father's rotten idea, and look at us now, trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice!" Madam Zhou raised her hand and forcefully swatted away her husband's hand.
If she had known, she wouldn't have listened to that good-for-nothing old man and directly gone to the magistrate's residence to call off the marriage, maybe that could have been successful.
Instead, not only did they fail to cancel the engagement, but they also let the magistrate's residence grab hold of the Zhou family's weak spot, and turned around to threaten them considerably.
