Wang Laozhu didn't mention anything else; aside from treating sons as superior to daughters at home and being somewhat muddled about so-called family reputation and the future of descendants, he really had nothing negative to say about his behavior toward others.
This series of statements was reasonable and in line with what one would expect from an elder, not displaying any arrogance for having paid out the money, truly not belittling Song Chongjin.
Before Song Chongjin could speak, Wang Yongzhu stood up first, and in front of everyone, took out the silver note of one hundred taels that Song Chongjin had given them privately: "This is the silver note that Song Chongjin paid back to us secretly. This one hundred taels is his own doing; our family hasn't spent a penny."
Not to mention others, Wang Yonggui and Lady Lin were the first to feel a sense of relief in their hearts.
As long as the silver was returned, everything was negotiable.
