"The Qin family has gone too far now," Lu Shaoqian said, his temper flaring as soon as he heard the news. "For years, they've been harassing men and women in the county town, and since no one has confronted them, their audacity has only grown." The Qin and Lu families were both powerful clans in the county town, but the Lu family was always modest and never resorted to such bullying tactics. The Qin family knew better than to provoke the Lus, so the two families managed to coexist separately without conflicts.
The Lu family had long been dissatisfied with the Qin family but had no opportunity to express it. "Nephew, don't worry, not even if it's Master Qin himself, let alone a mere housekeeper. I refuse to believe that we can't stick to agreements made first. They think they can just have whatever they want; how delusional," said the Xu family, related to the Lu family by marriage. If the Xu family were humiliated, wouldn't that be an affront to the Lu family's honor too?
