After the maid had left, Bai Jiashi finally spoke of their play in the garden that day, reciting poetry in a chain, saying, "I always feel that Erlang bears some hostility towards them."
Ms. Duan frowned and said, "Such a disgrace, he knows he is no match, yet he insistently provokes them. Those youngsters have already passed the prefectural examination at such a young age; their knowledge must be many times superior to his. He goes to compete with them; can he even win?"
The two sisters of the Bai Family said nothing.
After pondering for a moment, Ms. Duan said, "Let it be, what happened earlier is your father's responsibility. Since he doesn't like them, it's likely there will be less interaction in the future. Let's not get involved."
The two sisters of the Bai Family agreed.
