Lady Li really did not want to go out in the pouring rain; she knew all too well that the road from her home to the county would be difficult to traverse and would leave her body covered in mud. However, if Mr. Hou from the Hou Residence was to come, enduring the hardship was worthwhile. The Hou Residence, after all, was an entity even more formidable than the County Magistrate. As for what the Hou Residence was, the head of the household had only said that it was much more powerful than the County Magistrate, and that was that.
Zhulan also felt uncertain. Logically, if he wasn't coming, they would send a maid to notify them, but the disparity in status between the two households was too great. Yao Zheyu always carried an air of superiority, and it was hard to say if they would inform them or not. "Wait while I ask your father; I'll come back with an answer."
Lady Li uttered, "Ah!"
