Seeing her eyes filled with disdain and dissatisfaction, Yu Qingxiu couldn't help but feel disheartened, and she dared not say anything more. Pei Qin held a Third Rank enjoin, which was several ranks higher than the County Magistrate, and the Li family weren't their legitimate relatives. They had climbed up to associate with them, so it wasn't wrong for her to uphold her own status. If her mother-in-law really blamed her for this and they offended them, how could they approach them again later?
Although Grandma Li thought this way and still intended to seek their help in the future, the repeated attempts to garner such assistance had left her with a sense of resentment. Even with all the respect she showed, they still refused to visit, looking down on them as if her son's academic achievement was owed to their great efforts.
