Old man Qian grew alert upon hearing Lady Tang's words, and when he heard Qian Sangui speak like that, he too became afraid. If the daughters-in-law in the family were clueless, not to mention the numerous clueless relatives, any foolish acts on their part could spell disaster for the entire household.
He first scolded Lady Tang, "Stupid woman with no sense, talking about returning your family's lotus roots, looking for backers for your son-in-law. Pah!" Then he said to Qian Dagui and Qian Ergui, "Do you hear that? If you can't control your own wives, can't control your own relatives, you could drag the whole family down with you."