Madam Xiao sat back down into her chair, glanced at Lin Yuan, and forced a smile, saying, "Are you talking about the matter of that concubine?"
Concubine? Lin Yuan understood immediately, having deciphered Madam Xiao's attitude from her words. Since she already referred to her as a concubine, it seemed she had agreed to let Shopkeeper Xiao bring that woman into the household.
In fact, although men here could have multiple wives and concubines, ethically, the main wife was still protected. If the legal wife did not consent, the husband could not arbitrarily take a concubine into the household and would at most have to buy an exterior residence to keep her.
That was why Shopkeeper Xiao had not dared to bring that woman into the house before, even though she had already borne him a son.
But now things were different. Madam Xiao had given her consent, so naturally, that woman could be brought into the household.
