Lin Lu couldn't bear to part with his daughter, but hearing his wife boost someone else's morale while deflating his own pride was another matter.
He said, "Our Tangtang is not bad either!"
Which girl in the ten nearby villages could match his own daughter's excellence?
Li Xiuli glanced at Lin Lu with annoyance and said, "Everyone knows how outstanding Tangtang is. There's no need for you to keep harping on it. Is now really the time to discuss this?"
She realized that the head of the family, when he spoke, was often critical and missed the point altogether.
More and more, she could understand the frustration Mei Zi felt when she was rendered speechless by Qingshui's retorts. So, this was the root cause.
Lin Lu: Which part of what I said wasn't to the point?!
With Li Xiuli's glare, Lin Lu shrank his neck, mumbling softly and defensively.
"Why glare at me? When it rains, it pours, and when a daughter grows up, she wants to date. It's bound to happen sooner or later..."