Yueyao sighed slightly. An old saying goes, "Never try to hide what you've done unless you haven't done it." Madam Tang had given birth to a boy less than eight months after marrying into the Qu family. If the child were in poor health, people might believe it was premature. But this child is chubby and healthy, and outsiders surely suspect some underhanded deal: "Madam Tang has remarried. Why bother with it now? You should let cousin encourage your uncle to move on." Yueyao could advise on other matters, but in this situation, she felt it inappropriate to counsel Ma Chengteng.
Zhuang Ruolan also expressed some helplessness: "The Old Master has tried to persuade him several times, but my father-in-law just won't listen. The Old Master's idea is to let my father-in-law and Brother Peipei live in another estate after the spring comes next year."
