"Heir Tong is an arrogant person, yet his skills are mediocre. If it weren't for the Old State Duke of Tong Residence assigning him as the heir when he was born years ago, it's questionable whether the position of heir would have even fallen to him."
Old Mu paused for a moment and continued, "There's no need to worry about him. Although he's a bit puffed-up, he's not ruthless enough. He often threatens people with words, but he won't actually do anything. His tactics are only useful against minor officials."
"That's good then," Ye Zi'an said, "wouldn't want to replace one Madam Tong with an heir."
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"Mother, is it true we're going to the estate tomorrow?" Yangyang put down his little book bag and rushed over to hug Yang Chuxia.
Neither of the children went to school today, because after the incident with Lele, going to school would surely stir up a lot of inquiries.
