Su Jie was the Lin family’s in-house guest, so he naturally had to be treated respectfully or he could easily just leave. The Matriarch would naturally reprimand the woman in palatial attire if she argued with Su Jie.
The woman stayed silent. She had said those words on a whim.
The Matriarch leaned on her dragon-head cane and stood up, “Elder Su, the original intention of the tea session is for the Shen Tu family clan to showcase their Desolate Heaven technique standard. However, they have prepared well in advance, and we did not have much time to prepare as well as our comparatively lower heritage, we might be suppressed.”
“Having said so, our Lin family should not lose too badly. I hope I can rely on Elder Su for this matter! You must uphold the Lin family’s reputation.”
The Matriarch’s voice was sincere as Su Jie nodded, “I will do my best. May the Matriarch be at ease!”
“Alright.” The Matriarch nodded and turned towards Lin Xintong, “Xintong, I will not force you. You should walk down your own path. You still have a long life ahead.”
“I have lived so long and have seen too many people and things. Having experienced so much, I only want to tell you that you are still young. Whatever you are thinking of now, and what you are insisting on now might be childish and ridiculous when you really grow up a few thousand years in the future.”
“What you hold deeply might not be what you want… You might rather die now, but eventually, you might accept it despite the humiliation. Maybe one day, you might even celebrate that you had given in… ”
After the Matriarch finished speaking, she used her cane and under the companionship of the group of girls, left.