Steven and his wife were embarrassed to hear that, for their house was indeed the same tile-roofed house as before, looked old and shabby.
Henry scolded his daughter right away, "Where are your manners?"
His daughter then pouted and uttered in disdain, "But it's true!"
"Bro, sis-in-law, she's just a kid. Please don't take what she said to heart." Though Henry was claiming so, he did not actually blame his child deep down.
Steven and his spouse did not know how to respond, so they only flashed them a smile.
"Oh yea, isn't Declan at home? I heard Declan has made something out of himself and made a lot of money in the village?" Henry asked.
Because Steven was an old-fashioned earnest man, he replied modestly, "It's nothing much, just some small business."
However, Decla
