Huang Sheng failed to buy that pair of red coral, so his wife naturally gave him the cold shoulder. Huang Sheng tried to sweet-talk her out of it, saying that red coral was far too flashy and while it certainly saved face for them, people had been calling them upstarts for years, so they should stop buying such gaudy things all the time.
Calligraphy and painting were much more suitable—they looked cultured, were less high-profile, and held their value. When the time came to hang them in the main hall, who could say the father-in-law lacked refined taste?
Since he had already bought it, what more could Huang Sheng's wife say?
Chapter 131