"Dad, what's the situation over at the Plantation Area now?"
Hearing Zachary's query, Mr. Thompson's face showed an unnatural expression. Looking at his son who was staring intently at him, Mr. Thompson spoke with some annoyance, "Okay, okay, I've never been there, okay."
Just as Zachary was about to continue his questioning, the door opened, and Mrs. Thompson entered the house. Seeing the awkward atmosphere between father and son, she asked with some confusion, "Zachary, you're back? What's going on with you two?"
After learning that Zachary had been asking Mr. Thompson about the situation at the Plantation Area, Mrs. Thompson explained with a smile to Zachary, "You know what kind of person your dad is.
If you really arranged some specific work for him over at the plantation, perhaps he might have taken it seriously, but sending him there as a mascot for a nominal position had upset him.