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"At this time?" Song Jiyun glanced at her mother walking hand in hand with Mrs. Xiong in front, then looked at Eleventh Grand Master Song, Old Master Xiong, and Old Master Yan, far ahead. She lowered her voice and said, "Isn't it inappropriate for us to sneak away now? Shouldn't we at least wait until everyone has sat down together for a cup of tea and exchanged pleasantries before leaving?"

As the head of the Song Family, there were many matters that required her personal presence to show sincerity.

Yuan Yunzhong disagreed softly, "Didn't you say Madam has experience? We should all just listen to Madam. Since you've delegated the marriage arrangement of the Second Young Miss to her, you shouldn't overstep your bounds and steal Madam's thunder."

Song Jiyun thought for a moment, then said, "You make sense."

But she still insisted on her own idea, "I will be mindful of the boundaries and will not let others look down on Madam."