Her scream was so loud and harsh that it seemed as though the entire room was filled with her voice, making one’s scalp hurt from the tension.
"You want to make a scene, is that it? Fine, then call the Patriarchal Great Uncle!" Chiang Xiao’s eyes looked like they might shoot flames, and if Ge Liutao had not been desperately holding her back, she might have rushed over and kicked Ho Laidi to the ground.
She had once again underestimated the shamelessness of the Old Chiang Family!
Just for a bit of meat, for a bit of food, they were so shameless to come together and make a disturbance!
The Patriarchal Great Uncle was the eldest member of the Chiang surname clan, greatly revered, and would only intervene in serious matters. However, calling upon him was indeed a loss of face.
Chiang Xiao wasn’t afraid of losing face; in fact, she wanted to see how the Patriarchal Great Uncle would handle this!
"Little! Get inside!" Chiang Songhai turned his head and shouted at Chiang Xiao in a stern voice.
"Grandpa, haven’t I said it? We don’t need to keep tolerating..."
"Are you trying to anger Grandpa to death? Just because you’re a bit capable now, you won’t listen to Grandpa anymore?" Chiang Songhai’s eyes were red as he looked at her, his hands trembling.
Chiang Xiao swallowed the words that had reached the tip of her tongue.
Chiang Caijiao dared not disobey Ho Laidi, and turned to run out, but she collided with Chiang Baoguo who had just returned from the town.
"Dad." Chiang Caijiao called out softly.
Chiang Baoguo had heard the noise from outside and originally intended to visit the Chiang Family first upon his return. Upon entering and seeing his own family members already there, his face darkened, and he walked inside with Chiang Caijiao.
Chiang Xiao’s heart sank the moment she saw Chiang Baoguo.
One could predict that today the Old Chiang Family was going to come out in full force to cause a ruckus.
At her slightest movement, Ge Liutao nervously grabbed her, her voice trembling as she persuaded her, "Little, be good, be good, please go inside first, will you?"
Chiang Songhai was also watching her.
They just wanted to protect her.
Chiang Baohe was unreasonable and refused to listen to logic. He might not dare to lay hands on the couple, but he would definitely dare to hit Chiang Xiao.
With his great strength, what if Chiang Xiao really got injured by him?
Moreover, Chiang Songhai didn’t want to escalate the situation, to bring it before the Great Uncle.
After all, it was just over a bit of food—if it escalated to that point, how would Chiang Xiao’s reputation fare? Back in the day, Chiang Qingzhu left because she couldn’t bear the pointing fingers and bad reputation from the villagers. She abandoned her two-year-old daughter and left her parents, running away from home never to be heard from again.
Rumors are fiercer than tigers, and a bad reputation can be the boulder that crushes a person.
They were already psychologically scarred, and Chiang Songhai didn’t want Chiang Xiao to follow her mother’s path, afraid she too would one day be unable to bear it.
He had a simple thought, to protect as much as he could.
He had grown accustomed to the insults hurled by Ho Laidi and her group, so why should Chiang Xiao have to bear them too?
Chiang Xiao’s heart surged with fury, making her eyes burn red.
Chiang Baohe, seeing the hatred in her eyes, immediately grabbed a stool and hurled it at her. "You worthless thing, you dare glare at us?!"
With Chiang Xiao’s current agility, she could have completely avoided it.
But Chiang Songhai didn’t know that.
The moment Chiang Baohe threw the stool, Chiang Songhai hastened to shield Chiang Xiao, and as she tried to pull him away, Ge Liutao also exclaimed protectively, enveloping her tightly in her arms.
Chiang Xiao could only watch as the stool struck her grandfather on the back.
The dull thud, like thunder, resonated in her ears, jolting her heart.
Chiang Songhai’s body lurched forward from the impact, and Chiang Baoguo, seeing things go wrong, rushed forward in a flash to steady him.
Chiang Songhai’s complexion turned pale instantly.