The people from the Old Chiang Family arrived much later than she had anticipated.
She had already drawn a picture of the profusion of mountain flowers at the foot of Bai Gu Mountain, yet it remained eerily quiet outside.
As she grew increasingly impatient, she wondered if she should simply go and paint the mural at the school instead.
Now hearing Ho Laidi’s banging on the door and her loud voice, Chiang Xiao actually felt a sense of "I’ve finally waited for you, I’m glad I didn’t give up."
She amused herself and couldn’t help but laugh.
She slowly packed away her painting, letting Ho Laidi knock for a while longer before she took a basin filled with water, and then cleaned her paint palette and brushes in the basin.
Immediately, the clear water in the basin turned into a murky mess of colors.
Chiang Xiao carried the basin of water for cleaning her brushes out of the yard.
"Chiang Laoer! Have you gone deaf or blind? Can’t you see your elder brother anymore, or recognize me as your sister-in-law? After all these years, how have we ever wronged you? And now you dare to slap us in the face ! Get out here and explain yourself! Is it that little wretch Chiang Xiao who’s putting you up to this? Chiang Laoer, you coward! Now you let a brat whose father is unknown ride over your head and call the shots!"
"Open the door! If you don’t open it, I’ll chop down your door with a knife, and see if you can keep playing the turtle hiding in its shell!"
"Chiang Laoer! Ge Liutao! Don’t think I don’t know you’re hiding in there!"
Ho Laidi was knocking so hard that her hands turned red, and she was shouting until her throat hurt.
However, it startled Song Xiyun, Chiang Caijiao, and Chiang Lidong out of the house.
The three of them stood at the entrance of their house, watching Ho Laidi in a furious rage.
"Mom, Chiang Xiao is not someone to be trifled with. I saw this wall on my way back and went to them to demand an explanation. Chiang Xiao even hit our Dongdong! Dongdong was crying so badly; it took me a lot of effort to calm him down."
Chiang Lidong also immediately shouted, "Grandma, that wretched girl Chiang Xiao hit me!"
Chiang Lidong was considered the golden grandson of the Old Chiang family, and Ho Laidi also cherished him.
Upon hearing this, she flew into an even greater rage, cursing at Chiang Xiao again.
"That little fox, good for nothing but seducing wild men! Sooner or later, she’ll end up just like her mother, dead outside! Chiang Xiao, get out here! You dare to hit Dongdong, you wretched girl, are you tired of living?!"
Just as she was really getting into her tirade, the door opened, and Ho Laidi was about to rush in.
But at that moment, a basin of murky water was thrown right at her.
Ho Laidi, ready to charge in, got hit squarely.
Drenched from head to toe, the entire basin of water emptied on her without a drop spared.
Since it was thrown with force, the water had some impact, getting into her mouth and hitting her eyes.
Although she instinctively closed her eyes, they still stung a bit.
Ho Laidi staggered back two steps, spitting furiously while rubbing at her eyes, disgusted by the indescribable taste – not exactly foul but definitely muddy.
Not knowing what the water was made her even more anxious.
Song Xiyun was taken aback, quickly hugging Chiang Lidong and moving him back a little.
Good heavens, she had already witnessed Chiang Xiao dousing Ho Laidi once; she never expected that she would dare, dare to splash her again!
And this time, who knew what the water was!
Chiang Xiao, holding the basin and leaning against the doorframe, watched Ho Laidi in her disheveled state with a calm demeanor and a hint of a smile, saying, "Sorry about that, I thought you were some crazy old woman from around here, didn’t realize it was Auntie Ho!"