"A girl like her shouldn’t have such a careless mouth. She should go home with Second later. If she can’t behave, we’ll send her back to her own family. We can’t have her tarnishing our Wang Family’s reputation."
When Yang Chuxia saw that her grandmother had scolded Qian Xiaoqing, she felt a little relieved, but she wasn’t ready to let Qian Xiaoqing off the hook. This was obviously a spoiled child who needed a lesson. And what on earth was her second aunt-in-law saying?
"Second Aunt-in-Law, I respect you as an elder, so I’ll speak politely." Yang Chuxia’s words weren’t polite at all, "Who our family invites for a meal is our business, and it’s up to us to be happy about it. No one else has the right to gossip about it. Our family is not some big household, so don’t use those high and mighty rules, it’s like drawing a tiger and ending up with a dog, it’s disgusting to listen to. Lastly..." Yang Chuxia pointed at Qian Xiaoqing, "Make her apologize to Brother An. I’m asking nicely now, otherwise, I’ll use force to make her apologize."
"You, you..." Ms.Qian of Wang Family was truly angered now, thinking what a terrible upbringing this girl had, not knowing any manners, and saying such things to her elders.
Yang Chuxia ignored Ms.Qian and continued, "Talking about others freeloading on our meals, isn’t that what Qian Xiaoqing is doing? Does my family have all these cousins and whatnot? I didn’t see her eating any fewer shrimps at lunchtime. It’s ridiculous, absolutely nonsensical."
"Mother, look, look at the good upbringing this girl’s family gave her..." Ms.Qian angrily complained to her mother-in-law.
"I won’t apologize, I just won’t." Qian Xiaoqing already felt wronged by being hit, so she obviously wasn’t willing to apologize now.
"No apology? Then get out of here right now!" Yang Chuxia pointed at the door without leaving any face for Qian Xiaoqing.
"Xiaxia, forget it, no need to apologize, it’s okay. I don’t care about what she said." Ye Zi’an naturally felt happy that Yang Chuxia defended him, but the people here were his aunt’s relatives, and it wasn’t the same as the Yang Family. He didn’t want Xiaxia to hurt familial relationships because of him, and it wasn’t easy for his aunt to be caught in the middle. He was angry just now and didn’t stop her, but he couldn’t let it continue now.
"Brother An, leave this to me. This matter can’t be dropped just like that."
"So, are you going to apologize, or not?" Yang Chuxia confronted Qian Xiaoqing again, raising her hand as she spoke.
"No, I just won’t..." Qian Xiaoqing stubbornly refused, seeing that Yang Chuxia was about to slap her again. Ye Zi’an caught the raised hand in the nick of time.
"Xiaxia, forget about it, don’t hit her anymore. We shouldn’t stoop to her level."
"Someone from Second’s family, make her apologize! She has no filter on her mouth, and she should take responsibility for her wrong words." Ms.Liu of Wang Family saw that her granddaughter was so protective of the young man and guessed their relationship was not shallow. She noticed her daughter and son-in-law did not stop their granddaughter, seemingly indulging her, and knew they were also displeased with Xiaoqing’s actions.
"Xiaoqing, apologize, should you have said those words?" Wang Yongshan, Ms.Wang’s brother, also spoke in a deep voice.
Ms.Qian saw that both her mother-in-law and husband were asking her niece to apologize, and she felt unhappy. Although she knew her niece’s words were unkind, her niece, whom she had loved since childhood, was more important than an outsider, especially seeing her niece crying so pitifully, made her heart ache.
So, she just stood there without saying a word, and did not make Qian Xiaoqing apologize.