Instantly, she looked at Yang Da’an with disdain, "Hmph, when did it become your place to question me about family matters? How should I know what got into Father, not giving the good meat to his own son, and even dropping it? Since he dropped it, why did he bring it back in the first place? It’s maddening to see it and not be able to eat it."
"Shameless!" Old Yang got even angrier upon hearing this. "I’ll tell you right now that the third branch’s shop has nothing to do with you. If you have the guts, go ahead and get involved, and see if Xiaxia doesn’t beat you up."
"Dad, what are you saying?" Before Yang Xiaochuan could speak, Ms.Luo was unhappy. "What’s wrong with wanting to help Third Brother? People say that fathers and sons are like soldiers, and even fighting a tiger together brings out the real brothers. Third Brother is rich now and so busy every day, and Dayong is just a cousin but still helps out. It doesn’t make sense for Fourth, his own brother, to just stand by without even lifting a finger."
Hearing Ms.Luo’s words seemed quite reasonable, but if Old Yang hadn’t heard the previous part, he would believe her. But at this point, Old Yang only had one thought: his wife really couldn’t pick a good daughter-in-law.
Ms.Liu, who was listening nearby, chipped in outright, "Sister-in-law! Don’t pretend that you’re not after the third branch’s money. Father and the rest of us know exactly what you’re thinking."
Ms.Luo snorted coldly, "Even if we are after their money, we’re still the real brothers. Why don’t you try and get some for yourself, then?"
"Bragging because you’re their real brother and sister-in-law? If you have the guts, go tell the third branch that you want to work in their shop. They don’t even treat you like brothers, and yet you still lick their faces. Talk about shameless!"
Yang Xiaochuan couldn’t just let Ms.Liu scold his wife like that, and he didn’t care how much it made him seem like he was behaving inappropriately for a man.
"Ms.Liu, shut up! It’s none of your business! You and the rest of the first branch should get lost, too! This is the Old Yang House, who are you people? Go back where you came from!"
"Good-for-nothing scoundrel! You’re really good-for-nothing, heartless, and just like your dead mother!"
Old Yang suddenly got up from his chair and tried to hit Yang Xiaochuan with the broom, but Yang Xiaochuan wouldn’t just stand there and take it."
As the broom was about to hit Yang Xiaochuan, he grabbed it and pushed Old Yang back. Old Yang lost his balance and fell, hitting his head on the broken pieces of the bowl on the floor."
"Dad! Dad!"Yang Da’an rushed to help Old Yang up, only to see blood streaming down from the gash on his forehead. Liu quickly regained her senses and told Yang Ruoqiu, "Quick, go get the third branch’s family, and tell them to call a doctor!"
"Ah, mother, I’ll go now."
Seeing his father’s injury, Yang Xiaochuan knew that the old man might not make it, and he couldn’t let Liu call the third branch’s family. What if their daughter found out that he had pushed her Old Master? Since no one else was around this time, he could shift the blame onto the first branch of the family and drive them out. This would be killing two birds with one stone. He immediately blocked Yang Ruoqiu’s path and refused to let her leave.
Ms.Luo, not outshining her husband, was equally ruthless in her heart. She thought, if the old man died now, they could pin the blame on the first branch and use this opportunity to drive their whole family out. When that time came, the third branch would have their own land and money, and wouldn’t compete with them for the old house. Then the old house and the land would all belong to their fourth branch.