Guan Tongshi was momentarily choked up, unable to respond. She had assumed Yang Ruxin was coming to her house—wasn’t she?
"We’re going to Sister Xiaoyu’s house, not yours," Xiaofeng shouted. "It’s closer this way."
"You’re lying; you clearly knew my brother was coming back today," Guan Qingyue retorted with her neck stiffened, yelling at Yang Ruxin. "Why else would you not take this path usually? You’re just a slut, you..."
Guan Tongshi’s expression immediately soured, and her gaze towards Yang Ruxin sharpened. How could her wonderful son possibly have anything to do with a village girl?
Yang Ruxin, with a smile that was not quite a smile, looked at Guan Danian: "You see why your darling daughter got beaten up, right? Your son is supposed to become an official, yet his sister can’t stop spouting ’slut.’ Tsk, tsk, if word of this gets out..."
"Shut up!" Guan Danian snapped at Guan Qingyue. "Get inside."
"Dad..." Guan Qingyue looked at Guan Danian in disbelief. "I’m your daughter, and she hit me. Why are you yelling at me?"
"If you don’t obey, we might as well find you a husband right away," Guan Danian said with an unquestionable tone.
Guan Qingyue’s face was instantly stricken with terror, covering her face and opening her mouth wide without knowing how to react.
Although Guan Tongshi initially wanted to defend her daughter, she knew better. Although Guan Danian usually indulged her, she had been with him for many years and knew him well. If he was truly angry, any word from her would only make things worse. Now, she knew he was genuinely angered and thus dared not speak, only managing to push her daughter slightly.
Stomping her foot, Guan Qingyue exclaimed, "I hate you all," before turning and running back to her room. As for whether she would starve herself or hang herself later, that would be up to her own will.
"Qingyue is young," Guan Danian glanced at his son, then held back his anger. "She’s thoughtless with her words, but since you’ve disciplined her, let’s call it even." It seemed he’d figured out that Yang Dani had gotten over his son. However, his concern was that his son seemed even more interested in this girl now, like a moment ago when he heard Yang Dani’s name and ran faster than anyone else. He couldn’t risk his daughter provoking Yang Dani any further—what if she started clinging to his son again?
It must be said, Guan Danian was overthinking a bit.
"Since Uncle Guan has said so, as the junior, naturally I cannot disagree," Yang Ruxin nodded. "However, if I ever hear someone insulting me or my family again, I will return the favor double, and I hope everyone will spread the word. It’s better to be aware now than to whine about me bullying her later."
Guan Danian frowned, but he said nothing and turned to walk away. After a few steps, however, he stopped and looked back at his son: "Qingshu, let’s go back."
"Dad, I need to talk to Dani," said Guan Qingshu, shaking his head.
"What’s there to talk about?" objected Guan Tongshi. "She’s just a..." She was about to insult her but remembering Yang Ruxin’s words, she swallowed the rest of her sentence. "You better stay away from such people..."
"Mom, I’m just going to say a few words to her," Guan Qingshu replied, frowning.
Seeing his son’s expression, Guan Danian sighed, then pulled his wife into the courtyard.