"What are you talking about, you ungrateful wretch? Wishing me dead, are you?" Yang Anshi suddenly screamed, grabbing a shoe from the edge of the kang bed and throwing it, but it didn’t hit anyone, instead, it landed on the doorframe and then fell to the floor.
Xiaofeng was startled.
Yang Ruxin quickly embraced Xiaofeng, patting his back.
"You old fool, what are you doing?" Yang Peili roared at Yang Anshi.
"What am I doing? She’s here to curse me, tell her to get out, right now..." Yang Anshi yelled, then grabbed another shoe and threw it.
Yang Ruxin picked up her little brother and stepped out of the main room into the yard, where the shoe landed in the spot they had just vacated.
"Fine, fine, you’re right... you’re always right..." Yang Peili shouted back at his wife inside the room, then, with his hands behind his back, walked into the courtyard.
Yang Ruxin raised an eyebrow at Yang Peili; this man was completely dominated by his wife for his entire life.
"In three days, on the nineteenth of August, a fine day, your Fourth Uncle... will be taking a concubine," Yang Peili said, looking very uncomfortable, "ahem, that is, you should come too." After all, they were family, and he hoped that on such a significant occasion, they wouldn’t show any estrangement.
Yang Ruxin snorted with laughter. This outcome was expected, but she hadn’t thought it would be so urgent. She couldn’t help but laugh, "Fourth Uncle is truly fortunate, and so are Grandma and Grandpa." It seemed Dong Family’s effort was in vain, but that was none of her business; Madam Lu was no easy target, and she would predict... however, she wished the old house all the more lively.
Yang Peili frowned. Was this really fortune? Or misfortune? But at that moment, all he could do was grit his teeth and accept it.
"We from the main branch will send someone," Yang Ruxin nodded, then turned to walk back to the wing room where they used to live. It had been locked up ever since they moved out, but now, her key wouldn’t turn the lock.
"Dani, it’s a holiday today, you should hurry back and get busy," Yang Peili said, looking somewhat guilty as Yang Ruxin tried to unlock the door.
"There is not much to be busy with. After all, this room belongs to the main branch, and since it’s been many days, I should at least open the door to air it out." Yang Ruxin glanced at the lock, then looked at Yang Peili with a half-smile, "Sir, who changed our lock?"
"That...," Yang Peili stammered, hesitating for a long time before he chuckled awkwardly, "The previous lock was broken, so..."
"Really? Where’s the key then?" Yang Ruxin’s expression cooled.
"That..." Yang Peili subconsciously started to wring his hands.
"What’s this about a key and a lock?" Yang Anshi finally couldn’t hold back, shouting from inside, "Since you’ve moved out, just roll out of here. This room is Yang Family’s; why should we keep it for you?"
Xiaofeng’s anxious little face was tightly wound but instead of retreating in fear, he glared with wide eyes at the door, "Grandma’s words aren’t right; even though we’ve divided the property, that room should be ours..." He was a man, and he wanted to stand up for his sisters.
"Get out, don’t dirty my place..." Yang Anshi shouted hoarsely.
"Ha!" Yang Ruxin laughed briefly, "Grandma, the division agreement must be bullshit, right? If that’s the case, I suppose I don’t have to abide by it either, do I?"
"Enough, shut up," Yang Peili yelled at the room, then turned to Yang Ruxin, "Dani, wait a minute, I’ll go find the key."