281 Argumen (2/2)
”Hmph, if that were to happen, they are the ones who started it!” An Yuan turned her head away and yawned.
”Are you guys done? You may leave if you are. Our temple is small, and it can't hold so many deities.”
Xiao Luo walked out of the house, drying his hands with a clean towel while Xiao Luo conveying his sentence. He had not wanted to get involved in these contemptible matters in the countryside. Given that so many people were bullying his grandparents, he couldn't tolerate it.
An Yuan glared at him and asked, ”Xiao Luo, what do you mean? Are you playing with words to scold your aunt?”
Xiao Luo faintly said, ”No, of course. As the younger generation, how would I dare to foul-mouth an elder? It's just that, don't ever bully my grandpa and grandma. To whoever that bullies them, I don't care whether you're my uncle or aunty or whatnot, just get lost as far as you can!”
Doesn't he have a temper? Of course, he did.
Does he have a good temper? Most certainly, but with the prerequisite that his bottom line was left intact. At home, his family was his bottom line.
The neighbors were all stunned. No one expected Xiao Luo to have such a forceful side.
In an enigmatic tone, An Yuan said, ”Ai-yow, you grown up with some temper there. You are a good-for-nothing little bastard who can't even find a wife. Who do you think you are showing that face of yours?”
Her words were very unpleasant and harsh. Everyone present knitted their eyebrows.
”An Yuan, that was too harsh. It's almost the New Year. You shouldn't be ridiculing someone like that.” Aunt Taoxiu always had a good relationship with Xiao Luo's family. At this moment, she expressed her severe disdain toward An Yuan.
”Xiao Luo has been out there working hard for a whole year. It isn't easy for him. The Luo Village is a big family, and we bump into each other regularly. You really shouldn't be talking about Xiao Luo like that.”
”Every one of us watched Xiao Luo grow up. We all saw the incident that took place. Although Dingfeng had a huff, we are the younger generation compared to her. You ought to humor her. How could you pick a fight with her?”
”Yeah, An Yuan, I think you should apologize to Xiao Luo and Dengfeng.”
A few who had a better relationship with Xiao Luo's family stood up to speak for Xiao Luo. Of course, some people remained neutral with ”none of my business” hung up high above their heads.
”Apologize to them? No way!”
An Yuan was infuriated. She fiercely spat on the ground. ”It is true that that little bastard has just come back, but does that mean he can give no respect to his elders and talk back to them as he likes?”
There was a scrawny middle-aged man by the name of Xiao Chaolai. He was brothers by blood with An Yuan's husband, Xiao Chaofa. When it came to him, the proverb ”help reason not to help dear” became ”help dear not to help reason.” He stood up and reprimanded the crowd, ”A little brat who is still wet behind his ears is being disrespectful toward his elders. Are you guys clear about who should be apologizing to who? If you haven't figured it out, please try to smooth things over. In my point of view, we should have Xiao Luo apologize to my sister-in-law!”
”Xiao Chaolai, are you sure your brain is alright?” Xiao Luo's grandfather shouted.
Xiao Chaolai flared up and roared, ”Why are you yelling at me? Do you want to see who's louder?” He calmed himself down chillingly said, ”It has been almost seven years since your son went to work on some rotten farm, but he hasn't achieved anything yet. As for your grandson, he's almost becoming an old fart, but he hasn't gotten himself a wife. Putting it in nicer terms, your grandson is picky. To put it in an unpleasant way, all of your family's money was smashed into that pile of mud, and you have no money left for him to get a wife.”