Chapter 103 - Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Joint Maintenance (1/2)
Chapter 103: Chapter 103: Joint Maintenance
Translator: 549690339
Jiang Chunlan, giddy with delight, accidentally revealed her inner thoughts. Yang Juxiang didn’t understand what foolishness her daughter had committed again, speaking out at a time like this. Didn’t she realize this was just inviting hatred from the people of the Second House? Besides, their allegiance was clearly with the Second House, regardless.
When Jiang Chunlan uttered those words, she saw the changing faces of the people from the Second House, and even the members of the Main House looked at her as if she were an idiot, regretting her impulsive speech. But the oppression of recent days had been too much; seeing Su Wenyue and her maid suffer misfortune had filled her with too much joy, and she had lost control.
“Don’t misunderstand, Lanlan didn’t mean that. She was just thinking that since we are all relatives, there’s no need to cause unhappiness,” Yang Juxiang quickly stepped forward to explain on behalf of her daughter, taking the opportunity to glare at Jiang Chunlan and warn her with her eyes not to commit any more folly.
The focus of the incident wasn’t on Yang Juxiang and her daughter in the first place. But with Jiang Chunlan suddenly butting in and Yang Juxiang’s explanation, no one was in the mood to tangle with them any longer. The attention shifted back to the main issue. Han Yu gave a cold glance at Yang Juxiang and her daughter before turning his gaze away.
“Third Brother, don’t you hurry up and apologize to Brother Yu’s wife. Xiao Xi is the maid of the Su Mansion, how could she be someone for you to covet!”
With respect to Grandma and the stepmother, as a junior, Han Ping felt it inappropriate to criticize, so he dragged Han Hao into it. After all, it was this fool who had stirred up the trouble, so who else should apologize if not him?
“Big brother, what do you mean by that? I know you usually don’t like me, but you are from the Main House after all. If you don’t take my side, that’s one thing, but to actually speak for the people of the Second House? I think you’re eyeing the status and background of Brother Yu’s wife, trying to curry favor with talented people from the Su Family. It’s truly disgusting!” Han Hao said angrily. Expect him to apologize? How could that be! This half-brother of his had always liked to oppose him since they were young, often catching him doing wrong and getting him scolded. This time it involved his own future, trying to use him as a stepping stone to please people from the Su Family? Not a chance!
“What did you say!” This time, Han Ping was not only annoyed inwardly but also visibly flushed with anger. This brainless fool didn’t realize what kind of trouble he had caused! If Su Wenyue really became annoyed and complained to the Su Family, it wasn’t just his own position that would be at risk, but their Main House wouldn’t be able to please anyone either, possibly facing suppression from the Su Family in all kinds of ways. He had witnessed some of these methods before. Few in Xinan City could withstand being targeted by the Su Family, and undoubtedly, their Main House was not in a position to provoke them.
Seeing Han Ping so agitated only emboldened Han Hao more, thinking that he had the moral high ground, and provoked Han Ping further, “What’s the matter, angry because I hit the nail on the head? Don’t think that acting this way will scare me. In the future, don’t even dream of using your seniority to boss me around and lecture me like a big brother, I won’t fall for that.”
“Brother Hao, you shouldn’t speak to your big brother like that. Your big brother always has his reasons for what he does, and listening to him is never a mistake,” the Old Lady intervened seeing the two brothers at odds, without a second thought siding with her eldest grandson, although she did love her younger grandson too – but that was only when it didn’t impact her interests. Her reliance was still on the capable eldest grandson.
Han Hao would usually listen to what Grandma said, but at this moment it had little effect. Being disgraced in front of so many people only fueled his rage, “Grandma, why are you so biased? Every time I have a dispute with big brother, you take his side without knowing the reason.”
“Brother Hao, Grandma is not being biased. The reason I ask you to listen to your big brother is that he has the ability, experience, and knows more than you. Listening to him will always benefit you.”