Chapter 14: How Dare He?

How dare he?! How dare he show such a face to his sixth younger sister?!

His sixth younger sister was a precious jewel, when had she ever done such rough work? Even if those prey were hunted by Jiang Duo’er, it was already extremely difficult for his sixth younger sister to carry them back. Moreover, after his sixth younger sister got the grapes, she didn’t eat them all by herself but came to share them with Xiyao. How kind was that? How could his fourth uncle even think of snatching his sixth younger sister’s grapes?

With all that fat on Yan Qingkun’s body, even if he had eaten tonight, it wouldn’t matter if he didn’t eat for a few meals and went hungry.

Who could stand by and watch such a thing happen?

Yan Jiang and Yan Hai were twins with similar brain circuits. Their hands and feet moved faster than their brains. Displeased with Yan Qinglin, they directly pushed him, sending him sprawling to the ground before loudly shouting, “Does Fourth Uncle even want to hit Sixth Sister? You’re an adult, yet you want to bully a junior? Have you no shame?”

Yan Huan was completely taken aback by these two. With Fourth Uncle’s cowardly nature, even if she lent him more courage, he probably wouldn’t dare to make a move. Besides, judging by the build of these two brothers, Fourth Uncle’s fall must have hurt quite a bit.

Madam Jin was also stunned. Recovering, she hurried over to help, reaching out to push Yan Jiang and Yan Hai. Seeing her rush over like she was the plague, the two brothers quickly jumped back a large step to avoid her.
Failing to get her way, Madam Jin felt resentful and could only loudly scold, “You two little brats, you’ve really turned against the heavens! You even dare to lay hands on your fourth uncle! Is there no justice left?”

The earlier shouts of the two brothers had already attracted the attention of the rest of the Yan family. Now, with Madam Jin’s yelling, everyone’s gaze shifted from the prey.

The first to react was Second Uncle Yan Qingzhi. Seeing his two sons cause trouble, he quickly ran over. First, he helped his fourth brother up from the ground, then turned back to his sons and asked, “What happened? What other outrageous thing did your fourth uncle do?”

It had to be said that the word “other” was used wonderfully, almost making Yan Huan laugh out loud.

Generally, when children caused trouble, to appease others’ anger, parents would first scold their own children. But her second uncle was different. He immediately asked what bad thing Fourth Uncle had done, implying that his sons wouldn’t act unreasonably; it must have been Fourth Uncle who did something wrong for them to push him.

Yan Jiang, being the older brother, immediately said upon his father’s question, “Fourth Uncle wanted to snatch Sixth Sister’s grapes!!! He’s utterly shameless!!”

Yan Qingzhi: ?

Everyone: ??

The shameless Yan Qinglin was also full of question marks: ??????

When did he ever try to snatch Yan Huan’s grapes? Although he was annoyed and had that thought for a moment, he didn’t actually do it, okay? He wasn’t that kind of person!!!

But Yan Qingzhi didn’t allow him to speak. He slapped him on the back of the head and said angrily, “You’re already so old, can’t you do something proper? Even if you’re unreliable, there has to be a limit. What time is it now? Still so short-sighted?”

“Our Yan family is in trouble now, and so many eyes are watching us, just waiting to kick us when we’re down and trample us underfoot. Do you think things are still like before, where Eldest Brother would always cover for you no matter what happened?”

“Listen to me, from now on, keep your tail tucked between your legs and behave yourself. If I hear that you’ve caused any more trouble, I’ll beat you so badly your own mother won’t recognize you! Quickly apologize to Huan’er! If you don’t apologize, be careful I don’t break your dog legs!”

After speaking, without waiting for his reaction, he pressed Yan Qinglin’s head down into a bow towards Yan Huan.

Yan Huan quickly moved to the side. This little matter didn’t warrant such a grand gesture from an elder like Yan Qinglin. Moreover, having an elder like Yan Qinglin bow to a junior like her in public would be too damaging to his dignity. If an elder acted like this, he would probably never be able to hold his head up in front of the younger generation again.

Yan Qingzhi glanced at the still bewildered Madam Jin and continued, “In the past, I let you fool around as you pleased, but if you can’t manage the women in your household, I’ll help you manage them properly. They’re really becoming more and more disrespectful! A mere concubine, yet she thinks she can run the fourth household!”

Yan Huan didn’t know much about this second uncle. When the old lady said they would eat separately in the future, he had just listened quietly without expressing any opinion. Now it seemed that Second Uncle was not a simple person.

Although his words seemed rough and direct, upon closer listening, one could hear a deeper meaning.

His words only focused on Fourth Uncle’s good-for-nothing behavior, which wasn’t considered a major fault among aristocratic children. In a few words, he cleared Fourth Uncle of the more serious accusation. While giving Fourth Uncle a way out, he also warned him, reminding him that everyone had benefited from the eldest brother’s kindness in the past and shouldn’t forget their roots. He also told him to behave himself in the future, which could be considered an explanation to the eldest brother’s family.

He was truly considerate and thoughtful in every aspect!

Sure enough, when Yan Qingyi arrived later and saw the scene, he only lightly scolded them for being unruly before taking Yan Huan and Yan Xiyao and the others to the eldest brother’s family’s resting place.

Yan Huan turned to look at Yan Qingzhi and saw him nod and smile at her. She nodded and smiled back.

For no other reason than that he could raise two such upright brothers like Yan Jiang and Yan Hai, he couldn’t have any bad intentions. Her second uncle was truly someone who considered the overall situation and was worthy of respect.

Now, only if the Yan family united as one could they go further.

She was disgusted by Madam Jin and disliked the fourth household, but if someone could restrain them, that would be for the best. It was clear that Fourth Uncle was still somewhat fearful of Second Uncle.

After returning, Yan Huan took a bunch of grapes and gave them to Madam Qian, asking her to peel them for Xiyao to eat. She took another bunch to the old lady. Finally, with the last bunch, Yan Huan sent them to the second household.

The two brothers, Yan Jiang and Yan Hai, were already sixteen and naturally wouldn’t be greedy for a few grapes. But the second household also had a younger sister, Yan Han, Second Uncle’s youngest daughter, who was only five years old.

Yan Han was naturally happy to receive the grapes, thanking her sister repeatedly with each bite. Second Aunt Shi also expressed her gratitude over and over.

Second Uncle Yan Qingzhi even walked her out a few steps. When they reached a place where no one was around, he said, “After such a disaster, it’s not easy for anyone. Niece, please don’t take the previous matter to heart. I will talk to your fourth uncle, and he will never trouble you again.”

Yan Huan smiled and said, “Then thank you very much, Second Uncle.”

Seeing how easy she was to talk to, Yan Qingzhi felt relieved. This niece had been raised in the Xu family since she was young, and he didn’t know her very well. He had previously thought she would be difficult to get along with, but he had misjudged her.

Considering she was once a favored daughter of heaven, yet she could handle such a disaster with such calmness and composure, he grew even more fond of her.

“Huan’er, if you ever need your Elder Brother Jiang or Elder Brother Hai for anything, just ask. Those two boys are a bit simple-minded, but they have strength.”