Chapter 120 Her family's protection was her greatest source of confidence.

When Grandpa Chi brought up her, Xia Yuhuan wasn't guilty and calmly offered an explanation.

"Chi Wenhong came to find me and said she wanted to take me to visit the younger generation, so I went with her."

"As soon as I stepped outside, a ball flew straight at me. I tried to move aside, but Chi Wenhong grabbed me and wouldn't let me move."

"I shook her off to avoid the ball, but I used too much force and she fell."

"Chi Jung-ho came out of the house with the ball and asked who threw it. She accused me first and started cursing me with foul language."

“I’m a straightforward person and can’t stand being wronged, but she’s a young girl, so I didn’t want to hit her directly. Instead, I slapped Chi Zhenghao.”

"But Second Uncle, Wenhong is twelve years old now. She should understand the most basic right and wrong. Is something like conspiring with others to deliberately injure someone something to be taken lightly?"

"Second Uncle still needs to discipline the child properly while he is still young, otherwise his bad temper will be hard to correct when he grows up."

Xia Yuhuan remained calm, showing no sign of guilt.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Chi frowned and looked at Chi Wenhong: "Wenhong, is it as your sister-in-law said?"

Chi Wenhong bit her lip, wanting to say no.

Chi Jianyong, who was standing to the side, jumped up and down and said, "Grandpa, Uncle, Wen Hong and I were just joking with her. We didn't mean to hurt her. She's just talking nonsense!"

Xia Yuhuan looked at Chi Jianyong, her eyes calm.

"You deliberately hit me with a ball and you say you didn't want to hurt me? Kid, do you know how much force a ball can exert when it's thrown from a distance?"

"Do you dare stand where I was just standing, and let me go to where you threw the ball and give you a good whack, see if I can knock you stupid?"

Xia Yuhuan gave a half-smile and gestured as if she were throwing a ball, which startled Chi Jianyong so much that he stared wide-eyed and couldn't speak.

He couldn't argue with Xia Yuhuan, so he immediately hugged his grandfather and started wailing.

"Grandpa, she's bad, she bullied me, waaaah..." Chi Jianyong cried loudly.

Xia Yuhuan's temples twitched as she listened to the obviously fake crying.

She really wanted to manually mute Chi Jianyong.

But it was clear that Chi Jianyong, who was honored by his ancestors, received extremely high treatment. Seeing him crying so hard, Chi Ruide immediately felt extremely distressed.

He quickly comforted Chi Jianyong: "Jianyong, be good, don't cry. Grandpa is here, no one will dare to bully you."

As Chi Ruide spoke, he looked at Xia Yuhuan, frowned, and said unhappily, "Don't think that just because you married into the Chi family and came to attend the family banquet, you're a member of the Chi family. Jianyong is my child, and it's not your place to interfere."

Xia Yuhuan narrowed her eyes slightly upon hearing this.

She was naturally not hurt by such words.

For her, she married Chi Yanzhou, not the entire Chi family.

She acknowledges Chi Shaokang and Zhang Xianya as her family, not other members of the Chi family, so other people's opinions cannot hurt her.

As long as Chi Shaokang and Zhang Xianya still acknowledge her as their daughter-in-law and treat her well, that's enough.

But she wasn't sure if, after all this commotion, Chi Shaokang and Zhang Xianya would think she was a disgrace and wouldn't stand by her side.

Xia Yuhuan subconsciously looked in the direction where the two were sitting.

At this moment, Chi Shaokang spoke up calmly: "Uncle, you're wrong. Xiao Huan is married to Yan Zhou, so she's a member of the Chi family. Otherwise, she wouldn't be here for the family banquet today."

"It was clearly the fault of Wenhong and Jianyong today, but Uncle insists on having a problem with our Xiaohuan. What kind of logic is that?"

"And Xiao Huan is right. You should start teaching your child early, while they are young. If you don't teach them now, when will you? Will they grow up and understand on their own?"

"By then, the child's personality is already set, and no matter how much you try to teach them, they won't listen."

"If they continue on this path, are you trying to raise two spoiled brats for the Chi family?"

"If Uncle doesn't like our Xiao Huan, then our family won't attend this family dinner today."

"Xiaoya, Xiaohuan, let's go home."

As Chi Shaokang spoke, he stood up and was about to leave.

This is not the first time Chi Shaokang has protected Xia Yuhuan.

But his unwavering protection each time still moved Xia Yuhuan.

Especially today, at a family dinner gathering of the Chi family, in such a grand occasion, Chi Shaokang still stood up for her so clearly and stood by her side, instead of trying to smooth things over and letting her suffer. This really surprised Xia Yuhuan.

"Boss, stop right there!" Old Master Chi shouted.

"What are you doing? Your uncle just said a few words to your daughter-in-law, and you react like this? What are you trying to do? As an elder, can't your uncle discipline your daughter-in-law?" Old Master Chi's face was full of dissatisfaction.

He caught a glimpse of Xia Yuhuan out of the corner of his eye and felt a deep sense of disgust.

Xia Yuhuan is definitely not someone to be trifled with; she's always causing trouble!

It's made things so unsettling at home!

“Dad, you’re wrong.” Chi Shaokang stopped and turned to look at his grandfather, his face serious.

"As an elder, you can certainly talk to the younger generation and teach them a lesson."

"But all lectures and lessons should be based on the premise that the younger generation has made a mistake. In today's matter, Xiao Huan did not make a mistake, so why should she be lectured and reprimanded?"

Xia Yuhuan couldn't help but move her lips when she saw Chi Shaokang arguing for her.

Seeing that Old Master Chi's face turned red from the shock, Xia Yuhuan was a little worried.

What if we upset Grandpa Chi and he got sick, and then Dad gets labeled as unfilial?

Her father's protectiveness towards her was actually quite accommodating, and it wasn't something she couldn't do.

That's enough for today.

At this moment, Zhang Xianya walked to Xia Yuhuan's side, reached out and took her hand, gently squeezing it.

“Don’t worry, your dad can handle it,” Zhang Xianya whispered in Xia Yuhuan’s ear.

Xia Yuhuan felt much more at ease after hearing this.

Old Master Chi was so angry with Chi Shaokang that the veins on his forehead throbbed.

"This is home. Do you have to make such a big deal out of right and wrong?" Old Master Chi reprimanded sternly.

Chi Shaokang said coldly, "If you're going to use family as a pretext, then what about what Uncle just said about Xiao Huan not being a member of the Chi family?"

"From a family perspective, Xiao Huan is the eldest sister-in-law, while Wen Hong and Jian Yong are the younger generation. They have to respectfully call her 'sister-in-law' when they see her. Yet they ganged up on her and tried to hit her with a ball. Isn't that outrageous?"

When Chi Shaokang spoke, every word he uttered was reasonable, leaving Old Master Chi speechless.

The father and son stood frozen in place, so Chi Ruide had no choice but to try and smooth things over.

Chi Ruide: "Alright, brother, stop talking about Shao Kang. He wasn't wrong. I was the one who spoke too harshly. I was also at fault."

"Brother, don't be angry. Wenhong did act a bit recklessly. I'll definitely teach her a lesson when we get home. Let it go for now. Everyone's here. If we make a big scene, it'll be embarrassing for everyone."

As Chi Shaoning spoke, he stepped forward and pulled Chi Shaokang along.

"Alright, brother, it's just a minor conflict between the younger generation. It's not to the point of turning against each other. Calm down. Dinner is almost ready. How can we let you leave like this?"

Chi Shaokang didn't move, but looked at Xia Yuhuan: "Xiao Huan, what do you say? Can you still eat today?"