Yang Wanwan looked at Nian Meili with a smile on her lips, her eyes filled with a strange irony.

Nian Meili's anger flared up instantly. She spat out the sunflower seed shells and said, "Yang Wanwan, what are you laughing at?"

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that they had come to hear Yang Wanwan's defense.

They were talking animatedly, but Yang Wanwan hadn't said a word yet.

There was a moment of silence at the scene.

Yang Wanwan laughed nonchalantly, "I'm laughing at those ridiculous people who come to steal from others' homes but cry 'stop thief!' Aunt, isn't it strange? You were clearly going to hit Shang Tao with a stool, but you ended up hitting yourself instead. I just said that if Grandpa didn't give us money, you would have been pushed and tripped by my parents. Now, I'll say it again: do you dare to bet with me?"

As she spoke, she grinned at Cao Xinchun again.

Cao Xinchun was about to get angry when she smiled like that.

However, after receiving the hint from Yang Dali, she immediately suppressed her anger, took a deep breath, and looked as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Cao Xinchun has always given the impression of being magnanimous in front of others. At this moment, she said, "Wanwan, since you insist on making things clear today, while everyone is here, I will explain things properly so that everyone can judge and avoid saying that I bullied you in the future. Dad, I'm sorry, I'm doing this for Wanwan's own good. I have to say this today."

The discussion about Yang Wanwan and her brother just now made Grandpa feel a deep sense of powerlessness. He sighed and said, "Alas! I'm old. If you have something to say, just say it. I can't control everything. If you say I'm biased, I can only admit that I am biased. Who told Wanwan and her brother to lose their parents? But as for money, we have a few cents or dollars here and there, but nothing more."

Nian Meili said, "Grandpa, don't worry. There's a reason why we said that. We're not trying to bully Wanwan and the others. Listen to what I have to say and see if it makes sense."

Grandpa Yang sighed, sat down, and took out his pipe.

Cao Xinchun said, "Meili is right. If that's the case, there must be some truth to it. As the saying goes, 'A little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment.' Wanwan and her brother should know who is good and who is bad. They will eventually get married and start their own families. If they don't understand the importance of reciprocity and only know how to take advantage of others without giving back, then they don't understand the principles of being a good person. No one in their husband's family will like them. By then, it will be too late for us elders to regret it and teach them. That would be truly letting Jinqiang and his wife down."

Cao Xinchun's words were reasonable, and Grandma Yang, who had been eager to speak, fell silent for the time being.

Yang Wanwan looked at Grandma Yang.

Grandma is good, but she's too weak and lacks fighting ability.

Nian Meili continued, "Mom is the most understanding. I admire Mom the most. Wanwan, you heard it too. My mom and I are doing this for your own good. You should know what's good for you."

Yang Wanwan remained calm and silent.

Cao Xinchun sighed, looking quite troubled, and said, "Our Yang family has long since separated, and there's an agreement regarding my parents' support. Everything is clear, and there are no disputes. However, Jin Qiang and his wife have been gone for almost five years. My parents feel sorry for Wanwan and her brother, so they subsidize them regularly and have been raising Shang Tao for over three years. In these five years, my parents have spent several thousand yuan subsidizing Wanwan and her brother and raising Shang Tao. I used to think that Wanwan and her brother would eventually appreciate it, but today it seems they take it for granted."

Grandpa Yang got angry when he heard this, and slammed his pipe on the table. "Didn't I just say that I don't have that much money to subsidize them?"

Grandma Yang was dumbfounded, never expecting Cao Xinchun to say such a thing. She hurriedly waved her hands, saying, "We don't have several thousand, we don't have several thousand. Where would the two of us get that much money?"

Nian Meili smiled and said, "Grandpa, Grandma, don't be angry. Mom didn't mean to settle accounts with you. I have no objection to how much money you give Wanwan. It's your own choice, so of course we won't hold it against you."

Grandpa Yang was puzzled. "Then what does this mean?"

Nian Meili looked at Yang Wanwan and said, "Yang Wanwan, look at how unfilial you are. Because of your actions, you have angered Grandpa. So I'm saying that we should make things clear today, and you and your brother should learn how to be good people in the future."

Yang Wanwan said, "Just tell me directly, what is your purpose, what exactly do you want to do? I'm a bit slow, I really can't understand people if they don't explain themselves clearly. Just tell me, what exactly do you want to do? What goal do you want to achieve?"

Nian Meili's expression changed. Yang Wanwan's words were truly impolite and very assertive.

"Alright, since we've laid it all out, I won't hold back anymore. Grandpa and Grandma are good to you and give you subsidies; that's their way of showing their love. As their granddaughter-in-law, of course I have no objections. But you yourselves should know your place and decide whether you should take this money or not, and what you should do with it."

Yang Wanwan chuckled, "I find this strange. I was clearly saying that we didn't take Grandpa's money, so how come it seems to you that we're being unfilial?"

How dare he speak to his sister-in-law like that?

Such sarcasm, coupled with her mother's words and her mother-in-law's longing and description of the second house, caused Nian Meili's suppressed anger to suddenly boil over.

"Yang Wanwan, it seems you really don't know what's good for you! I was just trying to save face for you and your brother, but you don't appreciate it and even criticize me. It seems I'm too soft-hearted; I should have just spoken frankly!"

Shang Tao wasn't afraid at all. "Then just say it! Who can understand you if you keep beating around the bush?"

Nian Meili endured it all, but ultimately didn't point her finger at Shang Tao and yell at him. She had always followed Cao Xinchun's path: virtuous and gentle.

Her voice involuntarily took on a sharp and urgent tone: "Since the Wanwan siblings are ungrateful and don't know what's good for them, and they're not even self-aware, what am I afraid of?"

Yang Wanwan stared intently at Nian Meili.

The sarcasm and ridicule made Nian Meili even angrier, but what she said was really virtuous and kind: "The relationship between relatives is about give and take. If everyone is like them, pretending not to know anything when they clearly benefit from the situation, saying nothing and doing nothing, then it will chill other people's hearts. Yang Wanwan, tell me, is what I said reasonable or not?"