Ye Caiping turned to Grandma Ye and asked, "What's going on? How did my sister become my stepmother?"

Grandma Ye sighed softly and said in a low voice:

"After your sister married into the family, she gave birth to Xiao Yan. After that, there was no further news. Eight or nine years ago, Yang Guangzong suddenly brought back a baby boy, saying that he had the child with another woman."

Ye Caiping felt disgusted: "My sister is just going to support him like this? Don't my second uncle and aunt have any objections?"

Grandma Ye said helplessly, "What else can we do but raise him? Your second uncle and aunt can't do anything about it either. If they don't have him, so be it. They brought a son back with them. We can't just kick him out and force them to cut off their family line, can we?"

Ye Caiping's expression was slightly cold.

Yang Duobao was still howling on the ground, saying that Ye Hufen was abusing him.

Yang Guangzong then cursed Ye Hufen with a look that suggested he wanted to devour her.

Ye Caiping was speaking up for Ye Hufen when Ye Huan'er suddenly burst out laughing, pointing at Yang Duobao who was rolling on the ground:

"Hahaha, shameless! How old are you?"

Yang Duobao was bewildered by Ye Huan'er's laughter, wondering why she suddenly asked her how old she was.

Ignoring whether he answered or not, Ye Huan'er took Ye Caiping's hand and said, "Mom, this little brother is still a little brother, about the same age as me, why is it so strange?"

"We were all eating properly at the table, but he and the starving baby were stuffing meat into their mouths like crazy."

"She acted as if she didn't have hands, ordering her aunt around to put big chunks of fatty meat on her plate."

“I couldn’t even get a bite of meat. My mom picked up a chicken wing for me, and he said all the meat was his. My aunt said everyone could eat meat, and he yelled and threw a tantrum on the ground. Doesn’t he feel ashamed?”

As she spoke, she looked at Yang Duobao and asked, "How old are you? Aren't you ashamed?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Duobao, who was still rolling around in the mud, stopped there, unsure whether to continue rolling or get up.

The villagers all gathered around and watched, and many boys and girls around his age chuckled and stared at him mockingly.

It is absolutely unacceptable for children your own age to look down on you!

Yang Duobao jumped up and hid behind Yang Guangrong.

I'm not rolling around anymore, I'm not howling anymore, I'm not wailing anymore, I'm just afraid of being laughed at by kids my age.

Ye Caiping gave Ye Huan'er an approving look.

Dealing with unruly children is most time-saving and effortless when done by children of the same age, at least you won't be criticized from a moral high ground: "He's just a child!"

Yang Guangzong was filled with shame and anger because of Ye Huan'er's words. Indeed, at the same age, other people's children were all sensible, but his child was still rolling around on the ground, which was really embarrassing.

Yang Guangzong quickly tried to cover it up, glaring at Ye Hufen: "It's all your fault! If you hadn't mistreated him, would he have lost his temper like this?"

Ye Hufeng's face turned pale, and she whispered, "I...I didn't..."

"You dare talk back!" With that, Yang Guangzong raised his hand to slap him.

Ye Hufen shrank back in fright.

"What are you doing!" a furious shout rang out, and Uncle Ye stepped forward.

Yang Guangzong then sheepishly withdrew his hand: "Father-in-law, I was just teaching her a lesson. Who told her to always abuse the children?"

Uncle Ye was so angry he couldn't speak.

Ye Caiping said angrily, "You say it's abuse, so it's abuse? Putting everything else aside, just this incident, Yang Duobao yelled a couple of times and rolled around a few times, and you say it's abuse by my older sister? Where's the evidence?"

"Besides, Huan'er just said that he tried to steal Huan'er's meat, and Big Sister said that the meat belongs to everyone and anyone can eat it. Is this what you call abuse?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the dishes on their table.

Everyone couldn't help but look over.

The dishes on that table were still perfectly preserved in their original state.

There was no chair at Yang Duobao's spot, so the chair fell to the ground along with him.

Most of the meat on the table was gone, especially the chicken, which only had a few pieces left.

Yang Duobao's bowl had the most chicken bones around the edge, while the remaining half bowl of brown rice was shiny with oil, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell how many times fatty meat had been placed on it.

There happened to be a chicken wing in Ye Huan'er's bowl.

Even a fool could see that what Ye Caiping and Ye Huan'er said was true. It was Yang Duobao who snatched the meat. Ye Hufen tried to persuade him, but he threw a tantrum and wronged Ye Hufen.

Aunt Ye said sternly, "Son-in-law, even if Hu Fen looks fierce, she is gentle and kind. How could she mistreat a child!"

Yang Guangzong's face turned pale and then red: "I was just angry for a moment. Besides, everyone says my stepmother is vicious..."

Ye Caiping sneered: "Stepmother? What? You were married before my sister married you, so you're a second-time bride? This Yang Duobao is clearly your child with your mistress, so how come my sister is the stepmother? My sister is the mistress!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Yang Guangzong with disdain.

His wife had already been quite forgiving in doing such a despicable thing, yet Yang Guangzong still called her vicious. How could there be such a shameless person?

Yang Guangzong was furious and embarrassed: "What stepmother or mistress? If you want to blame someone, blame her for not being able to give birth to a son. What, just because she can't have children herself, does that mean I can't go out and find someone to have a son?"

"I've already shown mercy by not divorcing her; I even let her give birth and bring her home to raise. I've done more than enough!"

Upon hearing this, the villagers looked helpless yet acknowledged that it made perfect sense.

Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye instantly lost their confidence. Ye Hufen's eyes were filled with guilt, and she quickly pulled Yang Guangzong away.

"Alright, alright, it's all my fault. We've finished eating, let's go home!"

Yang Guangzong also felt embarrassed today and didn't want to stay any longer. He grabbed Yang Duobao and left, cursing all the while.

Ye Hufen looked at Ye Caiping gratefully: "Little sister, thank you. It's all my fault today; I couldn't persuade Duobao."

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