He looked at the lush flowers on the tree and said, "This matter is over now. If there is a next time, I will not let you off lightly."
Hua Fushu looked at the old general. The anger in his eyes gradually extinguished, and his tone softened. He said, "Old man, as long as you stop bullying me and the people around me, I will keep my distance from you. If you mess with me again, I will definitely turn yours upside down. But this time, you have to apologize to me."
"What?" The old general was surprised. Why should he apologize to Hua Fushu?
Hua Fushu carefully analyzed the right and wrong, "Old man, no matter who started the quarrel, as the saying goes, a gentleman should use words instead of fists. You were the one who started it, so you were wrong. As an elder, you were disrespectful and bullied a weak junior like me. This is even more wrong. Therefore, you deserve to apologize."
"You little bitch, you also took action, and you are still disrespectful to your child." The old general glared at her and refused to apologize.
Hua Fushu pretended to be helpless and said, "Grandfather, this is not my granddaughter-in-law's fault. If I don't fight back, am I waiting to be strangled to death by you?"
She gestured with her hands as if strangling someone. "I heard that strangling someone is very painful. You can't breathe, and your tongue sticks out. Please apologize. From now on, your granddaughter-in-law will listen to you obediently and will never talk back. I will treat your leg for free."
The old general retorted, "Why, if I don't apologize to you, you won't treat my leg?"
Hua Fushu nodded: "Yes."
The old general has been high and mighty all his life, and he is the only one who thinks he is the only one. It has always been the case that those below him have to obey him, and no one below him has the right to disobey him.
He had no good feelings towards his granddaughter-in-law Hua Fushu, and this granddaughter-in-law often embarrassed him. Even if he was wrong, he would not lower his pride to apologize to a junior.
So, he won't apologize.
He said, "Girl, don't even think about me apologizing to you!"
Hua Fushu refused to give in, "Don't come to me when your legs hurt!"
The old general couldn't stand Hua Fushu's arrogant attitude and said, "The world doesn't need a doctor like you."
Hua Fushu said calmly, "Whatever you want, go find whoever you want."
Ye Songyan knew that his grandfather and sister-in-law were arguing with each other. Both of them were stubborn and neither would give in.
For the sake of his grandfather's legs, Ye Songyan climbed up the tree trunk with a ladder and bowed to Hua Fushu, "Sister-in-law, I apologize to you on behalf of my grandfather, okay?"
Hua Fushu's heart softened when she saw Ye Songyan's sincerity. She didn't insist on the old general to apologize, but the old general always became more aggressive towards her and never backed down.
She came to Feiyuan not only to pay her respects and pick up the orange cat, but also wanted to show the old general his legs. It was the old general who bullied her for no reason and made such a big deal out of it.
She was wrong in this matter, but the old general was more wrong, so the old general should apologize to her.
However, Ye Songyan had already apologized on behalf of the old general, so she couldn't keep nagging about it and accepted Ye Songyan's apology.
"Sister-in-law, it's time for you to go down." Ye Songyan breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that his sister-in-law would not give face to anyone and would not accept his apology.
Hua Fushu glanced at the old general, but the old general had no intention of going back to the house.
"Grandfather..." Ye Songyan looked at the old general. Seeing that his grandfather was unmoved, he looked at Hua Fushu again, "Sister-in-law..."
Hua Fushu glanced at the old general indifferently, jumped along the tree branch, landed steadily on the wall, then jumped down from the wall and entered the courtyard of Penglai Residence.
Sanqiao tugged at Lizhi's sleeve, bowed to the old general and Xu, and went back to Penglai Residence. Lizhi also bowed and followed Sanqiao.
Ye Songyan came down and ordered someone to move the ladder away. He walked over to the old general and helped him back to the house. As he walked, he said to the old general, "Yesterday afternoon, my sister-in-law told me that I would check on your leg today. She also asked a lot about your condition. When my sister-in-law was not at home, she was also worried about your leg. I came to see you, but you bullied me instead."
The old general was slightly startled. He said, "If she really cared about me, she could have asked it herself. There was no need to ask you."
Ye Songyan stammered, "Isn't it because you always have a cold face when you see your sister-in-law? Your sister-in-law is afraid of you, so she doesn't dare to ask you, so she can only ask your grandson."
The old general snorted coldly: "Pretentious."
The grandfather and grandson entered the house.
Ye Zelin and Side returned home.
Walking down the corridor, I saw several servants and maids gathered, discussing the fight between the old general and Miss Hua. Some accused the old general of bullying the younger generation, while others accused Miss Hua of disrespecting her elders. Naturally, most of them talked about how Miss Hua was disrespectful to the old general and looked down on the Xu family, even going so far as to criticize Sanqiao and Litchi. Some even described the entire fight between Miss Hua and the old general in vivid detail, as if they had witnessed it themselves, and their words often blamed Miss Hua for her mistakes.
Si De was so angry that his face turned blue when he heard this. He scolded these gossipers, "What are you talking about? Do you think you can make up stories about my wife? You are spreading rumors and slandering the master. Shut up!"
Si De knew very well what kind of person the young lady was. She was not the kind of person who would stir up trouble, and she would not disrespect the old general for no reason. Most of what these people said was exaggerated and fabricated. Only the old general had the right to bully their Penglai Residence, but how could Penglai Residence have the right to bully Feiyuan.
When they saw Ye Zelin and Side, they all stopped talking and bowed their heads in greeting.
Ye Zelin walked over, a sky-blue robe draped over him, which made him look gentle and refined, as soft as jade. His handsome face was very gentle, like the warm spring breeze in March. There was no trace of life in his dark eyes, which were slightly raised with a faint smile.
The scenery in the garden cannot match his charm.
He said, "That's so funny. Tell me again. I didn't hear it clearly just now."
Several people didn't dare to look up at Ye Zelin and unconsciously took two steps back.
Seeing that no one spoke, Ye Zelin said, "Who among you wants to speak?"
The servants and maids were all frightened and dared not answer.
Ye Zelin looked at one of the maids and asked, "What's your name?"
This maid was the one who had just described the incident in such vivid detail. She glanced at Ye Zelin timidly. Seeing that Ye Zelin had a gentle expression, she felt inexplicably timid in her heart, and she knelt down with a thud.
Ye Zelin asked again: "What's your name?"
The maidservant dared not speak.
Si De Xun said, "The young master asked you a question, but you haven't answered yet."
The maid then stammered and replied in a low voice: "Slave, slave Qiaochu."
"Qiaochu?" Ye Zelin read the name and liked it quite a bit. "Qiaochu, it's a good name. It means the best in the non-human world. How about you tell me how the young lady disrespected the old general?"
Qiaochu knocked her head to the ground and said timidly, "Your servant, I dare not."
Ye Zelin called out, "Four Virtues."
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