Chapter 190: You... You’re Asking to Leave the Clan?
"When did this happen?" Xiang Minghou’s face darkened.
"It was just yesterday. I knew the little girl was home for a break, so I brought some things over to see her. I happened to run into the Zhan family’s wife. Your mother was being perfunctory at first, but her face changed the moment the little girl was mentioned. She started calling her a ’little beast’ and a ’little wild seed.’ Minghou, if the Xiang family truly can’t tolerate a small child, why don’t I take her back to the Gu family..."
"Don’t even think about it, Old Man Gu."
"Since your mother is so intent on kicking her out, you might as well let me take her to the Gu family. I can’t bear to see her suffer in the General’s residence."
"This is Pangtuan’s home. No one dares to kick her out," Xiang Minghou seethed inwardly.
"Big Brother, you’re wrong! She’s not of Xiang family blood. What right does she have to live in our house? Besides, you don’t know how vicious that child is! She threatened to cut off my and Mother’s hands!" Xiang Mingli whined, a miserable look on his face as he blurted out what was on his mind.
"She *is* my, Xiang Minghou’s, blood," Xiang Minghou shot him a cold glare.
"Big Brother, you’ve been fooled by that child! She’s from the Zhan family! Madam Zhan came to our door yesterday to claim her... ARGH!" Before Xiang Mingli could finish, he was sent flying by a kick.
Xiang Minghou was fuming. He couldn’t control what outsiders said, but if his own family dared to question it, he would not let them off lightly.
"Big Brother... I’m telling the truth! She’s from the Zhan fam... OUCH! Big Brother... ARGH!"
Just as Xiang Mingli tried to argue back, Xiang Minghou closed the distance in a few steps and started kicking him.
Old Man Gu stood to the side. ’A person like that deserves a beating. It wouldn’t be a pity even if he was beaten to death.’
"OUCH! Stop hitting me, Big Brother! Stop it!"
Xiang Minghou didn’t say a word, landing several more kicks without a shred of mercy.
"ARGH! Mother! Help me! Xiang Minghou is trying to kill me!"
"Hey, stop fighting! What’s going on? Stop it!" Old Madam Xiang came running at the sound of the commotion.
Xiang Minghou landed another kick.
"ARGH... PFFT!" Xiang Mingli screamed as he sprayed a mouthful of blood.
The Old Madam was terrified and lunged forward. "Mingli! Oh, Mingli! A doctor! Go get a doctor, now!"
"Yes, yes, yes." A maidservant got up to leave.
"Don’t you dare," Xiang Minghou said coldly.
The maidservant didn’t dare to disobey and slowly retreated to the side.
"You heartless monster! Are you trying to kill your own brother?" Seeing this, the Old Madam cradled Xiang Mingli, looked up, and started to curse.
"The lesson won’t stick unless it’s carved into his bones," Xiang Minghou said, his eyes frigid.
"What lesson? He’s your brother! And you’d beat him like this over a little reward money? You unfilial beast! You’re only happy now that you’ve watched that little bitch escape our grasp, aren’t you?" The Old Madam sobbed hysterically.
Old Man Gu wanted to go over and throttle her. ’As a mother, her favoritism is off the charts. She doesn’t even care for her own son, let alone her granddaughter!’
A flicker of confusion appeared in Xiang Minghou’s cold eyes, but his expression remained grim as he asked in a chilling voice, "Who are you calling a ’little bitch’?"
"Who else could it be..." The Old Madam looked up at his dark, scar-ridden face and immediately felt a sense of dread.
"Mother, I know what kind of person you are. If you want to live out your final years in peace, then stop doing such despicable things. Pangtuan is my daughter. If you dare to curse her one more time..."
"So what if I curse her? Are you going to kill me for it? Go on, I dare you!" the Old Madam said defiantly.
"I won’t kill you. I will request to be disowned. From then on, I will no longer be part of the Xiang family." Xiang Minghou had already made up his mind.
The Old Madam was stunned. "You... you’re going to ask to be disowned?"