Chapter 99 - 98: No Room for Face-saving
Ye Xinyan sneered inwardly. Did Madam Song really think she would not speak her mind? Qi Jia was frightened at the sight of her elderly couple, and not only did they show no remorse, but Madam Song even had the nerve to question her attitude. The mistreatment and disregard of Qi Jia by everyone in the third branch was an undeniable fact, a shared unspoken consensus within the entire Qi family. And as the future male heir who would carry on the second branch’s lineage, our Qi Jia is naturally of much greater importance to the second branch of the Qi family and Qi Younian than you old folks.
"..." Qi Younian had intended to speak up and explain to Madam Song, but after hearing Ye Xinyan’s words, he chose to remain silent.
Madam Song’s face grew increasingly unpleasant as she lowered her eyelids, turned her head, and refused to look at Ye Xinyan again.
However, Qi Yourong, who was carefree and impatient, waved his hand dismissively and said, "The child is just a kid, not sensible. Just teach her slowly, what’s the use of all this talk? We didn’t come here to discuss this today."
With such a clueless and ignorant person present, Ye Xinyan wasn’t sure if she was lucky or unlucky, but at any rate, the conversation was cut short.
"Come, have some tea. It’s scorching hot today, and it’s good to drink more tea," Qi Younian said politely, changing the subject and offering tea to the couple, not picking up Qi Yourong’s lead.
Qi Yourong pushed the tea bowl away and abruptly asked, "Second Brother, tell me, did you give your rice tofu stall to the oldest brother’s family?"
"It was given to Chengzi, not the oldest brother’s family," Qi Younian corrected.