Chapter 410: Learning to Be Strong (Part 4) _1
"Say it again, what’s wrong with that?" Yang Baifu shouted with his neck stiff, "Are you trying to hit me or what?"
"If you dare to sling mud, I dare to hit you," Baixiang’s face was flushed with anger, yet for the first time he stood up against his elder brother’s contempt in defiance. In the past, he would have bowed his head in silence.
"Getting cocky now..." Yang Baifu stood up, "Now you dare to backtalk your fourth brother, huh..."
"Heh," Baixiang also stood, his naturally tall figure bolstered by years of physical labor, giving him considerable strength. Though he was lame, he was still half a head taller than Yang Baifu, "When have you ever shown respect to your elders?"
"You..." Yang Baifu, enraged, raised his hand to strike.
Baixiang, not to be outdone, grabbed his brother’s arm and stared him down with furious eyes.
All of a sudden, Yang Baifu felt somewhat guilty; he knew he couldn’t really win in a fight against his brother.
"Shut up! Stop it!" Yang Peili suddenly slammed the table, "Look at this family, what has it come to?"
Everyone fell silent, but Yang Baifu still shot Baixiang a resentful glance before he finally lowered his arm and sat back down.
At this moment, Yang Rusong sat inside the room, listening to the quarrel outside, deeply regretting his return. Even if not staying at the academy, it would’ve been better to stay at his maternal grandfather’s. He didn’t understand—wasn’t the family fine before? Why had things changed so suddenly? Previously, on his return home, the entire family would revolve around him, happily talking and eating together—water at the ready when thirsty, food when hungry. But why had it changed?