Second Brother of the He Family jumped up in anger on the spot. Usually, there were discussions in the village about his mother and uncle, but those were all private.
No one ever confronted him directly, and since he enjoyed the favoritism his uncle showed to him over his cousins, he automatically filtered out the rumors.
Now, being publicly humiliated was extremely embarrassing.
In a moment of heat, he wanted to hit Mrs. Gao.
The gray-haired woman was his aunt and an elder; he dared not hit her. But could he not hit his cousin's wife?
Mrs. Gao's husband, Fifth Brother of the He Family, was unhappy. He had always been resentful of Second Cousin taking advantage of the He Family, and promptly gave him a sweeping kick.
Second Cousin of the He Family lay on the ground in a fancy manner, letting out a cry as his waist nearly broke.
Second Brother He's wife, Mrs. Qian, saw her husband lying on the ground, calling out in pain, and angrily slapped Mrs. Gao across the face.
