When Deng Yuyuan arrived at the Knowledge Youth Institute, it was in a state of utter chaos. Granny Zhang was trying to leave, but the crowd blocked her way, neither side willing to yield.
The sharp-eyed Granny Zhang spotted Deng Yuyuan blocking the doorway, and her composure shattered. She hurled a string of curses, "You lazy bum, you actually have the nerve to ask for your things back? Consider this item payment for all the food and rent you mooched off us! I haven't even settled the score with you for turning my son into used goods, you dirty tramp!"
Deng Yuyuan slowly approached Granny Zhang under the vigilant gazes of the crowd. Trembling, Granny Zhang tried to slap her, but Deng Yuyuan intercepted the strike mid-air, gripping her wrist tightly. With her other hand, Deng Yuyuan grabbed a tuft of white hair near the old woman's ear.
"You've toiled for this family your whole life. By rights, as your daughter-in-law, it is only proper for me to show you filial respect..."
