When Fifth Granny heard the implication in He's words—that she wanted her to leave—her face immediately darkened. "Dashuan's wife, what are you saying? Siding with an outsider to talk back to your own family elder? Is that any way for a daughter-in-law to behave?"
He's temper flared. "Well then, Fifth Aunt, do you want Dashuan to divorce me, too? Do you want to help him take a concubine? I try to be respectful as I should, but it seems the more polite I am, the more in-laws I suddenly acquire! Usually, not a single one of you shows your face, but now all these 'elders' have crawled out of the woodwork to spout endless nonsense."
At that moment, drawn by the loud argument, quite a few people came out from the main hall.
Huai Zi's maternal grandmother asked in a low voice, "Huai Zi's mother, what is all this? Talk of divorcing wives and taking concubines? Do people have nothing better to do with their full stomachs?"
