Chapter 671: The Edge of Wit at the Dinner Table (Part 2)

"You talk as if it's our fault that your mother isn't at home, like we made her go out and scam people for money. I've been wanting to say this for a while, and now that the conversation has come to this, let me ask Xianghe, your dad's come to our house, and sure, as his children we have a duty to support him, but what are you doing here? You tag along without an ounce of self-awareness, lazing around, expecting your sister to wait on you hand and foot as if she were your servant. What gives you the right?" Liu Jianjun didn't hold back, taking advantage of his father-in-law's absence to vent all his displeasure.

"Sis, sis, listen to what your husband is saying. Aren't you going to do something?" Li Xianghe, taken aback by her usually amiable brother-in-law's sudden outburst, instinctively grabbed onto her older sister, looking for protection.

"Don't interfere; I'm still the head of this household," said Liu Jianjun, glaring at his own wife, anxious that she might undermine him.