Xiang Yi's brothers were all bachelors, so whether or not they were protective husbands was an unsolved mystery. However, they were very protective of their food...
Their skills at protecting their food was comparable to their skills in climbing trees and being arrogant.
When Xiang Chen wasn't around, they would snatch as much of the food as possible; but when Xiang Chen was around, they would distribute the food into individual servings.
Of course, the servings weren't equal.
Rather, it was based on status and combat power :)
Xiang Chen would forever be No. 1.
Hence, he would get the largest share of the food, and no one would dare to take a single grain of rice from him!
After the distribution was completed, everyone protected their food very well as if a beast had successfully gotten a share of the territory.