"The courtyard belongs to your aunt. She's the one who assigns the rooms. If she tells him to move, he wouldn't dare refuse," Grandpa said.
Jie Anlin understood perfectly. The courtyard was his aunt's, so she had the final say. His uncle had no voice in the matter. When he was a child, Grandpa and Granny had wanted to bring him along and move in with his uncle and aunt, but his aunt had refused. So, Granny had gone to his uncle and raised a huge fuss. The commotion was so great it even brought over the ladies from the neighborhood committee.
Granny had accused his uncle and aunt of being unfilial, throwing a fit by crying, screaming, and threatening to hang herself. Since his aunt wouldn't yield, his uncle was helpless. Ultimately, Granny only compromised after the ladies from the neighborhood committee mediated. That was the worst tantrum Granny had ever thrown—she had even slung a rope over a roof beam—but she still ended up failing.
