This was no different from poking a hornet's nest.
"This is an outrage! Everyone, come and see! This little bitch has no respect for her elders! She has money to hire a carriage, buy meat and fish, and has rice and white flour stashed away at home, yet she doesn't know how to show her elders any respect! Everyone, come and see..."
Mrs. Zhu scrambled to her feet and started wailing, her booming voice a one-woman 360-degree surround sound system.
Ji Huan watched her performance with unhurried composure, waiting until she had yelled her fill and paused to catch her breath before speaking.
"Third Aunt, you say I don't show proper respect to my elders. Does 'elders' refer to Grandpa and Grandma, or to you? If you mean Grandpa and Grandma, plenty of people were there when the family property was divided; they were the ones who refused my support. If you mean yourself, I don't recall nieces having any obligation to be filial to their aunts."
