Chapter 90: Second Sister Li Lan

What does that mean?" Yao Hongjun asked curiously from the side.

Zhu Yanyi giggled. "Brother Hongjun, you don't know. Smart people never talk about family money, especially to a little kid. Things change. Who knows what will happen in thirty years? Second Aunt only finished high school, yet she looks down on us. How do we know we won't surpass her later? That’s point one. Point two, even if we split the property, we still share the Zhu surname. We can’t erase that. But Second Aunt doesn’t seem to think she is part of the Zhu family. If she did, she wouldn’t insult all Zhu descendants like this."

The flaws in her words were easy to spot, especially for someone like Zhang Qiaolian. "It seems she has her heart set on leaving," Zhu Yanyi said, then turned to Zhu Guifu. "Grandpa, you are the elder and the ancestor. You must pay attention to this."

Zhu Guifu glared at Zhu Yanyi. She never expected her granddaughter to speak so sharply. Even if she thought her words were wrong, she couldn’t argue with her. If she did, people would say the grandfather was scolding her granddaughter. She would lose all face.

"Ani is right," Zhu Yanli quickly joined in. "It seems Second Aunt dislikes Second Uncle. But Ani, you can’t blame Second Aunt. Who made Second Uncle not come back for the New Year?"

"Sister, you don’t know. Second Uncle will come in March. Can Second Aunt not wait that long?" Zhu Yanyi looked innocent.

Zhu Yanli looked curious. "So, do you think Second Aunt and Second Uncle will divorce?"

"Probably not," Zhu Yanyi said, ignoring the people around them.

The two sisters spoke in perfect harmony, enjoying every word. The listeners were stunned. Zhang Qiaolian couldn’t believe her casual remark had been blown out of proportion. She felt wronged. "That’s enough! Don’t you know respecting elders and loving the young is a virtue?"

"Second Aunt, you are hopeless," Zhu Yanyi said with a pitying look. "You are younger than my mom, yet you have memory loss. We know respecting elders is good. But are you old? Grandpa is the oldest here. Then comes Grandma. Even in your generation, my dad is the oldest. Big Uncle is older than you too. So when you say 'old,' aren’t you insulting them? Or do you dislike Grandpa because he is old during the New Year?" Zhu Yanyi quickly covered her mouth, pretending to be shocked by her own words.

Zhu Yanli took over again. "Second Aunt, you are unfilial. You dislike Grandpa and Grandma. Oh no, why did I say that?" She also covered her mouth with both hands.

Zhu Shunyang and Xie Xinlian struggled hard not to laugh. They couldn’t let out a sound in front of everyone.

Zhu Shunyang coughed. "Alright, what are you saying? She is still your Second Aunt. Even if she is wrong, you shouldn’t say this in public. Talk privately. Now, let’s eat."

This criticism was actually praise for Zhu Yanyi. On the surface, she was scolding the sisters, but she was really warning Zhang Qiaolian. She had dared to look down on the girls’ education. Zhu Shunyang was angry. If Zhang Qiaolian were a man, she would have punched her. "I didn’t use your money. Why do you need to belittle my daughter?