Chef Hua
Chapter 160: Issue 104: A Huge Argument

Chapter 160: Issue 104: A Huge Argument

"Oh my, what are you doing!" Hua Xiaomai heard Hua Ermother say she was going to find Pan Ping’an and immediately was startled, quickly reaching out to grab her.

It was already past the hour of Hai, and it was likely that both Pan Family patriarch and Grandma had already gone to sleep. Hua Ermother barging in so recklessly, if by chance she scared the old couple to some misfortune, what then!

Jing Taihe was also startled, hurrying forward and spreading his arms, hoping to stop his wife.

But what kind of person was Hua Ermother? Once her temper flared up, there was nowhere under heaven she wouldn’t go! Hua Xiaomai originally managed to grab hold of her clothes, but she was easily pushed far away with a palm, then bending over, she slipped under Jing Taihe’s arm and dashed away, even finding the time to turn back and glare fiercely at her own husband before taking off running, heading straight into the neighboring Pan Family’s yard.

"Brother-in-law, why didn’t you pull her back with all your strength!" Hua Xiaomai stomped her feet in frustration, unable to hold back a reproachful outcry.

Jing Taihe, however, had his own unspoken distress.

If it were a matter of strength, he naturally exceeded Hua Ermother by several times, but how could he dare exert himself? If a man didn’t handle his strength properly, what if he hurt Hua Ermother?

Moreover... this whole mess was incited by Pan Ping’an, dragging Hua Xiaomai down too. Hua Ermother going to talk sense into him wasn’t wrong, right?

Meanwhile, Hua Ermother charged straight into Pan Family patriarch’s gates, stood in the middle of the yard, and started shouting.

"Pan Ping’an, come out! Pan Ping’an, I know you’re home, there’s nowhere else you could be at this late hour!" She stood with hands on hips, the very picture of a fierce tigress, teeth clenched as if she could hardly wait to tear someone in the house to pieces, "Come on, say something, do you call this being human?"

At this point, Hua Xiaomai had already chased to the doorway of the Pan Family courtyard, and on hearing this, her steps faltered, almost reduced to tears.

Her older sister was zealously defending her own, a fact that naturally touched Hua Xiaomai deeply, but the crux of the problem was that their family had always been on very good terms with Pan Family patriarch, and this ruckus, wasn’t it outright asking for a fallout? Ever since her arrival in Fire Knife Village, the Pan Family elders had been very good to her, and she truly didn’t want to stir things up to an unmanageable extent!

With this in mind, she didn’t dare delay another moment and rushed into the Pan Family courtyard, grabbing Hua Ermother’s hand and yanking hard twice backward.

"Don’t pull me, get out of my way!" Hua Ermother cursed her roundly, hopping mad as she pointed toward a window ablaze with light, "Pan Ping’an, come on out! What are you afraid of, afraid I will eat you or what? Do you also feel you’ve been less than honorable, do you feel guilt in your heart?"

From inside, there came a rustle of movement; however, it was a room to the east, whose light had already been extinguished, that opened its door first. Pan Family patriarch appeared with a look of frightened alarm, weakly stepping out.

"Ermother, what is this... all the noise about, in the middle of the night, what if you disturb the neighbors, how would that be good!" He looked at Hua Ermother, perhaps deeming her too fierce, and dared not approach, only standing at the doorway and saying, "Where did your uncle Pan offend you, what exactly happened?"

Without waiting for Hua Ermother to speak, Jing Taihe also ran in, firmly grasping her arm, and forced a strained smile toward Pan Family patriarch: "Don’t be afraid, my wife has some misunderstandings, I’ll take her home now, you should rest early..."

"Rest my ass!" Hua Ermother exploded in another angry shout, but when she looked at Pan Family patriarch again, her tone softened somewhat, "Grandpa, don’t take it to heart, I’m not after you. I may not know how to read or have an education, but I know who has been good to me. Taihe and I have been living here in the west side of the village for over two years, and we’ve been grateful for your and Grandma’s care. This kindness, I, Ermother, wouldn’t dare forget for a moment. But when your son does something base, I can’t let it go just like that!"

"Exactly what happened?" Pan Family patriarch was utterly confused, his heart anxious as the hand supporting the doorframe started to tremble slightly, "You two are business partners, weren’t you doing well? During the day, you were still discussing amicably, it hasn’t been long, why now... You tell Grandpa, I’ll support you. If he truly did wrong, I won’t spare him!"

Hua Ermother, having lost her parents early on and having a strained relationship with her in-laws, was used to being tough. However, upon hearing Pan Family patriarch’s soft words, her heart turned somewhat sour, and thinking of Hua Xiaomai’s troubled situation, she almost lost control of her emotions, her eyes reddening as she turned her head away and sniffed.