Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1379 - 1201 Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1379: Chapter 1201 Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Long Aixi relayed last night’s incident to Xia Dabao, and it was then that Xia Dabao became aware of the situation. She slammed down her chopsticks, "Hmph, this time I’m not going to show her any respect as an elder. If she curses again, I’ll definitely give her a piece of my mind!"

Xia Ye, however, urged her not to act rashly and told her to stay at home all day and not to go anywhere.

Xia Dabao might ignore what others say, but she would absolutely heed her father’s words, since everything her father did was based on sound reasoning.

...

After breakfast.

Xia Ye had just stepped out when he saw someone rushing toward him.

It was Auntie Zhao. Having cursed to no avail the previous night with no one responding, she was now furious with embarrassment. So, she stationed herself there early in the morning, waiting to scold anyone from the Xia family who came out.

"Oh, so Xia Dabao doesn’t dare come out now, does she? Where’s that brash courage from yesterday? Where’s that earnestness from playing a role in the opera? You had the gall to defame me in a play, and now you don’t dare to face me for a proper argument? Hiding at home like a turtle retracting its head, and even sending your dad out, you think I’ll be scared off by that?"

Since Xia Ye had only just left the house, Xia Dabao inside had overheard everything.

Fine, curse her if you must, but now you curse her father too? She couldn’t stand for that. Rolling up her sleeves, she wanted to go out and fight but was stopped by Nan Feng, "Abao, your father said he’d take care of things, and he will. You don’t need to get involved."

"Mom..." Xia Dabao said, aggrieved.

"Listen to mom!"

Xia Dabao had no choice but to sit back down.

Outside, Auntie Zhao kept on scolding, "Xia Ye, oh Xia Ye, you’ve been here in Peach Blossom Village for over a decade now, right? All along, I’ve respected you as a real man and never said anything against you, but what is your family doing? Your family’s Dabao is behaving like this, is it your intention to make it impossible for us to live in this village?"

Xia Ye, however, said nothing, just kept walking on. He was carrying a machete and was planning to go up the mountain to chop some bamboo to fix the fence around the Vegetable Garden.

"I’m telling you, don’t you walk away! Your daughter does these shameful things and doesn’t dare to step out, and here you are, indulging her. With Xia Dabao’s current demeanour, if this continues, she’ll end up getting beaten to death sooner or later!" Auntie Zhao wasn’t about to let Xia Ye off easy. Seeing he remained silent, she took it as a sign of his guilt.

People used to think that Xia Ye was not one to be provoked, silent and tall, and no one in the village dared to mess with him. Over time, they all thought he was tough, but who would have expected him to be quiet when argued with? So what if he was tall? He was still just a paper tiger in the end.

Auntie Zhao stepped forward and grabbed Xia Ye’s sleeve, "If you don’t give me a straightforward answer today, you’re not going anywhere. Do you believe I’ll shout ’indecent assault’ right now, letting everyone in the village know you’re a pervert? Anyway, my reputation has already been ruined by your daughter, so I don’t mind it getting even worse."

"What do you mean by ’a straightforward answer’?" Xia Ye finally spoke, his voice cold, unwittingly invoking a trace of fear.

"First, have your daughter Xia Dabao come out and publicly apologize to me in the village, and second, compensate me for my distress," Auntie Zhao said, still clinging tightly to Xia Ye.

Xia Ye looked at Auntie Zhao’s hands, his brows furrowing deeply, and as Auntie Zhao opened her mouth to make more demands, she suddenly found Xia Ye spinning around and giving a forceful shake.