His sleeve was tugged, and when he saw it was Mrs. Li, she was using her gaze to urge him to wash his hands and prepare for dinner.
Hongji silently turned around and then ignored his mother to go wash his hands.
Hongji's father watched as the situation unfolded, glared at his son's back, and then glanced at Mrs. Li and her daughters. He noticed the baby Mrs. Li was holding was sucking on its hand, wanting something to eat!
The baby's expression helped soothe the grandfather's anger, and then he glared at Mrs. Lai, who was still sitting on the ground:
"Are you going to just sit there and act dead? Are you not going to eat? Such embarrassing behavior, look at how well-dressed you are, sitting on the ground like that? What a sight!"
Scolded by the old man, Mrs. Lai, also holding her breath, retorted softly, "What if I just wanted something, how about that? With a son so unfilial, besides, if the clothes get dirty, don't we have servants to wash them?"
