Chapter 142: Blood Relatives

In the Hua family courtyard, in the east room of the main house.

Yao Shi sat in front of the dressing table, wiping tears silently. Hua Minghe sat to the side with a worried face. Not far away were Hua Dalang, Hua Sanlang, and Hua Liulang, who were silent.

Hua Minghe handed a handkerchief to Yao Shi: "Alright, stop crying."

Yao Shi threw the handkerchief away: "Jiuniang has left, can't I cry?"

Seeing this, Hua Dalang couldn't help but say: "Mother, today's matter was clearly Jiuniang's fault. She gave Grandfather no face in public, making Grandfather unable to step down in front of Uncle Mingzhe and Third Master He. No matter where you go, this is her fault."

Yao Shi: "Yes, Jiuniang's temperament is a bit stubborn, but she didn't start the matter. I just can't figure out why every time Jiuniang comes back, the family makes such a scene."

Hua Dalang: "... If Jiuniang were like the other sisters, obedient enough, such things wouldn't happen."

Yao Shi glared: "You want Jiuniang to be like Qiniang, right?"

Hua Dalang was helpless: "Mother, we are talking about Jiuniang, let's not drag others in. Jiuniang is too unrestrained. Do you really think it's good for her to go on like this?"

"Grandfather didn't make excessive demands on her today, but look at her reaction. In front of guests, she didn't leave Grandfather any face at all. Do you think this is really good?"

Yao Shi snorted coldly: "Your grandfather didn't leave Jiuniang any face either."

Seeing that his mother was so unreasonable, Hua Dalang had a headache: "Mother, Jiuniang is a junior, Grandfather is an elder. Even if his words were somewhat inappropriate, as a junior, she should understand and be tolerant."

Yao Shi thought of something, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "When Wuniang had a difficult labor, Jiuniang went to the Marquis Wu Yi Mansion to make a scene. After that, your grandfather didn't hold the family so tightly, nor did he interfere too much with everyone's choices."

"However, since he started body refining, especially after becoming a clan elder, he started to pose as the head of the family again, wanting to have the final say in everything and wanting everyone to follow his arrangements."

"What's ridiculous is that he can cultivate and become a clan elder because of the body-refining technique Jiuniang gave to the family. Without Jiuniang, he would still be a marginal person in the clan..."

"Enough!"

Seeing his wife saying things that were getting out of hand, Hua Minghe had to speak to interrupt her: "Yutong, the children are here, how can you say these things?"

Yao Shi looked at Hua Minghe, feeling very angry: "Do you really not want your daughter anymore? Don't you know what kind of temperament Jiuniang has? Is she the kind of person who is willing to be arranged and controlled by others? If Father continues like this, it will only make Jiuniang more and more repelled by this family."

Hua Minghe felt somewhat restless.

On one side is the father who raised him, and on the other is the daughter he has loved since she was a child. One considers family development, that the family should work together; the other considers personal development.

Neither was wrong, and neither would give in. He was caught in the middle, and favoring either side was a hurt to the other. At this moment, he wished he had two bodies, one to support each person.

Hua Dalang: "Mother, I think you are taking the problem too seriously. Jiuniang just has a big temper and is too arrogant. I don't believe it, she can really not come home."

Hearing this, before Yao Shi could react, Hua Liulang said decisively: "Jiuniang will."

Hua Dalang choked and glared at his younger brother who was dragging him down.

Seeing this, Hua Liulang said seriously: "Eldest Brother, you have been studying outside for years, so you might not understand Jiuniang's temperament well. She has always done what she said."

"Moreover, you can't look at Jiuniang as an ordinary young lady. Jiuniang gave Grandfather no face today because she saw through Grandfather's true purpose."

Hearing this, Hua Dalang's eyes flickered, and an unnatural look crossed his face.

Hua Liulang continued: "And I also feel... the family is indeed pushing too far."

"Grandfather has already exchanged the body-refining technique for a clan elder position, and the brothers and sisters in the family have also caught the eye of the Count's Mansion because of body refining. Everything we possess now is much better than before."

"Most of this was brought by Jiuniang."

"However, Grandfather wants to maintain absolute authority as the head of the family. He doesn't want anyone to challenge his power, so he intentionally or unintentionally suppresses Jiuniang and ignores Jiuniang's contribution to the family."

Hua Dalang wanted to defend Old Master Hua: "Grandfather is not..."

"Eldest Brother, listen to me first."

Hua Liulang forcibly stopped Hua Dalang: "Grandfather asked Jiuniang to leave the Medicine Department and come back to help the family, ignoring Jiuniang's thoughts and wishes. Isn't his true purpose to want Jiuniang to hand over the eleven pharmacies under her name and the spiritual mine in Sancha Medicine Valley to the family?"

"Eldest Brother, aren't you responding to Grandfather like this because you will be the biggest beneficiary after this goal is achieved?"

"I can guess these calculations you have in your heart, let alone Jiuniang."

"You can also imagine that since Jiuniang built this industry by herself, how could she be the kind of young lady who doesn't go out of the gate and doesn't understand anything?"

"Jiuniang must have seen through your tricks at a glance, which is why she was so merciless today."

Listening to Hua Liulang's analysis, Hua Minghe, Yao Shi, Hua Dalang, and Hua Sanlang were all surprised. They didn't expect that the thick-lined Hua Liulang would have such an ability to see through the facts.

Hua Dalang was silent for a long time before speaking again: "Liulang, aren't you also favoring Jiuniang? You are doing this because Jiuniang handed over the spiritual mine to you to manage, right?"

Hua Liulang didn't deny it: "I admit, I help Jiuniang manage the spiritual mine, and I can get many benefits. I never thought about covering this up. Having a sister like Jiuniang, I am proud of her from the bottom of my heart."

"But what about you?"

"You clearly covet Jiuniang's things, but you still want to put on a look of doing it for her own good, and you keep accusing her of all kinds of faults."

"You all say Jiuniang's temperament is bad, but have you ever thought that maybe it's because of Jiuniang's bold, unyielding, and unmanageable temperament that she can earn eleven pharmacies and a spiritual mine by herself?"

"Grandfather is even worse, even wanting to use his status as an elder to suppress Jiuniang, asking her to contribute the pharmacies and spiritual mine for free, and there is a lot of suppression in his words. If this isn't greed, what is it?"

Hua Dalang didn't expect that his younger brother, who had been dull since childhood, would have a day when he would be speechless.

Hua Sanlang also looked at Hua Liulang with surprise: "Liulang, how did you become so good at talking?"

Hua Liulang ignored Hua Sanlang and continued: "Before, I talked with Jiuniang, and I suddenly discovered that the family is using filial piety and the requirement that women should be obedient and humble to demand her. They turn a blind eye and ignore what she wants and what she does. It seems no one in the family stands on her side. Looking at her lonely expression, I suddenly feel she is so pitiful, and I suddenly understand why she doesn't tell the family anything."

Hearing this, Hua Minghe and Yao Shi were stunned, and Hua Dalang and Hua Sanlang were also silent.

Hua Liulang looked at his parents and two elder brothers: "Putting ourselves in her shoes, if we earned eleven pharmacies and a spiritual mine, would we be willing to contribute them to the family for free?"

"If we are not willing, why do we demand that Jiuniang contribute them?"

He paused, and Hua Liulang added: "Based on my understanding of Jiuniang, after today, Jiuniang will no longer provide medicinal materials for the family's body-refining medicinal bath. You should be mentally prepared."

"The body-refining technique was given, and the medicinal materials for the body-refining bath were given. In the end, not only did she not get any good, but she also got a lot of blame. This kind of thing wouldn't pass for anyone."

Hua Minghe looked at his third son and felt somewhat comforted, thinking that going out for training really tempers people. Liulang had only been at the spiritual mine for a few months, and this growth was simply amazing.

At the same time, in the west room of the Hua family main courtyard.

Old Master Hua sat on the kang with a face full of anger. Old Madam Hua sat opposite him, flipping through the gift list received during the Mid-Autumn Festival, saying as she looked: "Don't you know Jiuniang's temperament? She has been unmanageable since she was a child. You scolded her in public, so you should have expected that she would give you no face in public."

"If you ask me, the face you lost today is entirely your own fault."

Old Master Hua's tone was sharp: "Enough, stop talking cold words here, and quickly think about what to do next for me."

Old Madam Hua's expression paused: "What's next?"

Old Master Hua rubbed his face with a headache: "The Count's Mansion wants the entire volume of the 'Nine Revolutions Profound Art'."

Old Madam Hua heard this and said directly: "Why didn't you refuse? This matter cannot be agreed to. Even if Jiuniang is willing to give it, you cannot hand it over to the clan."

Old Master Hua hung his head and said nothing.

Old Madam Hua knew that her old partner wanted to prove himself in front of the clan members: "... Don't have a headache about this matter. Whether Jiuniang will provide body-refining techniques to the family in the future is still unknown."

Old Master Hua raised his head sharply: "Jiuniang... won't really be so heartless, right? Not caring about the brothers and sisters in the family?"

Old Madam Hua said angrily: "Wasn't it you who told Jiuniang not to come back to this house?"

Old Master Hua also knew he was in the wrong: "I... I was just furious."

Old Madam Hua: "When the clan came to the door and wanted you to hand over the Qihuang body-refining technique to the clan, I told you to tell Jiuniang, but for the sake of your face, you refused."

"If you ask me, that face of yours should be put down. For an elder to lower his head appropriately is not a big deal."

Old Master Hua: "Why did I do all this? Wasn't it for the good of this family? Now it has become my fault."

Old Madam Hua said directly: "You are indeed doing it for the good of the family, but you didn't include Jiuniang. Not only did you not include her, but you also wanted Jiuniang to take out her things for the good of others. If it were me, I wouldn't do it either."

Old Master Hua was speechless with anger: "Fine, fine, fine, I am the villain, and you are all good people." After speaking, he got up angrily and walked out of the room quickly.

Seeing this, Old Madam Hua continued to flip through the gift list. Regarding the outburst of her ninth granddaughter today, she was not worried at all in her heart. She knew very well that with the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law there, no matter how angry Jiuniang was, she would not really ignore the Hua family.

This is blood relatives! ===== CHAPTER 143 =====