She hurriedly said to her son, "You just promised Juhua that you'd go to their home and apologize. I think you should go over to Uncle Yang's house in a little while and do just that. We can't have people saying we raised an unreasonable son. Besides, you gave your word. You can't go back on it. Juhua said if you do, she'll look down on you even more."
That remark hit Liu Yungen right where it hurt, and he was so angry that tears started welling up in his eyes again.
'To be humiliated like this by a girl… How could he not be furious?'
Seeing her brother's state, Liu Yunlan was so frustrated she could have screamed. She poked him on the forehead. "Can't you try to have a little backbone? Is there something you can't talk about? A problem you can't think through? Why do you start crying over every little thing? You're a boy!"
Just then, Liu Fugui strolled into the courtyard with his hands clasped behind his back, swaying as he hummed a little tune, looking utterly content.
