He stared with wide eyes, watching the plate of food above his head slowly slide down and finally shatter on the floor, with juice splattering everywhere.

The atmosphere at the table froze instantly, and everyone stared at the scene in amazement.

An Ran sat in her original position, with no expression on her face, and said, "This is the price you pay for insulting me."

Every word fell clearly into the ears of those present.

Her words were like a slap in the face to cousin Li Hao, causing his anger and embarrassment to burst out instantly.

"Where the hell did you come from, you crazy woman!" Li Hao's cousin shouted angrily, his face turned from blue to white, and then from white to red, as if the blood in his body was boiling.

He stood up suddenly, clenched his fists, and tensed his muscles, as if he was ready to rush towards An Ran at any time.

His eyes were full of anger and rage, as if he was going to eat her.

Li Hao was the first to react.

He quickly rushed out from his seat and nimbly pushed his cousin onto the dining table with his backhand. His movements were decisive and powerful, as if he was treating a criminal.

Cousin Li Hao was stunned by Li Hao's sudden action. He struggled to break free from Li Hao's restraints, but to no avail.

He glared at Li Hao angrily and roared, "What are you doing? Let me go!"

Li Hao ignored his roar and held him tightly, with no intention of letting go.

"Ahao! What are you doing! This is your cousin!" The old lady was so anxious that she jumped up and down when she saw this.

"Enough!" Li Xuehai's voice sounded again.

He walked to the dining table, looked at cousin Li Hao who was being held on the table, and said seriously: "You really went too far, you must apologize to Ranran!"

Cousin Li Hao was intimidated by the momentum of Li Hao and Li Xuehai. He stared at An Ran unwillingly.

Li Xuehai turned to look at An Yunxin and said gently, "Yunxin, take Ranran to wash her hands."

An Yunxin nodded, walked to An Ran and gently took her hand.

Li Xuehai looked at An Ran and smiled softly, "Ran Ran, don't be afraid, we are all here."

He seemed to be comforting a frightened child and giving Anran some reassurance.

An Ran glanced at Li Xuehai, with a touch of emotion in her eyes.

So she followed An Yunxin and left the dining table and walked towards the bathroom.

Li Hao released his restraints on his cousin, and his body suddenly leaned forward and he almost fell to the ground.

His face flushed red, anger and shame mixed together, making his face even uglier.

The vegetable leaves and oil stains all over his body made him look disheveled.

The cousin glared at Li Hao with anger in his eyes. However, facing Li Hao's cold eyes, he finally chose to remain silent.

"You, my stepdaughter, are going too far. It was just a joke. Is it that serious?" Uncle Li Hao looked up at Li Xuehai.

"A joke?" Li Xuehai smiled and asked, "Brother-in-law, if your daughter was insulted like this, would you also think it was a joke?"

My brother-in-law was speechless when asked.

Li Xuehai looked at the two elderly people deeply with mixed emotions.

"Ahao's mother passed away early. If I ask myself honestly, over the years, I have given you two the full support you deserved, and our two children have grown up well. I have no regrets."

He paused for a moment and added, "I have fulfilled my responsibilities. I don't owe anyone anything, and I haven't let anyone down. Over the years, we have had very little contact, and the two elders have rarely visited the two children. There is no need in the future, so we should visit less often."

Li Xuehai's words caused the whole family to fall into a brief silence.

The old lady shook her head and sighed, her voice filled with endless sadness.

"My unfortunate daughter, you have never had a good life. Now, your husband belongs to someone else, and your children are protecting outsiders."

"They are not outsiders." Li Hao said firmly: "I have never forgotten my mother. Aunt An's kindness to us is not fake. Ranran is my sister, and they are my family."

An Yunxin and An Ran heard their conversation. These words warmed the hearts of the mother and daughter. They looked at each other and smiled slightly.

The old lady pointed at Li Hao and gnashed her teeth, "You unfilial son! If your mother knew about this, she would be so heartbroken!"

Li Hao said: "If my mother knew about this, she would definitely want to see someone who can truly take care of and love us."

The old lady was so angry that she was shaking all over, her face turned pale, and she couldn't speak for a while.

She looked at Li Hao as if she wanted to eat him alive.

The whole family fell into silence again, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Li Xuehai said calmly: "Dad, Mom, we have lived for most of our lives."

"I cherish the fate with you. You are still my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and Ahao's grandparents. This family relationship cannot be severed. I will not ignore you just because I have a new family. Please rest assured about this."

He paused, his eyes became firm: "But this does not mean that you can abuse and insult my wife and daughter at will. They are my family, and I will not tolerate anyone hurting them, including you."

The old man was silent for a few seconds, sighed deeply, then slowly raised his head and looked at Li Xuehai.

"Xue Hai, we will no longer interfere in your life. As a father, I feel a little uncomfortable seeing my son-in-law rebuild a family. I hope you can understand this."

Li Xuehai nodded.

At this time, An Yunxin walked out of the bathroom holding An Ran's hand.

The old man looked at his filthy grandson, sighed and said, "Apologize to the girl."

Cousin Li Hao's expression changed slightly. He walked up to An Ran. Although he said "I'm sorry", his eyes were full of disdain and indifference.

Everyone present sensed his insincerity.

The old man frowned directly, glared at Li Hao's cousin, and said sternly: "Apologize!"

He was startled by his grandfather's harsh tone and spoke again: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that to you."

This time the voice was a little lower, but still showed a hint of reluctance.

An Ran didn't expect him to apologize sincerely, but when she saw that he still had two vegetables hanging on his shoulders and looked embarrassed and funny, her anger subsided a lot.

So she nodded to show that she accepted his apology.

The old man said to his grandson, "Go to the bathroom and clean up."

Cousin Li Hao nodded, turned and walked towards the bathroom. When he saw himself in the mirror, he clenched his fists. It was so humiliating!

Thinking about Li Hao's muscular body, I can't beat him.

Angry and annoyed.

The old man patted Li Xuehai's shoulder gently and said, "Xuehai, I'm sorry to bother you today."

Li Xuehai shook his head.

After cousin Li Hao cleaned up the dirt on his body, the family left.

Before leaving, the old man patted Li Xuehai on the shoulder again to express his apology.

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