Gu Ya looked at Mrs. Zhang and Gu Baofu without any expression, did not speak, but turned his gaze to the workers at the ice cellar, and asked indifferently, "What exactly is going on?"
"Younger brother, what's there to ask? Isn't the reality laid out right here? Clearly, these people, taking advantage of their numbers, are bullying your eldest brother and sister-in-law."
Gu Baofu spoke righteously, with a face full of grievance, as if he had truly been wronged. Mrs. Zhang also complained, "Younger brother, look at the kind of people you've hired to work for your family. Although your elder brother and I have had some minor squabbles with you! But we are real family, aren't we? Their disrespect towards your elder brother and me today clearly shows they do not regard you at all, insulting us as a way to disgrace you."
