Xu Laifu's eyes went red at the sight of the dark sauce splattered all over the ground.
He clenched his fists and, for the first time, roared at Xu Laisheng.
"Who's really forcing whose hand here?"
How could Xu Laisheng tolerate his younger brother's defiance? He grabbed him by the collar.
Xu Laifu didn't back down this time. The two of them quickly fell into a scuffle and were only separated when the clan elders arrived.
The clan elders naturally sided with Mr. and Mrs. Xu, but as the saying goes, it's hard to judge family matters. The older son and his wife were notoriously difficult people, and if this fabricated debt wasn't settled for good, they would keep stirring up trouble without end.
In the end, to spare his parents the difficulty, Xu Laifu agreed to pay, but only after he sold the contents of these vats.
However, Xu Laisheng's wife was already convinced he'd never be able to sell it all. She insisted on taking something else as collateral.
