When Bang Geng saw that his mother had not raised her hand, he asked in confusion, "Mom, why aren't you raising your hand?"
Qin Huairu scolded, "Put it down. This is a meeting for adults. What does it have to do with you children?"
Qin Huairu knew that, in front of everyone in the courtyard, she could not act irrationally no matter what. She could not let the neighbors gossip about her.
She had always taken losses openly and gained advantages behind the scenes.
Besides, her mother-in-law was clearly in the wrong this time.
How could she blame someone else for suffering a stroke from anger?
It was obvious Second Elder wanted to use her mother-in-law's illness to suppress Lin Zhen. She had no desire to be used as a weapon.
First Aunt saw that, in just a moment, four more people had lowered their hands.
She gave her husband Yi Zhonghai a look and lowered her hand as well.
With that, the Three Elders felt as if they had been stranded on a deserted island, surrounded by gazes as turbulent as raging waves.
Third Mistress immediately lowered her hand and quietly called out, "Old Yan, make the right choice!"
Yan Bugui took one look and realized that, among his family of seven, he was the only one being isolated.
Hadn't he boarded Old Liu's pirate ship?
He hurriedly lowered his hand too and said with an awkward smile, "All right, all right, nobody raise their hands. This is just a formality. The main goal is to make our courtyard more harmonious."
Yi Zhonghai took the chance to quickly lower his hand, while Liu Haizhong reluctantly did the same.
Lin Zhen said calmly, "Do we still need a vote? Why not ask everyone whether I respect the elderly and care