"Father, is that really what you think?" Xu Mingwei looked at Xu Chuan in astonishment.
Xu Chuan nodded slightly.
"Why? The Yang Household went far too far that day!"
"A Yuan, explain it to your eldest brother. If he still cannot understand, he can give up his position as household head."
Xu Mingwei turned to Xu Mingyuan, who said, "Eldest Brother, the Yang Household held their heads so high because they never took our Xu Household seriously.
If you accidentally stepped on an ant and killed it, would you care?
Over the years, have the ordinary commoners who died because of Qingjiang's Five Great Aristocratic Clans been few in number?
Our Xu Household also recruits talent. The difference is that we recruit ordinary commoners, while the Yang Household wanted to poach our people directly.
The Yang Household considered themselves high above us and thought we should be brimming with gratitude, just like those commoners. But they misjudged our pride and potential.
Any other top aristocratic clan in the County Seat would probably have been eager to send them more people and arrange more marriages.
The Yang Household pressured us, and our Xu Household refused.
But from the Yang Household's perspective, we might harbor resentment over this, yet it hardly amounted to a feud.
Once a feud began, neither side would rest until the other was dead."
"The Yang Household's former head sent us their Inherited Martial Art. At first, I only thought it was an apology, a gesture of goodwill, but it also made his stance clear.
He fully recognized our Xu Household's potential. Even if we are no match for the Yang Household now, we may stand shoulder to shoulder with them in the future. What do you think would happen once the Yang Household began taking an enemy