CLANG—
Her action was abrupt and fierce. Xie Lingyan, who was just about to sit down, was petrified in place. Even Old Lady Xie was startled into rigidness by this incident.
At the table, Xie Lingyan's wife, who had been silent all along, reacted swiftly. She immediately raised her voice, "Ah Yi, apologize to your sister!"
Ah Yi was clearly this young man's name.
Xie Yi was obviously spoiled, or perhaps he was challenging his mother's authority. After being startled, he looked at his mother with some embarrassment and annoyance. "I didn't say anything wrong; it's her who's being impolite. Why are you scolding me?"
This mother had no shred of deterrent power in front of her children.
The daughter remained silent, merely observing the situation mutely.
