Inside the house, Yao Yuxia and Yao Jianming, who had been huddled by the fire basin, heard every word of the conversation in the courtyard clearly.
"Brother," Yao Yuxia whispered, "I don’t want to build that courtyard wall. Even though we’ve divided the family, I still feel like we’re all one. If we put up walls to split ourselves into three separate households, it’s just going to create distance between us."
"Yuxia, that’s a matter for the third and fourth branches. We aren’t in a position to interfere," Yao Jianming said, casting a mocking glance at his severed arm. "Look at us now. Who would listen to anything we have to say?"
Chapter 990