Liang Xiaoju had a sudden burst of defiance, raising her voice and turning on Xiao Man, going toe-to-toe with her. The other three girls, like frightened little chicks, huddled by the door and stared dumbly. Not one of them dared to speak up and mediate.
Grandpa, having finished his bath, was walking back and happened to hear Liang Xiaoju's last few remarks. He bellowed from the doorway, "Liang Xiaoju, who taught you to talk like that, huh? Did you grow up this big and go to school for all those years just to learn nothing? You don't have a shred of decency!"
