"He's not that dumb," he said. "It wasn't easy becoming an official; he wouldn't let his aunt ruin him like that. I reckon he's also looking for an opportunity to thoroughly deal with her. Isn't that where we come in?"
With this incident, he can put in a few words in front of his aunt, saying how Ye Zi'an is not to be messed with, how big his official rank is, and how he won't let her off the hook. His aunt, lacking much insight, would listen and obediently go back home.
At least she probably won't dare to come to Gaoshui County for the time being.
"Ah, ignorance is really frightening. Compared to Auntie Ling, I suddenly feel that our family's relatives aren't so bad. At least they haven't done anything as thuggish as this."