Chapter 462: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 462: Crisis at Hand (2)
At this point, Wu shi wiped her tears, disregarding how ugly Hong shi's expression had become, and continued, "Tie Tou now has a good job. Originally, if he saved up for another year or two, he would have enough to marry. But not long ago, his young aunt got injured. He used all the money he painstakingly earned to pay for her medical treatment. Now, his aunt still can't get out of bed, and the medical expenses are like a bottomless pit. The little money Tie Tou earns is barely enough for his aunt's medicine. I had no choice but to come out to work, so that I can save a bit for him. It'll be easier for him to marry in the future! If so, Mother, do you still think this daughter-in-law is heartless for not giving you money? If I stops earning this wage, Tie Tou won't be able to marry for the rest of his life..."
After hearing these words, everyone present felt deeply moved and couldn't help but sympathize with Wu shi. Who doesn't have sons and daughters? Who hasn't toiled for half their lives for their children? This Wu shi wasn't keeping her earnings for herself but for her children. What was wrong with that? Would they really let her son remain unmarried and lonely for his whole life, without even a person to pour water for him when he's old?
At this moment, no one accused Wu shi of being unfilial or unkind anymore. Instead, they felt extreme disgust towards the aggressive Hong shi: the daughter-in-law was generous enough to contribute money for her sister-in-law's medical treatment, but the mother-in-law showed no gratitude. Instead, she even forced her daughter-in-law to hand over the hard-earned wages. It was simply too much, akin to the evil mother-in-law who mistreats her daughter-in-law that one hears about in the streets!
Hong shi, labeled as an "evil mother-in-law," hated Wu shi to the core. But now, in this unfavorable situation, she had no way to turn things around or profit from Wu shi. Eventually, amidst the curious stares of the bystanders, she was supported by Niu shi as she left, giving off an air of fleeing in defeat!
"Yan girl, it's all because Aunt Tang wasn't good, causing trouble for you again."
On the way back, Wu shi kept apologizing to Mo Yan, feeling extremely guilty.
Originally, the business at the little stall was booming, making many other stall owners jealous. They would occasionally sow discord among the customers. If Hong shi and her daughter-in-law had really splashed dirty water on them today and spread it around, it would have been difficult for the stall to continue its business.
In fact, she should have anticipated that something like this would happen today. Over the past few days, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law had been pressing her about the stall. No matter what excuses she used, it was useless. She just hadn't expected them to cause such a scene in public, which was really infuriating.
"Aunt, please don't say that. They are who they are, and you are you. They are determined to cause trouble, and you can't stop them."
Mo Yan was angry at the despicable mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, naturally not blaming Wu shi. However, if their goal wasn't achieved today, there was no guarantee they wouldn't come up with more wicked ideas in the future. She didn't have the time or energy to deal with these messy matters.
Now that the two families had severed ties and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law feared her, they probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble in front of her in the future. But Auntie was different. As long as she remained a member of the Mo family, greedy people like Hong shi would never rest.
There were some things she couldn't say directly as an outsider, so she asked indirectly, "Aunt, when you've saved enough money for Tie Tou to marry, do you plan to build him a separate house, or a larger one where the whole family can live together?"
Wu shi didn't know why she suddenly asked this, but she answered, "Of course, I'll build him a separate house. There's no room to add onto the house we live in now. Aunt Tang also doesn't want him to get married and still have to squeeze with the whole family."
Mo Yan continued, "But Tie Tou is your eldest son. According to tradition, he should support you in your old age. If he lives separately, won't people criticize him for being unfilial?"
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