“I know that you and my mom are both doing this for my own good. Even my mom just now... it looked like she was going to hit me or kick me out, but I know that she was just disappointed in me and didn't want me to suffer, so she did it on purpose. I know all of that in my heart.”

Zhao Cuifen looked at Old Man Zhao and Old Lady Zhao and said with a touched expression.

Old Mrs. Zhao pursed her lips and said, "Knowing that, why did you still say those things to upset me?"

Old Zhao's face darkened, and he gave Old Lady Zhao a very stern look, his eyes full of warning.

Old Mrs. Zhao was still afraid of Old Mr. Zhao, so she immediately turned her head to the other side. Although she pursed her lips again, she didn't say anything more.

Old Zhao smiled at Zhao Cuifen again and said, "You know your mother's temper. She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She only has good intentions towards you, not bad intentions."

It would be strange if Zhao Cuifen believed it.

Whether you believe it or not, Zhao Cuifen gave Old Man Zhao a smile and said, "Dad, don't worry. I know Mom's temper. No matter what, she still loves me. I know that. So, I won't take it to heart."

"But Dad, I know Mom's temper, but you two really don't understand Yun Lao Er."

"He and I couldn't live together anymore, but even a woman like me has a hard time getting married again. If Yun Lao Er is no longer that good, how can he find another woman to marry?"

"So he's just making do with me now, just asking for a free maid to serve him and his precious eldest son, doing their laundry, cooking for them, and running errands."

“I am aware of all of this.”

"So, he will never let me leave the Yun family."

"If I leave the Yun family, where will they find free servants..."

"You don't know, I've mentioned before that I wanted to divorce Yun Lao Er and go my separate ways, but every time I brought it up, he beat me, he beat me really badly. If I hadn't been lucky, you wouldn't be seeing me now..."

"Bang!" Old Zhao slammed his pipe heavily on the table and said in a show of bravado, "This Yun the Second is simply too much. Does he think the Zhao family has no one to rely on?"

"Old woman, go and call Dewang and the others back to me, and bring the two children along too. I refuse to believe that they can just stand by and do nothing when their own sister and aunt are being bullied like that by the Yun family!"

"Where am I supposed to find someone for you?" Old Mrs. Zhao muttered under her breath, slowly standing up and making a move to walk outside.

"Mom, wait a minute." Zhao Cuifen called out to Old Lady Zhao, then looked at Old Man Zhao and said in an anxious tone, "We can't call them, they'll suffer the consequences."

"So what if they suffer a loss?" Old Zhao glared and said loudly, "You are their own sister and aunt, they are family, you are all my blood relatives, you are my blood in the bones, it is only right that they stand up for you. If they can't even help you with this little thing, then they shouldn't call me dad or grandpa!"

Old Zhao spoke with such righteous indignation, but of course, Zhao Cuifen didn't believe a word he said. Despite her disbelief, Zhao Cuifen still feigned deep emotion, looking at Old Zhao and saying earnestly, "Dad, you don't know the situation. They have everything they need back at the old house—money, good stuff, they lack nothing. All the villagers will side with them for their own benefit."