After Ma Efen finished speaking softly, she let go of his hand.
Before leaving, he glared at Zhu Wenjuan.
Having no other choice, Zhu Wenjuan, who had only slept for an hour, got dressed and left the house.
"Mom, Wangtao and I just went to bed. I'm so sleepy."
Zhu Wenjuan had dark circles under her eyes and was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping.
"Sleep, sleep, all you do is sleep! What new bride is as lazy as you? Hurry up and wash all the dishes and chopsticks that weren't washed yesterday, and take that pile of dirty clothes to the river and scrub them carefully by hand, don't tear them. Then empty the spittoons in my room and yours, and go to the hill to chop some firewood to make breakfast. We used up all the firewood yesterday to cook for you, so remember to cook before dawn. Tao'er was exhausted yesterday, he probably got up late, and if we make breakfast too early, it'll be cold. You slut, don't bother Tao'er anymore, or you'll ruin his health, I'll make sure you suffer!"
Ma Efen muttered curses under her breath.
Zhu Wenjuan wanted to argue with her, but when she thought about how Liu Wangtao had protected his mother last night, she decided against it.
After all, what mother-in-law doesn't torment her daughter-in-law?
Just bear with it, bear with it for a few years, and it will be fine once this old widow dies.
Zhu Wenjuan's idea was not without reason. Liu Wangtao was twenty years old this year, but Ma Efen was already forty-five.
She gave birth to her only son at the age of twenty-five.
Not long after, her husband fell ill and died. She doted on her son, making sure he was well-fed even when she herself was hungry.
Therefore, Ma Efen's health was not good; she was always in pain and aches, and she probably wouldn't live long.
The average life expectancy here is only 58 years.
Zhu Wenjuan felt that she could finally make it big after a few years of hard work.
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