"Jiaojiao, let's go. From now on, let's pretend we never had this daughter." Zhou's eyes were filled with tears, heartbroken.
Lu Ziwei knew she had spoken too harshly and hurt her mother's feelings: "Jiaojiao, please help me persuade my mother. I didn't mean it that way. I have my own life."
"Things aren't what she sees them to be."
Su Yujiao patted her hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll go and talk to her."
"Um."
Su Yujiao left the Li family with Zhou Shi: "Mother, now is not the time to be angry. The key is to make my aunt come to her senses."
“I know you can’t stand seeing your aunt being wronged, but this is not the way to handle it.”
"The fact that my aunt was able to do this shows that she was deeply in love with her brother-in-law and that she was unable to have children, which is why she felt guilty."
"She doesn't think the Li family is being unreasonable now; she only feels that she owes them something and is afraid that she hasn't performed well enough."
“My aunt is blinded by her own involvement. If we don’t let her see the true colors of the Li family, she won’t go with you. She will willingly spend her whole life in the Li family.”
Zhou cried uncontrollably: "I understand the reasoning, but I can't persuade people calmly."
“She was born weak and sickly. I took better care of her than any other child, for fear that I would lose my daughter if I made a mistake.”
“I raised her with such care, I truly cherished her and was afraid she would break if I held her in my hands or melt if I kept her in my mouth. How could I bear to see her being treated so badly?”
Su Yujiao continued to comfort her: "Mother, I understand how you feel. I know you were just saying that out of anger and you won't really abandon your aunt."
"If I asked you to go back now, you wouldn't be able to bring yourself to do it."
"How about this, you go back to Beijing first, and I'll stay and keep my aunt company for a while to give her some advice."
Zhou shook her head: "I'm not going back. The Li family is so heartless, I can't rest easy about either of you."
“I’ll stay at an inn. If anything happens, I can back you up.”
"That's okay too."
After Su Yujiao helped Zhou Shi back to the inn and settled her in, she went to the Li family alone.
This time, there was no surprise attack. The Li family put on a good show, with Mrs. Li personally entertaining her and being extremely hospitable.
"Jiaojiao, right? Look at the mess this has made. It's all my fault."
"I'll go apologize to my mother-in-law right away."
"But things are not as she sees them. Weiwei is a good girl. We love her so much that we would never dare to bully her."
Su Yujiao also said some polite words to avoid embarrassing her aunt.
“My mother-in-law has already gone back, Mrs. Li, there’s no need to be nervous. My sister-in-law has already explained everything clearly.”
"It's hard for parents not to be angry when they see such a scene."
"Once you explain it clearly, everything will be fine."
"You two must have treated my aunt very well, otherwise she wouldn't have protected you so much."
"After all, my aunt isn't stupid. If you really mistreated her, she would have gone back to her family for support long ago."
"After all, my aunt's family is quite prestigious; they're not the kind of family that anyone can bully."
As Su Yujiao spoke, Madam Li nodded in agreement, though she was secretly quite resentful, though she dared not show it on her face.
So what if her family is prominent? Lu Ziwei's brain is still completely controlled by her son.
So what if she's the daughter of a general? She still has to kneel down and massage her legs and feet every night.
She knew that Zhou hadn't left, but had stayed at the inn.
But since Su Yujiao said that Zhou Shi had left, she would pretend that she knew nothing and would not bother to see Zhou Shi's expression.
She simply didn't believe that Zhou could live in Lin'an County for the rest of her life.
Hmph, after all, a married daughter is no longer under her mother's control. As long as they can keep Lu Ziwei under their thumb, even if Zhou Shi is unwilling, can she kidnap her daughter?
Not only can she not be taken away, but after a while she will send large sums of benefits to the Li family, unless she is not afraid that her daughter will be mistreated in her husband's family.
Who told her to cause such a scene at her daughter's in-laws' house!
snort!
"Jiaojiao, just stay here and treat this place like your own home. If you need anything, just tell Weiwei. She's the one in charge here."
"Alright, Madam Li, please go ahead and get busy. I'll keep my sister company for a bit."
After Madam Li left, Lu Ziwei finally spoke, sobbing, "Mother is really gone?"
Su Yujiao shook her head: "How could that be? Mother is worried about you, so she's staying at the inn for now."
“Your mother-in-law is good at saying nice things. When I was taking my mother to the inn, the Li family was following behind her the whole time.”
“Your mother-in-law should know that your mother did not leave. If she really wants to explain, she should go to the inn now to apologize and make things clear.”
"As a result, when I told her that my mother had already passed away, she took it as a lie and planned to avoid seeing me forever."
"Such a person is not sincere; he's cunning and scheming."
"And you, you used to be a pampered young lady, never lifting a finger at home. How come you're now doing things to serve others?"
"You're still kneeling and serving me? What are you thinking?"
"Even if you didn't bear any children for the Li family, you shouldn't be so humble. You break my heart!"
Su Yujiao didn't speak to Lu Ziwei with the same respect she would show her aunt; their relationship was more like that of friends.
After all, they were very good friends before they became sisters-in-law.
As Lu Ziwei listened to Su Yujiao's words, tears streamed down her face.
“I don’t want to be so humble, but I just feel guilty.”
“I prove my worth in other ways. I don’t want people to think that I can’t have children and that I’m just showing off and being arrogant in my husband’s family because of my family’s influence.”
Su Yujiao was utterly speechless: "So what if you haven't had children? What do you have to feel guilty about?"
"I haven't had any children either, do you know what your mother did?"
“She gave me my older brother’s child, and then made me pretend to be pregnant. On the day of the birth, she brought two children back from outside.”
"In this way, my reputation and status will be preserved, and I will have three children to enjoy with me in the future."
“This is what a good mother-in-law is. This is true love. She considers everything for me, not just saying it, but arranging everything so that I have no pressure or worries.”
"That's why your mother-in-law was so angry when she saw how Madam Li treated you."
"She is a good mother-in-law who genuinely treats other people's daughters well, but her own daughter is not treated well. How could she not feel heartbroken?"
"Does your mother-in-law often say that you are sensible, filial, and good in every way, but you didn't give the Li family a child?"
"She also said she wanted to have a grandson, which was her only regret in life."
"She puts pressure on you in a subtle way, making you feel that her regret is caused by you."
"It makes you feel that your inability to have children is a heinous crime that deserves endless atonement."
"She mentally oppresses and controls you, thereby doing whatever she wants to you."
Lu Ziwei shook her head, crying, "That's not how it is. My mother-in-law is very good to me. She didn't put any pressure on me on purpose."
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