So, just as Old Lady Zhao was about to take a breather after scolding for a while, Zhao Cuifen spoke up with a flattering look: "Mom, I'm borrowing grain, not begging. Don't worry, I'll definitely pay it back later. I'll even pay back more, okay? I can't borrow much. Just lend me ten or twenty catties to tide me over. Once I've cleared out the grain at home, I'll bring it back to you right away."
"Pah! Do you think I'm stupid?" Old Mrs. Zhao retorted, spitting heavily at Zhao Cuifen and pointing her finger at her nose as she cursed, "Zhao Cuifen, don't think I don't know! Your family's grain has all been buried under the mud wall. Even if you can dig it out later, it'll be covered in mud. Not only will it be difficult to clean, but the mud itself is incredibly heavy... Even if you borrow ten pounds and return twenty pounds of grain, I'll still lose money. Do you think you can fool me just because I'm old?"
"Let me tell you! I'm perfectly sober, and I'm not going to be fooled by someone like you who's always trying to suck the blood of my brothers!"
"Mom! When have I ever taken advantage of my brothers? I only borrowed grain, and I'll pay it back! Besides, our grain was buried under the earthen wall, but most of it was in bags. Even if it broke, it wouldn't all spill out. I'll just bring back clean grain to pay you back later..."
"Besides, it's not my fault that I don't receive New Year's gifts during holidays... It's just that..." Zhao Cuifen felt a bellyful of grievances, and her tone of voice unconsciously carried a sense of grievance.
Even though she hasn't provided any financial support to her family over the years, she hasn't leeched off them either.
As for not visiting home for holidays, isn't that because there's nothing they can do? When they married her off to that short-lived Tie Jun's father, they demanded an exorbitant dowry. The Wang family even said at the time that they were buying a wife, not marrying her. The reason they don't visit each other during holidays is because they demanded too much dowry.
Later, the Wang family forced her to marry (sell) Yun Youliang. The Zhao family and the Wang family argued, but they still got to share the benefits, didn't they?
So what if she's a daughter? She still contributed to the family! Didn't they receive enough dowry in those two separate instances? She just wanted to borrow grain, and before she even got it, they accused her of sucking blood from her brother. That's incredibly biased!
Of course, Zhao Cuifen didn't dare say these things at this moment. So, she just continued with a wronged expression, "Whether it's the Wang family or the Yun family, I can't make decisions for either. In the past, the Wang family was run by Tie Jun's grandparents. As for the Yun family, Yun Youliang only had eyes for Yun Shuisheng, the son of his short-lived ex-wife. As for everyone else, he didn't care about me, or even Yusheng. What I said had absolutely no effect..."
"Pah!" Old Mrs. Zhao spat heavily at Zhao Cuifen again, pointing at her and saying, "Stop giving me this nonsense. Saying you can't make your own decisions, are you trying to say that it's my fault as your mother for not finding you a good husband?"
“Let me tell you, Zhao Cuifen, I don’t care what you bring back. I just don’t want you to move your family’s things into your own home. And you’re bringing up all this nonsense. Are you trying to fool your mother again?”
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