She sniffed and forced herself to be chipper. She smiled at Xue Da and said, "Father, since it's already like this, I won't hide it from you. I can tolerate many things that happen to me, even if he takes a concubine. However, he used Hongguo and my wages to buy that concubine.
"I couldn't stand it. Based on his parents' intentions, I'm assuming that my future wages will also be used to support that concubine and the child. If that concubine really gave birth to a son, my life would only get worse. Hongguo wouldn't be able to get anything that I worked so hard for.
"I don't want anything. I just want to save up my wages to buy a dowry for Hongguo, so that she can get married in an honorable manner. With a dowry, she can have more confidence in her in-laws. I've already told him a long time ago that I'll leave my wages with him first and use them on Hongguo in the future…"
