"What else is there to discuss with your mother-in-law?" Ms. Liu Junior's mother really didn't want her to go and speak with the Land Officer's wife.
Since the Liu Family wasn't as wealthy as the Yang Family, she always felt inferior in front of the Land Officer's wife, unable to lift her head high. Now, bringing up this matter again, she felt as if she could not save face.
"Mother, all the major and minor matters at home are decided by my mother-in-law. Besides, even if I don't tell my mother-in-law, she'll find out eventually. If I go to the Ye Family myself, and if they agree, then all is well. But if they don't agree and it somehow offends both families, what if my mother-in-law gets to know? How could I continue living in this family?"
Upon hearing this, Ms. Liu Junior's mother realized she was right.
So Ms. Liu Junior went to find the Land Officer's wife.
