Su Xiaowan had just welcomed Han Xiaohua through the door, and before either of them could take off their coats, Han's mother immediately gave Han Xiaohua two slaps that echoed loudly.
After that, without waiting another moment, she grabbed Han Xiaohua's down jacket and dragged her into the living room, cursing as she went, "You little brat, now that you've grown a backbone, you think you're something special, don't you? Huh?"
After hurling a stream of abuse, she slapped her several more times. Han Xiaohua merely covered her face and head with her hands. Because of her thick clothes, the blows landed on her body and didn't actually hurt that much.
Han's mother continued to curse, "So, you've learned to run away from marriage and home now, have you? Who gave you the courage, who inspired you? Oh! You're so bold to run away in the dead of night, trying to scare me to death, aren't you?"
