"Anyway, this family must be divided today! Our family has already fallen apart. Why are you, father, still clinging onto it? If it doesn't go our way, we will make a big fuss today! We're not afraid of losing face, but when the time comes, we won't care about what the people in the village say about you!"
Mrs. Ji directly issued a harsh threat—this was a blatant intimidation. Who doesn't know that Qiao Dazhi fears most for the Qiao family's reputation? If such a matter were to get out, and this couple uttered nonsense, it's possible the whole village would curse him for being mean to his own son and daughter-in-law.
Qiao Dazhi almost fainted from anger, "I should have thrown you, this shrew, out of the house long ago. Now it's not your place to climb on my neck! The family's misfortune!"
