Zhulan, fanning herself, thought to herself that once a wound heals, the pain is forgotten, sighing with relief that Lady Jiangwang had a long memory and didn't dare to bother Xue Mei. Looking at her aggrieved daughter, she said, "Did you come to me wanting a solution, or for me to intervene personally?"
Xue Mei knew her mother's involvement wouldn't be good, but she had tried both subtle and direct hints, to no avail; her mother-in-law just wouldn't take the hint. Not only did she refuse to leave, but she also invited people over every day, preventing her from returning to her maternal home. The only reason she was able to come today was because she sneaked away with her child while her mother-in-law wasn't paying attention. She had truly come to realize how manipulative her mother-in-law was, and it was suffocating her. "Mother, I'm really out of options. You don't know how good my mother-in-law's reputation is in Zhoujiacun. Everyone who sees me says I'm blessed."
