Yet ever since the Mao Family arrived, Xun Hui's days became even harder.
"My sister Juanzi is about the same age as Little Hui, and the two get along quite well. Little Hui told my sister that the Mao Family's mother-in-law would always pinch her and wouldn't give her food to eat. So, Juanzi would often sneak some cakes or sweet potatoes to her... I remember one time, Little Hui fainted as soon as she got up from washing clothes by the river. If my mother hadn't been there to catch her in time, Little Hui probably would have been no more... Yet the Mao Family still said Little Hui was doing it on purpose to show her defiance, mentioning how hard it is to be a stepmother..."
"And then?"
