After marriage, if one is fortunate, her husband is kind, her mother-in-law not so harsh, and her children and grandchildren are filial, leading to a life that's peacefully uneventful.
But if luck is lacking and the man she marries is less than human, her life is filled with so much misery that her tears dry up, her eyes weep blind, and she endures a lifetime of hardship.
The youngest sister nodded, her heartbeat quickened, her face burning hot.
"Did the crab pinch your hand when you caught it?" Xie Zhinuan asked.
"No, I'm not afraid, not afraid of the pain!" the youngest sister quickly spoke out.
Hiding her hand behind her back.
Even if it hurt, she wasn't afraid.
Mom said that before long they could choose a plot to build a house on, far away from grandma and them, Dad agreed too.
She wanted to build close to Sister Zhinuan's place, although that area was a pile of rocks, everyone at home could work on it.
