Chapter 37 - Chapter 37: Chapter 37: What Happened? (1/2)
Chapter 37: Chapter 37: What Happened?
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Lunch had already been served when Mrs. Yang finally returned, her expression exceptionally ugly. No one knew what was wrong with Mrs. Yang, except for Mrs. Wang, who felt increasingly uneasy. Old Man Han sat in the seat of honor, observing Mrs. Yang’s condition.
“Old lady, what’s happened to you? Weren’t you just chatting with your old sisters? Why do you come back looking so upset? Has something happened?”
Mrs. Yang didn’t respond to Old Man Han, instead scanning over everyone seated, her gaze resting on Mrs. Wang with a brooding and unstable look. In her heart, she regretted having been blind in the past, for having agreed to such a daughter-in-law for her son. Wasn’t this just a troublemaker? It was one thing to stir up trouble at home, but to go outside and tarnish her own family’s reputation was another matter entirely.
Seeing that her mother-in-law and everyone else were staring at her, Mrs. Wang was forced to speak up, albeit reluctantly: “Mother-in-law, have I done something wrong that you’re looking at me this way?”
Mrs. Yang remembered what her old sisters had told her, and with an angry snort, said, “Humph! What have you done wrong? Then you tell us, what do you think you’ve done wrong? Say it out loud for everyone to hear, and let’s see what kind of good daughter-in-law the Han family has brought into the household!”
“Daughter-in-law, what have you done to make mother so angry?” Han Lin asked Mrs. Wang, seeing his own mother this way, and felt a bit angry. His daughter-in-law had previously been trouble-free, and even if she did something, she would clean up her mess without letting his mother find out. But lately, she seemed to have grown foolish, always doing things to provoke his mother, and he ended up being scolded as well, which was unfortunate.
Mrs. Wang felt angry upon hearing her husband talk to her like that. And besides, it might not necessarily be that particular issue that had been discovered. Plus, even if it was, she had her own arguments. Why should Su Wenyue, the daughter-in-law, receive such good treatment? Thus, her tone became quite harsh.
“What have I done? I spend my days following you all to work in the fields, don’t I? What else could I do? Do you think I am the Fourth Daughter-in-law, who just stays at home and enjoys what’s provided, and doesn’t know why Mother is angry!”
Seeing Mrs. Wang still showing no signs of remorse and making such remarks, Mrs. Yang grew even more infuriated: “Why! Why don’t you talk about what wonderful things you’ve done? I wonder how all this gossip has been swirling around outside, and it turns out it all came from our own home!”
“Third Daughter-in-law, I simply don’t understand. What exactly did the Fourth Daughter-in-law do to offend you that you target her like this? At home, I remained silent because, after all, this is a conflict between sisters-in-law, and if I say too much, it will seem like I’m showing favoritism as a mother-in-law. But you should never have gone outside and gossiped about her, tarnishing her reputation. We are all Han family members, and if her reputation gets sullied, what benefit do you or the old Han family gain? Now, the rumors are spreading through the village, and it turns out they were started by my own daughter-in-law. You’ve disgraced me entirely!”