25: Chapter 25 Persuasion_1 25: Chapter 25 Persuasion_1 As she walked, Qiao Duo’er felt unbearably stifled.
She was used to being alone, but not used to having someone silent as a mute beside her!
Big sister, can we talk?
Qiao Duo’er sighed, unable to help herself, “You are Er Ya’s only support.
I think Tan Zhengyuan is no good; better off without him.”
If she hadn’t seen wrong just now, it was the two daughters who were working, while Tan Zhengyuan sat at home, legs crossed, cracking sunflower seeds.
When Er Ya said she wanted candy, he dropped the seeds and stood at the door cursing.
This kind of behavior is loathsome even in a woman, let alone in a man.
Doesn’t he feel any shame?
Seeing Tan Zhengyuan’s conduct, Qiao Duo’er couldn’t help but think of the overbearing old ladies in the countryside.
Constantly cursing, bullying the weak, preferring sons over daughters, and too lazy for anything…
In short, a whole pile of flaws.
If she were part of Hu’s Clan, she would definitely give such a man a good beating.
Beat him every time he didn’t obey until one day he would be thoroughly convinced.
“Ai, younger sister-in-law, you’re married now; you can’t talk recklessly.
How can we manage without a man in the house?” Hu’s Clan said with downcast eyes.
Qiao Duo’er pursed her lips, “How can we not manage without a man?
Can’t you support Da Ya, Er Ya, and yourself?
Or is there something you can’t do?”
Hu’s Clan could certainly handle all sorts of chores; at home, she was like an animal put to work.
With a look of helplessness, Hu’s Clan said, “We don’t have our own land, we rely entirely on the household head for the land to cultivate.”
In the countryside, everyone depends on the land for food.
Without land, what would they eat?
What would they drink?
“No land, then earn silver to buy it; no house, then rent one; no money, you can work in town, become an Embroidery Lady.
After all, solutions are made by people.
If you’re determined, there’s nothing you can’t do,” Qiao Duo’er said with some intensity.
She was meeting a woman as timid as Hu’s Clan for the first time and was nearly driven mad by it!
Weak yet expecting others not to bully them—is that possible?
How many fools are there in this world?
How many people don’t know to pick on the weak?
Tan Zhengyuan was just so brazen because he believed Hu’s Clan and the two daughters couldn’t survive without him, right?
But in this world, who can’t live without whom?
Hu’s Clan nodded, a hint of unusual brightness in her eyes.
She had been in the Old Tan Family for a full twelve years, serving her in-laws and her husband since she first married in, and being bullied for not having a son; not a single day passed in peace.
She was a living person too, she felt anger, she felt rage!
Seeing that she was starting to understand, Qiao Duo’er felt somewhat better.
It was unrealistic to expect Hu’s Clan to fight back now, but having such thoughts was good enough.
Someday, in the right circumstances, she would explode.
A while later, Hu’s Clan suddenly said, “Younger sister-in-law, your mind is much clearer now, and you’ve put me to shame.”
“Now that Fourth Boss has broken his leg, if my head weren’t clear, how many people would bully me?
My parents sold me for silver; they’re unreliable.
The Tan Family is cold-hearted; we might not have survived,” Qiao Duo’er replied with a smirk, having heard all the plans of Old Tan’s second son’s family last night.
Hu’s Clan nodded in agreement, “This time, our father and mother were indeed too much, and Fourth Boss is really pitiable.”
“With me here, he won’t be a pitiable worm,” Qiao Duo’er winked playfully, anyway, that leg could be saved.
As a physically healthy person, if one doesn’t live happily, then it’s their own weakness.