"Pah!" He Shi sneered after listening to Mother Zhao's words, "If it weren't for the fact that the kids have grown up, do you think I would let her come back just because Zhao's household had last time given all their silver coins to help your Zhao Family's financial issues?
Families like the Zhao Family, with their endless financial pits, we, the Ye Family, can't afford to deal with!
Today, either you Zhao Family members leave and never bother the Ye Family again, or take Zhao Shi with you when you go.
As for the children, our family doesn't lack that bit of silver. When the time comes, we can hire a wet nurse for the kids and find a sensible new bride for our second son to bring into the household. How can that not be better than having any ties with your Zhao Family..."
He Shi's words made Zhao Shi panic instantly, and she pushed away Mother Zhao who was still tightly holding onto her, "Mom, if you really still care that I am your daughter, then just go with Dad and don't come back again, okay?"
"You... you ungrateful girl, who do you think you are talking to? Don't you forget, I am your birth mother, I gave birth to you and raised you; now I'm just asking you to help your brother a bit, not asking for your life. You're being so stingy..." Mother Zhao immediately pinched Zhao Shi's arm and then, slapping her thigh, she sat down and started crying.
The pain in her arm vividly reminded Zhao Shi of the days she had lived in the Zhao household.
Constant beatings and scolding, endless chores every day, and still being disliked for being just a girl—she certainly didn't want to go back and continue living that life.
Turning around, Zhao Shi hardened her heart, "You gave birth to me, and raised me, but over the years I've also supported my parent's home quite a bit. When you married me off, you received quite the dowry, and when I got married, you only gave me two sets of worn clothes and didn't even bother to make me a cabinet.
Last time, I gave the household twenty taels of silver, and before I was married, all the chores at home were done by me and my sisters. I have lived up to the Zhao Family's nurturing grace.
From now on, I am just a daughter-in-law of the Ye Family, don't come looking for me anymore."
Having said that, Zhao Shi turned and left.
It wasn't that she was heartless towards her parents, but the last experience also made it clear to her that if she went back to the Zhao Family, the Ye Family really wouldn't accept her again, and she couldn't survive life at the Zhao's either.
Mother Zhao did not expect Zhao Shi to be so ruthless, and continued to curse her, calling her heartless and ungrateful, much to Ye Gaoshui's embarrassment.
However, Zhao Shi's firm rejection of the Zhao Family this time made Ye Gaoshui somewhat more pleased with her.
He Shi looked at the Zhao family as though they were clowns, directly telling Ye Gaosheng, "Fourth son, get these people out for me right now. Don't let them come back in, just looking at them upsets me, they've ruined my good mood for most of the day."
The Zhao Family members were ultimately thrown out, and as for the Ye family clan, they had long heard about the Zhao Family's reliance on their parents' home; they were all of the same clan and naturally wouldn't speak up for outsiders.
Thus, the farce came to an end.
Outside the crowd, Wang Chunsheng, covering his face, quietly led away Ye Dajia.
When they reached the corner of the courtyard and saw no one around, Wang Chunsheng finally wiped the cold sweat from his face, "The matriarch of the Ye Family is still so fierce. I think we shouldn't actively go and seek disdain; just let your father occasionally a bit, and that'll be fine."
If we actively come forward, and the Ye family matriarch discovers that your father-in-law has been supporting us all along, with her fierce temperament, I guess even the little help we have now would be gone.