"Also, my daughter will have children if she wants, and she won’t if she doesn’t. Is your family so desperate to have offspring that you can’t find a chicken that’s good at laying eggs?"
Sun’s mother was too formidable; Mrs. Qiu had no room to fight back, so she turned to the term "shrew" to put an end to today’s dinner.
"Whether I’m a shrew or not is none of your business. You and your whole family should worry about your own business instead; you never know when this prodigal son might run it into the ground." After speaking, Sun’s mother took Sun Ling by the hand and said, "Daughter, let’s go."
At that moment, Qiu Tianyi spoke up, keeping them from leaving, his words almost bitten off in anger, "Sun Ling, remember this!"
Unexpectedly, Sun’s mother turned around and said to everyone, "You all heard it, Qiu Tianyi is threatening my daughter. Let me tell you, Qiu Tianyi, if anything happens to my daughter, I will hold the Qiu family responsible. We will not let this go easily!"
After delivering her statement with overwhelming force, Sun’s mother finally led Sun Ling out of the banquet hall.
Sun’s father glanced at them and then followed them out.
"What kind of people are they!" Mrs. Qiu, so angry her heart ached, said, "It’s a good thing we didn’t become in-laws with that family. Otherwise, you’d be in for it."
Having been humiliated today, Qiu Tianyi certainly wouldn’t let things stand, "Dad, Mom, let’s go home first. We’ll settle this score later!"
Outside the hotel, Sun’s mother took Sun Ling and hailed a taxi, leaving without giving a second glance to Sun’s father who was following behind.
Once in the car, Sun Ling held her mother’s hand and said, "Mom... I always thought you resented me for the pain you had to endure back then."
"How could a mother resent her own daughter? Besides, it wasn’t your fault. At first, when your father brought up this match, I thought it was well-matched, and Qiu Tianyi seemed quite decent in front of your father and me, so I did feel you shouldn’t give up this opportunity. But as we got to know their family better, I realized what strange creatures they are."
"Mom struggled so hard to bring you into this world; how could I bear to see you suffer in that kind of family?"
"From now on, you don’t have to follow your dad’s arrangements regarding marriage. After all, he resents me for not having given him a son."
"Mom..." Sun Ling tightened her grip on her mother’s hand, feeling heartache.
"Once we get home, you do what you need to do. Don’t worry about your dad and me arguing. We adults know how to handle it. And about the threat from that Qiu guy, just be careful on your way to and from work."
"Don’t worry, Mom. My friends are not pushovers. As long as he dares!"
"Good," Sun’s mother sighed deeply.
The mother and daughter were the first to return home, and not long after, Sun’s father’s car also entered the courtyard.
Entering the house with a stormy look, Sun’s father saw only Sun’s mother in the living room.
"She’s asleep!" Sun’s mother said.
"What is she like now? Does she still look like a lady? Not having children? Can she get married without wanting to have children?"
"Sun Qingli, are those even human words? Our daughter would rather say she doesn’t want children than have anything to do with the Qiu family. Why? Is this the good future you found for your daughter?" Sun’s mother said, standing up and slamming the table. "I know you’ve always been resentful that I didn’t bear you a son, so you’ve always thought about selling off our daughter to expand your business empire, right?"
"Then put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, is this son-in-law you’ve chosen really going to make Xiaoling happy?"