"Madam Xie, please go home, take your medication, and then come talk to me. What do you mean by saying you want me and him to reconcile? Who do you think I, Mo Sanniang, am? One of the maids from the Xie family? Someone you can summon or dismiss at will? I admit, I used to like Xie Zhiyuan, so I could tolerate all the difficulties and even insults from you for his sake. But now things are different. I despise your son, I even wish he were dead, wishing he’d live through hell every day! Having that shrew Ma Xiaoqian wrapping him around her finger, tormenting him, makes me feel even sweeter than honey, even happier!"
Mo Sanniang narrowed her eyes. She knew that some of the words she said didn’t truly reflect her feelings, but to make these persistent people give up, she had to speak as harshly as possible. She couldn’t afford to waste any more emotions on this Xie family, not worth it!
"And one more thing, something you don’t want to hear. When I first heard that you were driven out by that shrew Ma Xiaoqian, oh, I have to say, it really did feel satisfying. Madam Xie, Lady Xie, do you remember how much fabric you swindled from me, how much silver you took? You probably don’t remember, because you think it was all something I should rightfully offer you. But, Lady Xie, have you ever thought, on what grounds did you take things and silver from me? As a mother-in-law? Or as a stranger? To put it bluntly, you really have no shame!"
Lady Xie trembled and slumped to the ground. She stretched out her hand, shakily pointing at Mo Sanniang, this woman, she really misunderstood her! She was just the same as Ma Xiaoqian, the same kind of person!
Lady Xie got up from the ground with a thud, wiped her tears, and changed her expression faster than flipping a book: "Mo Sanniang, all the little things I took from you, you remember them so clearly. Good, good, you’re no different from Ma Xiaoqian! Lucky that I didn’t let you marry into our family. Look, how correct my decision was! Humph, I didn’t let you through our door then, and I certainly won’t in the future, so just give up on that hope!"
"Yes, indeed, your family’s threshold is way too high; I might trip over it. Lady Xie, leave that threshold for your daughter-in-law Ma Xiaoqian. Oh right, Ma Xiaoqian doesn’t even regard you as her mother-in-law, tsk tsk, how pitiful."
Watching Lady Xie, that old woman, lose her temper completely, Mo Sanniang felt the pent-up frustration of many years finally being released, extremely satisfying.
Grinding her teeth, Lady Xie left. Her plan for today, hoping Mo Sanniang would reconcile with her son, came to naught. It seemed that in the future, all she would have left was to endure the torment of Ma Xiaoqian.
After watching the old lady Xie leave, Lin Yuan finally entered the fabric store.
"Sister Mo, are you alright?"
Mo Sanniang curved her lips into a smile. Although a hint of hurt flickered across her eyes, it vanished in a flash: "I’m fine. For such people, it’s not worth being upset."
Lin Yuan, now knowing she had truly let go, felt relieved and flung Madam Xie’s leftover tea water outside with a sweep of her hand.
"Exactly, it’s not worth it for such people. But Sister Mo, those words you said were really satisfying to hear!"
Mo Sanniang stroked her hair: "Me too, I’ve wanted to say those words to her for a long time. But previously, for Xie Zhiyuan’s sake, I didn’t dare to speak out. Now that I’ve finally said them, I feel a lot more relieved."
Actually, this Lady Xie was enough, her son’s choice of bride didn’t meet her standards. Now she personally chose a daughter-in-law for her son, only to complain that the woman is vile. If she knew the bride was vile, why did she agree to it in the first place? All she ever thought about was how Mo Sanniang was too lowly, not good enough for her son. Didn’t she think, with their status, could they even match up to a big family like the Ma family?