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Tang Zhijing couldn't bear to imagine what would happen if her in-laws found out about her brother Tang Zhicheng's success. How would she manage her life then? The thought of her mother-in-law's disdainful glances and the mocking laughter of her sisters-in-law made her shudder, and she cried out, "Third Brother, my life is so hard! It's all because I gave birth to three daughters that my mother-in-law looks down on me."
At home, I do all the hardest work, and when it comes to food, I never get a fair share. My sisters-in-law all have sons, and they look down on me. They only refrain from being too harsh because they know my brother has some ability. If you abandon me, I won't be able to survive.
And these daughters of mine, they only have enough to eat because of you as their uncle. If you stop caring for us, they'll end up like other girls in the village—starving, poorly dressed, and constantly beaten and scolded. Third Brother, please have some pity for your nieces and don't hold it against me.
Old Lady Tang understood that her daughter was having a tough time, but she never realized it was this difficult. No wonder she wanted her third son to take San Ni back with him; after all, Tang Zhijing was her own daughter. Knowing how hard life was for her daughter made Old Lady Tang feel heartbroken.
She looked at Tang Zhicheng and pleaded, "Third Son, please have some compassion for your sister." Even Zhang Man spoke up in support of Tang Zhijing: "Third Brother, and Feifei too, it's not that I want to speak up for Zhijing; it's just that I know how hard it is not to have sons."
"Our family is decent enough; I'm doing alright. But there are women in the village who haven't given birth to sons—it's a miserable existence that you wouldn't understand. It's truly unbearable."
"Feifei, for the sake of women everywhere, can't we just let this go?" Perhaps Zhang Man felt a sense of empathy since she also had three daughters.
Originally disapproving of Tang Zhijing, she still chose to speak up for her. Ye Fangfei noticed everyone looking at her expectantly. She scoffed inwardly: What do you mean by this? Just because she’s pitiful doesn’t mean I have to forgive her.
There’s no such logic in this world; it’s a fact that she slandered me behind my back. What’s wrong with me not wanting to deal with her? Her being pitiful isn’t my fault; having three daughters isn’t my problem either.
I’ll make it clear: as for Tang Zhicheng, I won’t involve myself with her anymore. Ye Fangfei said this decisively and didn’t wait for Tang Zhicheng’s response. She took her son from his arms and turned back into the house.
"Mother, I'm heading back to the house now." Tang Zhicheng said as he watched his wife leave, and he followed suit.
This left several of them standing on the ground, including Old Lady Tang.
"Mother, what should we do? I've already told my in-laws that my brother will take care of San Ni. Now that I'm back, what am I supposed to say?" Tang Zhijing asked anxiously.
The reason Tang Zhijing wanted her brother to take care of San Ni was that when her sisters-in-law mocked her for having three daughters, she wanted to save face.
In a moment of impulsiveness, she had blurted out, "So what if I have three daughters? My daughters don't eat your family's food."
Moreover, her brother had said that he would look after her three daughters as their uncle in the future.
"My brother is a city dweller who eats commercial grain. What good are your sons?" she had retorted. "Who knows, my daughters might turn out to be better off than your sons in the future."
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