Chapter 17: Listening to My Son from the Walls

deration as a family, we agree that my son has done something wrong and should be held responsible.”"About your cousin, our family agrees.""Why don't we go inside and discuss the marriage arrangements...Mrs. Wu walked up the mountain in the dark, snoozing soundly. Back when her second son wanted to marry Ms. Liu, she had opposed the match.

They are a farming family, why would they marry a daughter from a scholarly family who can't lift a finger or carry anything

When is it that a bodhisattva offers

But the old master was very satisfied with this marriage. After Mu entered the household, Wu could not disobey her husband even if she was unhappy.

...had no choice but to swallow his discontent and give up....

At first, she wanted to marry her own niece to the second son, hoping that he would pass the exam in the future.

His wife is just the official madam.

Mrs. Wu wanted to show off in front of her family and use this opportunity to assert her authority. She planned that once her second son passed the exam, she would control his wife, who was her niece, as if she were her own daughter..Fang Jinshu was slumped in her chair, exhausted. She waved a hand weakly. "No need for empty platitudes," she said."What kind of decent return could you two possibly offer in your current state""Fine...