Chapter 58: Letting Her off Easy

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Mrs. Wang had not expected the situation to be as it was; naturally, she felt guilty, yet she did not regret her own actions. Su Wenyue had always been her nemesis. Ever since Su Wenyue had arrived at the Han Family, her days had never been good. The only regret and annoyance she harbored was that she missed the opportunity to gain any advantage from Su Wenyue this time. Furthermore, the day when big brother’s gambling debt was due was drawing nearer and nearer. If she couldn’t come up with a solution, the gambling house people would not let her big brother off the hook.

“Third sister-in-law, why aren’t you speaking? Weren’t you quite capable? I had no idea you could be so eloquent until I saw it with my own eyes these past days. Why are you silent now? Feeling guilty, huh?!” Mrs. Liu was ruthless when she had the upper hand.

Mrs. Wang felt annoyed at this idiot, Mrs. Liu, who only served to irritate her. She didn’t want to continue being squeezed by Mrs. Liu, so she turned to Mrs. Yang and said, “Mother, I’m feeling a bit unwell in my stomach. I’ll go back to my room.”

With that, Mrs. Wang let Han Lin carefully help her back to her room, serving her step by step as though she was very precious. Mrs. Yang watched with a heavy heart; her once fine son had become something else entirely, completely at the behest of his wife.

“You see that? She always uses the child in her stomach to make excuses. When I and the second sister-in-law were pregnant, we never made such a fuss. We don’t even know if the baby in her stomach is a boy or a girl; who knows what she’ll give birth to! She does something wrong and hides back in her room— how convenient for her!”

Mrs. Liu said whatever came to mind, with no consideration or filter, especially after having had enough of Mrs. Wang’s antics. Because Mrs. Wang relied on the child in her womb to gain advantages, which Mrs. Liu had been forced to endure, she now seized the chance to strike back fiercely. But before she could say much, Mrs. Wang retreated to her room, which naturally upset Mrs. Liu.

It wasn’t just Mrs. Wang’s fault that Su Wenyue had returned to her mother’s family; Mrs. Yang was to blame too. Mrs. Yang felt bitter inside when she heard Mrs. Liu’s unrelenting words. Irritated, she slammed her hand down on the table.

“Enough! Haven’t you had your fill of arguing and yelling like this? We’re a family. Eldest daughter-in-law, if you’ve got nothing better to do, go work in the field. The crops might even grow better. Second daughter-in-law, there’s a child in your stomach, stay away from trouble. If anything happens to my eldest grandson, I won’t take it lightly!”

Mrs. Liu was livid with her mother-in-law’s reprimand, “Mother, it was the third daughter-in-law who did wrong. Why are you scolding me? Isn’t this too biased? No wonder the fourth daughter-in-law was driven back to her mother’s family.”

“If you’re not satisfied, then give me a precious grandson yourself. I guarantee I’ll take care of you just like the third daughter-in-law. But unfortunately, you’re useless; you’ve had two tries and both are daughters. When you were pregnant, I spared no efforts in taking care of you with good food and drink.” Mrs. Yang was also upset when she mentioned this. As the eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu only had two daughters and no son. At his age, the eldest son still had no heir.

Hearing this, Mrs. Liu felt deflated and closed her mouth, daring not to say more. For a woman, a son was the greatest support in life, yet she still had no son, which was very worrying. In the past two years, she had tried everything, consumed numerous prescriptions, but there was still no news from her stomach.

In contrast, Han Hu, who had listened to Mrs. Yang, although he too yearned for a son, seeing his two daughters standing there dejectedly, he was inevitably heartbroken, “Mother, let’s not mention this. I have two obedient daughters, and I’m pleased with them.”

“Big brother, you talk as if daughters can be compared to sons, but a son can’t be lacking. Daughters will eventually marry off, while only a son can carry on the family lineage, providing support in the future. So you and your wife need to hurry and have a son; that’s the top priority.”

Eldest girl and second girl were already disheartened. Hearing Mrs. Liu’s words, the two sisters held hands and hung their heads even lower. They were old enough to understand the adult’s words. They realized why Grandma had always been so displeased with them.

“Alright, Mother, I understand all that you’ve said. But children are a matter of fate; if the time hasn’t come, no amount of hoping will bring them. It’s useless for us to dwell on it. Also, please don’t discuss such matters in front of the children. They’ve grown up and understand what’s being said; it will hurt them.”

Though Mrs. Yang was indifferent towards her granddaughters, they were still of the old Han Family’s bloodline. Confronted by her eldest son’s words, she nodded, yet she couldn’t stop worrying about getting the fourth daughter-in-law back from her mother’s family. It was unacceptable for her to stay there too long; if word got out, rumors would spread, questioning the reason behind her prolonged stay.

However, since the fourth daughter-in-law’s family had not come to make trouble, Mrs. Yang was relieved. The fourth daughter-in-law was educated and sensible, unlike the third daughter-in-law, who was unreasonable and demanding. Ever since the third daughter-in-law got pregnant, Mrs. Yang’s hair had gone even grayer. Now she could only wait until the child was born before she could finally relax. She knew the fourth daughter-in-law wouldn’t have caused such problems. Reflecting on this, Mrs. Yang felt remorse for how she had treated the fourth daughter-in-law in this matter.

Having learned why Mrs. Wang’s big brother had gambling debts, although Mrs. Wang’s prior actions had been excessive, considering the child in her womb, the Han family members didn’t hold it against her, and the matter was dropped.

But Mrs. Wang became more restless, trying to find any way possible to gather enough silver to pay off her brother’s gambling debt. She thought hard, but her only viable option seemed to be Su Wenyue. Other than Su Wenyue, no one in the Han Family had so much silver. However, she knew that asking Su Wenyue for money, let alone for a loan, would be impossible, as Su Wenyue would certainly be unwilling to give it.

“Sister, sister!”

Mrs. Wang was deep in thought when suddenly a voice from outside the window startled her, and turning, she saw it was her big brother.

“Sister, it’s me, your big brother.” Wang Chenglin had also grown anxious after not hearing from his sister for so many days, and with the day to repay the gambling debts approaching, he couldn’t sit still and decided to come and see for himself.

“Brother, why are you here? Why don’t you come through the Main House?

Why are you lingering at the window?”

“The people of the Han Family all give me dirty looks now. I can’t be bothered dealing with them, so I just came to see you. How’s it going? Did you manage to get the silver from Miss Su? The day to repay the gambling debt is almost here, and if I fail to pay, it’ll be the end of me!” Wang Chenglin thought of those fierce gamblers and shuddered. It was truly the evil getting ground by evil.

Mentioning this, Mrs. Wang’s expression turned somber and she shook her head, “No, that Su Wenyue is too formidable. Even with mother-in-law on my side, I couldn’t control her. In a fit of anger, she ran back to her mother’s family..”