Chapter 462 Crisis of Returning(2)_1
At that point, Mo Wu wiped the corners of her eyes, paying no mind to how awful Mrs. Hong’s expression had turned as she continued, "Tie Tou now has a decent job, and in another year or two, he would have saved enough to afford a wife. But not long ago, the little aunt got hurt, and all the silver Coin he’d earned went to her medical expenses. Right now, the little aunt can’t even get out of bed, and the cost of her medicine is like a bottomless pit; the bits he earns are just enough to cover her medication. It’s precisely because we have no other choice that we’re out working, with the hope of saving up even a little, to make it easier for him to find a wife in the future. If even now you think me heartless for not providing you with silver coins, Mother, there’s nothing I can say. If it comes to it, I might as well stop earning money, and Tie Tou can remain unmarried for life..."
After hearing these words, everyone present was moved and began to feel sympathy for Mo Wu. Doesn’t every family have sons and daughters? Don’t all parents toil their whole lives for the sake of their children? Mo Wu’s wages were saved not for her own home but for her child. What was wrong with that? Should we really let the child remain unmarried, lonely and unsupported for life, with no one to care for him in his old age?
At this moment, no one accused Mo Wu of being unfilial or unkind anymore. Instead, they felt a great deal of antipathy towards the overbearing Mrs. Hong: the daughter-in-law was already quite generous for using her money to treat the little aunt, yet the mother-in-law, instead of being grateful, even forced her daughter-in-law to hand over the hard-earned wages. It was simply too much, reminiscent of a wicked mother-in-law tormenting her daughter-in-law heard about in town gossips!
Being labeled as a "wicked mother-in-law," Mrs. Hong despised Mo Wu to death, but at this point, she had no way to turn the unfavorable situation around, let alone profit from Mo Wu any longer. Finally, under the strange looks from the bystanders, she left, supported by Mrs. Niu, with a strong scent of fleeing the scene.
"Yan girl, it’s all Aunt’s fault for troubling you again,"
On the way back, Mo Wu kept apologizing to Mo Yan, feeling extremely guilty.