I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

As soon as Granny Liu entered the courtyard, she started cursing at Li Ayu's room:

"I'd like to see which vixen is clinging to my son. Now that the child is born, has she forgotten what she told me before that she gave birth to a money-losing child? And she still has the nerve to ask my son to serve her? Bah, shameless thing!"

Li Ayu was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) when she heard Granny Liu cursing outside. Afraid of waking the child again, she quickly covered the child's ears with her hands, her eyes red and tears streaming down her face, and looked at Su Ye with displeasure:

“Brother Su, what are you saying, Mother? Our child may be young, but she is a sensible person. Now she is cursing me in the yard, as if she wants others to know that you have given birth to another daughter.”

Su Ye was furious upon hearing this. He was already feeling upset and frustrated because Li Ayu had given birth to another daughter. Although he was still taking care of Li Ayu, he was doing so unwillingly and not as meticulously as he had when he was pregnant.

Li Ayu could naturally sense it, but she had nowhere else to go at the moment and was hoping that Su Ye could support her and take her in. Without the trump card of having a son, Li Ayu naturally didn't dare to act up in front of Su Ye. At this moment, she was gently suppressing the pain in her heart and trying her best to follow Su Ye's arrangements.

But this old woman Liu came out and insulted her in the courtyard the day after she gave birth. Even though she was usually tolerant, she couldn't hold back her grievances and couldn't help but say a few more words to Su Ye.

Su Ye was already upset that Li Ayu had given birth to a daughter, and now, hearing Li Ayu speak ill of her mother in front of her, she became even more agitated. She threw the basin on the ground, turned around, and glared at Li Ayu.

"What's wrong? You're acting all aggrieved. Isn't my mother right? You're such a useless belly, all you know how to do is give birth to a money-losing child. If I had known you were going to give birth to a daughter, why would I have brought you back and made me look bad for nothing!"

Without paying any more attention to Li Ayu, who was lying on the bed silently shedding tears, Su Ye slammed the door and left.

"Mom, what are you shouting about here? Are you afraid that others won't know that we've had another money-losing child?"

Granny Liu pouted and gave Su Ye a displeased look.

"What's wrong? Am I wrong? You gave birth to a money-losing child and you can't even let others talk about it? How long can you hide this? This village is only so big. If something happens to someone, it will spread throughout the whole village in just a few days."

Su Ye, displeased upon hearing this, replied:

"You can't just shout like that. You should try to keep it a secret for as long as possible. I don't know how I'll talk to people in the village after this. It's really embarrassing!"

Granny Liu waved her hand.

"Alright, stop saying such discouraging things. Your eldest daughter is back, and instead of coming out to see her, you're just staying in your den serving that little vixen!"

Granny Liu said this through gritted teeth, and didn't forget to spit towards Li Ayu's house.

Then he turned to Su Ye and continued:

"Your eldest daughter was bullied by her husband's family, and you, as her father, didn't even stand up for her!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ye stomped her foot in anger.

"She's a coward. When people bully her, she just runs to her parents' house. If it doesn't work, she should fight back. We all have two arms and two legs, so who's afraid of who? That's the downside of having a daughter. In the end, she always marries into another family and becomes their slave. Not only does she become their slave, but she also gets bullied. When she's bullied, she doesn't even know how to fight back. All she does is run to her parents' house and cry!"

At this point, Su Ye suddenly spat on the ground.

"I'm so damn worthless, I only gave birth to a bunch of money-losing brats! Damn it! I really deserve them! I'm already too busy with my own affairs, and I still have to go to their homes to demand an explanation!"

Su Tao, who was peering out the window from inside the house, couldn't help but tear up again after hearing her father's words.

She was raised by Qin Shi from a young age and rarely saw Su Ye, so she wasn't very close to her father. But Su Tao never expected that now that she was in trouble, her own father would not only not help her seek justice, but would also mock her and call her a coward.

Thinking this through, Su Tao jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed), steeled her resolve, rushed out of the courtyard, and said to Su Ye:

"Father, how can you say such a thing? I am still your own daughter. When you get old, won't you still have to rely on me? Oh, right, now that you have your little daughter, you won't rely on me anymore. When you're old then, I won't take care of you. I'll only take care of my mother. After all, it was my mother who raised me from childhood. You didn't put in any effort. Now that I'm grown up, married, and have been wronged in my husband's family, I want you to help me speak up for me, and this is how you treat me? You really don't let me appreciate your kindness at all!"

As she spoke, Su Tao turned to look at Granny Liu standing to the side and said:

"Grandma, stop talking. I know that once a daughter gets married, she no longer has her own home. I'm going back to my husband's family right now. No matter what, I'd rather die than risk everything!"

After saying that, Su Tao turned around and glared fiercely at Su Ye, then turned to walk out. Seeing this, Qin Shi rushed out of the house and grabbed Su Tao's arm.

"Su Tao, why are you acting so recklessly now? Who said you don't have a home after you get married? Your home is wherever your mother is! Your father has a younger child but doesn't care about you, the eldest, but your mother will. Good girl, don't worry, wait for your mother to go with you to your husband's family to demand an explanation!"

Seeing this, Granny Liu quickly went to Su Ye's side, grabbed his ear, and whispered a scolding:

"I think you're a fool. You only have this one daughter. Who else can you rely on if not her? Do you expect that little money-loser in the house to pay for her treatment? It will take more than 20 years to raise her to adulthood. Can you wait that long?"

As she spoke, Granny Liu lowered her voice and said to Su Ye:

“Don’t be foolish. It’s one thing to neglect our daughter when she was little, but now that she’s grown up and can remember things, if you don’t lend a helping hand when she’s in trouble, she won’t remember your kindness at all, and you won’t be able to rely on her when you’re old. Whether she’s a boy or a girl, she’s still your own child. Don’t be stubborn now. Listen to your mother and go talk to Su Tao. Go with her to Zhangjia Village today and help her get an explanation!”

Hearing her mother's words, Su Ye couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She hadn't taken care of Su Tao when she was little, and if she didn't help her now, Su Tao might really hold a grudge against her for the rest of her life. Seeing that she was getting this old, even if she had another son later, he probably wouldn't be able to cure her...