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

Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), Su Mo heard Wang Guihua knocking on the door. Feeling a surge of anger with nowhere to vent it, she jumped off the kang, flung open the door, and glared at Wang Guihua, angrily saying:

"What are you doing here in my yard now? Didn't you sever ties with me a long time ago? Are you here to cause me trouble again?"

Wang Guihua was stunned by Su Mo's barrage of questions, but when she thought of the grievances Su Mo had suffered, her eyes instantly reddened.

"Su Mo, I have something to say to you. Please let me into the house first. I was too extreme in my actions before and didn't consider your feelings. Can you forgive me?"

Su Mo found Wang Guihua's words somewhat laughable. Where was she before? Now she's apologizing to her, isn't this just a case of slapping her and then giving her a sweet treat? Does she really think she's easy to fool?

Although she was reluctant, Su Mo stepped aside to let Wang Guihua into the house.

After entering the house, Wang Guihua looked at the furnishings and saw that they were the same as when her family had lived there before. The thought of herself living in such a nice house while her own daughter had to live in this small, dilapidated room filled Wang Guihua with a bitter feeling.

“Su Mo, listen to your mother. Go apologize to your sister and make amends. If there’s anything you can’t talk about between your own sisters, you should move back to our courtyard. This house is no place for anyone to live.”

Su Mo snorted coldly.

"You came all this way just for this? Why should I apologize to Su Banxia? Hasn't she hurt me enough? Has she ever apologized to me? She's the older one, why should I, the younger one, apologize to her? If this is all you came for, I advise you to keep quiet and go home as soon as possible."

Seeing that she couldn't convince Su Mo about this, Wang Guihua stopped dwelling on it and continued:

"Isn't this all for your own good, because I feel sorry for you? You insisted on marrying Su Feng, and now look what's happened. Su Feng's true colors have been revealed. He's so ruthless and heartless, cutting off one of her hands. What are you planning to do? Do you really intend to marry him?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo recalled the events that had transpired by the river that day, and felt a chill run through her body. Her hands trembled uncontrollably. Forcing herself to overcome her fear, she said:

"So what? Su Feng only hurt Lin Wencheng to protect me, didn't he? Lin Wencheng is a good guy; he didn't provoke me, so Su Feng wouldn't have laid a hand on him. Doesn't that just prove that Su Feng loves me? Why shouldn't I marry him?"

Wang Guihua never expected Su Mo to think this way; in her heart, she felt that this girl was hopeless.

“You can’t say that. Su Feng seems to be a little out of his mind. How can he be so quick to threaten violence? If you marry him in the future, and something doesn’t go your way, will he threaten you like that too? I can’t even bear to think about those scenes. Listen to me, let’s call off this marriage.”

Su Mo also wanted to break off the engagement, but she knew what kind of person Su Feng was. Now that she had given herself to him, he would never let her go.

The news of their engagement has spread throughout the village, and they are to get married after the New Year. If he were to go to Su Feng to break off the engagement now, he would probably lose his life.

Although Su Mo knew in her heart that this wouldn't work, because she knew Su Feng's character all too well, she didn't want Wang Guihua to have an easy time right now, so she stubbornly said:

"Ha, you don't need to worry about my affairs. You should take care of your eldest son and daughter. You've already severed ties with me, so why are you pretending to pity me now?"

Wang Guihua couldn't help but feel a little angry after hearing Su Mo's words.

"Su Mo, what are you saying? I haven't been able to eat or sleep well because of you. Today I couldn't bear it anymore, so I thought I'd come to you to discuss your marriage. But I never expected you to think of me like this. You are also the apple of my eye. How can I not pity you and worry about you?"

Su Mo sneered.

"Hehe, I don't need your pity or your worry. Just mind your own business. My marriage is none of your concern. If you have any conscience, just come to my wedding on my wedding day."

Wang Guihua's hands trembled with anger at Su Mo's words. She stood up abruptly, turned around, and said in a tearful voice:

"You're always trying to upset your mother. How did I end up with such a disobedient child? What sins have I committed? Fine, since I don't need to interfere with your marriage, I won't interfere either. Do whatever you want. Don't worry, I'll be there to see you off on your wedding day."

After saying that, Wang Guihua ran out crying.

Watching Wang Guihua's departing figure, Su Mo could no longer hold back. Her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.

How could she not know what Su Feng looked like when he beat people? How many times had she been beaten by Su Feng in her past life? Su Mo still remembered it vividly. In this life, she had tried very hard to avoid Su Feng, but she didn't expect that he would still stick to her like a bloodsucker, wishing he could devour her completely before he would stop.

Now that Wang Guihua has come to say a few meaningless words, she thinks she can rescue her from Su Feng's clutches? It's utterly delusional. Thinking this, Su Mo gave a silent, cold laugh.

"As expected, I was the unimportant child, the child who could be discarded at will. You never truly cared whether I lived or died, and now you're pretending to be a loving mother? Ha, no matter how many lifetimes I live, I'll always be all alone..."

Wang Guihua ran back to the courtyard crying all the way.

Fifth Aunt, who was skewering candied hawthorns in the yard, saw Wang Guihua crying like this and immediately got up to help her up.

"Oh dear, Guihua, what's wrong? Did someone bully you? Tell me and I'll go get revenge for you!"

Wang Guihua shook her head, crying.

"Fifth Aunt, I'll have to trouble you to help out today. I'm feeling a bit unwell right now, so I'm going to go back to my room and lie down for a bit."

Seeing this, Fifth Aunt didn't dare ask any more questions and simply nodded in agreement.

"Okay, you should go back inside and rest. I'll take care of things outside, so don't worry. There's not much work to do anyway."

Wang Guihua nodded and turned to go into the house, just as she brushed past Cuihua who was coming out of the house.

Seeing that Wang Guihua seemed to have been crying, Cuihua leaned over to Aunt Wu and asked gossipy questions:

"Fifth Aunt, what's wrong with my aunt?"

Aunt Wu shook her head with worry as she watched Wang Guihua's retreating figure.

"I don't know what happened, it was like this when I got back."