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

Just as the two lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), their clothes disheveled, ready to make love, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Old Man Su was startled, suddenly realizing he had forgotten to close the courtyard gate. He was filled with remorse and hurriedly tried to get up to put on his clothes, but it was too late. The newcomer roared...

"Mother, what are you doing?"

Widow Li got up and saw that it was her daughter who had returned. She immediately grabbed a quilt and covered herself with it, saying nervously:

"Daughter, it's not what you think. Let me explain!"

"What else do you want to explain? I saw it with my own eyes! How could you do this? Isn't Old Man Su a married man? How could you ruin your reputation in the village like this? You may be shameless, but I will be in the future, Mother! You've really lost your mind!"

Seeing this, Old Man Su immediately dressed, jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed), and waved his hand, saying:

"Daughter, don't be angry. There's nothing between your mother and me. I...I..."

Old Su felt that his words were really untenable. The girl had seen him and her mother rolling around together with their own eyes, and now he was saying that he had nothing to do with this widow Li. Even a fool wouldn't believe it. Old Su was so anxious that cold sweat was dripping from his forehead, and he didn't know what to say.

"You shameless old man! You're already so old, yet you still try to seduce my mother. You're utterly shameless! Don't you have an old woman of your own? Isn't she enough for you to mess with? Now you've set your sights on my mother! Get out of here right now and don't even think about setting foot in our yard again. If I find out that you two are having an affair, I won't let you off easily!"

As she spoke, Chunni grabbed the broom handle from the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and pretended to hit Old Man Su. Seeing this, Old Man Su naturally couldn't stand there and suffer in silence any longer. So he dodged the broom handle Chunni threw, turned and ran out of the house, shouting as he did so:

"Li Meizi, I have something to attend to, so I'll head back first. You should talk to your daughter properly and make sure she doesn't misunderstand us!"

After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.

Seeing this, Chunni became even angrier and started cursing at Old Man Su's back.

"You old slut, you're so old and you still don't behave, always sneaking into other people's houses. If I see you coming to our house again, I'll break your old legs!"

Widow Li was afraid that Chunni's shouts would attract the attention of the neighbors, so she quickly stepped forward, hugged Chunni tightly, covered her mouth with her hand, and said nervously:

"Good girl, please stop talking, please stop. If you really care about my reputation, then close the door and we can have a good talk. Let me explain, okay?"

Chunni was furious at the moment and didn't care what Widow Li was saying. She forcefully shook off Widow Li's hand.

"Mother, you don't even care about your own reputation, are you afraid of people hearing about it? Then tell me properly, what exactly is going on between you and this old man Su? What made you think of doing such a shady thing with him?"

When Widow Li saw her daughter, whom she had raised with such difficulty and care, speaking to her like this, she felt a pang of injustice and began to wipe away her tears with her handkerchief.

"My dear daughter, why don't you understand your mother's suffering at all? Now that you're married, can't you have your own life?"

Chunni sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) angrily and glared at Widow Li.

“When did I say I wouldn’t let you live your own life? Yes, I’m married now, I have children, and I have my own family. I understand that you feel lonely at home by yourself, but I didn’t tell you to get involved with someone like Old Man Su who has a family!”

Widow Li shook her head helplessly.

“You don’t know, my dear, I’ve thought this through carefully. There aren’t many old men my age in our village these days, and even fewer who can support me. How many of those single old men have the financial means of an old man like me? Besides, isn’t finding another old man to keep me company also to lighten your burden in the future?”

Chunni was still angry after hearing this.

“Mother, you’re being foolish. He’s a married woman. You know what kind of shrew that Liu is. It’s all over the surrounding villages. You live alone at home. If you really offend that Liu, what good will it do you? Besides, the old couple lives behind closed doors. Even if he has some savings, he can’t possibly use them to support you. Are you going to become that old man Su’s concubine?”

Widow Li grabbed Chunni's arm and shook her head.

"No, my dear, Old Man Su has already discussed it with me. He said that during this time, we should find fault with Granny Liu and take this opportunity to drive her out of Su Family Village. Then he can marry me, and his children will treat me just as well."

Seeing that her mother seemed to be possessed, Chunni could only shake her head helplessly and continue to comfort her:

"Mother, how could you be so foolish as to listen to that old man Su's sweet talk and deceive you? They've been married for a lifetime. Do you really think he would drive Granny Liu out of Su Family Village because of you? Even if that old man Su wanted to drive Granny Liu out, her children would definitely not agree. If you interfere and take their mother's place, would they still be filial to you? They're not stupid!"

Widow Li was stunned for a moment upon hearing her daughter's words. This was indeed something she hadn't considered. She had only listened to Old Man Su's words, believing he could definitely accomplish it and give her a satisfactory answer, without ever thinking about this deeper aspect.

If it were really as my daughter said, after Old Man Su kicked Granny Liu out of the house, I would marry into their family and become their mother. Wouldn't I incur their resentment? How could they possibly be truly filial and support me?

Even if the second son of the Su family was blindly filial, he was still grown up, had a family, and was intelligent enough not to be easily fooled by a few words from others into giving him his money.

Thinking about this, Widow Li felt that this was as difficult as climbing to heaven. If she really ended up with Old Man Song, she was afraid it would be better to live alone like she was now, which was more carefree and comfortable.

Seeing that her mother was just wiping away her tears without saying a word, Chunni said angrily:

"Mother, don't be silly. I've already explained the pros and cons of this matter to you. If you insist on not listening, I won't acknowledge you as my mother anymore. If you're so capable, then let the Su family's children support you!"

After saying that, Chunni picked up her umbrella and left without looking back...