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

After saying that, Su Hanzhang shook off Granny Liu's hand, turned around and ran out as well.

Granny Liu thought she could easily control Su Hanzhang, but she never expected that her second son, who used to listen to her so obediently, would now disobey her and instead value Wang Guihua more than herself. When Wang Guihua cried, he was more anxious than anyone else.

Granny Liu was so angry that she pounded her chest.

"Oh dear, what a tragedy! My son doesn't listen to me, and he's been messing around outside. My life is ruined! I'm so angry, so angry! I might as well just die! Waaah!"

Old Man Su, who had been kneeling on the ground, saw that Granny Liu was very agitated and worried that she might faint, so he quickly got up to help her up, muttering something to himself.

"Oh dear, old woman, please don't get angry. Your health isn't good. If something really happens to you and you leave me behind, what will I do? I can't live without you, old woman. Why don't you go inside and rest? I'll just kneel outside."

As she cried, Granny Liu shook off Old Man Su's hand.

"Let go of me! Don't touch me! I find you dirty and disgusting. Now you're saying you can't let me go? Weren't you plotting with Widow Li to find fault with me so you could drive me out of Su Family Village? I should thank you for not thinking of killing me and then marrying Widow Li!"

Old Man Su said anxiously:

"Oh dear, old woman, what are you saying? You're really making me feel bad. You're the only one in my heart. I was bewitched by that vixen Widow Li, but now that I've cleared my head, you're the only one in my heart. I can't live without you. Let me go inside and lie down for a while. I think your body can't hold on much longer."

Granny Liu snorted coldly.

"Hmph, if I can't hold on any longer, wouldn't that be exactly what you want? That way you can elope with your little sister Li. Oh, right, I forgot, your dear sister is already someone else's wife, so you can't have her even if you want to!"

Old Man Su's face flushed red from what Granny Liu had said. He wanted to get angry but didn't dare to speak. He simply helped Granny Liu into the house, then tidied his bedding and said with a pitiful expression:

“Old woman, lie here and sleep for a while. If I annoy you or make you feel disgusted, I will go and stay in the eldest son’s room for a while. When you can see my true feelings and no longer think I’m a different person, I will move back to live with you. If you need anything, just call me loudly. When I hear you, I will come and serve you. I will move my bedding over first. You should rest well and not worry or get upset because of me.”

Having said that, Old Man Su didn't dare stay in the room any longer and ran out with his bedding.

When Granny Liu saw Old Man Su's state, she was so angry that the veins on her forehead throbbed. By now, she was exhausted from shouting and crying. As soon as she lay down, she felt completely drained and didn't bother to shout anymore. So she closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Su Hanzhang followed Wang Guihua all the way to the courtyard on Dwarf Mountain. By the time they returned, it was too late, and Lou Wangyue had already finished eating and left with her people.

Seeing that no one was in the courtyard, Wang Guihua ran straight to her room, sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), and began to cry. The more she thought about the grievances she had suffered in the Su family over the years, the more resentful she felt.

Now that they've finally gotten rid of the old loser and separated from the Su family, this Granny Liu wants to extend her reach into the second branch of the Su family. If I hadn't strongly refused just now, judging from Su Hanzhang's appearance, he would have cowardly taken his mother to live in his own courtyard again.

Just thinking about this makes Wang Guihua's tears flow uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Su Hanzhang quickly took a handkerchief to wipe away Wang Guihua's tears.

"Guihua, please don't cry. I'll listen to whatever you say. Look, I didn't ask my mother to bring me back, did I? Please stop crying, okay? Your crying makes me feel bad too!"

Wang Guihua slapped Su Hanzhang's hand away.

"Get out of my way! You turned a blind eye to all the grievances I suffered in your family before. Now that your mother and I are arguing, you don't even stand up for me. I've had the worst luck in my life to marry you. Tell me, what didn't I get when I married you? I worked myself to the bone for your family every day. All the housework fell on my shoulders. At the time, I thought that suffering was a blessing. If our family did more work, your older brother and younger brother's families would do less, and they wouldn't have to argue with your mother about work all the time. But in the end, no one remembers our kindness. Now I realize that it's better to live a more carefree life than to live at the mercy of others!"

As Wang Guihua spoke, she sniffed sharply, then turned to look at Su Hanzhang with red eyes.

“I’m not afraid to tell you to your face that your mother is the worst one. Look how she treats our family so badly. Our daughter and son have suffered because of us. You know what I’m saying, even if I don’t say it. We’ve been separated for so long now, and your mother still shamelessly brings this up in front of you. Don’t you know what she’s thinking? She’s just remembering how we treated her like slaves because she’s not well and needs someone to take care of her. Now she wants us to be the ones to suffer! It’s only because you spoil her! If I were you, I would turn around and leave without saying another word to her!”

Seeing that Wang Guihua was truly heartbroken, Su Hanzhang knew that Wang Guihua had suffered because of him, as she had never mentioned these past events to him before. Now, hearing Wang Guihua say these things herself, Su Hanzhang felt utterly ashamed before her.

So he quickly stepped forward to wipe away Wang Guihua's tears.

“Guihua, I understand what you’re saying. You and your family have really suffered over the years. It’s my fault. I listened to my mother too much before, which is why she had me completely under her thumb and let our family bully us. Now I’ve figured it out. I can’t listen to my mother all the time anymore. That’s why she insisted on coming with me today, so I didn’t bring her and even yelled at her. You can believe me, Guihua, I will never let you suffer with me again. Now that we’ve separated our households, my mother can’t interfere in our family affairs anymore. We’re in the right in this matter. Don’t worry, I won’t let her come to live with us.”

Wang Guihua snatched the handkerchief from Su Hanzhang's hand, vigorously wiped the tears from her face, and turned away defiantly, saying:

"Your mother and the others are coming over for dinner tomorrow, but I'm not coming out of the room. I don't want to see her giving me the cold shoulder. You'll have to take care of them outside yourself!"