Chapter 14: What's the point of having sons? To inherit my hoe, pots, and bowls?

"You…"

Hu Cuicui stared at Lan Yue Niang, astonished. "Has she eaten a bear's heart and leopard's gall today?" She scolded Bai Zhaodi, opening her mouth to retort.

Qiao Hushui hesitated, then chose to stand with his own wife: "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, before you speak, you should first think about your own children."

Bai Zhaodi's daughter Qiao Zhenzhu is married off, but his two sons are still unmarried.

And Hu Cuicui?

The sons aren't married, the daughters aren't married.

Bai Zhaodi and Hu Cuicui's faces darkened.

Qiao Hushui paid no attention to them, turning his gaze to Gao Shi and said: "Mother, instead of worrying about our family's Lan Hua, you'd better worry more about your few grandsons, and the golden branch…"

"Exactly."

Lan Yue Niang said in agreement.

Gao Shi saw them opposing her again, and shouted in a deep voice: "You've rebelled against heaven! Do you want to anger me to death?"

Bai Zhaodi's husband Qiao Shanshui brought up Qiao Hushui.

"Third brother, third sister-in-law, you're so unfilial! How can you defy Mother?"

Qiao Heshui then said: "Third brother, third sister-in-law, it's not me, the second brother, saying this, but the shameful daughter you've raised already affects our family greatly, and you still…"

"Damn it!"

Qiao Xuehua dislikes him greatly.

"Who's embarrassing themselves? You are! My eldest sister adopted Xiao Shitou, also for her future consideration. If you don't let her keep him, are you planning to support my eldest sister for life?"

"Support Qiao Lianhua for life?"

"Nice try!"

Hu Cuicui said sarcastically: "At such a young age, so sharp-tongued—third brother, is this how you've taught Xuehua? Aren't you afraid she'll learn bad habits from you?"

"Second sister-in-law, my Xuehua is just speaking the truth."

Lan Yue Niang knew she couldn't retreat any further; if she backed down today, her third daughter would surely be married off by them soon.

Gao Shi raised her voice: "I've already taken the betrothal gifts—she must marry, whether she likes it or not!"

"What!"

Lan Yue Niang glared at Gao Shi and shouted: "Mother, how can you do this? Lan Hua is our daughter, you…"

"Lan Yue Niang, I've given you face, right? I'm your mother-in-law, and you're yelling at me?"

"Old Three, do you see this? This is your good wife! Old Three, divorce her, Mother will get you a wife who can bear sons."

Gao Shi originally wanted to force Lan Yue Niang to bow down, but instead she became even more outrageous.

With Lan Yue Niang being so disrespectful, what's the point of keeping her?

Qiao Hushui frowned and said: "Mother, stop this—I'm already old, what's the point of having a son? Besides, I have no property; what's the use of having a son, to inherit my hoe, pots, and bowls?"

"You…"

Gao Shi truly hadn't expected her son to be so indifferent about not having a son; she was so angry she didn't know what to say to him.

If they defy her, then don't blame her.

Gao Shi glanced at Qiao Shanshui and them and said: "Eldest, second, what are you all standing around for? Hurry up and grab Old Three's family and lock them in the woodshed!"

She still didn't believe it—with so many of them, they couldn't handle his family.

Qiao Xuehua worried that Gao Shi really would marry off their third sister, so she pulled Qiao Lanhua and ran toward the outer gate.

"Catch them!"

Gao Shi watched and shouted.

Qiao Xuehua ran fast, but Qiao Lanhua couldn't keep up; after running a short distance, she fell to the ground.

"Third sister, sorry, I…"

Qiao Xuehua said apologetically, stepping forward to help Qiao Lanhua.

Qiao Lanhua shoved her away: "My foot's hurt, I can't move—go find Eldest Sister quickly, and you all stay far away, don't come back."

(End of chapter)