Jiang Li: "Mom, shouldn't we really go in and take a look? I'm afraid she might stop breathing."
Mother-in-law: "Look at what? Isn't she moving around in there? She'll be fine. She's always thought she was so tough, and this is what happens when people refuse to obey. If we don't beat this bad habit out of her, there's no telling how much trouble she'll cause us in the future. Besides, even if you shout it from the rooftops, a mother-in-law has every right to discipline her daughter-in-law. I'm not afraid of the comrades from the Women's Federation coming over either. Even if she wants to file a complaint, in her current pathetic state, let's see her crawl out of the firewood room first. Alright, give her a bowl of water, starve her for a couple of days to teach her some manners, and remember to lock the door tightly so she doesn't run away."
Jiang Li: "Don't worry, Mom. You know you can trust my work."
Mother-in-law: "I trust you with things a million percent. You stay at home today, and I'm going to head to the hospital in a bit. That bitch took so much money from our family and thinks she can just lie there and rest comfortably? No way. Watch me go give her a piece of my mind."
Jiang Li: "Mom, you're just the best—" As she spoke, she gave a thumbs-up. "With you stepping in, nobody is a match for you. If you'd been there yesterday, Dad wouldn't have let them take that money and the job."
Mother-in-law: "I'll make that Li Youfeng spit out every last thing she swallowed. That…
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