The original host knew this very well in her heart, yet compared to that utterly unreliable biological father and stepmother, she had no choice but to rely on parents-in-law who wore hypocritical masks.
Furthermore, a young bride was unable to leave the house at will and remained entirely ignorant of the outside world. Her parents-in-law, who knew all the ins and outs, refused to teach her anything, simply leaving her cooped up in the inner courtyard, where she could only watch helplessly as her dowry was gradually squandered.
None of them ever brought it out into the open, yet they shared a shameless and tacit understanding.
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