"Wang Jufen, you poisonous woman! How could you lie to me back then? You told me Aran had gone to pick frozen persimmons on the mountain and never returned. How cruel your heart is!" Gu Zhentang was so furious that he could barely catch his breath.
"Father, don't be angry. Look, Aran is back now," Aran said, soothing the breath in Gu Zhentang’s chest.
Wang Jufen thought to herself that since Aran had returned in one piece—and looking quite well-off, at that—she might as well laugh it off. "What a thing to say! When I married into your home with Bao'er and Changsheng, you were good to the three of us, but I could see you favored this girl, Aran. Did you think I didn't notice? You kept talking about saving a dowry for her and wanting to give her this big house for her wedding. Could you blame me for wanting to look out for my own children, Bao'er and Changsheng?"
Chapter 34