"Let me tell you all, I, Ma Xiangling, am not someone who can be easily bullied. If you want me to continue being your servant for the Han Family, serving your whole family, then you better pay me a wage. Otherwise, don't expect me to wash your clothes, cook your meals, or clean up. Let's each wash our own clothes and take turns cooking. Don't expect me to do all the household chores alone."
Ma Xiangling, fuming with anger, glared at Mrs. Han and said, "Since the money they earn is for the Han Family, why don't they share it equally? They keep the money they earn for themselves, yet expect me to serve them food and drinks. Do you think that's fair?"
"I've heard of taking care of parents-in-law, but I've never heard that I also have to serve sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, nephews, and nieces. On what basis? Did they raise me, or gave me money, or even say a kind word to me? They squeeze me every day and still want me to serve them—ugh, they wish!"
