"Second Daughter-in-law Jing." Quick as a flash, Aunt Zhang clapped a hand over her mouth again and whispered a warning in her ear. "Keep your voice down. I've been thrown out of the Jie Family home. Without me, you've lost your right-hand woman. There'll be no one to help you deal with Qin Mei, and it's only a matter of time before you're kicked out, too. Think about the tragic fate of your Xu Family."
Psychological manipulation was Aunt Zhang's specialty, especially when it came to Xu Chunyan.
Sure enough, the shock on Xu Chunyan's face was replaced by a storm of fury in her eyes.
'Her father was the pillar of the Xu Family. Now he'd been sent to the Northwest for labor reform, and there was no telling how long he'd be gone—or if he'd ever return. Chunwang was broken, listless and depressed day after day. Her mother spent all her time crying, growing gaunt from the sorrow. It broke her heart to see them.'
