Chapter 1425: Can't Even Afford a Steamed Bun
Madam Wang was very upset, "Mother, this is your good son and good daughter-in-law. Have you forgotten what you said when you used to come to me for silver?"
Every month, the old woman would go to Madam Wang's place to get living expenses and would praise her son and daughter-in-law, saying the whole family missed Madam Wang terribly and hoped she would visit home whenever she had the chance, and so on...
But today, that was not the case at all.
The sister-in-law's dismissive look deeply hurt Madam Wang's heart.
Why is it that the silver she earns with her body supports their food and clothing while they look down on her?
Since childhood, she was sold into a brothel by her parents to make a living. At just a young age, she began dealing with countless men to survive. Madam Wang resented her parents for pushing her into such a hell. She had planned never to have any dealings with them for the rest of her life. However, one day, when she saw her mother, dressed in rags, appearing at the entrance of the brothel with a pitiful look, her heart softened. After all, this was her biological mother; she couldn't bear to let her live like this.
From that moment on, Madam Wang took on the financial responsibility for the whole family.
Every month, regardless of wind or rain, the old woman would surely appear at the brothel's entrance, waiting for Madam Wang to give her the living expenses.
The old madam replied, justified, "When asking you for silver back then, of course, I had to say nice things. Your mother isn't foolish; she knows what should be said and what shouldn't."
Hearing this, Madam Wang laughed at herself. All her life, she had been scheming against others, but she never expected that in the end, she would be schemed against by her own family.
"Mother, what a strategy, just a few words and I've been turned into a workhorse for you."
"What are you saying? Your mother went through hardship to give birth to you and raise you. Was it easy? Giving mother some silver to spend is only right; don't make it sound like mother is harming you."
"Mother, have you forgotten? You sold me off a long time ago, and technically, I have nothing to do with you. But you, acting all pitiful, came looking for your daughter. You know your daughter has a soft heart and can't bear to see her mother in such a dire state, so you staged a whole act, right?"
"Since it's come to this and you've seen through it, I won't hide it from you. Yes, we discussed it as a family back then and decided to have your mother wear rags and wait for you at the brothel entrance. As expected, my daughter still cares for her mother and didn't let our family down. Over these years, we've relied on you to support us, but you are so ungrateful. You're doing tasks for the Emperor, but you aren't careful at all. Now look, the Emperor has abandoned you. What will we do about our living expenses in the future?"
The old woman looked at Madam Wang with a face full of blame. This daughter truly disappointed her. She had expected that from now on, the whole family would live in wealth and luxury and never return to the hard days they faced before.
But who knew, the Emperor suddenly sent people to drive them out of the house, without even explaining why, merely saying that Madam Wang didn't know how to appreciate favors and failed to perform her duties for the Emperor properly.
Madam Wang sneered, "How would I know? I don't even have money to buy a bun now."
The man quietly pulled the old woman aside and whispered, "Mother, I think big sister truly has no more value. Even the Emperor doesn't want her. Having her with us is just a burden, why not...?"
"What do you have in mind?"
"Let's do it like this...!"
The man leaned close to the old woman's ear and whispered a few sentences.
"Good, that's excellent." Hearing this, the old woman nodded repeatedly.