Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 438 - 224: Complaints (Part 2)

"Auntie, please have a seat and we can talk! I had no idea you were coming; I actually went out with my mother-in-law today, making you wait, sorry!" Sang Wan withdrew her hand and sat down in the master seat.

"Ah, we haven’t seen each other in such a long time, let me sit down and we’ll talk slowly! I have so much to say!" Mrs. Li said with a smile, without a second thought, she tried to sit next to Sang Wan.

Liu Ya hurriedly stopped her, laughing, "Second Madam, that’s the young master’s seat, please sit here!"

While speaking, she gestured with her hand to the seat next to Sang Wan.

Mrs. Li was displeased and said, "My son-in-law isn’t here now, I just want to be close to Miss Wan. Why can’t I sit in this empty seat? You girl, getting bolder and bolder! Miss Wan, you see, she even dares to contest me over this!"

Mrs. Li felt greatly disappointed and glaring at Liu Ya, she turned to Sang Wan for support.

Liu Ya opened her mouth and smiled helplessly, finding it ridiculous to argue with someone like Mrs. Li!

"Auntie, Liu Ya has always been outspoken and direct, just like my sister-in-law, why bother arguing with her? Please take a seat, you must have something important since you came all this way," Sang Wan said with a smile, indicating the guest seat next to her in agreement with Liu Ya.

Only then did Mrs. Li sheepishly mutter "Oh," without another word, and sat down. She could ignore Liu Ya but not Sang Wan now.

Sang Yan stood behind Mrs. Li, her head was nearly buried in her chest with discomfort twisting her fingers, her face flushing with embarrassment.

Seeing her like this, Sang Wan felt a bit of pity and said with a smile, "Younger Sister, you can sit down too, there’s no stranger here, no need for formalities."

"Exactly! We are family, why are you standing there stiff as a board? Come greet your sister. Getting dumber, can’t even call ’sister’! Oh, Miss Wan, don’t take it to heart! This girl is just shy and inexperienced!" Mrs. Li turned and glared at Sang Yan, scolding her harshly.

Sang Yan felt even more ashamed, hardly knowing where to put her hands and feet. She stepped from behind her mother, glanced up at Sang Wan timidly, then quickly lowered her head, almost whispering, "Sister."

Suddenly, Sang Wan felt she was pitiable, having Mrs. Li as a mother, it was hard to tell whether it was her fortune or misfortune. It was fortunate because since childhood everything was arranged and protected by Mrs. Li, she didn’t have to worry or think about anything, Sang Wan had once been very envious of her. But unfortunately, her current personality was clearly Mrs. Li’s doing. Someday, without Mrs. Li, she would be like a chick losing the wings of a hen, could she live independently?

"Sister, please sit," Sang Wan smiled.

Sang Yan was abruptly pulled down by Mrs. Li to sit next to her, mumbling, "This girl, so hesitant!"

Seeing Mrs. Li starting to rant and scold Sang Yan again, Sang Wan quickly coughed to interrupt, smiling, "By the way, auntie, you came today with something in mind, feel free to speak directly!"

"Ah," Mrs. Li twisted her words, swallowed what she intended to scold Sang Yan with, sighed, and began to complain to Sang Wan, "Miss Wan, your aunt is indeed having a hard time! Since the day I entered the Sang family, I have worked and suffered for this family for many years without any recognition. But think about it, your uncle is so heartless, seeing that I’ve grown old and turned into a yellow-faced woman, he decided to take a concubine! All that talk about bearing a son and continuing the family line, it’s all lies, he just despises me for getting old! Men are all the same, so cruel-hearted! When they have some spare money, they start harboring wild thoughts, forgetting about their wives and children..."

Mrs. Li began to pour out her grievances, bitterly criticizing Sang Pingliang for his heartlessness, listing numerous examples of her hard work and dedication to the family. Now, that lazy, wasteful, defiant vixen, and he was actually protecting this vixen, and so forth.

Liu Ya stood silently next to Sang Wan, mentally connecting the previous statements to what followed. She secretly admired Mrs. Li’s good memory; before Big Madam returned, she had already relayed the same story to her, and now it was repeated without any discrepancies.

Sang Wan felt extremely awkward, thinking, what do your marital problems have to do with me? You telling me, do you expect me to support and defend you, to uphold justice? You think too highly of me!

Sang Wan tried to interrupt Mrs. Li several times, but seeing her pouring out words endlessly like a rapidly flowing river, just as she tried to interject with "Auntie," Mrs. Li cut her off with, "Oh, Miss Wan, you don’t understand..."

Sang Wan simply gave up interrupting, holding the tea cup, lost in thought—let her talk; after all, there’s no outsider here.

"Mother, mother!" The one who felt the most distressed was Sang Yan, hearing her own mother baring their family’s dirty laundry in front of her cousin, her face flushed repeatedly. As her mother’s words grew more unbearable, she finally couldn’t help but gently tug at her mother’s sleeve, tears rolling in her eyes, pleading, "Mother, please stop..."

"Why shouldn’t I speak about what he did!" Mrs. Li, having finally found someone to vent her grievances, was not going to let go easily. She was in the midst of fuelling her emotional anguish and did not expect to be abruptly interrupted by her daughter. Irritated, she poked Sang Yan’s forehead several times with her finger, causing Sang Yan’s head to shake.

"You ungrateful girl! Have you forgotten who your mother is, who raised and protected you? Taking sides with your heartless father! Ungrateful wretch, I’ve raised you in vain!"