He would yell at them, calling them "worthless girls," and though he didn't hit them, he would make them stand outside in the dark all night, which was scarier than being beaten.
Her mother was no better. She would curse them, calling them "little sluts," and would pinch them hard. Her mother's health had deteriorated from having so many children, but she was determined to have a son. She said that if she didn't have a son in this lifetime, she would rather die. She also instilled this mindset in her daughters.
Wang Zhaodi's sisters shared similar thoughts.
As for why Wang Zhaodi hadn't been brainwashed by this... it was because she had always had a big appetite. She ate so much that her family didn't care for her. Her mother didn't even want to talk to her much, often calling her a "rice bucket."
Of course, if she hadn't been such a "rice bucket," she wouldn't have been sent away.
