Zhou Biyao was initially bewildered when she listened, and even after Ye Xinyan had finished speaking, she stared blankly at Ye Xinyan, slowly processing the meaning of those words.
Only then did the stern face of Lady Zhao appear in her mind, and following the scenes described by Ye Xinyan, she could see herself, like an aggrieved daughter-in-law, serving a senior who did not like her day after day. Any slight disobedience would lead to the elder complaining to Third Brother Wong, asking him to stand up for her.
The mothers-in-law she had heard about all made their daughters-in-law comply in this manner.
What would Third Brother Wong do in that situation? Would he staunchly defend her and take his mother's complaints lightly?
Probably not, right? That was his mother, the one who raised him single-handedly without a husband to protect and provide for the family.
