Lady Shen couldn't understand how Wang Yongzhu could say such things.
Wang Yongzhu also couldn't quite understand Lady Shen. According to the customs of the time, a woman marrying a man was expected to spend her entire life in her husband's family, managing the household, caring for her parents-in-law, attending to younger siblings-in-law, and bearing and raising children.
It's almost like working tirelessly for the husband's family until old age, when the son finally grows up and has a daughter-in-law, and perhaps then the woman's role shifts to being cared for instead.
Generations of women have been caught in this endless cycle of fate.
Why is it that people who are considerate towards their daughters know that a daughter's time at her parents' home is the most carefree decade?
Since Lady Shen married Wu Zhongbao, she has done everything required, handling both inside and outside work, and even doing embroidery to supplement the household income.
