"Dad, Mom, I swear to the heavens, if I have any such thoughts, let me be struck by lightning, die a miserable death, and have no one to bury me!" Lady Gu also made a fierce oath, stringing together a series of curses without stopping for breath. "I was wrong, I'll change. From now on, I won't go to the city anymore. For the rest of my life, I have no other thoughts; I will just serve you both. Whatever you ask me to do, I'll do. I'll grind grain for you every day as my penance."
"You still know how to atone?!" Lady Zhou said harshly.
"Mom, I know I was wrong. I've let you down, let Xiuxiu down, let the entire Lian Family down. I'll atone, while I'm alive, I'll atone, and even after I die, I'll continue to atone. This life, I'll serve you, the next life, and the life after that, let me turn into a donkey, anything, I'll still atone. I'll atone for Xiuxiu, I'll work like a beast for her..."
