The Sun family's eldest daughter-in-law was a force to be reckoned with. She went right ahead and told the family's eldest son she wanted a divorce.
Mrs. Sun grew anxious. She couldn't bring herself to blame her own daughter, and with no other options, she went to the eldest branch of the family to discuss it.
But after the last time, when the eldest branch had gotten nothing but trouble for their efforts, they wanted nothing to do with the matter and washed their hands of it completely.
Every day, a bitter taste filled Mrs. Sun's mouth.
On top of that, with the eldest daughter-in-law gone, there was no one left to do the chores. Everything fell on Mrs. Sun. She worked every day, serving the entire family, young and old, while also having to care for her daughter. In just a few days, she had visibly thinned.
At mealtime one day,
Sun Yeshu looked at the table and, seeing no steamed egg custard, immediately grew displeased.
