"Cut Flesh to Pay Back Mother, Cut Bone to Pay Back Father!"

Nanli interjected her thoughts, "It seems to me that it's not just a matter of suffering again, but rather that you, Cao Bin, are enduring a fate worse than your father ever did."

Elder Cao's face turned as dark as a soot-covered pot.

Though he couldn't chase them away, he was skilled at throwing insults. "You're here to watch a show, so keep your mouths shut!" he barked, his frustration boiling over.

Cao Bin, however, continued to sneer as he accused, "What's wrong with what they're saying? Father, you married Mother before you even turned sixteen, and the Yue family supported your studies. You didn't have to worry about anything. But me? I'm almost twenty-two and still can't settle my marriage because of you!"

"You prided yourself on being an upright official, but you're nothing but a parasite! You squandered Mother's dowry and even dipped into my hard-earned money!"