It wasn't until much later that someone finally snapped back to reality, "Zhao Mei, your daughter..."
"She really was raised in vain," someone said viciously.
"Exactly, raised in vain, Zhao Mei, let me tell you, you have to discipline her properly now, or you'll regret it later."
Zhao Mei herself hadn't quite caught her breath, and upon hearing everyone's comments, she wore a face of helplessness, "I would if I could, but ever since her father passed away, this child..."
With a sigh of resignation, Zhao Mei said, "She just doesn't listen to advice at all."
"When I try to talk to her, she just ignores me outright."
"That's right." Remembering what Huang Man said earlier, this girl didn't even need Zhao Mei's money.
"Right, make her hand over her earnings, keep the money with you, and then she'll have no choice but to listen."
Someone suggested to Zhao Mei, "Yes, that's a good idea, she'll definitely obey once she's out of money." Everyone started echoing this sentiment.