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"Aunt, you can criticize me, but please don't criticize my mom."
Upon hearing her own mother being accused, Mai Xiaomai could no longer endure it and said somewhat angrily, "My mom is a very diligent woman. She is excellent at household chores. She doesn't let me do these things because she loves me. Moreover, I am not a housekeeper, and my husband can afford to hire a maid. Not knowing these things is also not important."
"Oh my, talking back now? I say one thing, and you respond with ten. Is it proper to be so disrespectful, lacking in good manners and upbringing, and not showing respect for your elders?"
The great-aunt shrieked.
"Enough! I only respect those who deserve respect! And please don't casually say I wasn't brought up well! My parents raised me properly, to be tolerant and not picky, and to work hard—"
Mai Xiaomai truly detested her great-aunt's constant remarks about her lack of upbringing, so she tossed the cloth in her hand aside and walked out.