Madam Ruan was not at all appreciative. Having been scolded by Old Lady Mo, she had suppressed a bellyful of anger. Now was the perfect time to vent it, so she turned her head and glared at Mo Daoyan as she berated him, "You useless coward, why are you dragging me into this? Mother-in-law is unfair, yet you say nothing. Why should our branch of the family work ourselves to death to provide for the senior branch? There's no end to this kind of life; when will it ever stop? How are we supposed to live in the future?"
Caught between the two branches of the family, Old Lady Mo was irritated, having clearly sought benefits for the second branch. Yet, Madam Ruan failed to recognize the good intentions and had the audacity to accuse her of being unjust?
This greedy woman truly epitomizes the saying, 'a snake trying to swallow an elephant'.