"Keep your voice down!"
"We only have so much space at home; Sese is just next door. If she hears this, it will upset her."
"What could possibly go wrong? Tomorrow I'll fix the eaves. She didn't eat dinner tonight, and her complexion isn't right. You, as her mother, should at least care a little."
Soon, a middle-aged man intervened.
Yet the woman was relentless.
"Can't I even speak in my own house? What, is your daughter so precious? Am I being too harsh on her, or depriving her of food? It's not a big deal; skipping one meal won't kill anyone!"
Thinking about this, she got quite upset.
Her aunt's family lived right next door!
Every time she scolded Sese, her aunt would come over and tell her to stop, to not hurt her daughter's feelings and make them the laughingstock of the neighbors.
"Years ago, I wrecked my health giving birth to her. Six years ago, she was nearly abducted by kidnappers, but I chased after them and rescued her—only to end up wounded myself!"
