When Liu'er's mother saw her son and daughter-in-law both forced to kneel, she wouldn't stand for it. Just as she was about to start shouting, Sun Jinshan yanked her over and slapped her hard across the face twice. After Liu'er's mother fell to the ground, he rushed over and kicked her twice in the rear, cursing, "You ruinous old hag! Your mind is completely muddled, you can't do a single thing right!"
After striking her, he collapsed weakly onto the long bench by the table.
'What's the use of beating my wife to death? I'm the one who should be beaten. The biggest regret of my life was listening to my wife and marrying Liu'er into the Tang family. I was the one whose mind was muddled. What right do I have to hit her?'
