Who would have thought? The main branch of the family, once so pitiful they couldn't even afford to eat, had now made something of themselves. They even had a new Scholar in the family.
The old madam was as sour as if she'd drunk a jug of aged vinegar. Nothing pleased her, and she went around the house banging and crashing things, disturbing all the neighbors.
She refused to attend the banquet and forbade Li'an and Shou'an from going either.
When she saw Shou'an hunching over and trying to sneak out, she quickly stepped forward, grabbed him by the ear, and warned, "You weren't born a beggar, so why are you going scrounging for their food? They didn't send a special invitation for you, so you're not to go. Don't be so eager for everything; you'll just make people look down on you."
Shou'an cried out in pain, throwing himself on the ground and rolling around in a tantrum. "I want to go to the feast! I want to go to the feast…"
