Gu Dashi found it inappropriate to bicker with his daughter-in-law, so he pointed the spearhead directly at Gu Yuanmu. "Yuanmu, your wife is talking back to her father-in-law. Aren't you going to teach her a lesson?"
Li Cuicui turned her head and spat. "You old geezer, was Mrs. Wang wrong? Is the youngest your only biological son? Are the ones standing right in front of you not your descendants?
"And dare you say the youngest isn't thick-skinned? Otherwise, how could he scheme against his older brothers like this?
"Don't forget, the other sons have all split from the household. Before the youngest gets married, we can't go asking them for anything.
"Now, before he's even the head of the house, he's taking charge and giving our water away. For the rest of this journey, the three of us will just have to go thirsty. If we can't find any more water, we'll just drop dead wherever we end up."
