202 Aunt Apologizes
Zhao Zhitong was also worried sick about her aunt. When she was buying hairpins for her mother in the county town, she had witnessed the ugly behavior of her aunt's mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Based on their public attitude towards her aunt, Zhao Zhitong knew her aunt must be enduring a difficult life at their home.
She wanted to speak up and urge her aunt to say something quickly, but Grandpa Bai stopped her. "Young girl, this depends on your aunt herself. If she doesn't strive to be strong and is content to be a puddle of mud, then no matter how much you help her, you'll never be able to prop her up!"
Zhao Zhitong blinked, then blinked again, a sudden realization dawning on her. "So, Grandpa Bai," she asked, "are you saying that my aunt is like mud that can't be propped up on a wall?"
Grandpa Bai: "..."
