This time, Ruth slammed the table and said, "Daniel said your in-laws already know about this. What are you planning to do about it?"
"Mom, I can handle it myself. Why are you bothering with her?"
Nancy grew increasingly irritated. Recently, these calls had been driving her crazy.
"I won't bother? You're my daughter; how can I not bother?"
Ruth became even angrier: "Today, I called your mother-in-law, originally intending to confront her, but she brought this up right away. Mom has lost all face and couldn't even stand up for you."
"Your mother-in-law said they should help in principle, but they need to know where you spent the money. And now your husband has spent a large sum himself and said he'll come visit us in a couple of days."
"How are we supposed to host them? Now it's fine—she's coming to confront me."
As a shrew who doted on her children, one could imagine how frustrated Ruth felt today.
