The words of the Tao Family's ten-year-old cousin pierced Ms. Tao like needles, leaving her utterly wounded.
Ms. Tao was indeed angry with Tao Feili for betraying Uncle Meng and causing her husband such harm. But she believed that Tao Feili acted out of cowardice and was forced to make such choices to save his life. She thought he had genuine feelings for his sister.
However, her nephew's words shattered her long-held illusions; in the eyes of Tao Feili and his wife, she was merely a slave of the Tao Family. Her living a better life than Tao Feili was unacceptable. She was foolish and undeserving, worthy of being despised by her children, pleasing no one.
In her brother's mind, Ms. Tao was less than the wild grass growing by the roadside, yet she cherished Tao Feili as if he were a treasure.
