"What are you doing? Trying to die? Get up, or the whole family will be left starving." Seeing that Ye Qiu and Niu Xue Mei hadn't come out to work yet, Wang Po banged on their door loudly.
"Sanlang, what do we do now?" Although Ye Qiu's words had softened her resolve earlier, making her feel she shouldn't endure the mistreatment from this family, the moment she heard her mother-in-law's curses, Niu Xue Mei's heart began to race.
"What's the rush?" Ye Qiu smiled at her and the two kids. "In a bit, I'll pretend to be sick. You then run out, panic-stricken, and tell everyone I need a doctor. Remember to look terrified, okay? Cong Ying, can you cry along with your sister? Think about the eggs you couldn't have, think about how Grandma scolded and hit you, and cry as hard as you can."
Ye Congying seemed to understand and nodded, then turned to her sister Ye Congzi and said, "Don't tell anyone that I pinched you, or I won't take you out to play anymore."
