She knew all too well how much her rural hometown valued reputation; if a daughter divorced, the entire family couldn't hold their heads up.
Everywhere they went, they'd be criticized and gossiped about.
The rural areas in the 1990s were just that feudal; even if a woman was married and not living well, even if her husband was abusive and her mother-in-law gave her a hard time, she had to endure it. If she dared to raise the issue of divorce, before her in-laws would deal with her, her own family would drown her in their spit.
They would only scold her for being disgraceful and making it impossible for them to hold their heads up.
Zhuanzhuan's case was much more serious than divorce or infidelity. Murder, crime, and more than one life lost—she didn't need to return home to know the immense pressure and stigma her mom and grandparents were carrying.
Her grandfather valued reputation above all; knowing this would certainly anger him significantly.
