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"I heard that they took a lot of things, big bags and small bags, more than what they get during the New Year holidays," Lady Zhang said.
Why has Lady Zhou always held Lian Lanlan in such high regard? It's not just out of affection, nor merely to show off her superiority over her daughters-in-law and granddaughters. Lady Zhou has a very shrewd plan in mind.
A married-out aunt, especially one who is the eldest, possesses a unique voice in certain matters of her natal family. For example, when it comes to managing the affairs of a family's Old Master and Old Madam, the sons and daughters-in-law are responsible for sending them off, meaning handling the funeral arrangements. Aunts have significant influence in critiquing and local customs allow for such criticism.
