Mother Qi felt she must have been insane to listen to her youngest daughter's bad advice and go along with her ploy, to use such a self-harming strategy.
A bucket of ice-cold water was poured over her head, and Mother Qi shivered uncontrollably.
Oh, what a sin, it was the time for the late spring chill. Bathing in cold water, wouldn't it be strange if it didn't make her sick?
But Fengping had said that being sick was exactly the point, so she could rightfully move back home. Without this extreme measure, it just wouldn't work, otherwise, she might as well just apologize to Cheng Su.
Apologize? This was about determining the pecking order at home in the future, the authority behind her words; she would rather endure the cold water than do that!
Another bucket of water was poured, and Mother Qi nearly screamed aloud, her teeth chattering with a click-click sound, as she looked at Qi Fengping and said, "Pingping, enough, okay? That's two or three buckets now, it's really cold."
