In Xiao Cui's family, they favor boys over girls. This year, she is fifteen, and her parents want to marry her off to a fool in exchange for a dowry to get a wife for her brother. Everything in their family is for her brother. After tricking the fool's family out of money, Xiao Cui backed out and ran away, only to be lured away under the temptation of Cui Sanniang.
Under her influence, the other two have always rejected Xiao Hua Mei, deliberately keeping their distance from her to avoid attracting Second Master Liu's attention. They even felt fortunate to have Xiao Hua Mei as a shield so they could avoid abuse. If not for the fact that she was mostly in a stupor, they might have bullied Xiao Hua Mei themselves.
Xiao Hua Mei shrank back, involuntarily burying her head, leaning even closer to Xiao Lian Hua. A ten-year-old child may know nothing, but she could feel the venom in the words, leaving her sad and helpless.
