But apparently, the neighborhood aunties weren't quite done dissecting Heena's domestic life just yet.
"And that physician! Living under your roof with his old hag of a mother," Auntie Guo huffed, waving a hand as if swatting away a bad smell. "Heavens above, girl, what kind of head-of-household willingly traps herself with a mother-in-law right out of the gate? Do you have any idea how troublesome that is?"
Another older woman squatting nearby immediately nodded in fervent agreement. "Exactly! I've never seen anyone volunteer to take care of both her man and his mother. You aren't building a family, you're just adopting two massive headaches into your life!"
Heena, who was quietly trying to mind her own business and survive the morning trip to the communal fields, couldn't help but interject.
"Madam Lin is actually a decent person," Heena pointed out smoothly.
