For the first time, Su Yuniang felt that her grandfather was so strange. He used to be the elder she respected the most, but now, she realized that he was full of hypocrisy. A kind man? Yeah, such a kind man who would rather kill his own granddaughter just to keep his good reputation. What an irony. Old Mr. Su said, “Take the cloth out of her mouth.” Su Dalang did as he was told. Old Mr. Su looked at Su Yuniang indifferently, “You can say it now, do you agree or not?” Su Yuniang asked back, “Where does zufu* intend to send me?”
*Zufu (祖父) : paternal grandfather, it’s similar to yeye (爷爷), but zufu is used in more formal situation, used as the honorifics, and yeye is in more casual situations. Zufu is like Grandfather, while Yeye is like grandpa.
The way she called him changed. Old Mr. Su didn’t care about the change, and there was no surprise on his face for her answer, as if he had guessed she would reply like this. On the other hand, Su Dalang, who was standing behind him, looked anxious and said, “Meimei*! You’re crazy! Yeye* is also doing this for your own good! Why do you insist on going down this path? Did Su Pangya lead you astray? I found that since you started interacting with her, you have become more and more rebellious! You don’t even think about your background and her background! Her father is a beggar! Her mother was kicked out of the Chen family’s house! If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked*, how can she be a good person?”
*Yeye (爷爷): Paternal grandfather, grandpa
*If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) : when the elderly do not behave properly, their next generation will also do bad things.
“Always appearing in public all day long, doing business like a man, being pointed at by others and did not feel ashamed of herself! How can you learn that from her! Did she teach you to divorce the Zheng family? It was her idea, right?” Su Dalang blamed all the bad things on Su Daya. Su Yuniang refuted, ”It was my own idea! Also, what’s wrong with her? We are all farmers in the countryside, who is nobler than who?” Su Dalang said proudly, “Our Old Su family is not comparable to those beggars and gangsters!” Su Yuniang said coldly, “The Su family is much better than you guys!” Old Mr. Su scolded sternly, “That’s enough! Dalang! Send her away!” “Yeye!” Su Dalang turned pale and said to Su Yuniang, “Didn’t you just ask where you were going? Did you think you’d be sent to just any relative’s house for a while? You’re wrong! You are going to be sent to a nunnery and have your head shaved to become a nun! It’s not the nunnery in our town, it’s in Qingshui County, a hundred miles away! All those women in custody are criminals, and there are people guarding them. Once you go there, you will never be able to get out of there for the rest of your life!” Su Yuniang’s expression changed. “Zufu, I was wrong! I will go back to the Zheng family! I will listen to you!” The most urgent thing was to calm her grandfather first. Old Mr. Su said, “Gag her mouth!” “Yeye!” Su Dalang couldn't bear it. Old Mr. Su said sternly, “Can’t you see that she’s deliberately giving in? What are you waiting for? Waiting for me to do it myself?” No, her grandfather’s reaction wasn’t right! She admitted that she was using a delaying tactic, but her grandfather’s attitude was also too tough! He clearly just said that as long as she agreed. but now that she agreed, he didn’t keep his promise again…… Su Yuniang looked at Old Mr. Su in horror and said, “Zufu! Are you trying to put the blame on the Su family?” Her grandfather asked her third younger brother to secretly take her to the Old Su family. But no one saw her along the way, I’m afraid everyone thought that she disappeared from the Su family. Su Yuniang was too smart, if only she was a man, Old Mr. Su would definitely educate her. What a pity. Su Yuniang wanted to call for help, but Su Dalang had already blocked her mouth. Later, Su Dalang took out a handkerchief coated with medicine powder and covered her mouth and nose.