Matriarch Rules, Scumbag Begs - Chapter 37

Chapter 37: Savoring the Bitterness

As soon as she entered, the old madam saw her and became even more agitated. “You vicious woman came to mock me! Get out! Get out of here!”
Shen Qiuci didn’t listen, she walked calmly to the table and sat down, then leaned forward slightly, propping her chin and looking at the old madam.

“Are you feeling very uncomfortable?” The old madam was furious.
“Liu Momo! Throw her out!” Liu Momo was taken aback, hesitating as she walked towards Shen Qiuci.

Shen Qiuci glanced at the charcoal basin beside her, and her lips curled up slightly. “The charcoal doesn’t seem to be burning well today.”
As she spoke, she looked up at Liu Momo with charming eyes and asked softly: “What do you think, Liu Momo?”

Although her voice was soft, it was like thunder to Liu Momo, enough to scare half to death. Liu Momo couldn’t help but think of the scene where Shen Qiuci dealt with her, and she instinctively glanced at the palm of her right hand. The shocking scald mark seemed to still be transmitting a burning sensation, causing her phantom pain.

She couldn’t help but shiver, quickly hiding her right hand behind her back, and froze in place, not daring to take another step forward. Shen Qiuci withdrew her gaze and leaned forward to support the old madam’s arm.

“Mother, please get up first. The ground is cold.” “Get away!” The old madam pushed her hand away, glaring at her with tears in her eyes.

Shen Qiuci sighed helplessly and said with a tone of grievance: “Yesterday, mother said I’m not a good daughter-in-law. I was hurt for a long time after hearing that, and I reflected on it seriously when I got back. Thinking that mother is having a hard time today, I, as her daughter-in-law, should come and show some filial piety…”

She shook her head and stood up, her eyes and eyebrows revealing a hint of sadness. “It’s just that, it seems like mother doesn’t need me now.” She took out a delicate and exquisite brocade box from her bosom and played with it in her hand.

“I remembered that mother likes this, so I bought it especially to give to mother when I visited my mother’s family the other day. But now, mother probably doesn’t want it anymore.” As she spoke, Shen Qiuci pretended to be careless and opened the box slightly.

Immediately, a pungent smell wafted out of the brocade box. This smell was all too familiar to the old madam. Liu Momo cried out: “Old madam! It’s… it’s Fushou paste!” No need for her to say, the old madam had already pounced on Shen Qiuci like a hungry dog.

Shen Qiuci raised her hand and skillfully avoided the old madam, closing the lid in time. The old madam grabbed Shen Qiuci’s sleeve, speaking in a tone that was almost pleading: “Qiu’er, give it to mother. I’ll do anything!”
“You want it?” Shen Qiuci deliberately waved the brocade box in front of the old madam’s eyes, and then said with a calm tone and a hint of smile: “If you want it, why don’t you ask your good daughter-in-law Xue Yinshuang for it?”

“As you said, I’m a vicious woman who disrespects my elders, causes trouble, and is domineering and jealous.”
“Since I’m such a vicious woman, how dare you, an elder, accept a gift from me?”

Shen Qiuci’s tall figure formed a stark contrast to the old madam’s stout and short body. She just casually raised her hand, and the old madam couldn’t reach the brocade box even if she jumped.

The old madam was so anxious that she knelt down in front of Shen Qiuci with a thud, her expression twisted in agony. “Qiu’er, please have mercy on mother and give it to me!”

“All the past mistakes were mother’s fault. Mother was blind! You’re my good daughter-in-law! That Xue Yinshuang bullied you, and mother will stand up for you!”
“You’re obedient, can you please give it to mother? Mother really can’t take it anymore…”

She cried uncontrollably, banging her head on the ground as she wept. She had lost all dignity, and there was no trace of a noble madam left in her.

“Oh dear, as a junior, how can mother kneel to me?” Shen Qiuci bent down to support the old madam, pretending to be distressed.
“Mother should know that deep down, I want to be filial to you. But whenever I think of Xue shi killing my unborn child, and mother being so close to her, I feel uncomfortable.”

The old madam hastily agreed: “Yes, yes, yes! Mother was foolish before! That cheap thing bullied you, and mother will punish her severely, okay?”

Shen Qiuci thought for a moment and said: “Since mother has said so, I shouldn’t be ungrateful. In that case, would mother please instruct Xue Yinshuang to kneel in front of my door every day at noon and kowtow a hundred times?”

“When I’m no longer angry, I’ll naturally be filial to mother and give mother what she wants.” As she spoke, she suddenly looked up, her eyes warm and gentle as she smiled at the old madam.

“She’s so filial to mother, and to make mother feel better, I’m sure she’ll kowtow willingly and won’t feel wronged.”