Chapter 237

The villagers were right—the scholar ultimately married a city mouse, but she didn't have the best background. The city mouse's father—the capitalist—prepared an abundance of marriage gifts for her and handed her to the scholar. The capitalist thought that with the help he'd provided the scholar's family in the past and his daughter's marriage gifts, she would be able to live peacefully in the village despite her background. Unfortunately for him, a human's heart and mind didn't work in the exact way he'd expected. The capitalist's daughter didn't manage to win the hearts of her in-laws. The day after the wedding, her in-laws took all of her marriage gifts from her, claiming they wanted to keep them safe for her. Her sister-in-law also found excuses to take away all of the capitalist's daughter's nice clothes and shoes. Overnight, the capitalist's daughter went from the daughter of an affluent family to a pitiful soul that everyone could mistreat. She had to cook and clean for ever