"Is our family really missing those two bowls of coarse grains? I'm doing this for Shuchen's own good." Ye Qiu gave his daughter-in-law a glare. Don't be fooled by her seeming honesty; like the third daughter-in-law, she also has her own little thoughts.
Everyone has their own little thoughts. She doesn't mean to blame anyone, but taking advantage of the second household without even a word of thanks, and staying silent when the third household bullies the second household, is indeed unreasonable.
Shuchen is a scholar, and it's true that scholars are highly valued in this era. But it's unnecessary to coddle him to the point where his temperament becomes unstable, making it seem like the entire family revolves around him, and in the future, he won't be able to endure any setbacks.
