An Hao glanced at her and said nothing.
She had done everything she needed to do; all that remained was to watch Bai Xue.
Sure enough, Bai Xue spoke up, "Mom, Jianshe, since it's like this, just go! It's for Fengzi's sake and for An Hao's good! If you want to visit in the future, come back then, but let's not make a spectacle of this matter for all the neighbors to know. You know how gossip can kill people. Being a stepmother is hard; even if you won't consider my feelings, you should leave for your own sake."
Bai Xue felt for her family, but her family didn't seem to care for her, and life had to go on; the house was already out of grain.
She couldn't just feed her brother's whole family for no reason, as they would just up and leave when it suited them, while she still needed to survive.
Her daughter, Bai Yanjiao, was already dissatisfied, complaining every day about not having decent meals.