Chapter 281 - 280: Looking at Others
Mrs. Jiang "hmm" in acknowledgment, and only then did Chen Afu sit down.
Mrs. Jiang turned to Chen Yuhui and said, "Hui’er, your father was born and raised in the countryside, he is a bona fide countryman. But he was also a titled scholar more than a decade ago, and everyone praised him for his handsome looks and scholarly talents. How can you disparage country folks so much?"
Tears welled up in Chen Yuhui’s eyes, and she quickly stood up, saying, "Mother, you are right. I was wrong." She’s not foolish. With her grandmother half-paralyzed and her biological mother dead, it would not bode well for her to offend the woman who holds her fate.
Mrs. Jiang acknowledged Yuhui’s response with another "hmm", and only then did Chen Yuhui sit down again.
Mrs. Jiang had chastised both girls, but anyone listening could tell who she was really scolding.
Then, Mrs. Jiang turned to Chen Afu and asked, "Have you prepared the clothes you’ll wear to the banquet at The Chus’ Mansion?"
Chen Afu replied, "I’ve prepared them."
Mrs. Jiang nodded, "I know you’re a capable girl. You may not like the clothes made by our household’s seamstresses. So I didn’t prepare clothes for you, but I’ve prepared a set of jewelry instead."