Chapter 856: What a Good Tactic.
Ruan Yiqian frowned, "Mom, calm down first, I just want to ask what exactly happened today." Ruan Lingyu sat down next to him, her expression clearly displeased, "I went shopping with Xining today and ran into Shen Mianmian. She had no manners at all, and she was disrespectful to her elders. I scolded her a few words."
Ruan Yiqian pursed his lips, fell silent for a moment, and said, "Mom, Shen Mianmian isn’t someone we raised. We aren’t entitled to educate her. Whether she’s right or wrong, we can’t be prejudiced against her just because of Xining. That wouldn’t be fair to Shen Mianmian."
Ruan Lingyu let out a cold laugh, "Yiqian, you really don’t understand Shen Mianmian. She might be young, but she’s very adept at using her tragic background to gain sympathy. Xiaonan fell for her trick, and now you’re being deceived by her too?"
What a clever tactic.
"I’m not being deceived. I’m just stating an objective fact." Ruan Yiqian felt that Ruan Lingyu’s strong opinion of Shen Mianmian was largely related to Cheng Xining, so he said, "Don’t take Xining’s words for it. She likes Xiaonan and sees Mianmian as a rival, so she definitely won’t speak well of Mianmian."
"This has nothing to do with Xining. My understanding of Shen Mianmian comes from what I’ve observed myself." Thinking of the morning’s events, she continued, "This morning, when I was out shopping with Xining, we happened to run into her. She looked quite decent on the outside, but who would’ve thought she’d stoop to stealing? No matter how much you change in a big city, your true nature doesn’t. You should keep your distance from her."
Ruan Lingyu could never look up to those who were dishonest, so her words were not kind at all.
Having grown up with her, it was the first time Ruan Yiqian had heard her use such words to describe someone. Ruan Lingyu had always seemed to him a reasonable person.