Chapter 106 - 105: Disdain
The old woman servant didn’t seem to like cute little children, and upon hearing Qi Jia’s words, her expression grew even darker, like murky water.
She glanced at Qi Jia with impatience and chided with a frown, "Whose child is this! How ill-mannered? When adults are speaking, what business does an ignorant child have running over to interrupt? Is this the kind of rule your shop keeps? Madam, not only is the food at your establishment outrageously expensive, but you also allow a child to run about in the shop, which is utterly unacceptable behaviour."
Qi Jia had come over to say kind words but unexpectedly got chastised by this old woman. The little one was first stunned, then felt somewhat wronged, moisture appearing in her eyes, yet she still stared at the old woman with wide eyes, defiantly.
Ye Xinyan’s eyes darkened slightly as she gently squeezed Qi Jia’s little hand to offer comfort.
She was willing to lower her status to accommodate them, and that was her business. But for this old woman to take out her anger on a child was not ethical.
If she didn’t have any backing, that would be another story, as it would mean she lacked the strength, and couldn’t just rush her entire family towards disaster. At most, she would have to talk more to the children afterwards, telling them to be more cautious in the future.
But now things were different. She had the dairy farm as a fallback option, and this dairy farm was in service of Prince Yu. With such a patron and a way out, if she still allowed Qi Jiaer to be bullied, then she would be extremely weak.
At worst, she could shut down this little shop, but she could not let Qi Jiaer be bullied by anyone!