Chapter 45 - 23: The Battle Between the Two Ladies
"Yes," Sang Wan softly agreed and turned to Mrs. Zhuang, bending her knee in greeting, "Miss Wan pays her respects to Mrs. Zhuang! Mrs. Zhuang, I hope you are well!"
"Good, good!" Mrs. Zhuang said with a smiling voice, her bright and sparkling eyes unreservedly sizing Sang Wan up from head to toe. She waved at Sang Wan, "Come, come, sit by my side! You truly have a remarkable appearance, so gentle and refined. It’s clear you’re a young lady from a scholarly family! I must say, you are not like those young ladies from other families!"
The latter part of her remarks was, of course, directed at Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang managed a smile, her face slightly stiff.
Sang Wan couldn’t have wished more to shut Mrs. Zhuang’s mouth. This woman just loved to stir up trouble, making insidious comments that incited tension between her mother-in-law and herself. Did she ever consider how her words affected those around her?
Some people, however, always managed to express themselves in ways that made others uncomfortable with their seemingly innocuous comments!
Sang Wan didn’t move and glanced at Mrs. Wang in the corner of her eye, her intention to seek Mrs. Wang’s approval clear. Now, she could only take things one step at a time, relying solely on Mrs. Wang’s own intuition and putting her first in every matter to find an opening.
Sure enough, Mrs. Wang softened her expression when she saw that Sang Wan didn’t answer Mrs. Zhuang but instead sought her permission. Mrs. Wang secretly shot an arrogant glance at Mrs. Zhuang and said with a smile, "Mrs. Zhuang has already called you over, why don’t you hurry up?"
"Yes!" Sang Wan bent her knee once more in the direction of Mrs. Wang, then slowly moved and sat down beside Mrs. Zhuang.
"You are a bit too cautious! Is your mother-in-law really that terrifying? Even calling your name requires me to look at her expression!" Mrs. Zhuang said with a playful smile as she took Sang Wan’s hand in hers, her words directed towards Mrs. Wang, "She really is an honest child!"