Chapter 278 - 140: Trying to Lend a Hand
"Look, mother, even Fangzi says so! See, Fangzi is sensible, and yet you all blame me! Anyway, I just can’t bring myself to flatter people like a slave, always smiling and acting subservient to please others," Shi Yumei hurriedly said.
"Enough, enough! You! It’s all because I spoiled you too much that you don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth. You’ll only realize the severity once you hit a wall!" Mrs. Wang glared at her with annoyance. This daughter of hers, always challenging her, was truly driving her to her wit’s end; still, she decided to let her be! These days she really has restrained herself a lot, so as long as they maintain appearances, it’s fine!
Mrs. Wang was about to call someone to summon Sang Wan when Gu Fangzi hurriedly laughed and said, "This is Auntie showing her love for cousin. Which mother wouldn’t love her daughter and wish to see her daughter unfairly treated! Though cousin said something somewhat biased, sister has always been meticulous, caring for the young master considerately, attentively, surely she must have taken good care of him—"
"Hey! She bullies you so much and you still speak for her!" Shi Yumei became agitated upon hearing this and almost jumped up, cutting Gu Fangzi off.
Gu Fangzi disliked being interrupted while speaking, feeling slightly displeased, but she didn’t dare to hold it against Shi Yumei and responded with a good-natured smile: "Cousin, that’s not the right way to put it. Sister has never shortchanged me, how could she—"
"How could she not, you clearly—" Shi Yumei hurried, about to say you clearly told me earlier about how she had planned and was about to list a bunch of examples to illustrate.
Gu Fangzi became even more anxious and quickly interrupted her again: "It really isn’t like that, otherwise how could Auntie not decide for me, and how could she allow her to bully me!"
Auntie, Auntie ah! Gu Fangzi emphatically bit on the words "Auntie" and covertly made a face at Shi Yumei.
Shi Yumei finally came to her senses. Right, she must not let mother know, if mother knew, she would inevitably get angry, which would be bad for her health. She couldn’t ruin her cousin’s painstaking efforts to keep it from their mother!
Shi Yumei forcefully refrained from speaking, begrudgingly saying, "Maybe so!"
"Look at you! Miss Wan always does things with measure, unlike you!" Mrs. Wang scolded Shi Yumei with cool contempt.