Zhou couldn't help but say, "Ru'er, why didn't you wait for Xiaohua? That child ran so fast she lost her shoes."

Chen Danru remained silent, offering no words of resignation.

She really couldn't teach her mother to be like that.

I wonder how her mother, with her temperament, will manage once they arrive in Shengjing.

Shen Cheng said, "Why wait for her? There's no need to wait."

Shen Danru asked Shen Yuyan, "Yuyan, what do you think?"

Shen Yuyan snorted and said, "Why wait for her? She's a heartless wretch. Our parents and second sister treat her so well. Has she ever bought our parents any gifts with the money she earns at the shop? Most of the money she saves comes from her second sister, but she gives it all to her own mother. Doesn't she care about our reputation? Since her heart is with the Shen family, why wait for someone like her? Let her reunite with her parents."

"Also, didn't Shen Xiaohua say that she would send money to her mother in the future? Could she be stealing Second Sister's money for her parents?"

Shen Danru smiled and said, "Mother, Yu Yan understands this principle, so why don't you?"

Even if such an ungrateful person were brought to Shengjing and to the Duke's mansion, she might still betray the Shen family for money.

Embarrassed by her daughter's words, Zhou lowered her head.

Is she really that useless as a mother?

There was a brief silence in the carriage, which was soon drowned out by Shen Yuyan's chattering.

As the carriage traveled along the official road, a sudden commotion of voices grew louder as it approached. Shen Danru paid no attention until Qingtan stopped the carriage. Shen Danru then lifted the curtain and asked, "Qingtan, why did you stop?"