Meng Fuyan curled her lips, her gaze towards Aunt Li carrying a meaningful meaning. "Aunt Li, haven't you been in the family compound for long? Don't you recognize these twins? You actually dared to tell me that you're using your husband's family's money to support your own family. You don't even know who my family is, do you?"
Unlike later generations, where neighbors across the street don't know each other, people in the family compound knew each other very well back then.
Twins are already rare, and fair-skinned twins are even rarer. In addition, the birth of these two children was also unusual. Meng Fuyan did not think that the people who had lived in the family compound for a long time would have never heard of these twins.
Moreover, her home is not far from her parents' home, so Aunt Li should know the twins.
It's really foolish of her to say such things knowing the strength of her family.
It felt like they were trying to sow discord, but they didn't choose the right direction.
Hearing Meng Fuyan's words, some of the people around couldn't stand it anymore. "Isn't this the Lu family's daughter? The Lu family doesn't need their married daughter to help them out. She just got married, and her dowry is overflowing. She can afford to buy some food for her younger brother. Sister-in-law Li, you shouldn't worry so much. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at for saying such things?"
That's ridiculous! Her family is incredibly wealthy, and Meng Suqin is known for her ability to make money. To come here and make snide remarks about her using her husband's family's money to support her own family is just laughable.
Aunt Li's face froze.
She never imagined things would turn out this way.
She thought that everyone advocated thrift and frugality and disapproved of people who were wasteful and didn't know how to manage their money. Many of the people present were aunties of the same age as her, and they would definitely disapprove of Meng Fuyan spending so lavishly on things that weren't worth it.
If she were to step in and teach Meng Fuyan a lesson at this point, even if people didn't speak up for her, they would definitely agree with her in their hearts.
This will definitely leave a bad impression on everyone.
Moreover, Meng Fuyan looks very young, a newly married girl with a tender face. Usually, when elders say that she doesn't know how to manage money and is wasteful, she would just blush and agree or listen with a wronged expression without arguing. How many people would argue back like Meng Fuyan?
Aunt Li's face was terribly stiff. "I... I just can't stand how wasteful she is, she..."
"How am I wasting money? Do I need your permission to buy something I want to eat with my own money? We come from all over the country, and everyone has different lifestyles. There are plenty of people who don't like each other, but I've never seen anyone try to lecture someone just because they don't like them. I have parents; do I need you to lecture me?"
Aunt Li's face flushed red; she hadn't expected a newlywed girl to be so capable.
Just then, a little girl in a floral top next to Aunt Li rushed over, her eyes red and tears streaming down her face. "Sister, don't be angry. My aunt didn't mean it that way. You misunderstood. Really, please don't blame my aunt, okay? I apologize. We really didn't mean it, sob sob sob..."
Meng Fuyan looked at her, unmoved by her pitiful, tearful appearance. "Why are you crying? Did your aunt wrong you?"
The little girl's face stiffened. "No...no!"
"Then why are you crying?"
"..."
The people around her looked at the little girl with puzzled expressions, not understanding why she was crying.
Just as the little girl was speechless, Aunt Li pulled her behind her and said sternly to Meng Fuyan, "This is my niece Hongxiu. She has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and she is thrifty. I saw that Hongxiu usually knows how to manage her money and is well-behaved and sensible, so when I saw you wasting money, I thought that you were both girls of similar age, and Hongxiu was even younger than you, so I said a few words to you."
“My Hongxiu is very sensible, you mustn’t bully her.”
Meng Fuyan pulled her younger brother back two steps immediately, looking at Aunt Li and the little girl with lingering fear. "I was wondering why you two were picking a fight with me for no reason. It turns out you two were trying to scam me! This little girl came up to me crying for no reason, and when I asked her why she was crying, you, her aunt, jumped out and said I was bullying her."
"My God, are all the people in this residential compound like this? I've only been married here for a short time and I've already run into people like you. Seriously... Dundun, stay away from them, or they'll cling to you."
Dundun is a little drama queen. Although he is still young and doesn't understand much of what the adults are saying, he still listens to his older sister. When his sister told him to stay away from those two people, he immediately hid away.
"I didn't do anything, you can't pin this on me."
The people around immediately burst into laughter.
Aunt Li and Hongxiu blushed deeply, standing there unsure of what to do. Meng Fuyan quickly pulled her younger brother away.
Hongxiu rushed forward to stop her, "Sister, don't be angry, I didn't mean it, please forgive me, I..."
"Get out of the way!"
Meng Fuyan, with a cold face, rebuked him.
Hongxiu was startled. She hadn't expected Meng Fuyan, a girl who looked only a few years older than her, to be so assertive and have such a strong aura. She was stunned for a moment, and Meng Fuyan immediately left with her people.
She couldn't be bothered with a bunch of lunatics.
Back home, Meng Fuyan started cooking.
The nanny played with the two little ones and, fearing that Meng Fuyan would be unhappy, comforted her with a few words, "Some people just like to meddle in other people's business. Don't take it to heart. Sister-in-law Li's family is not well-off. There are many people in her family, and she is usually frugal. She is probably just jealous of your good conditions and is trying to get attention by saying a few words to you because of her age."
Meng Fuyan thought about it and realized that it didn't seem like a simple case of picking a fight.
However, she didn't say much to the nanny, only nodding and saying, "I understand. You just need to take good care of the two children. But this Aunt Li is a bit strange. No matter what, it's true that she doesn't like our family. In the future, take the two little ones away from her, lest she really do something bad."
The nanny felt a chill. Although the family compound was safe enough and the two children from the Lu family were of high status, not all the family members in the compound were discerning.
There are plenty of illiterate and hopelessly stupid family members. These twins are too conspicuous. What if someone gets too jealous and does something to the two children in a fit of rage? That would be terrible.
"I understand, I'll be more careful from now on."
Just then, the orderly arrived, and Meng Fuyan helped with the cooking. Her parents and Gu Tingzhi had all returned home for lunch, so Meng Fuyan asked Gu Tingzhi, "Are you familiar with the man who lives in front of our house? What's his character like?"
Gu Tingzhi was somewhat surprised, "That one in front? Brigade Commander Li?"
Meng Fuyan nodded.
Gu Tingzhi replied, "He's alright, pretty standard, but a bit inflexible. However, he joined the army early and has a lot of experience."
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