"Ying'er, you really can't do this!"
Zhu Zhizhou forcibly suppressed the complex emotions in his heart and earnestly persuaded his daughter.
Zhu Zhizhou's lecturing expression annoyed Zhu Qianying so much that she suddenly stood up, threw down a sentence, "What's wrong with it? Young Master Yan has never said that I can't do this!", and turned around and ran upstairs.
"Tsk tsk, this is clearly taking advantage of her parents' favor! I wonder how long Young Master Yan can tolerate her being so arrogant and willful!" Fang Caiping said with a sneer.
Zhu Zhizhou, who had been ignoring the sarcastic remarks of the concubines for the past few days, finally couldn't help but say to Chen Jing, "Jing, Cai Ping is right. You should find an opportunity to talk to Ying'er as soon as possible. If she keeps acting like this, she'll offend the entire Yan family sooner or later. Then we'll be in deep trouble!"
Chen Jing couldn't sit still at the sight of Takeo's worried expression.
She responded meekly, obediently got up, and followed Zhu Qianying upstairs.
Once her figure disappeared at the top of the stairs, the concubines in the living room began to chatter and criticize Zhu Qianying.
Zhu Shaofen said that ever since Zhu Qianying won the selection competition, she has become arrogant and haughty in the Zhu family.
Wei Ruoman said that with Zhu Qianying's personality, she would cause trouble for the Zhu family sooner or later.
Fang Caiping said that Zhu Qianying was selfish and only cared about herself, completely disregarding the reputation and honor of the Zhu family.
Zhu Zhizhou held a cigarette, frowning as he took puffs. If possible, he hoped that Young Master Yan could choose another daughter from among his other daughters. Otherwise, marrying someone with Zhu Qianying's personality would be like planting a time bomb in the Yan family.
Even if you gave Zhu Zhizhou the courage to suggest that he could choose someone else to marry, he wouldn't dare to bring it up to Young Master Yan.
Thinking back on the anxious days I've spent the past two weeks, I thought that with Zhu Qianying back, my heart, which had been hanging in the air, could finally settle down.
Now it seems I was too naive.
Who knows what kind of trouble this "good" daughter, Zhu Qianying, will cause him next?
Listening to the three concubines' nagging, Takeozumi sat in the living room with a worried expression, feeling extremely distressed.
Upstairs in Zhu Qianying's bedroom, Chen Jing was sitting on the edge of the bed, watching Zhu Qianying type away at the computer. On the screen appeared a string of English letters that Chen Jing didn't understand at all.
"Mom, if you're here to preach, then you should rest. I have things to do and don't have time to entertain you."
Zhu Qianying wouldn't ignore her mother, but she basically disregarded her words and advice.
Chen Jing hesitated, head bowed, and examined her palms and the backs of her hands several times before finally making up her mind to speak, "Ying'er..."
"Mom, I know what I'm doing tonight. Don't worry, I'll always think of you and Xiaoyu no matter what I do."
This is Zhu Qianying's guarantee.
Chen Jing sighed softly. She knew she was weak and incompetent.
She accepted being bullied by the three wives of the Zhu family. But she felt extremely guilty for causing her two daughters to live a life of humiliation and subservience in this family from a young age.
But all she could do was feel guilty; she wanted to resist or fight back, but she was powerless to do so.
Firstly, she didn't have a prominent family background like Zhu Shaofen's.
Secondly, she lacked the worldly sophistication and social skills of Wei Ruoman.
Thirdly, she wasn't as well-educated and polite as Fang Caiping, so she wouldn't be able to bring Zhu Zhizhou face when they went out together.
She couldn't even say a kind word. So, when her daughter was around, she would automatically and consciously remain silent to avoid causing her daughter any unnecessary trouble.
Hearing her sigh, Zhu Qianying finally stopped what she was doing, spun around on her heel, and turned the chair around so that she was facing Chen Jing.
"Mom, what do you think I'm working so hard to participate in this selection? Isn't it so that the three of us, mother and daughters, can live a normal life in the future? So, I definitely won't offend the Yan family. As for you, you should be more assertive with them now. You don't need to say or do anything special, just don't always act like their cook in front of them. You need to know that they are the same as you. What they have, you have. In the future, what they don't have, you will have! Understand?"
Zhu Qianying felt that she was teaching a child.
There were some things she had said to her mother more than once over the years, but unfortunately, it had little effect. After all, back then, the three of them, mother and daughters, simply didn't have the confidence to compete with anyone.
So, for so many years, she and Xiaoyu could only learn from their mother and live a life of quiet defiance in this family.
But things are different now; she has the Yan family behind her.
Of course, she may not receive Yan Shao's utmost favor in the future, but judging from the fact that Yan Shao and his family of three came to the Zhu family, it can be inferred that Yan Shao is an extremely protective person. No matter how he treats her in private, he certainly cannot tolerate others bullying her in public.
As for Dad, out of consideration for the Yan family, he wouldn't do anything too outrageous to the mother and her two daughters.
Chen Jing looked up at her daughter, "I know..."
"It's good that you know. Don't worry, our hard times are almost over." Zhu Qianying stood up, took a step forward, hugged her mother's thin body into her arms, and gently patted her back.
This mother is even more worrying than that little girl Xiaoyu.
Fortunately, neither I nor Xiaoyu are like her; otherwise, with such cowardice and inferiority, we would have been destined to be bullied for the rest of our lives!
...
Qin Xiu noticed that his master was in a particularly good mood today. When Mr. Zhou from the KTV called, his master smiled and didn't utter a single swear word.
During the departmental work report meeting, one department failed to meet its target last month. Surprisingly, Yan Shao didn't get angry or yell at them; he simply told them to go back and reflect on their actions...
"Sir, what auspicious day it is today?"
Qin Xiu secretly wondered if it was because Zhu Qianying had returned?
But then again, it doesn't seem like it.
Although I have a special feeling for Zhu Qianying, it's only a little bit. It's not so special that it can affect my emotions, is it?
Yan Shao lowered his head and scribbled his name on the document, unconsciously asking, "What auspicious day?"
Clearly, today is not a special day for Yan Shao.
Qin Xiu glanced silently out the window. The sun was shining brightly outside, and the sky was a clear, cloudless blue.
Could it be that I'm in a good mood because of the nice weather?
Qin Xiu was startled by his own frivolous and girlish thoughts! He really shouldn't have spent so much time reading shoujo manga with his girlfriend; what on earth were these random, pointless ideas?!
"I get off work at five o'clock today, so keep an eye on things if you have nothing else to do."
Yan Shao, who was looking down and flipping through the documents, suddenly gave a brief instruction.
Qin Xiu fell silent. It seemed that today was a special day. Otherwise, why would the man who was never late or left early leave early for no reason?
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