Chapter Eighteen: The Unlucky Kid
Seeing this, Madam Sun cursed inwardly: You little slut!
Gu Jingxi still didn't give the couple a way out, and said in great shock, "Ayao is actually Lord Meng's most beloved child?"
He glanced at the three children behind the couple and said, "Then wouldn't those three, who aren't very favored, be treated even worse? They are, after all, blood relatives. Lord Meng, treating the children like this, aren't you afraid that they will be unfilial in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao almost burst out laughing. She hadn't expected that the usually serious Gu Jingxi could also be so sarcastic. She glanced at her three younger siblings, noticing their strange expressions, and finally her gaze fell on her second brother, Meng Chengzhang. Seeing that he was also looking at her, she smiled and nodded slightly.
Meng Dongyuan was extremely embarrassed and said with an awkward smile, "Son-in-law, you have to be strict with the children, otherwise they will not amount to anything." As he spoke, he turned to look at the three children and immediately changed the subject, introducing the three children one by one, "Son-in-law, this is A Yao's second younger sister A Yu, second younger brother Cheng Zhang, and third younger brother Cheng Xing. Come and greet your brother-in-law."
The three siblings responded and immediately stepped forward to greet them.
The awkward moment was finally over. Meng Dongyuan and Madam Sun had lost face today and felt their faces burning, but they dared not retaliate. With forced smiles, they invited their daughter and son-in-law into the house.
Upon arriving at Rongfu Hall, Gu Jingxi and Meng Jinyao paid their respects to Old Madam Meng.
When Madam Meng noticed that Gu Jingxi addressed her as "Madam Meng" instead of calling her "Grandmother" like her eldest granddaughter, her heart skipped a beat. She wondered if it was because of what happened on the wedding day or because of what happened today. But after weighing the matter, she dared not call Gu Jingxi by his name and said, "My lord, Ayao is unruly and doesn't know the rules. If she has done anything wrong, please punish her as you see fit. It is my son who has failed to raise his daughter properly."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingxi frowned slightly. He hadn't expected that Madam Meng, as a member of her maternal family, would be so disrespectful to her own granddaughter. He said indifferently, "What are you saying, Madam? Ayao is gentle, virtuous, dignified, and generous. She knows how to conduct herself properly. My mother also praised Ayao for having the demeanor of my mother-in-law back then."
Upon hearing this, Sun's smile almost vanished. She knew in her heart that the "mother-in-law" Gu Jingxi was referring to was not her, but her husband's short-lived first wife.
Meng Jinyu and Meng Chengxing felt sorry for their mother being wronged, and their resentment towards their eldest sister deepened. However, Meng Chengzhang was secretly happy, thinking that his eldest sister finally had someone to protect her and someone to rely on, so she wouldn't have to work so hard in the future.
Madam Meng hadn't expected Gu Jingxi to speak like that. With just a casual remark, he had put her in an awkward position. She thought that perhaps this jinx had exaggerated something to Gu Jingxi. Although she was displeased, she could only awkwardly reply, "That's good. I was worried that Ayao would cause trouble for the Gu family."
Gu Jingxi glanced at his wife sitting beside him, her head bowed and eyes downcast. Apart from bowing to her elders, she remained silent throughout. Gu Jingxi found it strange, as she wasn't like this at the Gu family. He wondered if she was afraid of being bullied at the Meng family and was just instinctively afraid to speak.
He couldn't help but feel sorry for this unfortunate child. Her mother died shortly after her birth, and she had a stepmother. Her biological father also became a stepfather. Perhaps because she was a girl, her grandmother didn't pay much attention to her. He replied calmly, "Madam Meng is overthinking it. Ayao is well-educated and reasonable. It is a blessing for our Gu family to have a daughter-in-law like Ayao."
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