Chapter 43
Those receiving awards and those in charge of student union affairs were supposed to sit in the front two rows. Wang Jiazhi and Xiaoshuang weren't members of the student union, but because of Zhou Minlin, they were non-members and also had some responsibilities. By the time they were done, they realized there were few seats left in the front rows, so they had to sit in the back row, close to Meng Shunying and Lai Xiujin.
Lai Xiujin saw them and deliberately said to Meng Shunying, "I don't know how many lifetimes Kuang Yumin must have accumulated to be so lucky to have a girlfriend as good as you. She's both talented and beautiful, and comes from a good family. Even her name sounds noble and elegant. It's not like names like Zhi, Lan, or Feng. They're so tacky and unbearable."
Wang Jiazhi knew that he was saying this on purpose, and thought to herself, "No matter how rustic you are, you are still as rustic as you can be."
However, Wang Jiazhi had indeed been dissatisfied with her name since she was a child, feeling it was tacky. Her father had originally wanted to give her the name "Caizhi," but her mother thought it sounded too rustic, like a maid's name. However, she couldn't disobey her father, so she compromised and chose "Jiazhi."
"It's very good, just like some magical herb." That's what he said.
He loves orchids and their house is full of them.
"With orchids and you in my home, it would truly be a 'room of orchids'."
This guy is really...
"Why are you still smiling foolishly?" Xiao Shuang said.
Wang Jiazhi quickly withdrew her thoughts.
Wang Jiazhi smiled and said, "I think my name is very good. It sounds like a magical herb."
Xiao Shuang laughed and said, "It really is. It's just like the resurrection grass that White Snake picked." Then, deliberately speaking louder, she said, "It's much more elegant than gold, silver, or jade. Those are so vulgar that they can't be any more vulgar."
When Wang Jiazhi first heard of Meng Shunying's name, she was also surprised. Although it has a source, but...
Meng Shunying and Lai Xiujing stopped talking, and everyone remained silent, temporarily ceasing the argument.
Wang Jiazhi recalled a time when they went out to dinner together. Mrs. Ma wore a newly made cheongsam with a vermilion base and a deep golden-brown floral pattern. It was dazzling. This kind of fabric is very picky, and only someone with her bright and beautiful features could wear it without looking tacky.
Mrs. Liao said to Mrs. Ma, "I don't know how many lifetimes it took for Old Ma to be so lucky to marry someone like you. You're so beautiful, even as a man, I'd love you to death."
Mrs. Ma said, "No, he doesn't. I'm old now, not as I used to be. I'm no longer popular."
Mrs. Liao said, "You are still young and in your prime. Apart from your looks, your family is so good. How can you be worthy of him? He shouldn't worship you like a bodhisattva."
Wang Jiazhi knew that Mrs. Liao said this deliberately for her to hear.
Later, the ladies all started talking about each other's family backgrounds, and Mrs. Yi joined in, delighting in praising each other's families. She couldn't get a word in, and could only smile awkwardly, completely invisible.
But she knew they were after her. The others wanted her to understand that she was merely a merchant's wife, not on the same level as the other women from high-class families who had received false imperial decrees. Even though Old Yi liked her, she was still of humble origin and unworthy of respect. Mrs. Yi was giving her a heads-up to prevent her from becoming overly spoiled.
Mrs. Ma's name is very nice, "Huixue", which is noble and poetic. I don't know her last name. Old Yi must have doted on her at that time. She is indeed beautiful. She was only 30 years old, when women are at their most charming.
Perhaps Mrs. Ma was also very upset. Why did Old Yi ignore her after she came? The other wives also felt that Mrs. Ma deserved to be favored, and people like her could never understand it.
However, while everyone else discussed their own family histories, no one mentioned Mrs. Yi's family. Perhaps they were from humble beginnings, otherwise, given Old Yi's high position, everyone else would have been fawning over him. If Mrs. Yi's family was prominent, there was no reason not to mention it.
It's no wonder that Old Yi was a spendthrift when he was young. Mrs. Yi could only put up with the situation and dared not speak out. As expected, her mother's family was her confidence.
Looking at Meng Shunying's back, Wang Jiazhi was originally very worried, but now her concerns have been dispelled.
She had always suspected that Kuang Yumin and Meng Shunying had ulterior motives for their relationship, perhaps hoping to find another victim. If that were the case, she couldn't just sit back and watch. Now she realized she had been worrying too much.
Kuang Yumin must have really liked Meng Shunying. He was so arrogant, and perhaps in his eyes, a person from a small family like him was not worthy of love, at most a little fondness. Meng Shunying was the one who deserved true love.
Besides, their small circle didn't have the guts to do it. Not to mention that Meng Shunying wouldn't agree, even if she was foolish enough to agree, her parents wouldn't forgive them. Taking this into consideration, they didn't dare.
They treated her like that at the time probably because they thought that even if they abused her, since she had no parents, no family members would make a fuss.
Thinking of this, Wang Jiazhi felt much more relaxed.
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