In front of Ji Zhinan and Gu Yibei, Mo Lin is a lovely mother-in-law, but in public, she has not forgotten that her husband is a duke.
The aura was overwhelming, and a sense of oppression was palpable.
Her expression was cold, and her words were decisive and direct, showing no respect whatsoever to the three families.
This is the aura of family-oriented people; they have plenty of confidence!
Her husband and son worked hard to build their status and power so that the women in the family could speak with their heads held high and without any scruples in public!
“Maureen…” Mrs. Wagner never expected that her momentary anger would cause so much trouble for the family.
They came here today to curry favor with the Gu family, so how did things turn out like this...?
"Maureen, that's not what I meant, please don't be angry."
"I'm not allowed to be angry?" Maureen sneered. "You spoke ill of my daughter-in-law in my house, and you won't even let me be angry? Mrs. Wagner is far too arrogant."
"..." That's not what she meant.
The other two ladies were more astute and knew they had angered Madam Gu. They understood that further explanation would be futile, so they silently withdrew their gifts to save face.
Only Mrs. Wagner, knowing full well that there was a pit of fire ahead, would deliberately rush forward; she must have had something wrong with her brain.
She grew a head, probably just to make herself look taller.
Mrs. Wagner offered many earnest explanations, but it's unclear whether Maureen listened.
Until Maureen suddenly turned her head and faced her directly.
Mrs. Wagner was overjoyed, thinking that her hard work had finally paid off, but little did she know what would happen next—
“The bracelet you gave me is on my daughter-in-law’s wrist. I know that Mrs. Wagner looks down on my daughter-in-law, and I’m afraid that after my daughter-in-law has worn it, Mrs. Wagner will not want it anymore. But our Gu family has never taken advantage of others. Mrs. Wagner can directly quote the value of that jade bracelet, and our Gu family will send the money to your manor without missing a penny.”
“Maureen…”
"Qiqi, see the guest out!"
Mrs. Wagner rushed forward, wanting to explain further, but Maureen had already left, and the maid blocked her way: "Ladies, please leave."
"..."
…………
When Maureen returned, Ji Zhinan had changed into a different outfit, which looked much warmer than the dress she had worn earlier.
Upon seeing Mo Lin, Ji Zhinan nodded slightly, his face full of apology: "I'm sorry, Auntie."
Although she wasn't a noblewoman, she knew that in aristocratic families, status was the most important thing.
Those ladies were daughters of prominent families before they got married, and after marrying their husbands they were even more honored. It is understandable that they looked down on commoners.
After all, this is reality, just like a food chain.
The royal family looks down on the nobles, the nobles look down on the aristocratic families, the aristocratic families look down on the powerful families, the powerful families look down on the wealthy families, the wealthy families look down on the middle-class families, the middle-class families look down on the ordinary families, and the ordinary families look down on the poor families.
Today, because of a few words of bickering, the Gu family will inevitably suffer losses.
"What nonsense are you talking about, child?" Maureen gave her a reproachful look, but didn't seem angry.
“Our family has plenty of resources. Those women are just jealous. Their husbands aren’t as perfect as mine, their sons aren’t as outstanding as mine, and even their daughters-in-law aren’t as pretty as mine.”
When she said this, Maureen was full of pride and self-satisfaction.
"They are inferior to me in every way, so naturally they only know how to say sarcastic and cynical things."
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