The cousin Song Xia mentioned was a relative from Zhang Yuefen's maternal side. Although Zhang Yuefen looked anxious now, the relationship was actually very distant. Because she used to always ask Song Xia to do this and that, her relatives from her hometown would come knocking on her door all the time.
In the past, Song Xia had spent countless hours, wasted a lot of energy, and suffered a lot of resentment because of this. If she did well, she would get the compliment that Xie Yuan had married a good wife. If she did poorly, they would pretend to be pitiful and ask if she was being disliked. Then Zhang Yuefen would directly accuse her of being useless and looking down on them, the rural people.
Xie Yuan would then say that his relatives back home were uneducated and knew nothing, asking her to be understanding, and that his mother was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see her relatives suffer. He would also urge her to think of more solutions.
Think of a way? What way? By doing those lousy things, she not only wasted her rest time, but also offended many friends. Even the best relationships from the past will become strained and resentful because of repeated troubles.
Song Xia couldn't remember the last time she went out shopping or traveling with friends, even though she used to love traveling and shopping the most.
After rejecting Zhang Yuefen, Song Xia still felt it wasn't enough, so she directly tagged the person in the so-called family group and said bluntly: "Cousin, it's not that I didn't try my best, but after I gave them a gift last time, Mom thought it was too expensive and asked for it back. Now they're ignoring me."
Thinking of Zhang Yuefen's casual remarks about wronging people, and how she had only done things for her after Zhang Yuefen had personally persuaded her several times, Song Xia also started learning to type.
"Mom always says that giving gifts and social obligations are too troublesome, and tells me not to put too much effort into them, so I can't help you this time. I'm sorry, cousin."
Song Xia's words were ambiguous. On the surface, she was talking about giving gifts to others, but in reality, she was telling you that Zhang Yuefen was only being polite to you on the surface, but secretly she thought you were being too fussy.
Normally, this family group is not very active. Only when Zhang Yuefen posts a message will she attract a group of people to flatter her. Song Xia, for example, is also in this group, but she hardly says anything. Only when Zhang Yuefen specifically instructs her will she occasionally call out a few people in the group and send a few red envelopes.
To be honest, the Song family has few relatives, and they don't have these hypocritical scenes. They clearly enjoy the benefits she brings, but they still have to act like elders in front of her and lecture her with those grand principles. She's had enough of that.
After saying these words, she tagged several of Xie Yuan's relatives who worked at Song's: "You all work at Song's, so please help me verify this. It's not that I'm heartless, but I don't have the ability right now. I've handed the company over to Xie Yuan. I'm just a housewife now, and I don't have as much influence as him outside. It's more useful to ask him for this kind of thing than to ask me."
Song Xia almost said that Zhang Yuefen didn't want to help. After all, if she really cared, why didn't she just let Xie Yuan do it instead of letting her, a housewife who was out of touch with society, do it?
In the group chat, the relatives naturally didn't want to break ties with Song Xia, after all, she was a rich young lady, and they spoke to her politely. However, they weren't so polite when they asked about Zhang Yuefen.
The cousin's mother called Zhang Yuefen directly: "Zhang Yuefen, how could you entrust the task that my family asked you to do to Xie Yuan's wife? What does she know? Xie Yuan is more capable, so you let Xie Yuan handle it. It's been several days now. Are you deliberately dragging this out? What, now that you're successful, you look down on us old folks?"
"Sister Juhua, when have I ever not cared about your family's affairs? Why are you saying these things?" Zhang Yuefen was a little confused because she hadn't had time to check the messages in the group chat.
"You're taking this to heart and leaving it to Xie Yuan's wife?"
"Only she knows the trick!"
"She's nothing!" Sister Zhang retorted. "I think you're just trying to appease me. You've always said that she's controlled by your family and doesn't even go to the company. What can she possibly accomplish now? If you really care, why don't you let Xie Yuan handle it?"
"Xie Yuan is busy with his company..."
"Don't try to fool me with that. Isn't Xie Yuan incredibly capable? He even took over his wife's company. Asking him to handle this little thing is just a matter of making a phone call."
After a few questions, Zhang Yuefen got angry. "You ask me for a favor, and this is your attitude?"
"Zhang Juhua, get this straight, you're the one asking me for a favor, so what's your attitude?"
"My name is Zhang Juhua, not Zhang Juhua or Zhang Yexiang! What nonsense are you spouting! Just because you married a good daughter-in-law doesn't mean you think you're superior! Xie Yuan's wife probably doesn't know what you've been saying about her behind her back, does she? If she knew..."
"Zhang Juhua, how dare you!" Zhang Yuefen was furious, but at the same time she was also extremely scared, fearing that Song Xia would hear something at this crucial moment.
Zhang Juhua, on the other hand, was fearless: "Whether I dare or not depends on how well my son's affairs are handled. Zhang Yuefen, it's not like your family can be rich while your relatives are still eating mud in the fields, is it?"
Zhang Yufen said angrily, "I didn't say I wouldn't do it. You better be smart. If Song Xia hears anything, my family will be in trouble, and you won't be able to have a good time either."
Zhang Juhua was in a good mood: "Our family doesn't ask for anything excessive. We just want my son to have a stable and respectable job. Yongzi is doing well, and you'll have face too, since he calls you 'Auntie' after all."
"Wait patiently," Zhang Yuefen said curtly as she made the call.
On the other hand, Zhang Juhua was in a good mood. Her son asked anxiously, "Mom, how is it?"
Zhang Juhua smiled and said, "I was a little worried before, but now we can just wait for a good result. Zhang Yuefen and Xie Yuan wouldn't dare not do this for us."
"That's good then." The cousin said enviously, "How lucky Xie Yuan is to have met a rich young lady who is devoted to him. Now everything in the Song family is his."
"It's all about his looks. Without that kind of face, why would a young lady like him be interested in him?"
Despite saying that, Zhang Juhua was equally envious: "Son, you're not bad either. Once you get this job, you'll be able to meet even more rich girls..."
"Mom, I'm already married, how could I possibly have that kind of good fortune?"
"A man is in his prime at thirty. As long as you have a sweet tongue, you won't be afraid of young girls who aren't love-struck. What's marriage? There are plenty of divorces these days, and they're not ugly."
The mother and son were both tempted by this conversation, mainly because Xie Yuan's success was too tempting. After all, how could they, who started from scratch, possess such a huge fortune as the Song family in such a short time?
Normally, Zhang Yuefen and her family shouldn't be the ones getting the limelight, right? If someone like Zhang Yuefen can enjoy being surrounded by admirers, why can't they?
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