Upon hearing Wenya's words, the great-aunt couldn't help but feel curious and hurriedly asked, "Second brother's wife, who exactly is this young lady?" As she spoke, her gaze fell on the woman beside Wenya.
Upon seeing this, Wenya immediately smiled and quickly replied, "Aunt, look, she's Yuanzi's boyfriend!"
Upon hearing this, the great-aunt was slightly taken aback, and then turned her gaze to the woman, scrutinizing her carefully from head to toe.
The others in the room also turned their attention to Qian Duoduo, who was standing next to Wen Ya. Qian Duoduo, who was the center of attention, simply smiled slightly at her great-aunt, seemingly not taking her too seriously.
It's important to understand that, regardless of whether this great-aunt was merely a distant relative of the Lu family, or even if she were Lu Yuan's biological grandmother, Qian Duoduo would only maintain a polite distance if their values and stances differed. Moreover, the great-aunt's sizing-up behavior just now had truly lowered Qian Duoduo's impression of her even further.
Especially the way her great-aunt looked at her, as if she were examining a piece of merchandise waiting to be sold, made Qian Duoduo even more displeased and less willing to talk to her.
Although this was the Lu family home, and judging from Wenya's behavior, this great-aunt was clearly not a welcome person, Qian Duoduo wasn't willing to indulge someone with no sense of boundaries. She smiled and replied, "Yes, that's right. And great-aunt, I specially brought some of your favorite mountain delicacies that my mother carefully prepared for you this time!"
As Qian Duoduo had expected, her great-aunt frowned slightly upon hearing this, her face showing a hint of disdain. She questioned in a rather sharp tone, "What? You little brat, you've come all this way to our Lu family, and all you've brought is this much mountain produce?"
Qian Duoduo glanced curiously at her great-aunt who was jumping around, then turned to Wen Ya and asked, "Aunt Wen, isn't my great-aunt's surname Lu?"
One sentence made her great-aunt's face turn pale and then red. Wenya laughed to herself: "They say birds of a feather flock together. This little girl is just too good to me. I can't stand her acting like she's part of the Lu family."
She immediately jumped up, pointed at Qian Duoduo, and said, "You shameless whore..."
Qian Duoduo didn't tolerate her either, and slapped the old lady's hand away.
Everyone around fell silent. No one had expected Qian Duoduo to make such a move. Even her great-aunt was stunned; for so many years, no one had dared to treat her like this.
Qian Duoduo smiled and looked at her great-aunt, saying, "I hate it when people point fingers at me. The last person who pointed at me is still in the hospital getting their finger fixed!" Then she muttered, "How dare she insult me like that! Who does she think she is!"
The room fell silent; every word Qian Duoduo uttered pierced the ears of everyone present like a sharp sword. At that moment, the great-aunt's face turned ashen. She had never imagined that she, an elder, would be assaulted, especially by such an utterly rude person. How could such a person possibly become the daughter-in-law of the Lu family!
In fact, from the moment her great-aunt started cursing, Old Mrs. Lu's face had already darkened. She slowly said, "What Duoduo said is not wrong. May I ask, from what stand do you take to interfere in our family's affairs?"
Upon hearing this, the great-aunt was stunned. Then, as if grasping at a lifeline, she tightly gripped Old Mrs. Lu's hand and hurriedly explained, "Sister-in-law, this... I was just in a panic!"
However, Old Mrs. Lu remained unmoved. She continued, looking at her aunt, whose face was ashen, and said, "Duoduo is our Lu family's recognized daughter-in-law. Your insults to Duoduo are tantamount to insulting our entire Lu family! Since you dare to insult our Lu family, do you really think you can get away with just a few words? Hmph, don't think I don't know that you're only relying on your kinship with us. Besides, you don't even have the surname Lu, but Cai! What right does an outsider have to point fingers and act arrogantly in our Lu family?"
This sudden turn of events left the great-aunt stunned and frozen in place. She thought to herself, ever since Lu Lang, Old Madam Lu, and the rest of the Lu family returned to Beijing from the Northeast, apart from Lu Yiheng maintaining his consistently forceful style, everyone else had been quite amiable and easy to get along with. It was precisely because of this that she had been able to act so arrogantly and domineeringly in the Lu family's old residence.
But who would have thought that she would suffer such a setback today, all because of a young woman who hasn't even officially married into the family yet, yet the usually kind Old Madam Lu is so protective of her. At this moment, the great-aunt couldn't help but feel a pang of regret, blaming herself for not seeing the situation clearly and for being too rash and impulsive.
Just then, the great-aunt, who had been chatting with the old lady Lu along with her great-aunt, was about to step forward to smooth things over and defuse the awkward situation. However, as soon as she made a move, her own daughter-in-law grabbed her sleeve tightly with both hands.
The great-aunt turned her head suspiciously, her gaze meeting her daughter-in-law's gently shaking head. The daughter-in-law tightened her grip slightly, seemingly signaling her not to make any rash moves. Helpless, the great-aunt could only obediently stand still and watch as the situation unfolded.
Her great-aunt stood there, her face flushed, extremely embarrassed. She had been hoping that her cousin would step in and help her out of this awkward situation. However, to her great disappointment, her cousin stood there like a statue, completely unmoved.
"She has absolutely no sense!" the great-aunt thought to herself with resentment. She couldn't help but turn her head slightly and desperately try to signal to her aunt with her eyes, hoping that the other woman would understand her hint and come over to smooth things over. However, the aunt seemed to be blind, completely ignoring her signals and showing no intention of coming forward.
My great-aunt was furious, and she couldn't help but resent my great-aunt as well. Just then, Wenya, however, adopted the air of a matriarch, speaking righteously and firmly: "Aunt, listen carefully! Duoduo is the recognized daughter-in-law of the Lu family. Anyone who dares to insult her is openly insulting the entire Lu family! Our Lu family is not the kind of soft persimmon that can be bullied and submissive. We'll let this matter rest today, but only this once! If you still can't find your place and correct your attitude in the future, then you can forget about ever stepping foot inside the Lu family again!"
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