Upon hearing this, Old Master An's breath hitched, and he looked at her with some surprise.
"Chuxia, little girl?"
Lin Chuxia didn't look at him, but turned to An Guosheng and An Mingyu who pushed the door open and entered, and said softly, "Now that everyone is here, let's get down to business!"
"What serious business are we talking about?" An Mingzhu said with a smile. "Chuxia, if you don't like this dress next time, you can tell me or your parents in advance. Don't just ruin it like that. How sad it is for your mother who worked so hard to prepare this dress for you!"
An Mingzhu's words made An Guosheng and An Mingyu, who came in later, realize what had happened.
An Guosheng glanced at the dress at Lin Chuxia's feet and grew even more disliked her.
Ever since his daughter returned to the An family, she's been causing trouble every other day, never giving him a moment's peace. Can't she learn from Mingzhu and put his mind at ease?
Xie Jinya chimed in, "Exactly! I painstakingly prepared these clothes for her, and if she didn't want to wear them, she could have just said so. Why did you just ruin them?"
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Grandpa An, who was already holding back his anger, instantly flew into a rage: "Alright! I said we should just let this matter drop and not mention it again. The clothes are ruined, so what? We can just buy another one! It's not a big deal!"
“How can this not be a big deal? This dress, worth over 100,000 yuan, was torn just because she didn’t like it. Dad, you were much stricter with Mingzhu and Mingyu than this. When they were little, you would make them pick up even if they dropped a single grain of rice on the ground! Now that our lives are better, we can’t let them develop such wasteful habits!” Xie Jinya said with heartache.
"Extravagant and wasteful? Then tell me, how much is this necklace you're wearing worth? How much is this bracelet on your wrist worth? And this cheongsam, these shoes... which one of them is worth less than 100,000?"
Grandpa An became increasingly angry as he spoke, "Other mothers sacrifice themselves for their children, but why are you doing the opposite? If you want to save money, why don't you focus on yourself instead of squeezing every penny out of Chu Xia?"
Xie Jinya hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "This... Dad, these are all my most treasured items, they're different... There are so many distinguished guests tonight, and so many media outlets will be there, I can't just wear anything, that would be a disgrace to the An family."
"What, you can't accept losing face? You think Chu Xia's face can be thrown on the ground and rubbed around like that? Do you really think this old man is too blind to recognize value?" Old Master An bent down to pick up the dress from the ground, and then continued, "You dare to tell me something like this is worth tens of thousands? It's only worth twenty or thirty thousand at most!"
However, it was clear to anyone with eyes that the dress Mingzhu was wearing was quite expensive.
He was willing to spend nearly a million to customize a dress for Mingzhu, but he wouldn't spend a little more money to buy a decent dress for Chuxia.
No wonder this child has never been able to get close to the An family. If it were him, he would also feel heartbroken.
Lin Chuxia, who had been silent since the beginning, glanced at the dress on the ground, lowered her eyes, and softly said, "Grandpa, if I said that I didn't break this dress, would you believe me?"
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