As soon as Xia Yuan saw Grandma Xia, she immediately rushed into Grandma Xia's arms with tears streaming down her face. "Grandma, I'm so sorry, I've brought shame to our family."
The granddaughter didn't know what she had done wrong to make the two little girls dislike her, and they insisted on bringing up the fact that she wore a fake dress.
Su Xixi was furious. How could this person be so good at distorting the truth and downplaying the important issues?
She was still crying and sobbing, making it seem as if she and Ruan Ruan had bullied her on their own initiative.
Grandma Xia hugged Xia Yuan and comforted her, "Grandma heard everything. You did nothing wrong. Be good, don't cry. Grandma is here. I won't let you be bullied."
As she spoke, her sharp gaze fell on Su Xixi and Xiao Ruanruan, "You two, apologize to my granddaughter right now!"
“Grandma, I don’t blame you for being senile, but there are so many eyes watching. Everyone knows who should apologize. Do you think everyone is blind?” Su Qianqian subconsciously shielded Xiao Ruanruan behind her and met Grandma Xia’s gaze as she spoke.
Grandma Xia's gaze swept over the onlookers.
Those people immediately looked down at their toes and walked away as if nothing had happened.
Who would offend the Xia family, one of the four great families in the capital, for the sake of two complete strangers? Are they out of their mind?
"Hey, hey, don't..." Go away!
Su Xixi became a little anxious when she saw that the onlookers had all left.
Little Ruanruan's small hand grabbed hers from behind. "Don't worry, sister. It's okay if no one can testify for us. Public areas in shopping malls are usually under surveillance with no blind spots. We can find out what really happened by checking the surveillance footage."
“That’s right!” Susie’s eyes lit up. “Our little Softie is so smart.”
Old Mrs. Xia's eyes flashed with a sharp light as she directly told the bodyguards behind her, "Take them under her wing and make them apologize to the young lady!"
"You dare!"
At this moment, Grandma Xiao and Fang Ning, who had noticed that Qianqian and Ruanruan were missing, hurriedly came over.
Grandma Xia looked up and met Grandma Xiao's gaze. Both old ladies had very sharp eyes, and it seemed as if there were crackling electric currents flashing in the air.
Grandma Xia was the first to smirk and speak disdainfully, "Who do we have here! Isn't this my shameless sister who eloped with a man?"
What? Did your husband go bankrupt and come to the capital to beg?
Let me tell you, the Xia family's grain won't feed those shameless people!
Susie and Xiao Ruanruan exchanged a glance, this...
This sharp-tongued old lady is actually my grandmother's sister?
Only then did the two realize that their grandmother's given name was Xia Lanxin, and that those people had been talking about the Xia family.
Fang Ning also whispered to the two sisters, "Back then, your maternal grandmother was a young lady from a wealthy family in Beijing, while your maternal grandfather was just a poor young man who came to Beijing alone to start a business. The two met at an exchange meeting, and because of their compatible views, they admired each other and secretly developed feelings for one another."
However, the Xia family had already arranged a marriage for the grandmother, and it was impossible for them to be together.
Grandma was determined not to marry into the Xia family, but the Xia family refused to give up the benefits they had already gained. Grandma's stepmother, who is the biological mother of the old lady you see now, even went so far as to scheme against your grandmother, trying to get her to be with the marriage partner.
My maternal grandmother severed ties with her family and went to Chongqing with my maternal grandfather to start their own business from scratch.
After hearing this, Su Xixi's eyes widened, and all her words boiled down to one sentence: "Holy crap, Grandma, that's awesome!"
Fang Ning flicked Su Xixi's forehead with a mix of helplessness and amusement. "You little girl, you should read more books. Otherwise, all you do all day is 'Wow!' and 'Awesome!' What kind of behavior is that!"
Susie stuck out her tongue mischievously.
But then a loud "smack!" was heard.
When she looked up again, she saw that her grandmother had slapped her hard across the face. "I haven't even settled the score with you for scheming against me back then, and now you dare to bully my granddaughter? You think you're so great?"
"What bullshit Xia family? Bah!" Grandma spat out with disgust. "You picked up the junk I didn't want and you still have the nerve to be so smug? One of the four great families in the capital? You don't know how rotten it is inside, but I know it all too well."
Grandma glanced at Xia Yuan as she spoke, "A family that relies on selling its own daughters for marriage alliances to maintain itself, how dare they treat themselves like a dish!"
Grandma Xia has always been a manipulative woman; she'll bully the weak, but when she encounters a truly ruthless person, she backs down.
Now, in front of her domineering grandmother, she couldn't utter a single word.
"Apologize!" Grandma's voice carried an authoritative tone that brooked no dissent.
Grandma Xia didn't move.
Grandma gave her a fierce look. "What? Do you want me to do it again?"
Grandma Xia's lips trembled as she struggled to utter three words, "I'm sorry."
"Bring your granddaughter along and apologize to my two granddaughters!"
Xia Yuan, looking utterly wronged, grabbed Old Madam Xia's hand and pitifully hid behind her, "Grandma..."
Grandma Xia was already furious after being scolded by her maternal grandmother. Originally, she was going to teach Qianqian and Ruanruan a lesson, but she didn't expect to be scolded by her maternal grandmother instead. Her maternal grandmother even revealed the true situation of the Xia family, which was all bark and no bite, in public.
They've lost both substance and face.
Looking at Xia Yuan, the culprit, her beloved granddaughter, who was usually so adorable, suddenly became less obedient. She reached out and pinched Xia Yuan hard, saying, "Who told you to show off outside all day? Apologize and what are you standing there for?"
Xia Yuan winced in pain and glanced at her grandmother, who always doted on her, with tears in her eyes.
But he had no choice but to lower his head and apologize, "I'm sorry."
Su Xixi waved her little hand triumphantly, "I, your magnanimous master, will not stoop to the level of a little girl like you with long hair and short brains."
Xia Yuan lowered her head, her eyes filled with hatred. She would definitely find a way to make up for today's humiliation!
After Grandma Xia and Xia Yuan left in a sorry state, the four of them happily went shopping.
On the other side...
After leaving the mall, Mrs. Xia immediately called her son and asked him to investigate the Xiao family's affairs.
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