Seeing that her parents still didn't move, Zhang Shishi was so anxious that she was about to jump up and down!
She knew very well that if she did not speak out to object at this time, it would be almost equivalent to tacitly agreeing to Shen Changhong's pursuit in front of the whole family.
As for Su Xing, no matter how angry she was with him, he was still the one she truly cared about in her heart!
"I already have someone I want to date!"
A clear voice rang out in the living room. Zhang Shishi nodded in greeting under the gaze of everyone.
"Thank you Mr. Shen for treating me differently, but I really can't accept his kindness. I hope Grandma Shen will forgive me and convey it on my behalf."
She knew that many elders were present, and it would be somewhat rude of her to refuse so abruptly.
But she still told it.
Even if she and Su Xing still don't end up together, she doesn't want to be indecisive while he is still in her heart.
This is respect for her own feelings and also respect for him.
You could hear a pin drop in the room.
Liu Wenhui seemed to have guessed that she would do this, and she lowered her eyes and curled the corners of her lips imperceptibly.
She knew her daughter's personality very well.
How could I possibly have room for someone else when I've been carrying him in my heart for so many years...
Zhang Minglang glared at her angrily, sighed, and looked angry at her for not fighting back.
Zhang Wen rarely raised her head and stared at her with burning eyes. There was an undercurrent in her wide-open almond-shaped eyes, shock, envy, admiration...all kinds of emotions intertwined together.
Old Master Zhang sat as steady as a bell, remained silent the entire time, and sipped his tea calmly.
The grandchildren's parents are in charge of their affairs, and bypassing the chain of command is a big taboo.
Zhuang Yan and Wang Xinci looked at each other and were about to try again, but before they could say anything, Wang Mei'e spoke first.
"You...you you! Listen to what you are saying, little girl!
Is this what you, an unmarried girl, should say? What do you mean by "you have someone you want to date"?
Who is that wild man? First, there is no matchmaker, second, no elders have seen him, and third, there is no engagement. Are you, a grown woman, going to chase after a man? Tell me, are you ashamed? Do you still have the face to do this?
Wang Mei'e became more and more excited as she spoke!
He slapped his face and gritted his teeth.
She was already feeling angry after hearing Wang Xinci's almost flattering and fawning words.
Every sentence he said was derogatory towards his own family, while praising Zhang Shishi to the sky!
You know, a large part of her confidence in sitting firmly on the position of the eldest sister-in-law in the Zhang family comes from the Shen family.
At least that's what she thought.
Although the Wang family is a famous family, it declined many years ago, and now none of the brothers in the family holds real power.
It was this young lady who, by some strange coincidence, had the good fortune to catch the eye of Mr. Shen.
Although her success would not bring prosperity to the entire Wang family, at least her identity as the daughter-in-law of the Shen family helped the Wang family regain face, and later she was able to marry into the Zhang family as she wished.
In her heart, the Shen family is no different from her own family, Wang Mei'e.
It is also her confidence in the Zhang family and in front of others.
Wang Xinci just belittled her own family everywhere and praised a younger generation under her, especially Zhang Shishi, a girl who had no rules and no manners.
In her opinion, it was tantamount to slapping her in the face in front of the Zhang family.
Yet, Zhang Shishi was so shameless that she completely ignored her younger sister-in-law, or even the entire Shen family, in her eyes. How could she not be angry?!
Zhang Shishi had been raised in the gentle care of Zhang Minglang and Liu Wenhui since she was a child. She was scolded so harshly, and the scolding even escalated to the issue of her character and integrity. She immediately turned pale and her face turned green with anger.
She stood up panting heavily, her eyelashes fluttering, and mist forming in her clear and bright black eyes. Her gaze flickered with shock, grievance, and disbelief.
"Auntie! Do you want to listen to what you said?!
Who I like and who I want to marry is my own business! What about male superiority, the three obediences and four virtues, the matchmaker's words...why don't you open your eyes and see what era we are in now?
The Qing Dynasty perished long ago!"
She sneered in anger.
"It's fine for you to control my cousins with your own rules and etiquette, but I, Zhang Shishi, have a father, a mother, and a grandfather. It's not your turn as an aunt to meddle..."
"Shishi!"
Seeing that she was talking more and more without thinking, Liu Wenhui shouted and pulled her behind him.
As a junior, some of Zhang Shishi's words are indeed easy to be criticized by people, who think that she doesn't know the rules.
Especially now that there are outsiders present.
But as a sister-in-law of the same generation, it makes much more sense for her to say it!
She patted the back of her daughter's hand soothingly, then turned to look at Wang Mei'e, her beautiful eyes cold.
"Sister-in-law, if I remember correctly, the reason you and brother were able to be together was because you wrote a letter to him first, right?"
She spoke calmly with a smile on her face.
"When my mother-in-law was alive, I heard her nagging about this a lot! If a woman is shameless when she takes the initiative, then what were you then?"
Seeing Wang Mei'e's eyes wide open, looking at him in disbelief, Liu Wenhui sneered, the smile not reaching his eyes.
"Although Shishi doesn't quite understand your rules, sister-in-law, what she just said still makes sense.
Otherwise, wouldn't the sacrifices and blood shed by Dad and his generation of veteran revolutionaries have been in vain? Sister-in-law, do you have the chance to stand here and show off?
She can't even enter this front hall, so she's hiding in some corner to bind her feet, right?"
“You, you…”
Wang Mei'e never expected that Liu Wenhui would completely disregard her as the eldest sister-in-law and openly retort her in front of her family.
I was so angry that my mouth and nose were crooked!
When it comes to verbal battles, this is Liu Wenhui's strong point!
If a real fight came to a head, Wang Mei'e would be no match for her as a diplomat.
Liu Wenhui was really angry about what she just said!
Although we are both women, he calls her a girl all the time, and every word he says is derogatory, contemptuous, and looks down on women.
This idea already made her deeply indignant, especially when she used such vicious words on her own child. How could she tolerate this?
"Rebellion, rebellion!"
Wang Mei'e was out of breath and patted her chest hard, "If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. No wonder Shishi is such an unruly child!
With her condition, who would dare to marry her, let alone a wealthy family like the Shen family?!
I'd like to open my eyes and see what kind of good family she can marry in the end!"
"My daughter, Liu Wenhui, was not born to be someone else's wife! Even if she never marries, I, as her mother, can afford to support her!"
Liu Wenhui raised her eyebrows and snorted coldly.
"As for whether my beam is straight or not, it's not something you can just say with a few words, sister-in-law. After all, some people have crooked eyes and hearts, and they have their own standards for everything!"
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