"Haha, Sister Lirong, your daughter is all grown up and should find someone. Look, this back-and-forth has turned into enmity."
Several young women were secretly fighting over a man. If it were her own daughter doing this in public, making a fool of herself, she would lock herself in her house and beat her to death.
"No, no, I didn't say she stole my man," Lan Hua said, her face flushed red as she stammered.
“I didn’t say she couldn’t eat. I was just joking with her, saying she was a country bumpkin and a loser, that she didn’t come to this place, and that she’s trying to sneak in and become a phoenix. As for the rest, I, I, I didn’t. She’s lying.”
"Lanqi, Xingyue, tell me, I didn't."
Lanqi watched as her uncle's face grew darker and darker, and she was too scared to make a sound.
Hearing the whispers and pointing around her, Zhou Xingyue wanted to disappear into thin air. Seeing Zhou Liang approaching, she didn't dare to utter a sound.
Lan Chengyong's face grew increasingly dark. "Shut up! It seems I've spoiled you too much, making you arrogant and overbearing!"
"How dare you, a young lady, say such things? Is this how you treat your guests? Have all those years of schooling gone to waste?"
"You may be shameless, but I still have a sense of shame!"
Hu Lirong, her face grim, pulled Lan Chengyong along, saying, "Chengyong, Chengyong, don't make it sound so serious. The little girl was just joking around. Why are you so angry? I've spoiled Hua'er. She's not a bad person, she just loves to play around."
"Hey, Hua'er, hurry up and apologize to that girl. Do you think everyone is like your older sister, someone you can mess around with as you please?"
Su Qingci's eyes darkened. She had been spouting nonsense, half-truths and half-lies, not expecting everyone to believe her. She just wanted to divert attention from the fact that she had hit someone.
Surprisingly, no one doubted her words. Looking at the way these sisters usually behave, they've offended quite a few people.
Hu Lirong is quite shrewd. Knowing that the argument couldn't continue, she dismissed the matter as a little girl's playful antics with a single sentence, subtly implying that Su Qingci was petty.
Lan Hua felt even more aggrieved when her mother told her to bow her head and admit her mistake, "I didn't!"
“I said I didn’t, and that’s it. I didn’t say those things. She made them up. Why don’t you believe me?”
"You'd rather believe some country bumpkin than me? Are you still my parents?"
"She hit me, she should apologize to me, why should I apologize to her? What kind of logic is that?"
"She's a liar! She kicked me in the chest and said it was an accident. She's a fraud! Don't let her fool you! Lanqi, Xingyue, tell me! Didn't you both see it?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it was all me. I'm a liar, a complete fraud, a country bumpkin. Everything I said was made up. I kicked this lady in the heart. It's all my fault. I'm sorry, I apologize to this lady. I hope you'll be magnanimous and not be angry anymore."
"Everyone's watching. Don't let our actions affect everyone. Let's just say it's all my fault. I apologize to you. I'll take whatever you want, just please don't be angry, sister."
Before Lan Qi and Zhou Xingyue could even speak, Su Qingci went up to apologize with a look of panic.
His expression looked completely innocent; it was clear he didn't want the situation to get too ugly, so he swallowed all the blame and took the blame himself.
Sure enough, even Kong Yuzhen couldn't stand Su Qingci's behavior.
"Lan Hua, you're so ungrateful! We've already given you a way out, but you're still being unreasonable. There's a limit to how much you can bully people!"
A girl next to them chimed in with an arrogant look, "Exactly! Are you really that clueless or just pretending? Don't you know what kind of occasion this is? Do you think this is your Lan family's main hall?"
"That's enough, do you think anyone has time to watch your acting?"
Lan Hua felt a lump in her throat, neither rising nor falling, and almost fainted.
“You all…you all…”
"Shut up!!"
Hu Lirong looked at her beloved youngest daughter and her face turned cold.
"I said, I apologize to this young lady!"
Lan Hua wanted to say something, but when she met her mother's cold gaze, her mind went blank and she instantly calmed down.
Lanqi nudged her from behind, "Hua'er, be good!"
Lan Hua, with tears in her eyes and her lips pursed, was pushed in front of Su Qingci by Lan Qi.
She glared at Su Qingci with eyes blazing with fury, but still refused to speak.
Until Lan Chengyong urged again, "Lan Hua, apologize!"
Lan Hua then looked at Su Qingci with an embarrassed expression and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that to you."
Su Qingci looked at Kong Liu with a panicked expression. Seeing him nod at her, she hurriedly waved her hands, "It's okay, it's okay, this aunt is right, it was all a joke, just a small misunderstanding!"
Lan Hua couldn't take it anymore, covered her face, and ran away sobbing.
Hu Lirong said apologetically to those around her, "My daughter was rude. I apologize to everyone and hope it didn't spoil your mood."
As she spoke, the other person walked up to Su Qingci with a smile on her face, "When did Master Kong get such a beautiful cousin? She's really charming."
"What's your name?"
Su Qingci smiled shyly and whispered, "My name is Jiang Yuyan."
Hu Lirong took Su Qingci's hand with a loving expression. "I'm sorry, Yuyan. The girl you were playing around with earlier is my youngest daughter, Lanhua."
"I've spoiled you rotten. Auntie apologizes on her behalf. I hope you have fun today."
Su Qingci waved her hands in a panic, "Auntie, this is too serious, it's not just Sister Lanhua's fault, I, I was also at fault!"
Hu Lirong smiled broadly, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. Seeing that Su Qingci's timidity and humility didn't seem fake, she finally let go of her and exchanged pleasantries with Kong Liu.
Meng Bai had just watched a good show and was staring at Su Qingci with great interest.
Su Qingci pretended to be shy and lowered her head, listening to Kong Yuzhen beside her constantly calling him "Brother Meng Bai".
After exchanging a few polite words, Hu Lirong and her husband went to attend to other guests.
"Brother Meng, please excuse my poor appearance. Let me introduce you, this is my younger sister!"
"Come here, Yu Yan, come and greet Mr. Meng."
Su Qingci tensed up and arrived.
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