Zheng Yusang put down her legs and sat up straight. "Isn't she your good daughter-in-law? She refused to go to a dinner party. What kind of person is my classmate? How can she be willing to interact with me after being humiliated?"
Zheng Liu frowned and said unhappily, "Is he so concerned about his reputation? Even harder to get along with than the Deputy Minister of the Interior? If I were to ask me, it's better not to associate with such a petty person."
"Hey? What do you know?! It's just a woman's opinion! Mr. Zhu works in the Transportation Bureau, and there's a lot of money in there. I think it would be a good place for Brother Sang to go in the future." Zheng Ruqing said, then pondered for a moment and spoke again, "How about this, tomorrow go to the accounting office and get thirty dollars. You and your wife can treat everyone to a nice meal out as an apology."
"Thirty? How can thirty be enough? Just renting a room with a living room at the Six Nations Hotel costs thirty-five dollars a day!" Zheng Yusang's voice suddenly rose, then dropped again as if he had thought of something. "Hey! Although my family still has some financial resources, it's still far behind my classmates. Forget it, I'll save it for my study abroad. These days, the government prefers top students who have studied abroad. Even the president's secretary has studied abroad."
Zheng Ruqing asked solemnly, "When do you plan to go? Have you set a time?"
"I'm thinking of going in the second half of the year. The reason I got so close to Zhu Tingzhou last time was because he was planning to go out too. I thought having a companion would help us look after each other." Zheng Yusang's voice lit up with excitement when he mentioned going abroad. Hadn't he sacrificed his marriage just so the old man would pay for his study abroad?! The sooner this happened, the better.
"Oh, then I'll give you fifty dollars, and you and your wife can go and invite Zhu Tingzhou. When you go out in the future, you will inevitably encounter problems, and he won't be able to stand idly by because of our friendship." When Zheng Liu heard this, she felt that she should have a good relationship with Gu Tingzhou.
Zheng Yusang certainly thought so too. Although her face was almost healed, she still felt pain every time she thought of the scene that day.
"Fifty yuan is barely enough for the hall, but Zheng Huang doesn't want to go. Otherwise, forget it. I can treat him myself and it will be the same."
"That won't do. They invited you two last time to apologize, so how can you go alone? Huang should go and apologize. When the time comes, you should keep an eye on her and make her bow properly and apologize." Zheng Liushi acted as if she didn't understand the ways of the world as well as I do. "Tomorrow I'll have Madam Li call her over to give her a lecture and give her a piece of cloth to make new clothes. Don't worry, I won't let you down."
"Alright, you decide," Zheng Yusang said with little interest. He felt that Huang Wanzhen, with her bad temper, would definitely not agree, but with so many servants in the front hall, she didn't dare to fight with her nominal mother-in-law.
When he received the letter the next day and Huang Wanzhen responded, she was surprised and asked, "Did you order someone to beat her?"
Zheng Liu glared at him angrily, but before she could say anything, Zheng Yuli jumped in to defend him. "Brother, is this how you think of mother? She's always been so loving, how could she possibly hit her daughter-in-law?"
"That's right, that's right. I'm your mother, and you think too badly of me." Zheng Liu agreed.
Zheng Yusang quickly stepped forward and hugged Zheng Liu's arm, shaking it as she said, "I was wrong, Mom. You are the best mother-in-law in the world. It's all because of that Huang. She's usually so awful, and this time I was a little surprised."
The anger on Zheng Liu's face disappeared in an instant, and she patted Zheng Yusang's hand lovingly, "Don't worry, I will help you teach your wife well."
Huang Wanzhen accepted the cloth from Zheng Liushi, and took the opportunity of inviting people to dinner at the Six Nations Hotel to make herself a dress. It was not an ordinary dress, but a women's suit.
When she put it on and stood with Zheng Yusang and said goodbye to Zheng Liushi, she almost popped her eyes out of her head. "This! This? Is this something a woman can wear?"
Huang Wanzhen showed her eight-toothed smile, raised her hand and greeted Zheng Liushi in English, "Hello, my legal mother."
When these words came out, not only did Zheng Liu's face turn even more surprised, but even Zheng Yuli beside her also cast an incredible look at her, "Sister-in-law, you can speak foreign languages?"
Huang Wanzhen, who had just arrived at the Zheng Mansion, disliked her eldest aunt Zheng Yumei very much, but had a good impression of her youngest aunt Zheng Yuli. However, after a long time, she found that the two people with different positions could not become friends.
In Zheng Yuli's eyes, Huang Wanzhen is just an accessory of Zheng Yusang. This accessory should serve Zheng Yusang wholeheartedly. As long as Huang Wanzhen does something unfavorable to Zheng Yusang, Zheng Yuli will help Zheng Yusang teach this accessory a lesson.
"What's it to you?!" Huang Wanzhen deliberately switched to French. She had learned some simple French from a friend in her past life, and she knew Zheng Yuli could speak some English, but not French. Zheng Yuli was always proud of her ability to attend a girls' school and felt that Huang Wanzhen was unworthy of her brother. Huang Wanzhen wanted to let Zheng Yuli know that the people she looked down upon were actually more capable than she was.
"You, what did you say?" As expected, Zheng Yuli was stunned. She looked at Zheng Yusang for help.
Zheng Yusang didn't understand French and didn't want to lose face in front of his mother and sister. "Nothing, it's getting late. We'll go out now."
After saying that, he grabbed Huang Wanzhen's arm as if escaping, turned around and hurried out of the house.
After getting on the rickshaw, Zheng Yusang deliberately coughed a few times to attract Huang Wanzhen's attention.
Huang Wanzhen didn't buy his trick and continued to look at the pedestrians on the side of the road.
At this moment, Zheng Yusang felt as if he had never understood Huang Wanzhen. She had a gentle and peaceful face, but her personality was cold and tough, which was really contradictory.
"Were you speaking French just now?" Zheng Yusang asked for conversation.
"Yeah." If they were at home, Huang Wanzhen wouldn't bother answering his knowing question. But outside, she felt she had to give Zheng Yusang some face.
"I've heard people speak French. Its pronunciation is melodious and pleasant. I like it very much." Zheng Yusang continued to express his thoughts.
This time, Huang Wanzhen didn't respond. What else could she say? 'Even if you like it, I haven't seen you learn it.' 'Whether you like it or not is none of my business.'
Zheng Yusang was spoiled by his family since he was a child and couldn't stand others saying anything bad about him. In order to prevent the last fight from happening again, Huang Wanzhen decided to keep silent.
When they arrived, Huang Wanzhen looked at the huge building complex in front of her. It estimated that there were more than a hundred rooms. The main building was a four-story European-style building with beige brick and stone exterior walls and a steep sloping roof. The roof was decorated with staggered dormer windows, giving it a solemn and elegant temperament.
Huang Wanzhen caught a glimpse of the hotel's interior through the huge arched window, which was even more luxurious than the five-star hotel in her previous life.
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