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Chapter 33 -33: Who Really Suffers From Their Pride (Third Update)
Chapter 33 -33: Who Really Suffers From Their Pride (Third Update)
“Ying’er, you can’t go on like this!”
Zhu Zhizhou forcefully smothered the complex emotions welling within him, beseeching his daughter earnestly.
The sight of Zhu Zhizhou’s preaching annoyed Zhu Qianying to no end, she abruptly stood up, spat out a sentence, “What’s wrong with the way I am? Yan has never said there was anything wrong with the way I am!” and then dashed upstairs.
“Tsk, tsk, she is clearly getting arrogant because of Yan’s favoritism! I wonder how long will Yan tolerate her arrogant and willful behavior!” scoffed Fang Caiping.
Zhu Zhizhou, who had been ignoring the veiled taunts from several aunties these days, finally could not help but say to Chen Jing, “Ah Jing, Caiping is right. You should find a chance to talk to Ying’er as soon as possible. If she continues like this, she’ll end up offending everyone in the Yan family, and we’ll be the ones left to deal with the aftermath!”
Zhu Zhizhou’s worried expression made it impossible for Chen Jing to sit still.
She meekly nodded, dutifully getting to her feet, and followed Zhu Qianying upstairs.
Once her figure had disappeared at the stairway, the other aunties in the living room started disparaging Zhu Qianying.
Zhu Shaofen said that ever since Zhu Qianying had won the selection, she had been haughty and arrogant in the Zhu family.
Wei Ruoman opined Zhu Qianying’s unpredictable temperament would inevitably bring disaster upon the Zhu family.
Fang Caiping commented Zhu Qianying was selfish, only looking out for herself, completely disregarding the Zhu family’s reputation and prestige.
Zhu Zhizhou was smoking worriedly, wishing that Yan could choose from one of his other daughters instead of Zhu Qianying. The volatile temperament of Zhu Qianying would be like a time bomb planted in the Yan family once she marries into it.
However, even if given the gall, Zhu Zhizhou dared not suggest the idea of selecting a different candidate for marriage to Yan.
Thinking of his spine-chilling life in the past half month, he had believed that with Zhu Qianying’s return, he would finally find some peace.
It now seemed, he was too naive.
God knows what trouble his ‘obedient’ daughter might cause next.
Listening to the aunties’ complaints, Zhu Zhizhou sat helplessly in the living room, his expression full of worry.
Upstairs, in Zhu Qianying’s bedroom, Chen Jing sat at the edge of the bed, watching Zhu Qianying typing rapidly on the computer. Chen Jing had no understanding of the English letters appearing in rows on the screen.
“Mom, if you are here to lecture me, you might as well take a break. I have things to do and I don’t have time to entertain you.”
Zhu Qianying wouldn’t ignore her mother, but she basically disregarded her words and advice.
Chen Jing hums and haws, her head down, her hands rotating and examining over and over, finally mustering the courage to say, “Ying’er….”
“Mom, I know what to do about tonight. Don’t worry, whatever I do, I will think about you and Xiao Yu.”
This was Zhu Qianying’s assurance.
Chen Jing sighed a little. She knew she was weak and incompetent.
She had resigned herself to being bullied by the three aunties of the Zhu family. Still, the guilt of implicating her two daughters to lead a life of humility in this family weighed heavily on her.
Yet all she could do was feel guilty. She was powerless to confront or fight for herself.
Firstly, she didn’t have a notable maternal family to back her up like Zhu Shaofen did.
Secondly, she didn’t have the cunning and worldly wisdom to mingle with society like Wei Ruoman.
Thirdly, she didn’t have the class and etiquette like Fang Caiping to make Zhu Zhizhou look good.
She couldn’t even say nice things. Therefore, when her daughters were around, she would naturally become silent to avoid causing unnecessary trouble for them.
Zhu Qianying heard her sigh, finally stopped what she was doing, spun on her heel, the chair turned around, and she faced Chen Jing.
“Mom, why do you think I’m striving so hard to participate in this selection? Isn’t it so all three of us can live a normal life in the future? So, I definitely won’t offend the Yan family. As for you, you should stand up to them more too. You don’t need to say or do anything special, just don’t demean yourself in front of them. You must understand that they’re just like you. What they have, you have. And in the future, what they don’t have, you will have! Understand?”
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Zhu Qianying felt like she was educating a child.
She had told her mother the same thing over the years, but to little avail. After all, without any bargaining chip, they had no capacity to fight with anyone.
Therefore, all these years, she and Xiao Yu had to live like their mother, leading an oppressed life in this family.
But now it was different – she had the Yan family backing her.
Of course, she might not be the apple of Yan’s eye in the future, but judging from the fact that Yan’s family had come to the Zhu family, it could be inferred that Yan was an extremely protective person. No matter how he treats her in private, he would definitely not tolerate others bullying her publicly.
And her father, for the sake of Yan’s face, wouldn’t do anything excessive to them – her mother, Xiao Yu, and herself.
Chen Jing looked up at her daughter, “I understand…”
“Good. Just relax. Our hard days are almost over.” Zhu Qianying stood up, took a step forward, embraced her mother’s frail body, gently patting her back.
This mother of hers gave her more heartaches than even Xiao Yu did.
Thank goodness; neither she nor Xiao Yu took out after their mother. Otherwise, with such a weak and insecure personality, they would certainly be oppressed by others for a lifetime!
…
Qin Xiu noticed his boss was in an unusually good mood today. When a call came in from Mr. Zhou of the KTV, his boss answered with a smile and no curses.
During the department’s report meeting, when one department had not met the last month’s goals, Yan did not lash out. Instead, he merely told them to reflect on their work…
“Boss, is there something special about today?”
Qin Xiu guessed in his heart, could it be because Zhu Qianying was back?
But it didn’t seem likely.
Although Yan has always been somewhat partial towards Zhu Qianying, it was just a slight preference, certainly not enough to affect his mood, right?
Yan, engrossed in signing his name on the documents, responded absent-mindedly, “What special day?”
Clearly, today wasn’t any special day for Yan.
Qin Xiu glanced out the window speechlessly. Outside, the weather was bright and sunny, the sky a perfect blue with no clouds in sight.
Could it be that Yan was in a good mood because of the good weather?
This ridiculous thought startled Qin Xiu, it appeared he had been reading too many Shoujo comics with his girlfriend!
“I’m knocking off at five today, keep an eye on things if you’re free.”
Yan, who was engrossed in his documents, suddenly instructed.
Qin Xiu was rendered speechless. It seemed like today truly was a special day, otherwise, his punctual boss would never leave work early.
