Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 116 A Night of Terror (1)

"Yes, who would have thought? You’ve already gotten married in the blink of an eye." Feng Xuxu was also very surprised as she looked at Feng Dongzhi. In just a few months, she had transformed into what she was now, and what surprised her more was that someone so plain could change her demeanor so quickly, at least from the outside, that seemed to be the case.

"What, are you unhappy that I got married?" Vicious eyes bore into Feng Xuxu, as if wishing to swallow her whole, an unfriendly gaze tightly fixed on her.

"Why would I be? What does your marriage have to do with me? My big brother and I have already set up our own household," Feng Xuxu could not understand what Feng Dongzhi was getting at. Did she want to show off her good marriage? Feng Youcai had left in disgrace, yet Feng Dongzhi, with no sense of shame, still dared come to the village, which showed things were different now.

"That’s true, but blood is thicker than water; you still carry the blood of the Feng Family, and that’s an unchangeable fact." Dragging the long train of her dress, she walked to the seat of honor and elegantly took her place.

Seeing this, Feng Xuxu genuinely felt embarrassed for her, acting so casually as if she were not an outsider.

"Since I’m not an outsider, why did you let me marry an idiot? Dear sister-in-law, where were you then?" Feng Xuxu sneered dismissively. Trying to play the virgin after the fact, as if there were any such good fortune.

"Don’t be ungrateful; it was a privilege for you, marrying into wealth. It was a kind gesture taken for granted." With dainty fingers extended, she looked at her red-painted nails and rolled her eyes with contempt. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"I didn’t marry an idiot, and I’m doing very well now, even better, actually." She slowly took her place to the left of the seat of honor.

"Hmph, you should be even more thankful to my father then. Without being cast out from the clan, how could you have prospered this well?" She lifted her head, glancing around the house. The furnishings were incomparable to the silver vases in her own home, just a larger courtyard. Really, she couldn’t understand why she had to come to such a forsaken place.

"Indeed, I am thankful to your father, who almost starved my brother and me to death." She rolled her eyes; she had seen the shameless, but never one so utterly without shame.

"Starved to death? But here you are, alive and well. I don’t see you dead!"

"...If I were about to die, you wouldn’t come back either." Feng Xuxu further lured Feng Dongzhi into the conversation.

"That’s true, who would want to return to this broken..."

"Cough, cough, cough..." Feng Dongzhi, quick to voice her discontent, was interrupted by the maidservant standing behind her.

Turning to look back, she didn’t make a scene but just gave a cursory glance.

"Madam, when I arrived, I caught a chill from the outside wind, so..." The maidservant Panpan immediately appeared before Feng Dongzhi, kneeling on the ground, bowing her head to explain.

"Get up, I wasn’t referring to you. Next time, if you’re not feeling well, there’s no need to serve me. You may leave." Feng Dongzhi stroked the golden hairpin on her head, her voice soft and mellifluous as she brushed the matter aside. Panpan cautiously observed the lady, and seeing no anger, she stood to one side and said, "Madam, I’m fine. Those other maids are all thumbs; I’d prefer to attend to you."

Hearing this, Feng Dongzhi smiled and said, "You do know your place, unlike the others, who are useless."

"Madam jests. It’s all part of my duties," Panpan replied, standing demurely at the side.

"You didn’t come to my home just to catch up, did you?" Feng Xuxu, unable to bear it any longer, interrupted.

"Right, my return this time was quite hurried. I have nowhere to stay yet, so I thought I might reside with you for a few days."

"...Do you have it wrong? We’re not related anymore. Do you think it would be okay for you to stay in my home?" Feng Xuxu’s mouth twitched, incredulous at her presumptuousness, seemingly without a notion of shame—her face probably wasn’t worth a half a copper coin.