They always love Iris very much and give her everything she wants. Carmen only has one daughter like that and she treats her like a treasure. Iris only treated her like a servant. Selena yes she was a little disobedient. If Iris complains to Carmen and Hugo, you will inevitably be reprimanded.
Selena, who was eavesdropping outside the door at the time, saw that she couldn't hide, so she had to pretend that she had just arrived, carefully opened the door, and then walked in. As soon as she entered, everyone in the room looked, except Mary and Joseph, when they saw her, everyone else showed different signs of surprise, no wonder, at home she wore black or gray clothes all day, and her hair sometimes It was messy, which went very unnoticed. I thought it had only been more than a year since we broke up, but the ugly and low-key girl back then turned out to be so beautiful.
As soon as people walk in, they immediately feel their eyes light up. Selena wore a peach pink muslin and thin cotton jacket on top, and a beige linen skirt on the bottom. The color of the clothes is not bright compared to the red silk jacket that Iris is wearing, but somehow it makes people unable to look away. I don't know if it's because she eats well or something, but she is taller than before. She looks slim and elegant.
When Iris saw Selena's beautiful face and elegant figure, her eyes turned red with jealousy. I saw that everyone in the room was attracted, and even her handkerchiefs were twisted like twists. She was originally arrogant and stubborn, and she was quite pretty. She never paid attention to others, much less Selena, an ugly girl. She now saw that this ugly girl had changed her appearance and was actually more beautiful than her.She felt uncomfortable all over, as if she was sick.
Even Javier, who was eating chicken legs at the table, stopped in a daze. Before, he felt that Selena had changed. Now that he saw Selena, she looked even better than Aunt Iris who had a snub nose all day. Seeing her eyes that are as bright as spring water, he can't look away for a while.
As soon as Selena entered the house, she walked towards María and José, when she reached them she said: "Mom, Aunt Lucía and Helena helped with so much work outside. After a while, I asked Sara and Alberto to pack the leftovers and they will take them home for dinner and it will save them having to prepare dinner."
The dishes that María prepares today are very good, even leftovers can rarely be eaten, it is a favor to give some to others if my own family cannot eat them.
After hearing this, Maria's expression softened, feeling that her daughter had taught her well and she understood the customs, so she smiled and nodded. Then, as she looked at the people in the room, her smile faded.
This was the difference. The supposed relatives not only came empty-handed, they couldn't even compare themselves to the neighbors. Even her 13-year-old daughter knew the courtesy. They don't bother to make any polite exchanges. At first he was blind, but now she knows clearly. What more can she expect?
"Is it Selena? Come to grandma quickly, oh, she is really a pretty girl. Last year I saw her when she was a little girl. She was this tall. Now she has become a big girl in the blink of an eye ..." Carmen looked at Selena, said with a smile and enthusiasm.
Selena looked at the smiling Carmen on the seat and thought to herself that although this step-grandmother Carmen seemed virtuous and generous, even though they were only superficial appearances...
When she heard Carmen's words, she thought to herself: she was only thirteen years old after the Chinese New Year and was still far from being an adult girl. But she still took two steps forward and shouted timidly: "Grandma..."
She turned and looked at her uncle Pablo and her aunt Lola, who were staring at her, and weakly shouted, "Uncle, aunt."
Selena is as young as a flower and her features look like the bright March peach blossoms on the branches without having to paint. In comparison, Iris, who has applied thick powder and blush, lags behind and loses the natural look of herself, looking a little old-fashioned.
Carmen originally wanted to praise Selena and continue to ease the stiff atmosphere in the room, but she didn't expect it to backfire. Seeing that the veil of the little daughter Iris next to her was almost torn, she had a headache, fearing that Iris acted recklessly, she lost her temper and said in a low voice: "Selena, your youngest aunt Iris always talks about you at home.You've only seen her once in over a year. Take her to your room to talk..."
Iris turned around reluctantly, and Selena was even more reluctant. She had not forgotten that in her previous life, when she had just become the earl's mistress, this nominal aunt actually insisted on visiting the earl's mansion regardless of her face and stayed there for half a month, even half-naked in an attempt to seduce the earl. She is as a joke in the Count's Mansion, thinking about it now, she still feels his face burning.
She although she was a lover at that time, but she is a woman recognized by everyone in the Count's Palace, unlike Iris who was so shameless.
Maria did not want her daughter to hear these harsh words here, so she indicated with her eyes: "Take your little aunt with you."
Selena could only smile and said: "Aunt Iris, my room is next to her, I will take you to see it now..."
"Hey, what's there to see!" After Iris said angrily, Carmen pinched her, then reluctantly pinched the handkerchief and stood up, angrily walked past Selena and walked out of the door. Selena deliberately followed her slowly, and after leaving her, she turned back from her and gently closed the door.
Seeing the two people going out, Lola said impatiently: "Joseph, you need about a hundred silver coins to build this house. You were very poor before, so even 200 copper coins to honor mother can't afford. Suddenly you built such a big house. Did you sell your daughter? Or is there a way to make a fortune...?"
José was still silent at first, but after hearing this, he suddenly stood up and looked at Lola. Maria also immediately responded: "What do you say Lola? Selena is the only daughter in our family. Even if we sell ourselves, we can't sell her. Besides, what opportunities can we have?"
"The original house collapsed. If we don't build a new one, will you build one for us? Will our family freeze to death in the dilapidated house we live in during the winter?"
"José simply had a good relationship with Pedro, the owner of a grocery store in the city, he managed to persuade him to lend us money to build us a house, unlike the heartless relatives, when I died of illness, even they didn't to borrow money to us to buy medicine."
Paul immediately snorted and stood up, he did not look at Mary and only said to Joseph: "I don't care about other people. I came here today for one thing. I heard that you have been buying goods from Peter? I also have a grocery store., Seeing that your life is difficult, I will not say anything. If you still recognize me as your brother, you will not be able to buy there in the future. Come directly to me to buy it. I will calculate it for you cheaper, I guarantee it."