When summoned by elder Mrs. Lu, one had no choice but to appear.
However, since elder Mrs. Lu did not reside in the main house, Gu Qianqian obediently followed her mother to the garden villa where elder Mrs. Lu lived.
Upon entering the house, she politely greeted, "Grandma!"
"Call me elder Mrs. Lu!"
Ha! Haha!
On her first day in this family, Gu Qianqian had already had her eyes opened. It seemed as if they owed this family hundreds of thousands of bushels of rice...
Enduring so much that her teeth were sour, yet her mother continued to give her signals. Reluctantly, Gu Qianqian changed her address, "Hello, elder Mrs. Lu!"
"What are you calling?"
Despite the disregard, she still obediently replied, "Qianqian, Gu Qianqian..."
"Qianqian."
Chewing on it carefully, elder Mrs. Lu suddenly smiled, "This name is quite unique, it would be even better if you changed a part."
Having finally seen her grandmother smile, Gu Qianqian hastily tried to please, "Which part should I change to make it better?"
At her words, elder Mrs. Lu raised her slender eyes and asked with a smile, "Isn't the part 'be' (shell) better than 'shui' (water)?"
Gu Qianqian: "...."
'Be' (shell) part, that's a derogatory term!
At their first meeting, her grandmother didn't give her a red envelope, didn't give her a gift, had her call her elder Mrs. Lu, and then immediately hit her with a derogatory term...
Gu Qianqian was lively and also very respectful of her elders. In addition, she heard that this woman was her grandmother, so she intended to please her, but who would have thought...
Damn!
Letting out an expletive in her heart, Gu Qianqian's temper flared.
What kind of grandmother is this? What sort of grandmother does this?
Not arguing back, she only intentionally laughed foolishly, then asked innocently, "Elder Mrs. Lu, what sort of character is that? I can't recognize it!"
At her words, Elder Mrs. Lu's face changed, and she huffed, "It's enough if your mother knows it, let her teach you..."
With just that sentence, Lu Shenglin quickly stretched out her hand and pulled her daughter behind her, and then lowered her voice, "Mom, we'll come to see you another day!"
After saying her piece, regardless if elder Mrs. Lu agreed or not, she led her daughter towards the exit.
Only when the two of them had barely reached the door did a sentence come floating from behind, "Shameless bitch, bringing a bastard here and having the nerve to return?"
End of endurance!
Gu Qianqian turned around, preparing to go back in and argue with the old lady, but her mother had already stepped in, pulling her out of the house.
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Gu Qianqian was infuriated!
Or rather, she was very angry. Throughout her 19 years of life, what kind of grievances hadn't she endured? But those were humiliations given by outsiders, and it was not the same as her current situation.
This house was filled with an unwelcoming vibe towards them. Why did they have to stay here?
Very unhappy, upon returning to her room, Gu Qianqian began to pack her things, saying as she packed, "Mom, let's go. No matter how good this place is, we can't live here."
"No, we can't leave."
"Why?"
Gu Qianqian was about to throw her clothes in a fit. Normally she'd listen to her mother about anything, but this time she had really had enough, "You heard her too, how grandma insulted you, how she talked about me. They don't welcome us, do they?"
"We have to stay here even if they don't welcome us."
"Why?"
Lu Shenglin didn't answer her, only saying, "You'll understand later. For now, go and change your clothes. We have guests coming over tonight, we can't be rude!"
Gu Qianqian: "...."
Damn it, she was about to let out another expletive. They were being treated like this, right? Why did they still have to care whether there were guests coming tonight or not?
And they can't be rude?
Damn!