Mrs. Ji immediately changed her expression, plumping up her cheeks as she said to Muniang, "Muniang, how can you talk to your elder aunt like that? Seeing your elder aunt and acting as if you haven't—Isn't that improper? We are all one family, so why speak as if we are strangers?"
As Mrs. Ji spoke, a wave of surprise swept over the entire place. So, this was also a relative who had come? If that were the case, what business was it of theirs? They all looked nervously at Mrs. Ji.
With a hint of smugness, Mrs. Ji smiled and then tugged at Muniang's sleeve. "Muniang, our Lianhua is really a promising seedling. You are just in time to recruit female actors, and having Lianhua here, well, she's our own kin, which would make things more convenient in the future."
Muniang was truly astonished by Mrs. Ji's thick-skinned confidence. With things having turned out this way between her and the old house, from where did she draw the confidence to think that Muniang would heed her words?
