Lady Zhu clenched her teeth in vexation, wishing she could tear the girl's mouth apart. She found these servant girls annoying to begin with, yet Si Ya had a sweet tongue and knew how to flatter. But who would've thought this despicable girl could turn her back faster than flipping a book?
"You've misunderstood! I just wanted to help out, Qinqin!" Pei Zongli explained in a helpless and gentle voice.
"Help out? Where was this help when my mother died? When we were kicked out into the freezing cold? When we were short of silver to build our house? Now that you hear we're buying land, you 'kindly' offer to help!? Pah! It's clear you just want to take our family's land! The shamelessness!" Pei Qian spat at him fiercely, flaunting the new words she had learned not long ago.
Her scolding was loud and soon attracted onlookers.
