Mrs. Gui glanced at Beauty Pai, gently patted Wen Hui's shoulder, and said, "What's going on? If you have something to say, just tell Grandma slowly. Why are you crying and throwing yourself around? Look, even the third aunt is shocked.
Wen Hui cried so hard that she turned to look at An: "Auntie, I..." "Don't worry," Mrs. Gui turned Wen Hui's head back, "You're so aggrieved. Can your aunt still argue with you? Just wait a minute; don't cry anymore." At that moment, Anshi picked up the beauty hammer and smiled reassuringly at Wen Hui.
By the time Mrs. Cao received the news and rushed over, Wen Hui's mood had calmed down slightly, but her eyes were still red, which made Mrs. Cao feel distressed. "Sister Hui," Mrs. Cao called out, "Did something happen at Uncle Shunping's house?" At the mention of Uncle Shunping's house, Wen Hui's lips pouted, and she said angrily, "What Ayan said is absolutely right; their house really went too far!"
Confused, Mrs. Cao wondered why Wen Hui was being so kind to Wen Yan. When Wen Yan first returned from Beijing, Wen Hui didn't have much affection for her sister. Wen Yan had only lived there briefly before moving to Zhuangzi, and they had no contact or quarrels, but they weren't familiar with each other either.
Wen Hui poured out her story, repeating everything Wen Yan had said about "taking a good look." Wen Yan had only been back a few days, and Wen Hui was already calling her "Ayan." Mrs. Gui asked, "What did Sister Yan tell you?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Cao remained silent for a while, pursing her lips. As a mother, she knew Wen Hui's bad temper well. In just a few days, Wen Yan had managed to coax her sisters into getting close to each other. Wen Yan was really good at this. But when Mrs. Cao thought about it again, she realized that Wen Yan was more powerful than Wen Hui. Wen Hui was stupid and naive, and someone needed to teach her.
Just then, Wen Yan, who had been summoned by Mrs. Gui, entered the room. Wen Yan asked An, and when she saw Wen Hui's expression, she knew her previous expectations had come true. Mrs. Gui motioned Wen Yan to sit down and asked Wen Hui, "Why did their family go too far? Tell Grandma."
Wen Hui frowned, obviously worried again. Mrs. Cao intervened, saying, "Let Sister Jing speak." Wen Jing, who had a calmer temper than Wen Hui, carefully told the whole story when her aunt asked her about it.
They had entered Uncle Shunping's house, where the mother-in-law greeted them with two familiar faces. However, she didn't see Wen Yan, and her face fell. She talked about how her second daughter was looking forward to meeting her former princess, expressing disappointment that Wen Yan hadn't shown up.
After the mother-in-law beat around the bush, Miss Ji Er came straight to the point, leaving their sisters exposed. After waiting for half an hour, Miss Ji Er arrived belatedly. Wen Hui patiently explained the situation to the other party, who responded with, "I'm not feeling well; we'll meet again someday." However, Uncle Shunping's wife knew this was a sign of neglect and specially invited the sisters to have some nice words.
Unexpectedly, Ji Zhu arrived and spoke unpleasant words. The young uncle and his wife wanted to save face, so they quickly smoothed things over and said a few words to Ji Zhu. When Mrs. Bo received the news, she asked her mother-in-law to come over and protect her grandson. Mrs. Gui scolded her, saying, "The two girls went back to ask the old lady, but she's become deaf recently. How come she was so confused when she spoke so clearly before?" "It's a thing of the past for the princess to read with you. The old lady wants to wait for the price, but don't just sit there and raise the price." "Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. In a few years, the plaque will be gone, and all the pearls will fall into our hands, not to mention that a phoenix in trouble is worse than a chicken."
Wen Jing didn't dare to say such ugly words, so Wen Hui intervened and repeated them. Even though Mrs. Gui was very particular about saving face, these words were too much for her to bear. She scolded Mrs. Bo for being an old fool, for sitting on the ground and raising prices, and for dying in a few years!
Mrs. Gui took a deep breath