Chapter 637: Chapter 637 Show Some Respect_1 Chapter 637: Chapter 637 Show Some Respect_1 Mr. Mi looked stunned, his expression gloomy, seeming less spirited than usual, and in an instant, he seemed to age significantly. He didn’t care whether Guoying respected him, nor did he care if her words were harsh. But he did care that his own granddaughter didn’t understand him, that her words hurt him.
Dai Jinhai couldn’t stand by and see this, nor could he bear to see his old friend disheartened, so he backed off saying, “Let’s not go on about it then! Since it’s a private matter of your family, as an outsider, I shouldn’t get involved.”
A smug expression appeared on Li Guoying’s face, she knew all along that her father-in-law would eventually give in.
“Ah! What a disaster this family is!” Mr. Mi kept sighing.
Dai Jinhai consoled, “Okay, stop sighing already! This is a different era, quit repeating those old cliches.”
Li Guoying saw the opportunity and jumped in, echoing him, “That’s right! Dai is making a valid point! We’re on the eve of the new millennium, Dad, your mindset should be liberalized too. You can’t remain rigid! You need to agree on what needs to be agreed upon and make the money we should.”
Had she not said that, Mr. Mi might have cared about saving face and let it go! But now she was impatient to add fuel to the fire, that really riled up Mr. Mi.
“Jinhai, don’t go, let me have your judgment on this.” Mr. Mi clung onto Dai Jinhai, not giving Li Guoying a chance to respond, and bluntly stated, “Mi Yuezhen posed as the painter of ‘Young Maiden’ to the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, and thus was specially recruited by them. Do you think this matter should be clarified?”
“Dad! You’re pushing it too far,” Li Guoying stomped her foot in anger.
Even Mi Yuezhen, glancing at Mr. Mi, her eyes were filled with anger and resentment. She knew it! She knew that her grandfather did not love her. Not only did he stand by and let her be humiliated by Jiang Nanfei at the National Guest Hotel, but he also severely scolded her afterwards.
She just couldn’t comprehend, if a person does not look out for himself, wouldn’t he be condemned by Heaven and Earth? What had she done wrong?
Why was her grandfather bringing her down?
All she wanted to do now was to strive for progress and seize any opportunity she could, to repay the humiliation Jiang Nanfei had caused her.
Dai Jinhai originally wanted to smooth things over, get past it and move on. Mr. Mi’s daughter-in-law was always a formidable woman, no point bickering with a woman. But upon hearing the details, he was in shock! How dare she steal his disciple’s artwork? Was she trying to turn the world upside down?
“That’s way too much!” Dai Jinhai spoke with righteous indignation, he was extremely angry, pointing at Mr. Mi’s nose and scolding, “Look at what you’ve spoiled your granddaughter into? How could she stoop so low as to do such sneaky things?”
Mr. Mi was lost for words and deeply agreed.
“Dai, your words are somewhat disrespectful, we respect you as an elder, but it seems like you’re meddling too much.” Li Guoying took a step forward and accused, “What has our family matters got to do with you? ‘Young Maiden’ wasn’t drawn by you, was it?”
“I…” Dai Jinhai wanted to say that even if he didn’t draw it, it was drawn by his disciple! More important than his own works. But thinking that his disciple didn’t like to flaunt, he swallowed his words for fear of upsetting his disciple.
Seeing Dai Jinhai unable to speak, Li Guoying grew more confident, “Dai! It’s noon already, time to eat! We won’t hold you up, you can leave!” After many years of friendship, she was actually driving him away.
“‘Young Maiden’ may not be drawn by Dai, but it was drawn by his disciple, so please show some respect when you speak.” A clear, pleasant voice came from the entrance of the courtyard.