"What I mean by respect, is if you respect me a foot, I will respect you a yard. If she doesn’t first respect others, how can she expect them to love and respect her? Do you think I’m right?"
It seemed that was the logic. Anyway, she felt very happy now, so whatever.
Therefore, she stopped asking and just sat in the wheelchair, grinning as this man pushed her to the garden where they lived.
Meanwhile, following behind the two, the servants of the estate who had just witnessed this scene, were staring at their retreating backs, each of them starting to sigh...
"Is this what they mean by ’a sparrow turning into a phoenix’?"
"It must be. The foster daughter of the second branch, I’ve seen her before. I never thought that one day, she would become our third young madam."
"Yeah, and also being so doted on by our third young master. Did you see that? When the third young master confronted the young miss earlier, he has never been that harsh before, right? During the New Year, he wouldn’t even allow her to celebrate in the garden. That has never happened before."
"True. It seems that this third young madam is really a formidable person, even our fierce young master is tamed by her!"
A lot of discussions arose within this garden, and mostly, they were about envying how the foster daughter of former years now seemed able to soar to the heavens.
Not to mention, they were extremely jealous that their Ou family’s third young master, whom they dared not even look up to, doted on her to such an extent, confronting his own father for her sake and even banishing his half-sister so that she couldn’t spend the New Year here.
What kind of sorcery had this woman cast on the third young master?
Many people in the estate simply couldn’t understand!
Similarly, Bai Tingfang, who was confined to the Bamboo Garden Attic, also couldn’t comprehend the matter. She had heard that not long after the arrival of the Ou family’s new young miss, her son came back and without hesitation drove the child together with her out.
Bai Tingfang felt a chill in her heart.
This was her son, who could hold another woman in the palm of his hand, yet could be so heartless, so cold, and so unforgiving towards his own mother.
"Have Ou Mufeng and the child already left?"
"Of course, they have left. Who would dare not to follow the third young master’s orders?" Aunt Hu placed the dessert she brought on the table, waiting for her to eat.
But what about Bai Tingfang standing next to the window?
Looking at the bustling scene outside, then at the lonely quiet around her, how could she even think about eating? She just stood there, staring blankly outside.
After pushing Ye Ning inside, Ou Mucen didn’t go elsewhere but directy led her to his compound—Orchid Garden, and then took her to his room.
"What are you thinking about?" Once they were back, he, being as perceptive as he was, looked at the girl in the wheelchair and asked.
Ye Ning blinked her eyes, gazing at the unfamiliar room, and then at the surrounding gardens that seemed to be of one family, but were actually each divided and separated, and she finally asked, "Are the members of your family not on good terms with each other?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, look, other families’ houses are built close together, but the houses in your family are spaced so far apart from one another." Ye Ning pointed toward the window.
Ou Mucen followed her gaze, and then realized that what she was talking about was over there... at Plum Garden.