"Aunt Yang, who are you talking about?" Shen Mianmian stepped into the main room and directly confronted Yang Guifen.
Yang Guifen was in the middle of an animated conversation and didn’t expect the person in question to come back. She was startled and somewhat embarrassed, "Oh! Mianmian is back?"
She laughed again, "I didn’t say much, just chatting with your parents casually."
Shen Jianhua also looked somewhat guilty; obviously, he had said some things that weren’t very nice. Shen Mianmian saw it all but didn’t show it. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮·𝙣𝙚𝙩
Her father was just like that, easily swayed by what others said, and he would readily agree, rarely standing firm on his own ideas.
Thinking this, she chuckled as well and said in a haunting tone, "That ’casual’ chat of yours was so loud I could hear your voice all the way outside."
Yang Guifen was at a loss for words.
Zhou Lanfang had said that Shen Mianmian changed, and she thought Zhou Lanfang was overreacting, but now it seemed that she really had changed. When was Shen Mianmian ever this articulate before?
Every time she saw her, she used to be like a mouse seeing a cat, but now, lo and behold, she could confront her directly.
If it was a direct confrontation, she would be able to reprimand her, as she was an elder after all, but Shen Mianmian’s tone was so respectful, and there was nothing disrespectful about it.
Shen Jianhua was also listening; if she really said something now, she would be the one at fault.
After a long pause, Yang Guifen finally said sheepishly, "That’s just how I talk, loud."
Shen Mianmian smiled, "A loud voice is no problem, but you shouldn’t talk about people behind their backs. If someone heard it, it could lead to a fight."
"What do you mean by that?" Yang Guifen felt a little guilty, "Don’t talk like that, neither here nor there. I haven’t been talking behind your back."
"Sister, my mom really didn’t say anything about you." Zhou Siyu, sitting next to Yang Guifen, also quickly joined in to speak for her.
Before Shen Mianmian could respond, Zhou Lanfang glared at her and snapped, "So what if I spoke about you? Siyu came back long ago, and you just got back now; do you still think you’re right?"
"Didn’t I tell you earlier that I was going to take a bath today?" Shen Mianmian’s tone was calm, speaking unhurriedly and without giving anyone a reason to fault her language.
"Can a bath take half a year?" Zhou Lanfang was itching to drag Shen Mianmian’s secret lover in front of Shen Jianhua right then.
"Bathing once every half a year, that’s not the same as a bath lasting half a year, is it?"
Shen Mianmian said, her voice light.
Zhou Lanfang was so furious she almost crushed her back teeth, then turned her anger towards Shen Jianhua, "Look, look! I say one thing to her and she comes back with ten. Whose daughter acts ?"
Between his daughter and his wife, Shen Jianhua was also in a tough spot. As the head of the family, he couldn’t stir up trouble but had to divert Shen Mianmian away.
"Mianmian, go put your schoolbag away in your room!"
As Shen Mianmian lifted her foot and was about to head to her room, she heard Yang Guifen’s sarcastic remark, "Your daughter is something else. I haven’t even said anything about her, and look at how formidable she is..."
"It’s all Jianhua’s doing," Zhou Lanfang glared at Shen Mianmian.
Shen Mianmian smiled and suddenly stopped in her tracks. Spotting this, Zhou Lanfang’s eyes widened again, "What now? Are you planning to argue with me?"
Shen Mianmian ignored her and instead said to Shen Jianhua, "Dad, I have some good news to share with you."