Shen Mianmian blinked and took another look at Ruan Lingyu, realizing she was Ruan Yiqian’s mother.
Her gaze then shifted to Fu Hua, and she suddenly noticed that the woman’s features bore some resemblance to Brother He’s.
No wonder Brother He seemed rather aloof. Looking at Fu Hua’s cold features, it seemed she also had a distant and not-so-easy-to-get-along-with air about her. Genetics, huh!
Unexpectedly, she had met her future mother-in-law so soon. Shen Mianmian felt a headache coming on. Wanting to avoid leaving a bad impression on her future mother-in-law, Shen Mianmian decided it was best to make a quick exit. The source of thɪs content is 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝘯𝘦𝘵
"This place really isn’t suitable for us. Miss Cheng, please take your time browsing; we’ll be leaving now."
After saying that, she quickly led Yang Xiaoxi away.
Watching her leave, Ruan Lingyu and Fu Hua couldn’t help but feel curious.
"Xining, how did you come to know the girl from Licheng?" asked Ruan Lingyu.
"Auntie, didn’t I go to Licheng to spend New Year with Nan? That’s when I met her." Now that Shen Mianmian was becoming more and more beautiful, combined with the fact that she had grown up, Cheng Xining felt an inexplicable sense of threat. She didn’t dare reveal the relationship between Shen Mianmian and He Nan.
He Nan’s family had been pressing him to get married, but he was indifferent. He Nan was also quite good to Shen Mianmian. If he said he wanted to marry Shen Mianmian, it’s possible that the old Mr. He would actually agree.
"How did this girl from Licheng end up here?" Fu Hua couldn’t help but ask, rather curious. She found the girl quite pretty, and despite Cheng Xining’s impoliteness, she didn’t take offense. Fu Hua had a good impression of Shen Mianmian.
"She was accepted into a university here," Cheng Xining originally didn’t want to mention Shen Mianmian’s good points in front of them, but she was afraid that lying might lead to being found out later, so she reluctantly told the truth.
"She was accepted into Beijing University?" Fu Hua was surprised. She hadn’t expected the girl to be not only beautiful but also to have excellent academic performance. "Judging by her clothes, her family must be well off, right?"
Shen Mianmian didn’t carry that rustic air about her. If Cheng Xining hadn’t mentioned it, judging solely by her appearance, Shen Mianmian would seem like a miss from a prominent family.
Standing next to Cheng Xining, she didn’t look outclassed at all.
"What ’well off’?!" When she heard Fu Hua complimenting Shen Mianmian, Cheng Xining became unsettled, "She’s nothing but a parasite, living off other people’s charity. Nan has been quite pitiful to her, giving her lots of help."
"Xiaonan also knows her?" Fu Hua was taken aback.
Ruan Lingyu, too, looked at Cheng Xining with curiosity, "How did she get involved with Xiaonan?"
Realizing she had misspoken, Cheng Xining felt a twinge of regret, but since the topic had been broached, she decided to not hold back any longer and said directly, "You don’t know, she’s a child who was picked up. Her adoptive parents thought she was disobedient and didn’t want her anymore. Nan felt sorry for her and took her in, helped her a bit. Without Nan, how could she be wearing such nice clothes? Let alone going to school, even feeding and clothing herself would be a problem."
"There’s such a story?" Fu Hua frowned. According to Cheng Xining, this girl sounded quite complicated in her thinking.
Ruan Lingyu originally had a good impression of Shen Mianmian as well, but hearing what Cheng Xining said, her opinion changed immediately.
A young girl, living on someone else’s charity, should be frugal. Compared with ordinary people, Shen Mianmian’s attire did indeed seem rather extravagant.
Cheng Xining exaggerated, "Aunt Fu, Auntie, don’t be fooled by her appearance. Think about it! She has no money, so why does she dare to shop here so close to Nan’s company? Is it a coincidence?"