Chapter 248: Chapter 248 Wicked Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law (2)_1 Chapter 248: Chapter 248 Wicked Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law (2)_1 Lady Xie saw that Lin Yuan didn’t pay her any heed, and instead entered the shop, which immediately caused her complexion to sour.
The corner of her eye drooped, and with a snort from her nose, she said, “Where did this little girl come from, didn’t you hear that we said we’re not doing business today?
How dare you barge into the shop!
I really don’t know how your elders taught you!”
Mo Sanniang had only met Lin Yuan once before and was not familiar with her temperament.
She was just a young girl, after all, and immediately stepped in to protect her, speaking to Lady Xie in a soft voice, “Madam Xie, this girl is not my customer, she’s a younger sister of mine.
She doesn’t often come to town, and she’s come to find me for fun since she’s taken the trouble to visit today.
Please be a bit kinder to her.”
Lin Yuan was not from Zhuma Town, that she knew.
Hearing her words, the corners of Lady Xie’s mouth twitched, and with a humph she said, “A sister?
No wonder she’s the same breed!
Birds of a feather flock together indeed!”
After speaking, she gave them both a disdainful glance and then continued to pick fussily at the counter with Ma Xiaoqian’s hand in hers.
Ever since Lin Yuan walked in, Ma Xiaoqian’s eyes swept over her from head to toe, and upon noticing that aside from the silver bangle on her wrist, there was no other valuable item on her, she concluded that Lin Yuan was just an ordinary country girl and didn’t take her seriously at all.
With a disdainful roll of her eyes at Lin Yuan, Ma Xiaoqian couldn’t even be bothered to utter sarcastic words to her.
Lin Yuan, however, was infuriated by the attitudes of these two peculiar mother-and-daughter-in-law; she had initially only intended to greet Mo Sanniang and then leave.
Even though she had noticed the discord between the few individuals present, their private affairs were none of her business.
She and Mo Sanniang were mere acquaintances who had met by chance; why should she get herself into trouble?
But, unexpectedly, upon entering she was bombarded by the old granny’s insinuations, even dragging her parents into it.
Everyone has their Achilles’ heel, and this was asking for a tongue-lashing!
Lin Yuan glanced sidelong at the grossly mismatched large peony flower in Lady Xie’s hair, and with a mocking smile said, “This granny must surely be a wealthy person?”
Lady Xie, who had just disdainfully put aside a piece of Treasure Blue Embroidered Cloth, immediately raised her eyebrows with a look of uncontrollable pride, “This little girl has good eyesight, able to discern the difference between people at a glance.
Unlike some people, despite knowing the gap, they still cling on desperately!”
The latter half of her comment was clearly intended for Mo Sanniang.
Not missing the discontent and forbearance in Mo Sanniang’s eyes, Lin Yuan continued with a smile, “How could my eyes be so ‘sharp’?
Actually, anyone who enters would be able to tell at a glance that this granny is a wealthy person today.”
“Oh, and why is that?” Lady Xie asked, curious, sparing Lin Yuan a miserly smile, and whether intentionally or not, her fingers lightly caressed the golden peony in her hair.
Lin Yuan curved her lips, “The granny came and took over Sister Mo’s entire cloth shop, not allowing other customers in.
If she’s not a rich person, could it be that she’s just pretending to be one by puffing up her face?”
After finishing, she scanned the shop and mused, “I heard that those wealthy people who book a store as soon as they enter, they spend a good ten taels of silver at once!
Seeing the granny with her gold hairpin and fine silks, she must surely be incomparable to those folks.
Granny, tell me, just how much silver did you spend to book the entire store?
Let me broaden my horizons, and gain a bit of experience!
It’s my first time in my life seeing a wealthy person who books a whole place like you!”
By the end, Lin Yuan’s eyes were practically shining, as if she truly had come across a lavish Sponsor.