Mrs. Bao instructed her daughter.
"Ruanruan that girl has been too complacent for too long! If we don’t suppress her a bit, she’ll almost forget who the lady of this house is!"
Bao Jingyuan hugged Mrs. Bao’s arm and acted coquettishly: "Mom, I knew you wouldn’t let Su Ruanruan have an easy ti!"
Su Ruanruan is no match for Mom!
She awaited Su Ruanruan’s downfall.
...
The next day, Mrs. Bao made her move.
She invited Xia Minglan for coffee.
Xia Minglan knew that Mrs. Bao was recently displeased with her.
She was extrely cautious!
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Bao was very gentle today.
After talking for a while, Mrs. Bao got to the point.
"The old lady is having a birthday, and we need to arrange a proper celebration at ho."
Xia Minglan imdiately responded: "If there’s anything I can help with, just let know, aunt."
But Mrs. Bao shook her head.
She said, "This ti, Su Ruanruan is in charge of the arrangents."
Xia Minglan was shocked.
She defended Mrs. Bao: "How can Su Ruanruan step over you like this?"
Mrs. Bao sipped her coffee, nonchalantly saying, "If she wants to handle it, let her handle it! Whether she does a good job and can please the old lady, that’s up to her fate."
Xia Minglan got the hint.
She understood Mrs. Bao’s intentions.
Seeing her catch on, Mrs. Bao continued: "You are Ziqi’s fiancée! If you can make the old lady happy on her birthday, your status in the Bao Family will naturally surpass Su Ruanruan."
Xia Minglan was deeply moved.
Mrs. Bao recounted last night’s events.
Xia Minglan pondered for a mont.
She ca up with an idea: "Su Ruanruan is setting up a stage for the old lady, I guess she’ll just invite local actors, probably not impressive enough! Our university is hosting a seminar, I could suggest to the organizers to invite a famous Yue opera actor, it’ll be on the old lady’s birthday! Then, the old lady would happily leave everything behind to go there, wouldn’t that insult Su Ruanruan?"
She smiled calmly: "Then Su Ruanruan will be embarrassed!"
Mrs. Bao clapped in approval: "Then she’ll be performing an empty city strategy, won’t she?"
She was full of admiration: "Minglan, I didn’t know you were so capable."
Mrs. Bao, shrewd as ever, pondered a while before adding, "Go ahead and do it! I will also use my connections to support you! On that day, all the high-society ladies of the city will be at your event."
Xia Minglan was thrilled.
She had never felt so close to Mrs. Bao.
She took the initiative to show favor: "I won’t disappoint you."
Mrs. Bao’s tone was light: "Then do a good job!"
...
For the old lady’s birthday.
Su Ruanruan cleared all her engagents.
She also specifically sought advice from her mother, Mrs. Gu, who knew best about etiquettes.
Mrs. Gu gave her pointers.
First, it must be lively and dignified.
The actors invited must not be minor ones!
Secondly, the old lady is advanced in age and still cares about certain matters.
One must engage with sentintality.
Su Ruanruan took it to heart.
She sat in the study, thinking hard.
Actors, she could invite the most prominent one.
As for sentints... she really couldn’t guess the old lady’s intentions at the mont.
While she was pondering, a call ca from Bao Mansion.
The old lady invited her for afternoon tea.
Su Ruanruan took the call and rode in Old Zhao’s car.
The car had just parked, and the door was opened.
Bao Mingyuan stood outside.
He wore loose-fitting woolen pants and a black sweater.
Clearly, he didn’t go to the office.
His expression was sowhat complex.
Su Ruanruan softly called out: "Uncle Bao."
Bao Mingyuan gave a cold chuckle: "Not calling Mr. Bao anymore?"
Su Ruanruan dared not speak.
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