Didn’t Give Them Any Face At All
Her uncle Su Hai owned a fruit store in Ocean City. Together with his wife, they had a son and a daughter and led a rather cushy life.
Back then when her mom was still at the Wens’, her uncle and aunt treated her and her younger brothers even better than their own children.
Later when her mother left the Wens without a cent to her na, they had initially wanted to seek shelter at their uncle’s house for the ti being, so at least they didn’t have to sleep in the streets.
The once amiable and warmhearted Aunt instantly revealed her true colors. Throughout their entire stay there, she had insulted her mother either subtly in the form of veiled sarcasm or outright to her face.
Regrettably, her mother wasn’t one to bear grudges. But unlike her mother, she rembered the humiliation she had suffered as a nine-year-old. She would never ever forget those days spent seeking refuge under their roof.
Later it was her mother’s bestie, Auntie Xiaojun, who was living overseas at the ti, who learned of their predicant and hurriedly rushed back to offer to let them stay at her old house in Ocean City which ca with a courtyard.
Moreover, throughout the eleven years they stayed there, she had never charged them a single cent of rent.
In contrast, her snobbish and calculative aunt never bothered to hide her contempt of them ever since they fell on hard tis. So it was inevitable that her behavior today struck them as extrely
peculiar,
to say the least.
Had they sohow found out about that two million yuan she received?
But she hadn’t even had the chance to tell her mom and younger brothers yet, so how did these people find out about it?
The minivan entered the housing estate which was nicely done up with plenty of lush green spaces. The apartnts in these dium-rise buildings went for about thirty thousand yuan per square ter, and her uncle had paid for that 100 plus square ters apartnt in full cash. Though they had moved in for nearly a year, this was Wen Qiao’s first ti here.
The car stopped at the apartnt building, and Su Hai enthusiastically ushered them inside. “It’s hot outside, quickly co in.”
With her arm hooked around Wen Mo’s, the few of them entered the building together.
When the elevator door opened on the seventh storey, Su Hai said to them fervently, “It’s said that the seventh and eighth storey are pri levels, so we bought an apartnt on the seventh storey.”
There were two apartnts on each storey, and the door to Apartnt 702 was opened. Wen Qiao’s aunt, He i, welcod them even more warmly than Su Hai. “Aiyah, you’re finally here! We’ve been awaiting your arrival for a long ti. I’ve cut so waterlon. Co in, co in!”
Su Yun set down the fruit basket she was holding, and He i said loudly, “You shouldn’t have. Your presence is good enough already.”
Wen Qiao chuckled. “If we don’t bring a gift along, I feared we would be disdained by Aunt.”
Su Yun pinched her from behind. This lass was truly prickly in her words.
He i smiled awkwardly. “Of course not. Why would Aunt disdain you all?”
Wen Qiao’s older cousins, 21-year-old Su Ying and 25-year-old Su Lei, were seated on the sofa watching television. Upon their entry, Su Lei rely cast a nonchalant glance their way.
As for Su Ying, at the sight of Wen Qiao, she imdiately got to her feet and went to her room, before erging again with a bag. She ran to Wen Qiao and said, “We just ca back from Macau two days ago. I bought a YSL Bag when I was there. Look, isn’t it pretty?”
Wen Qiao was speechless.
Was she showing off?
A song that takes half a day to compose can fetch three hundred thousand yuan. Are you seriously showing off in front of ?
“Not at all pretty.”
Since you asked so sincerely, I shall be benevolent and express my honest opinion on it.
Su Ying looked clearly displeased. “I shouldn’t have asked. You’re accustod to using those roadside goods and don’t know a thing about branded bags. I forgot that you won’t be able to appreciate the beauty of designer handbags.”
Wen Qiao couldn’t be bothered with her.
Failing to see the anticipated envy in Wen Qiao’s eyes or hearing complints from her, the snubbed Su Ying could only bring the bag back into her room as she flounced off. As she turned to leave, she muttered the word ‘pauper’ under her breath in a condescending tone.
Lunch comnced soon after. As He i brought out the dishes, she said, “I specially bought prawns and beef for you all.”
“We do get to eat prawns and beef at ho,” Wen Qiao said with a smile. On the side, Su Yun pinched her hand under the table.
This child truly didn’t give them any face at all!
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