Chapter 69 - Lihua's Confrontation With The Old Madam (1)
Lihua turned and saw an elderly lady with a countenance as cold as the Arctic step inside. Her face was devoid of any expression. But her gaze was sharp and nacing. With her aura alone, the store reached a deadly freezing point and the employees shuddered in her presence. Their heads automatically lowered, not daring to et her dark gaze.
But of course, this change in the atmosphere was only felt by the employees and Ruoi.
Lihua didn't.
To her, the Old Madam was probably just another custor. Her dominating presence flew over her head. She didn't even notice the suffocating pressure building up in the air.
Fu Renshu straightened up. This was the ti. They knew there would be a confrontation. He glanced at Jiang Weizhe. He didn't react. Instead, he was calmly gauging the situation. And Lihua.
Ruoi respectfully bowed. She couldn't afford to act undignified in front of the Old Madam of the Jiang family. "Old Madam," she softly said as she glared at Lihua, "This woman ruined my dress and is not ready to apologize either. Instead, she is arguing with ."
Lihua's mouth opened in a wide O. "Huh? I apologized already. Don't you rember that I said sorry?"
Ruoi flared at her. "Apologize? By giving so ridiculous advice about ironing my dress?"
"What ridiculous advice? I gave you the solution. You are the one making such a big deal for a small crease."
Ruoi looked at the Old Madam, her brows furrowed in distress. "Did you see, Old Madam? I don't know where this poor woman ca from and suddenly started a scene."
Lihua was dumbfounded. "Hey! I didn't-"
The Old Madam narrowed her eyes at Lihua. She looked at her from top to bottom as she squinted her gaze. Her voice was quiet but firm and equally insulting as she cut her off. "Is this how you were raised? No manners, loud, rude and complete lack of etiquette."
Fu Renshu gulped.
Song Lihua, don't make her mad, okay? Just say sorry and be in her graces. It's for your own future!
Lihua blinked her eyes at her.
"No manners? I already apologized for my mistake. That's what people with good manners do. Loud? This is my normal voice. In fact, you are speaking too softly. Rude? Defending oneself doesn't co in rudeness. You cannot expect to stay quiet when soone is making a big fuss out of nothing. Lack of etiquette? What does shopping have to do with etiquette? People don't care 'how' we shop as long as we buy their products." She touched her chin in confusion.
Silence. Ruoi and the store employees watched her in horror. Ruoi couldn't believe she would see one day where sobody would talk to the Old Madam like that. Nobody ever dared to do that.
The Old Madam froze. She blankly looked at her for a long ti, digesting the fact that sobody spoke back to her. She expected her to lower her head and apologize. But she was actually defending herself. Her gaze turned cold.
Instead of getting angry, the Old Madam simply smiled. "See Shi Ruoi? This is why we don't like to mingle with people like her."
She nodded and smirked at her. "After all, we cannot expect anything from such lowly people."
Lihua glared at her. She didn't like the sarcasm and the insult. "Hey! You people have just a little more money. That doesn't an you beco God."
Ruoi widened her eyes.
You!
Lihua narrowed her eyes at the Old Madam. "And what do you an by people like ? Am I an alien or sothing?"
Fu Renshu almost choked in laughter.
"We have the sa eyes, nose, ears, mouth, arms and legs. We have the sa heart and brain. We are all humans. So we are all the sa. Having a little more money doesn't make you any different."
Now this was a direct hit to the Old Madam's ego. Being herself compared to the level of a commoner was a great insult to her.
Ruoi gritted her teeth. "How dare you? Do you know who you are talking to?"
Lihua innocently said, "A human just like ? But if you consider yourself as aliens then yes, perhaps I don't know who I'm talking to," she smiled.
"You…"
The Old Madam coldly said, "And clearly, you don't have any respect for the elders."
"Elders are also supposed to support the one who is right and reasonable in any argunt. That is what we call wisdom. You didn't ask my side of the story. You are clearly biased towards her, which an elder shouldn't be."
The Old Madam quietly stared at her and then signaled the manager. "Why is she still standing here? Throw this woman out."
The manager hastily ca to her side. "Mam, please leave from here. You are causing trouble here."
Lihua puffed her cheeks. "Excuse ? I am causing trouble here?"
Ruoi said, "Yes, trouble. And a great trouble to my dress. In fact, you should compensate for ruining it!"
The Old Madam didn't respond, suggesting she was in favor of what she said.
Lihua was dumbfounded. "Why should I pay for sothing that could be easily solved by just ironing the dress?"
"I cannot expect a poor woman like you to understand just how delicate this dress is! If you have ruined it, you will pay for it too!"
Just then she straightened up as she saw Jiang Weizhe coming towards her. Lihua frowned and when she turned to look, she was stunned.
That man from the supermarket! Boss's look-alike though he is a bit older. What is he doing here?
"You-"
Suddenly, she recalled Fu Renshu's ssage before she ca here.
'Whoever familiar figure you et in the store, pretend as if you never t him before at all! Understood Song Lihua? Or say good-bye to your job!'
Is this what Assistant Fu ant?
Jiang Weizhe said, "I will deal with her. No need for any compensation."
Ruoi froze.
The Old Madam shot a dangerous look at him. "What are you doing here?"
He didn't respond.
"I am surprised you got the ti to co sowhere other than where that witch isn't."
Jiang Weizhe turned cold at that and he narrowed his eyes. "Don't talk about Yubi like that."
"You are in no position to stop . You and your useless love for her has been nothing but a thorn in our family's reputation. I would have kicked you out of the house if you weren't my elder son. You are an utter embarrassnt to and now with what face did you co here? I am ashad of you. Don't make acknowledge in public that you are my son. Get out!"
Lihua was stunned. She watched Jiang Weizhe listen to her in absolute silence. He didn't say anything back to her. Even with such humiliation, he stood calm.
And maybe because he resembled Wei so much - his quietness, his calmness and his innocence; Lihua couldn't bear the humiliation. She felt as if that lady was insulting Wei himself.
She fud as she pointed her finger at her. "Hey you! Stop talking already. Don't insult him any more than this, got it!?"
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