My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn-Chapter 246 - 47 Rui Xuan_2

Rui Ying felt somewhat awkward, but she knew deep down that her cousin wasn’t targeting her. She pursed her lips and said, "I will tell Grandmother to discipline her properly." Initially, Rui Ying had hoped that after seeing Lin Xiaoguai’s grace and charm, Rui Xuan would have enough self-awareness to back off. However, things had still escalated into an incident.

Gradually, more people began to fill the banquet hall. Zheng Cuicui took Lin Xiaoguai to meet her aunt and introduced her to some ladies from families that had good relations with the Han Family.

Lin Xiaoguai’s social skills were unremarkable in the modern world, but they were sufficient for the event. Clearly, these madams had already inquired about Xiaoguai’s background and were now surprised to see her composure and lack of the anticipated air of low breeding. They regarded her more highly, thinking that even if she came from humble beginnings, she was still a golden phoenix and had topped the provincial exams to get into Capital University.

After greeting a circle of guests, Lin Xiaoguai let out a sigh of relief. Just as she took a glass of fruit juice to drink, she heard a commotion at the entrance.

She drank her glass of juice leisurely before looking over.

"Oh no, it’s Liu Yuzhi and her group!" Before she could see clearly what was happening, she heard Zheng Cuicui’s exclamation.

Without a second thought, she grabbed Lin Xiaoguai and they headed outside.

"Look who we have here—it’s Mrs. Liu. I can’t let you in. Grandfather’s birthday feast is meant to be a joyous occasion, and your presence would surely affect his mood."

"You speak of invitations? They must have been sent by mistake. Perhaps they were for the Han Family, but you certainly don’t represent them. Since the Han Family’s Young Madam has already arrived, we need not trouble you and your mother-in-law."

"And what if I’m being excessively harsh? Is it fine for you to sit back and watch those disgusting deeds, while I cannot even reprimand you?"

From a distance, they could hear Rui Xuan’s haughty comments, and both Lin Xiaoguai and Zheng Cuicui exchanged glances, their expressions turning sour.

What was Rui Xuan up to? Did she want to win Shen Chi’s favor by dealing with Liu Yuzhi and her group?

—Lin Xiaoguai didn’t realize she had unwittingly hit upon the truth.

However, both Xiaoguai and Cuicui understood that while they disliked Liu Yuzhi, it was one thing, but she was still a member of the Han family. If she were to be humiliated in such a way, it would be a loss of face for the entire Han family; and Liu Yuzhi was, after all, their elder. If they were to stand by and watch her be insulted, who knew which way public opinion would sway tomorrow.

"How has my grandmother offended Miss Rui to such an extent that a younger generation member like you would trample her dignity into the ground?" Zheng Cuicui hurried in and, without even catching her breath, raised her voice to ask.

Liu Yuzhi and Dong Fei stood pale-faced among the crowd. Hearing her speak, they each breathed a sigh of relief.

Despite being selfish and heartless, the mother and daughter-in-law shared one thing in common—insecurity.

With an ordinary background, even after having become the Head’s wife, Liu Yuzhi had always been cautious. Previously she could still hold her ground, but now that she had been pushed out of the Han family, her confidence had dropped. Dong Fei, on the other hand, had a slightly better background as the daughter of a wealthy merchant, but her family’s wealth was recent, a classic case of new money, and people of that era looked down on small business owners. Now, having been left by the Han family and neglected by her husband, even forbidden from having any input in her son’s upbringing, it was little wonder she lacked confidence.

They had accepted the invitation only because they were afraid of offending Old Sir Rui and being criticized, not for the sake of being humiliated.

After hearing Zheng Cuicui’s words, Rui Xuan looked incredulous, "What are you talking about? Aren’t you aware that I am trying to help you?"

Lin Xiaoguai and Zheng Cuicui simultaneously twitched their mouths. How could someone be so foolish?

The onlookers watched Rui Xuan as if they were looking at a fool.

In their circle, many things were left unsaid for the sake of appearance. Could it be that Rui Xuan was an adopted child of the Rui family, or had there been a baby mix-up?

The people present began to let their imaginations run wild.

With a fake smile, Zheng Cuicui said, "Miss Rui must have taken the wrong medicine to believe that humiliating our Han family counts as helping us?"

"By your logic, kindness and helpfulness are no longer considered virtues."

Zheng Cuicui was usually a gentle person, so her sarcastic remark indicated she had also reached her limit.

One would think that by now, Rui Xuan would have realized her mistake, but she maintained an attitude of "you just don’t appreciate good intentions" and turned to look triumphantly at Lin Xiaoguai, "I’m not useless like you, unable to handle such riff-raff."

Her expression almost outright said, "Step aside from Mrs. Shen’s position and let me take over."

Lin Xiaoguai didn’t know what face to make and finally managed a twitch of her mouth, "Please, keep your kindness for your own family, Miss Rui."

The surrounding people couldn’t help but laugh. Indeed, such ’kindness’ was more than most could stomach.

"What’s going on here?" Suddenly, Shen Chi’s voice came from outside the crowd.

Xiaoguai was startled and before she could react, he had already embraced her. She felt uncomfortable—how would it look to others in this position?

It was then that she noticed she was draped in a woolen coat—it was one she had saved to wear when the weather got colder. Although they had just entered autumn, the evenings were quite chilly, making the coat appropriate for keeping warm.

However, she hadn’t brought this coat with her today; it must have been Shen Chi who had thoughtfully brought it over.

With that thought, a warm glimmer spread in her eyes.

Shen Chi glanced at Liu Yuzhi and Dong Fei, then said to Zheng Cuicui, "Elder sister-in-law, what’s happening?"

He had planned to wait outside, but when he heard the commotion at the entrance, and vaguely Shen Chi’s voice, he worriedly came to see. Yet he hadn’t expected to find these two.

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