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She was biting her bottom lip when she suddenly burst into a scoff. âDonât you understand whatâs the situation here, mom? Just look at how the Mus are treating me; instead of coming and meeting us in person, they merely sent someone here to propose marriage on his behalf. Their lackadaisical effort clearly shows how low they think of me! Theyâre looking down on me and treating me as an object, yet youâre so anxious to take me to the bridal shop to select my gown! Wonât that be too unreserved of me?! If they find out that Iâm so anxious to go select my gown when weâre not even engaged yet, theyâll surely see me as a laughingstock again!â
Shocked by the angry outburst, the older womanâs nose turned red. She felt aggrieved for herself, instead of on her daughterâs behalf, for her well-intentions had been met with snub!
âSee you as a laughingstock?! Enya, do you know what will really make you a laughingstock? Wearing a simple gown at your wedding! All I want is to custom-make a beautiful gown for you to wear so that youâll be married off in a grand fashion! This is what I can do for you, and itâll help you to keep up with appearances!â
With rimming red eyes, she stared blankly at her mother. âHow can I still expect to marry into the Mu family in a grand fashion at this point? This is no marriage. Iâm shamelessly grabbing onto Mu Yanchengâs pants...â
A tear fell from one of her eyes as she choked through quivering lips, âIâm shamelessly grabbing onto Mu Yanchengâs pants and crawling into that family! Donât you know how high and thorny their threshold is? Iâm hurt all over, yet I still have to make myself believe that Iâm highly respected. What right do I have to ask for a grand wedding? I donât have the face to ask for this anymore.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Struck dumb, the woman stared helplessly at her daughter.
âThe grand wedding and whatnots are all just for your vanity!â spat the young missy sarcastically as she turned her head away in indignation.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qimengâs countenance turned frosty. She no longer bothered coaxing her daughter and, instead, retorted, âIs it just only for ourselves? To think I thought that you have become sensible and mature after going through all that. Thatâs apparently not the case, though, seeing how youâre still throwing a tantrum and venting your frustrations on me. Reflect to yourself; youâre the one who reduced yourself into this sorry state! Your father, for your sake, paid such a hefty price and didnât hesitate to use a plot of land in exchange for your clean reputation! Your willful behavior should stop!â
âHe did it for the sake of his and the familyâs reputation as well!â her daughter countered.
At that, she shot back, âSince youâre aware that youâve disgraced the family, what right do you have to say such things?!â
Her words jolted Song Enya hard. The young missy watched her mother stand up and coolly looked at her. âYouâll go with me to select a bridal gown tomorrow. If you refuse to go, youâll settle your marriage affairs on your own!â
With that, her mother turned around and left.
She watched the door be slammed close before the bedroom returned to a state of silence.
Biting her bottom lip hard in indignation, she balled up her fists and crumpled the bedsheets in the process.
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The next day, by the time Jiang Qimeng got out of bed, her daughter, still in her pajamas, was already quietly sitting at the dining table and eating her breakfast.