Chapter 16: Chapter 16

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Meng Jiao took out the card Meng Tang gave her and gently placed it on the front desk. She said calmly, “There’s no need to try. My sister picked these for me. Please choose two sizes for each piece. One for her and one for me!”

The shop assistant looked at the bank card number and was stunned. Meng Yao used a black card here, but they were all supplementary cards of this bank card!

‘The Meng family had actually given Miss Jiao the main card!’ the shop assistant thought. The way she looked at Meng Jiao immediately changed.

Meng Jiao chose two simple dresses and compared the colors. She asked the shop assistant to find her size and try it on. She felt that it was okay, so she asked the shop assistant to wrap it up.

Meng Jiao also chose two scarves that suited Ning Jia and asked the shop assistant to wrap them up.

‘It’s just spending money. What can’t I do? The clothes that Meng Yao chose would most likely be returned. If I had to wear them, so would Meng Yao!’ Meng Jiao thought and smiled.

Seeing that Meng Yao had not come back yet, Meng Jiao refused the shop assistant’s attentive service of sending her directly to the Meng family’s house. Meng Jiao carried the shopping bag and went out. Just as Meng Jiao was hesitating whether to continue shopping or go to Meng Yao, she bumped into Ning Jia who was looking for Meng Jiao.

Ning Jia frowned when she saw Meng Jiao carrying several big and small bags alone.

“Have you chosen your clothes? Where’s Yao?” Ning Jia asked.

“Mother, Yao met her classmates and they went to choose jewelry. I was going to look for them.” Meng Jiao smiled happily.

“Let me see what you’ve chosen,” said Ning Jia. She brought Meng Jiao back to the shop.

The store manager and the shop assistant could not help but feel nervous.

Ning Jia flipped through the clothes in Meng Jiao’s bag, and her expression changed.

Meng Jiao said happily, “Yao chose these for me. She said that these colors suit me best. The shop assistant also said that they look good! I think since it looks good, we should buy two of them. Yao and I will each have one. That way, Grandma will be happy to see it, right?”

Meng Jiao continued, “Mother, this is the scarf I chose for you. I chose these two dresses myself. I think they look a little similar to the dress you wore when you brought me home. So I bought it.

Meng Jiao’s eloquence was especially sharp. Meng Jiao said that Meng Yao’s choice was justified, but Meng Jiao was a little shy when she said that she had chosen something. Ning Jia saw it and felt mixed feelings in her heart.

‘Oh, Jiao. She remembered what I was wearing when I brought her home and she tried her best to find two dresses that were similar to mine. She wanted to be infinitely close to me and longed for a mother’s love! But, she did not show those emotions to anyone.’ Ning Jia thought.

Ning Jia took out the clothes that Meng Yao had chosen and put back the dress and scarf that Meng Jiao had chosen for her. She said gently, “I like the scarf you chose very much. The little dress you chose is also very beautiful.”

Then, Ning Jia said coldly to the store manager, “This is my daughter, Meng Jiao! She is the legitimate young miss of the Meng family! Remember that! As for today’s matter, hmph!”

With that, Ning Jia pulled Meng Jiao and left.

The shop assistant knew that she had caused trouble and felt bad. She said, “Mrs. Meng, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. It’s our fault, but Miss Yao chose it, so we didn’t dare to neglect it.”

Ning Jia turned around and glared at the shop assistant.

The shop assistant was so scared that she did not dare to say anything else.

Meng Jiao looked back at the shop assistant and felt a little sympathy in her heart. Between Meng Jiao and Meng Yao, the shop assistant chose to obey Meng Yao. Now that the shop assistant found that Meng Jiao’s backer was Ning Jia, she could not run from responsibility no matter what. How pitiful!

“Mother, are you angry?” Meng Jiao asked carefully as Ning Jia held her hand.

Ning Jia did not speak.

“Mother, did I do something wrong?” Meng Jiao looked at Ning Jia’s expression and asked more carefully.

Ning Jia came back to her senses and said with a pleasant expression. She said, “No, Jiao. You did very well. It’s your first time buying clothes on your own, and you have good taste.”

Meng Jiao smiled and said, “Then let’s go pick some presents for Father, Lin, Wei, and Yao. I bought a dress, but I haven’t bought one for Yao yet.”

Meng Jiao tried so hard to please everyone, which made Ning Jia feel even worse.

‘She is my daughter, the legitimate daughter of the Meng family. Why did she have to be like this?’ Ning Jia pondered.

Ning Jia patted Meng Jiao’s head and said, “Our Jiao is really a good girl.”

Ning Jia felt a tinge of disappointment towards Meng Yao, ‘I had raised Yao by myself. How could she have such thoughts? If Yao said that it was unintentional, I would not believe it no matter what.’

One could imagine what would have happened if Meng Jiao had worn the clothes Meng Yao had chosen today.

Ning Jia tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart. She reflected on whether she cared too much about Meng Jiao and neglected Meng Yao’s feelings, which made her unhappy.

However, Ning Jia felt that no matter how unhappy Meng Yao was, she should not do such a thing!