Chapter 449 - Chapter 449 Chapter Four-Hundred and Forty-Nine: Dinner Feast (1/2)
Chapter 449 Chapter Four-Hundred and Forty-Nine: Dinner Feast
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Fang Xi was mentally prepared for her mother to demand an exorbitant price from her that night. However, Ms. Xi Yue wasn’t after money this time. She didn’t mention a word about money.
Zhu An and Zhu Li, aka Anna and Lina, greeted Fang Xi very warmly. The daughters of the Zhu family would form their nicknames by adding a “na” to the end of their names, as they thought it sounded more affectionate and elegant.
Fang Xi didn’t have any special feelings for these two non-blood-related older sisters of hers. Back then, her mother treated them far better than she did her. In comparison, her biological mother was more like her stepmother; whatever good things she had, she would give them to the two sisters first.
Perhaps it was because they’d lost their mother when they were young, Anna and Lina were soft, delicate, and timid. They would cry at a touch, and sometimes, they would cry endlessly even without being touched. Fang Xi was often beaten by her mother because of the two sisters’ random crying when she was a kid as Xi Yue had been sure that Fang Xi had bullied the two sisters.
In order to make her stepdaughters have a good impression of her as their stepmother and feel a sense of dependence on her, Xi Yue didn’t hesitate to abuse her own biological daughter; she would beat her, scold her, punish her by forcing her to stand for long periods, withhold her food, and lock her up in a dark room.
On the other hand, the two sisters often secretly brought her food. Fang Xi didn’t hate them—she only hated her mother. As for Zhu Ping and the others who were a few years younger, Fang Xi had just about no impression of them.
Xi Yue introduced them warmly. Fang Xi politely greeted them and nodded lightly. She then sat down with Xi Yue sitting opposite her, Zhu An and Zhu Li on her left and right.
The head waiter came in and asked respectfully, “Miss Fang, can we serve the dishes now?”
Xi Yue didn’t give Fang Xi a chance to speak and interposed, “Serve the dishes. We’re all here, you can serve the dishes now.”
The head waiter smiled politely at Xi Yue, but directed his questioning gaze at Fang Xi. Fang Xi nodded and said gently, “Thank you for your hard work. You can serve the dishes now.” Only then did the head waiter leave.
Xi Yue unhappily pouted. “I guess it’s a given you’ll be given preferential treatment. You’re the Ye family’s young mistress, after all. Looks like you’re doing quite well for yourself in the Ye family. You’re now a member of the gentry that everyone is deferential to. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid we won’t even be qualified to call them to serve the dishes!”
“Did you not get to know the background of this hotel before you came?” Fang Xi asked calmly. Xi Yue froze momentarily. ‘Why would I need to investigate this hotel’s background?’ Xi Yue thought. ‘Fang Xi’s treating us here, so this must be the Ye family’s hotel!’