Chapter 95 - Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Losing Face Completely (1/2)
Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Losing Face Completely
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“Everyone probably doesn’t know that not only this year but in the past, the birthday packages were all made and sent by our Second House. Though we are poor, we have put our full heart and effort into celebrating Grandma’s birthday. And yet, we don’t receive any benefits in return. I’m beginning to suspect whether Father-in-law is really Grandma’s own flesh and blood!” Such words could only come from Mrs. Liu naturally, and only she could say them.
Mrs. Liu may have lacked confidence in the Han Family due to not having a son, but the family had already split their household, and she feared no one but her mother-in-law. As Grandma stayed with the Main House and had no control over their Second House, Mrs. Liu was unafraid. She had long grown used to Grandma’s unfair treatment of the Second House, extracting benefits from them without any qualms. Now, with Fourth Daughter-in-law’s backing, Mrs. Liu felt it would be a disservice to herself not to make a scene. With Fourth Daughter-in-law’s support, Mrs. Liu now idolized Su Wenyue, feeling invincible.
Before arriving, Su Wenyue had indeed subtly instilled this notion among the various daughters-in-law of the Han Family, not as a mere show of force. Knowing that she was destined for the Main House to celebrate Grandma’s birthday and aware of the troublesome nature of Grandma Han and the Main House, she had already sent someone to investigate and turned the Main House inside out. Su Wenyue indeed held the lifeblood of the Main House, and with this leverage, she could control the situation no matter how big a scene occurred. The reputations of Grandma Han and the Main House were no longer within her scope of concern.
With Mrs. Liu’s outburst, not only did the guests whisper amongst themselves, but Grandma and the people of the Main House also had looks that were less than pleased. The birthday packages made by the Second House along with some facts unknown to everyone had been used by Grandma to bolster her eldest grandson’s business face, advertising her capable grandson. Now, exposed by Mrs. Liu’s shouting, not only was Grandma’s face lost, but Han Ping’s face was completely thrown away as well.
The only people in the Main House who were not displeased were Mrs. Han Wang and her two sons. Their stance was opposed to their stepson’s, and inwardly they couldn’t help but take a bit of joy in the disaster. However, out of consideration for Grandma and fear of upsetting Han Jinbiao, they held back their feelings.
“So it turns out that the birthday packages every year were brought by the Han Family Second Branch. Just making so many packages would cost a lot, not to mention the flour. How could Grandma credit everything to the Main House? Such favoritism is rare to see, and even we outsiders feel it’s unfair.”
“Indeed, I previously thought the Second House was just being stingy. Now it seems that isn’t the case at all!”
Seeing that Grandma’s expression was quite unpleasant and fearing that further outrage could be detrimental to them, Han Jincai, with Mrs. Liu still looking ready to continue the commotion, quickly began to scold, “Mrs. Liu, shut your mouth! Don’t you know the rules anymore? How dare you talk to your elders like that! Whatever the elders say, you as the younger have to listen, no matter how wronged you feel. You can’t be disrespectful in front of so many people. Today is a good day, and I won’t argue with you, but go over there and don’t make a scene.”
Han Jincai’s words were skillfully phrased; although outwardly he was chastising Mrs. Liu, the underlying meaning left much to ponder.
Despite feeling angry, Grandma Han suppressed her rage for the sake of face, thinking that she would settle the account with the Second House family after the feast. They shouldn’t think she didn’t realize that they had come here today on purpose to vex her.
The incident had already happened, and Mrs. Liu had said everything that should and shouldn’t have been said. Dwelling on it was pointless, especially since Mrs. Liu was only stating facts that couldn’t even be refuted. The best course of action now was to sweep things under the rug and not bring it up again. Han Jinbiao quickly announced the beginning of the feast and started taking care of the guests with his sons.
In contrast to the Main House’s irritation, this was the first time the people of the Second House felt such joy on Grandma’s birthday. After being oppressed by the Main House for so many years, they finally had a chance to turn the tables, exhaling years of pent-up resentment.