Chapter 172: Humiliation (1/2)

Sang Wan greeted Wang Shi and then Third Old Mistress Shi before sitting in front of them.

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Watching as Sang Wan sat down, Third Old Mistress Shi stood up with a smile and said to Wang Shi, “I think you mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have things to talk about. Then Sister Wang, I will head back first and chat with you another day!”

Wang Shi smiled and said, “It’s merely just some mundane talk, there’s nothing special about it, but if Third Sister has things to do then so be it! If you are free on another day, come and have a chat with me!”

“Will do, Sister Wang!” Third Old Mistress Shi smiled and nodded. When she passed Sang Wan, she stopped and raised her eyes to look at her. Her smile was polite yet distanced, “Sang Wan, I have really troubled you so much in the past two days and made you busy. Our matters really aren’t within your duty, so your third uncle and I feel really bad about it! Here’s some silver for you.”

After she finished, she pulled out two silver notes using her fingers before pressing them into Sang Wan’s hand, “Take it! Treat it as a token of gratitude from your third uncle and I for the hard work you put in for the past two days!”

“Third Aunt, what are you doing! I can’t accept these! It is all within my duty! Third Aunt is being too polite!” In front of Wang Shi and so many servants, Sang Wan’s face instantly turned red. A strong sense of shame rose within her and her eyes turned teary.

Third Old Mistress Shi’s words and actions were obviously dealing a blow at Sang Wan’s dignity in front of the servants and her mother-in-law! Sang Wan could not help but feel aggrieved and disappointed. She did not know what she did for her third aunt to humiliate her publicly like this!

“Why not!” Seeing how Sang Wan was, Third Old Mistress Shi laughed to herself as she had finally enacted her revenge. She forced the silver notes into Sang Wan’s hand and smiled, “The servants also had it difficult; use this to reward them then! We aren’t your parents-in-law, hehe, these tasks shouldn’t have been assigned to you, but we are still very thankful to you regardless! Even blood-related siblings don’t owe any debt to one another, am I right? Oh right, I’d like to request a temporary change for one of the rooms to be turned into a small kitchen. I don’t know who I should inform, so I will have to trouble niece-in-law again!”

Sang Wan did not even dare to raise her head. Her face was as pale as wax paper and she was so ashamed that she wished she could find a hole in the ground to hide into.

“Third Aunt,” With great effort, Sang Wan made her voice sound as pleasant as possible. Moving her stiff lips slightly, she said, “Third Aunt, you are too polite! Forgive Sang Wan for not accepting this money… As for the small kitchen, Sang Wan will immediately have someone make the change for you, so please do not worry. Third Aunt, Sang Wan is young and ignorant, if there is anything that isn’t done right, I’d like to seek Third Aunt’s forgiveness!”

“Niece-in-law, what are you saying!” Third Old Mistress Shi completely ignored Sang Wan’s appeal and the smile on her face turned even broader, “Hehe, I am a person who does not like to take advantage of others. It is better to be clear of debt; everyone would be more at peace that way! Sang Wan, Third Aunt really doesn’t have any other meaning! As for the small kitchen, there’s really no need for you to be personally in-charge, really. Later on, I will have someone go to Ning Garden. You just have to inform the servant who to look for! It’s not like I have never been in-charge of a household before, I’m sure I can still handle something this trivial on my own! How can I keep troubling you for everything? Don’t you agree? Alright, I won’t say anymore. Enjoy yourselves, I’ll be taking my leave first!”

Third Old Mistress Shi smiled and she glanced towards Wang Shi before giving a nod. With Ying Xia supporting her by her hand, she left gracefully without turning back.

Sang Wan’s body trembled slightly as her eyes turned red and hot tears fell onto her coat. She blinked away the tears in her eyes frantically before bowing to Wang Shi. With her head lowered and a forced smile, “Mother, it is all Sang Wan’s fault, Sang Wan did not handle this matter well…”

“Enough!” Wang Shi raised her hand to stop her. Her face darkened immediately as she stood up and walked towards another room, “You come with me. The rest of you don’t follow us. You’re all dismissed!”

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Sang Wan sighed to herself. The scolding and lesson this time was unavoidable!

For Third Old Mistress Shi to speak such words in front of everyone, it was obvious that she was criticising Sang Wan’s management of the household. For her mother-in-law, who cared so much about dignity, to lose face in front of so many others, it would be a wonder if she could forgive her easily!

However, as it was her own mother-in-law, her attending to her mother-in-law’s needs carefully had come to fruition and her mother-in-law still left her some face. She did not reprimand her right in front of everyone else!

Sang Wan obeyed and followed Wang Shi submissively into the warm room.

“This is ridiculous!” Wang Shi said unhappily as she slammed the table heavily.

Sang Wan’s body stiffened and she instinctively lowered her head, “Mother, Sang Wan really doesn’t know why Third Aunt had such a big temper. Sang Wan will look into it carefully and give Mother and Third Aunt a proper explanation! Please believe Sang Wan! Sang Wan did not deliberately do anything imprudent to Third Aunt!”

Wang Shi raised her gaze to look at Sang Wan once before waving her hand to say, “I’m not angry with you, I have trust in the way you handle your work! Alright, there are no more outsiders here, hurry and take a seat!”