143 Unqualified (1/2)
”Xiao Mei!” Yang Jiahui wished she could gather his niece's thoughtless words and put them back in her mouth. She hurriedly looked apologetically at everyone. ”Please don't mind what this girl said. She doesn't know what she's saying.”
Meimei was confused at her aunt's reaction. Her aunt was giving her a warning look, so she shut her mouth, but she still didn't know what she said wrong.
”You are right. Little Sister Xiulan is indeed a legitimate heiress of this family,” Long Hui said. ”However, she's currently the only one among us siblings who can't work at the company even if she wants to.”
Understanding flashed in Iris' eyes, but she remained quiet.
”Eh? Why is that?” Meimei still didn't understand.
”Xiao Mei, please stop talking.” Yang Jiahui sighed heavily.
”It's because she's not qualified. Except for her, all of us siblings have university-level education. That's why we're qualified to work at the company, not just because we are the children of the company head. Even you, Little Sister Mei, also need to finish your degree in digital arts before you can work at the company even though you already have a job offer. Do you think that it will sit well with everybody if Little Sister Xiulan was allowed to work at the company despite being undereducated and unqualified? She barely completed senior high school. Even Father will face harsh criticisms if she was allowed to work at the company with her current education level.”
”Oh.” Meimei finally understood. She glanced guiltily at Iris, wishing that she didn't say anything at all. Now it felt awkward because of her ignorance.
Iris' expression remained calm, but there was a thoughtful look in her eyes.
Long Hui looked directly at Iris' eyes. ”That's why I suggest that you stop playing around in showbiz and start attending university. You're a celebrity and popular enough in this country that attending a local university might not be a good idea. If you're willing, I'm sure Father can find a good university abroad where you can get your degree in peace.”
”Hmm…I'll keep that mind,” Iris replied lightly. ”Thank you for the concern, Elder Brother Hui.”
A displeased expression appeared on his face. He opened his mouth, about to say something, but closed it again instead.
Silence.
The atmosphere felt very awkward.
Meimei wanted to lighten the mood but stopped herself. What if she said something wrong again? She wanted to console her new friend but saw that Iris still looked unruffled.
'Xiulan must be feeling embarrassed but she's acting like she's not affected at all,” Meimei thought. 'Big Brother Hui is really too insensitive.'
Although displeased that Iris didn't seem to be taking his advice seriously, a trace of approval flashed in Long Hui's eyes. If this was before, his youngest sister would have already been throwing a tantrum, fighting with him, and storming out of the residence before he could even utter another word. It seemed that this sister of hers really had matured and grew sensible after waking up from coma.