Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 364 - 338: Sowing Discord

Before Qian and Yu Minglang came out, Yu Mingxi immediately attracted a lot of attention just by her wrinkled clothes and the marks pressed on her face.

The relatives of the Yu Family were quietly discussing what was going on with Mr. Yu today.

Jia Xiufang initially didn’t know she was Yu Minglang’s sister and was whispering to the fourth aunt beside her.

"Do you think that woman looks familiar? She seems like a celebrity."

"She does look a bit familiar. I think I’ve seen her on TV; she sings folk songs... Shu Xi, I think, but she hasn’t put on makeup today, looks a bit different, not as radiant as when she’s on TV."

Mr. Yu sat beside Mrs Yu, his head nodding off in sleepiness, completely unaware of being the center of attention. If it weren’t for the need to maintain appearances, he would have directly laid his head on the table to sleep.

Jia Xiufang was pondering how the Yu Family indeed knew everyone, when she saw Mrs. Yu walk to the table, saying something to the big star, who unhappily got up and followed Mrs. Yu over, yawning as she came.

"Xiufang! She’s coming over! Should I ask for an autograph for my future daughter-in-law?" The fourth aunt was a bit nervous; the person on TV was coming over!

"I want one too, so beautiful!" Chen Zilong stared at the great beauty, seeing a celebrity up close for the first time.

"Everyone, calm down, don’t embarrass Qian’er, let’s observe the situation first." Jia Xiufang still remembered to be mindful of Qian’s reputation, not daring to be too obvious, fearing to be laughed at as being too unsophisticated.

Actually, upon closer inspection, those sitting at the front tables of the Yu Family looked familiar, seeming to be frequently seen in local news, which made them notable figures in Jia Xiufang’s eyes.

"In-laws, this is my third child, also the twin sister of my youngest, she just got off the plane today and rushed here. Quick, greet everyone!" Mrs. Yu nudged Yu Mingxi.

Yu Mingxi, fighting off her sleepiness, flashed a bright smile at Jia Xiufang.

"Hello Auntie, I’m Yu Minglang’s sister."

Jia Xiufang was deeply impacted; this turned out to be her daughter’s future sister-in-law!

Mrs. Yu awkwardly explained, "She’s been very busy with work, hasn’t had time to come over, got off the plane and came straight here, hope we didn’t cause you embarrassment."

"No worries, being busy with work is understandable, after the meal, let the child rest quickly. Those dark circles make one feel heartache." Jia Xiufang could only follow Mrs. Yu’s words.

She hadn’t yet recovered from the shock of Yu Minglang’s sister being a celebrity.

"Sorry Auntie, I’ve been suffering from severe insomnia these past few days." Yu Mingxi resisted the urge to yawn, squinting her eyes, holding up her tiredness as she spoke.

Jia Xiufang’s mouth twitched, the girl looked as if she hadn’t slept for several days and nights, Mrs. Yu worried if they continued talking, Yu Mingxi might fall asleep standing, so after exchanging a few pleasantries with Jia Xiufang, she sent her daughter back.

Wretched girl, we’ll settle accounts when we get back.

Mrs. Yu went to manage the affairs at the back, as Yu Minglang and Qian should be almost done changing and soon to come on stage, she had to go over and check.

After everyone left, the fourth aunt whispered in Jia Xiufang’s ear.

"Xiufang, your daughter’s sister-in-law is a celebrity?"

"I also just found out... Minglang didn’t mention it, good thing we didn’t embarrass ourselves just now." Jia Xiufang kept in mind the etiquette her daughter taught her yesterday, scared that anything done wrong might embarrass her daughter.

Marrying into a family with better conditions, Jia Xiufang wasn’t afraid of anything else, she was just afraid of her family embarrassing Qian. She was very careful in everything, and didn’t dare to look around, Qian had already told her not to be surprised when seeing familiar faces, not to look around, and when Mrs. Yu brought them over, all she needed to do was to maintain her dignity.

Mrs Yu was always paying attention to the dynamics of Qian’s family.

Initially thinking she could find something to mock about Qian’s family, after all, in her mind, Qian’s family were ordinary folk who had never seen much of the world, gathering material should be easy.

However, Qian had already prepared everything, Jia Xiufang’s clothes were chosen by her personally, neither having the taste of a nouveau riche nor being unable to be presented as a branded item, including the fourth aunt’s outfit, bought with Qian’s guidance, sophisticated yet discreet, fitting the elegance of women at this age; originally Jia Xiufang wanted to wear gold bracelets and gold earrings but Qian removed them, wearing such things to a place like this would only make people laugh at you as a nouveau riche.

She donned a Swarovski hair accessory, draped a wool stole, and applied light makeup; when quiet, she looked like a noblewoman.

Qian, being well-versed like a big boss in her previous life, would never let her mother appear like a village woman and be laughed at; a little etiquette teaching was enough to bluff people, as long as she didn’t speak sitting among the noblewomen, she wouldn’t seem out of place.

What further displeased Mrs Yu was that the wool shawls worn by Jia Xiufang and the fourth aunt were identical to hers, only differing in color; Jia Xiufang’s was handpicked by Qian, complimenting her fair and plump complexion, while Mrs Yu, looking bad due to insomnia, wrapped in a drab green shawl, made her dark circles stand out more.

Clashing attire with the village women who she looked down upon, this unnamed rage inside Mrs Yu couldn’t be vented out; spotting Yu Mingxi coming over yawning while Jia Xiufang and the fourth aunt were whispering, finally finding a point to criticize, Mrs Yu tightened the shawl, lowering her voice to speak to Yu Mingxi.

"Isn’t it very vulgar?"

"Huh?" Yu Mingxi sat down, her eyelids glued together, oh so sleepy...

"Your future sister-in-law’s family, crude and unrefined, look, they’re discussing you now. Certainly judging your attire today, these country people just love to pick faults."

Yu Mingxi glanced back at Jia Xiufang, who gave her a big smile, and Yu Mingxi smiled back at her.

"Look, grinning wide, not dignified at all." Mrs Yu remarked about Jia Xiufang.

Yu Mingxi, after smiling at Jia Xiufang, turned to glance at Mrs Yu.

"Aunt, why does your eye shadow look so bad?"

Mrs Yu still intended to find fault with Qian’s family, but was interrupted by her, exclaiming, and immediately touched her eyes.

"I applied a dark eye shadow, it’s the new Lancôme shade, is there a problem?"

"Yes, you see, the color of the lower eye shadow, it crashed with a panda’s makeup." Yu Mingxi said seriously, not forgetting to gesture with her hand, then self-deprecatingly adding.

"I accidentally crashed with the panda too, haha."

Mrs Yu’s face darkened, and she stopped speaking.

Yu Mingxi closed her eyes, hoping to steal a nap before Yu Minglang and Qian came out.

Insomnia is an extremely distressing matter.

Unable to sleep at night, not clear-headed by day, mind in chaos.

Only wanting a quiet moment to nap, and Mrs Yu still wasn’t giving up.

"Have you not come back to meet that ’good’ woman your brother found?"

"Too busy... I don’t want to meet her either." Yu Mingxi had been providing comfort performances on the plateau yesterday, the altitude sickness made her head still dizzy now.