PWDLAW Chapter 667 Selfishness and Self-Interest
Chapter 667 Selfishness and Self-Interest
Ye Muyu watched all this unfold with a gentle smile on her face. "Second Aunt, then you can drink tea and wait. The tea leaves are quite ordinary, so please don't mind."
Chu Liushi was a bit surprised to hear her daughter-in-law speak like this.
Technically, she hadn't said anything bad about Chu Hongmei, but it was clear that she, a rural woman, often behaved like she was from a wealthy family.
"It's okay, it's okay. I can understand. But now that Ah Heng has become a Jinshi, are we still worried about not having good tea?" The disdain in Chu Hongmei's eyes flashed briefly, but she covered it up with a smirk on her face, pretending to joke.
Ye Muyu thought to herself that this second aunt probably wasn't a good person to get along with.
"Sister, I'll take Ah Heng's wife to greet the others." Chu Liushi rolled her eyes when she heard Chu Hongmei speak, knowing that she was trying to ingratiate herself with their third son.
That was fine, it was human nature.
But unfortunately, since she married into a collateral branch of the Luo family in Luoyun County, she had looked down on rural people.
That was one thing, but she had to compare everything and speak in an unpleasant manner every time, arrogantly belittling others. Chu Liushi was too lazy to interact with her and didn't even value her, finding her annoying.
But Chu Hongmei was completely unaware of her behavior. After glancing at Ye Muyu, she couldn't help but complain, "Ah Heng is not considerate at all. Look at what his wife is wearing. She only has one jade hairpin?"
"The fabric of this dress is not good either. If I had known earlier, I would have told him, and I would have brought back some good fabric from Luoyun County for Ah Heng's wife. These days, there will probably be a lot of guests. If they see this, they will probably gossip." Chu Liushi's face darkened halfway through. Indeed this second sister spoke without consideration.
"Ah Yu, you're really too low-key. Even if you have good clothes, you don't wear them. Look, your second aunt has misunderstood you. Did Ah Heng bring back fabric and jewelry from the capital and not want to use them again?" Chu Liushi calmly asked.
Ye Muyu knew exactly what her mother-in-law meant and smiled knowingly. It seemed that her mother-in-law and this person basically didn't have a good relationship.
She pretended to blush and said, "Mother, everyone lives in the village, right? Wearing such nice clothes, besides worrying about ruining the fabric, it's also about dressing appropriately when interacting with people. Isn't that just common courtesy?"
Chu Liushi knew that this daughter-in-law was smart and instantly understood what she meant. She smiled and said, "You're such a kind child. That's right, our family is not trying to show off our wealth and we interact based on sincerity. If you usually wear silk in the village, others will feel uncomfortable and won't want to interact with you."
Chu Hongmei's face changed slightly. She always felt that her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were mocking her.
"Third sister-in-law, you're too kind. Since we're not on the same level, why bother interacting with those people? Isn't that just embarrassing?" Chu Hongmei immediately understood what she had just said had offended her mother-in-law's side of the family.
"Second sister means that our family's status is low, so interacting with us is embarrassing?" Chu Liushi directly counter-questioned.
Chu Hongmei immediately realized her mistake and forced a smile, "Third sister-in-law, you've misunderstood me. I'm just kindly reminding you. How could you misunderstand me?"
As she spoke, Chu Hongmei wiped her tears with a somewhat aggrieved expression.
Ye Muyu looked at her seemingly apologetic demeanor, but then shifting the blame back to the other party. This person, indeed, was selfish and self-interested.
"Second Aunt, I understand that you are 'kindly' reminding Mother to forget her roots and not interact with relatives from a poorer background. But Mother is kind-hearted and can't do that. After all, we're used to interacting with each other in the village. How can we just stop interacting with each other? Besides, these poorer relatives of ours don't eat our rice. How can we forget our previous relationship just because of their background? Isn't that right? It's better to have a conscience." Ye Muyu's voice was soft, with a seemingly innocent look.
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