Chapter 739: Running into Someone Else's Home and Pointing Fingers

Wang Yinghao's expression faltered.

This question was very impolite, but as a person of cultivation, she still smiled and answered truthfully: "Yes, Aunt-in-law, I am Sheng Hanyu's mother."

"Our family is very harmonious; there is no one whose word is final. When there are matters, we discuss them together."

If it were an ordinary person, once someone had spoken to this extent, they would not continue to press the issue.

But Ji Yingjie is not an ordinary person.

She stared sharply at Wang Yinghao, as if verifying the truth in her words.

Wang Yinghao felt no guilt; what she said was the truth.

With no ghosts in her heart, she was not afraid of even the sharpest scrutiny.

The two stared at each other for over ten seconds.

Finally, Ji Yingjie looked away.

Ji Yingjie said: "A household of a thousand people needs one person in charge. Discussing things together is not impossible, but what if the opinions can never be unified? Someone still needs to make the decision."

Wang Yinghao is not stupid; she understood, and she said: "Aunt-in-law is right. If our opinions are not unified, we listen to Xuanxuan."

"Xuanxuan is a smart, sensible, and broad-minded child; we love to listen to what she says."

Having spoken to this point, one should know when to stop.

However, she did not.

She merely nodded and said in a tone that took it for granted: "That goes without saying. The women of our Ji Family are each more excellent than the last. Listening to Xuanxuan is a sign of your intelligence."

"Xuanxuan marrying into the Sheng Family is the Sheng Family's ancestral graves emitting blue smoke... It's just that I found Xuanxuan too late; if it had been a little earlier, who would be marrying whom wouldn't necessarily be the case!"

Wang Yinghao:...

No matter how good her temper was, she could not hold it back anymore.

She couldn't help but retort: "Although Xuanxuan's surname is Shi, the Jin Family is her true family, right?"

The implication was that she was meddling in other people's business.

"What kind of true family is the Jin Family? Only the Ji Family counts!" Ji Yingjie looked as if she had been greatly insulted and nearly jumped up.

Just at this moment, Shi Youxuan returned.

She returned just in time; one step later, and Ji Yingjie would have been ready to brainwash Wang Yinghao, or the two might have started a fight!

"Xuanxuan, you keep Aunt company; I'm going to the kitchen to take a look."

Wang Yinghao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Her daughter-in-law returned just in time; if she hadn't come back, she wouldn't have known what else to talk about with this Aunt-in-law.

It was impossible to chat with this woman; Ji Yingjie simply did not want to speak like a normal person.

"Alright, you go ahead and get busy."

Shi Youxuan took off her coat, and Zhang Ma took it to return it to the bedroom.

She sat down, and a servant brought over a bowl of bird's nest: "Madam, your bird's nest."

"I don't want to drink it." Her brows furrowed slightly.

The servant: "The Old Madam gave orders: anything else can be skipped, but you must drink this; it is good for your health."

Thus, Shi Youxuan took it and drank it; it only took two gulps to finish, yet the cooking time required eight hours.

Moreover, her mother-in-law stewed it personally and never let anyone else do it.

It was time-consuming and laborious. She felt bad for her mother-in-law and had said many times not to drink it or to let others make it, but Wang Yinghao insisted on doing it herself to feel at ease.

It started because when Shi Youxuan gave birth to Shi Ran, she did not have a proper postpartum recovery, so her mother-in-law used bird's nest to nurse her back to health.

Later, after her health was restored and there were many benefits, her mother-in-law made her keep drinking it.

Her mother-in-law treated her with sincerity.

She also felt for her mother-in-law.

The deep bond between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, however, was seen by Ji Yingjie as a matter of course.

"Xuanxuan, are you simple-minded? A bowl of bird's nest moves you like this? Have you never seen anything good?"

"Tomorrow I will send people to give you the best bird's nest base in Country M; from now on, you can eat as much bird's nest as you want."

Shi Youxuan:...

This was not the same thing at all.

"I don't need it. My family also has as much bird's nest as I want, but I can't eat it raw, can I? Having someone stew it, and doing it day after day for years without interruption—that is what is most important."

"No one treats you like this, do they? I think you're just jealous."

Ji Yingjie said with disdain: "How could they not? Nianyin's mother, Nianyin, they can all do it."

"Has your grandmother ever done it for you?"

"Have the mothers of those men of yours ever done this for you?"

This time Ji Yingjie did not argue, because it simply never happened.

She stood up and looked around, starting to pick faults again!

"Xuanxuan, why is your home so shabby? The decorations don't even have a bit of gold leaf or diamonds? There isn't even a famous painting on the wall; is Sheng Hanyu about to go bankrupt?"

Shi Youxuan:...

She is not Wang Yinghao; she would not tolerate it and immediately retorted: "You might go bankrupt before Sheng Hanyu does. We don't decorate our home with those things not because we don't have them, but because we don't want to create the feeling of an upstart."

She pointed to her own head: "For a home, the most important foundation is this!"

"Not how much gold, silver, or jewelry is used for decoration, or how many antiques and paintings there are. One cannot be so poor that only money is left!"

Ji Yingjie's expression was unpleasant.

She vented her anger: "It must be that trashy thinking instilled in you by those two old immortals in the Jin Family. If you have no money, just say you have no money; how much better it would be to be generous and honest. You have to be so hypocritical and just spout nonsense."

Shi Youxuan: "Watch your mouth. They are my grandfather and grandmother, not old immortals."

Ji Yingjie said with disdain: "Living to such an old age and still not dying, what are they if not old immortals? If they don't die, are they going to blame others for saying so?"

Shi Youxuan retorted, "If someone else called you an old hag in front of me later, what kind of reaction would you want me to have? Should I clap and cheer, is that good?"

Ji Yingjie:...

Fine, she couldn't win the argument, so she decided to change the subject.

"Where is Ranran? I want to see the child."

Shi Youxuan: "Ranran has gone to school."

Ji Yingjie: "When does she get out of school? I'll wait for her to come back."

If it were an ordinary elder, wanting to see a child would be perfectly normal.

But since it was Ji Yingjie who wanted to see Shi Ran, Shi Youxuan could not help but raise her guard: "What are you trying to do? I'm warning you, don't you dare have any designs on my daughter; she will not go to the Ji Family with you."

The corners of Ji Yingjie's mouth curled up, revealing a smug smile: "Why are you so nervous? Are you not confident in yourself?"

"Don't forget what we agreed upon back when we were at the Ji Family."

"Agreed on what? I didn't promise you anything." Shi Youxuan became even more guarded.

For the sake of the Ji Family, her aunt was capable of doing anything.

Shi Ran was so outstanding, it would be best not to let her be seen.

If she were targeted by her, she would definitely use every possible means and rack her brains to get her to the Ji Family!

Ji Yingjie reminded her: "Back then I proposed letting Shi Ran be the Clan Leader, and you said the child's future had to be decided by herself, and that you as parents couldn't interfere—have you forgotten?"

Shi Youxuan:...

She hadn't forgotten; that was indeed what she had said back then.

But she hadn't expected that Ji Yingjie would keep dwelling on it and chase after them so quickly.

"Didn't you already designate Nianyin as the future Clan Leader? Why are you still hounding Shi Ran? Nianyin is very good; don't look at one mountain while standing on another—greed leads to indigestion."

Ji Yingjie said haughtily: "Since you have already abandoned the Ji Family, you don't need to interfere in the Ji Family's affairs. I naturally know what I'm doing, and it's not your place to lecture me."

Capable people often have their own ideas and are not easily swayed by others.

Ji Yingjie stayed behind to wait for Shi Ran.

The lunch was very sumptuous, and it was basically all prepared by Wang Yinghao.

Although she didn't like her, Wang Yinghao didn't neglect any of the proper courtesies.

But after the meal was prepared, she made an excuse of having a headache and returned to her room to rest, leaving her daughter-in-law to accompany the guest.

Ji Yingjie didn't mind; she didn't think Wang Yinghao was being impolite.

Instead, she believed that Wang Yinghao did this because she felt their statuses were not equal and that she wasn't qualified to sit at the table!