Chapter 818: Happy Enemies 1

"Why am I not at the first table? Does the Jian Family look down on me?" Ji Yingjie asked Shi Youxuan, very indignant.

Just now, when she entered, the first table's seating was arranged for Jin Lao and Jin Jia Lao Furen, while she was arranged at the second table; she was very unhappy and wanted to find fault.

Originally, Lady Jian had intended to arrange it that way.

It was Shi Youxuan who quietly requested that her grandmother and her aunt be separated.

Good grief, they had already been arguing the entire way here; if they sat together, they would definitely keep on arguing!

Her aunt didn't care about anything anyway; she wasn't from Jiangzhou, so she could just brush herself off and leave, and no one would know her.

But the Jian Family had status and reputation in Jiangzhou, so they still needed to save face.

Shi Youxuan pulled her aunt and leaned close to her ear: "Please don't shout. My seat is here; isn't it good for you to be right next to me? If you are willing to sit with them at the first table, I will go tell Wan'er immediately and have you switched over."

Besides Jin Lao and his wife, the first table also included leading figures in the medical field, experts in education, and authorities in the legal field.

Ji Yingjie had no interest in those white-haired old men and women.

To her, sitting next to her niece was actually a win!

It showed that Shi Youxuan was closer to her than to the relatives on her grandparents' side, and that was enough.

She had been very unhappy since seeing this old couple at the airport.

They were meeting for the first time, yet they had walked and bickered the entire way.

Perhaps this was the legendary case of being born incompatible!

Ji Yingjie boarded the plane in A Country.

Good grief, the airport in A Country had even delayed the flight because of this old couple; she was very angry, but she knew to restrain herself in another country.

Restraining herself from losing her temper did not mean she wasn't angry.

The old couple was late because of work.

The country had originally offered to provide convenient conditions and was prepared to send them to Jiangzhou on a special plane.

But the old gentleman was upright and incorruptible, so he declined.

However, there was simply too much work, so they departed late, and thus the incident of a passenger plane waiting for passengers occurred.

Ji Yingjie was already not very happy about the flight delay.

Then, after boarding the plane, she was asked to move from business class to economy class; the airline compensated her by waiving her ticket fee.

Was she someone who lacked money?

Of course, she refused flatly.

The flight attendant explained the reason: "Hello, Madam. This flight is carrying Mr. Jin, a great contributor to our country. The old gentleman has high moral character and does not want to waste the country's money buying an economy class seat, but we hope the old gentleman can receive the best care on the plane, so we hope you can understand."

Ji Yingjie: "I don't understand. Is that old man surnamed Jin putting on airs? Since he has such high moral character, he should see it through to the end. How hypocritical to pretend to buy an economy seat and then make others give up their seats..."

When she heard it was the old couple from the Jin Family, she couldn't change seats; not only did she refuse to change, she even incited other passengers in business class not to change!

However, it didn't work.

Ji Yingjie's words were very inflammatory, but the reputation of the Jin couple in A Country was truly too high; she wouldn't change seats, but others would, and a wealthy merchant couple agreed to swap seats with the Jin couple.

The seats were swapped, and they were in the same row as Ji Yingjie.

She deliberately listened to music on her phone without using earphones, and played it very loudly.

The flight attendant came over to stop her, but she said it was her freedom.

There was no rule stating that one couldn't listen to music on a plane, or that one must wear earphones to listen to music!

Ji Yingjie was being unreasonable and pestering; the flight attendant's eloquence was no match for her, and the old gentleman didn't sleep the entire way, having to rely on taking blood pressure medication to hold on.

It wasn't hard to recognize that Ji Yingjie was from the Ji Family, because she looked like her two nieces; once her identity was confirmed on the plane, the commotion began.

Sharp tongues and stinging words.

There was never a moment of peace.

The old gentleman wouldn't argue with a woman, but the old lady could.

Both were women, so who was afraid of whom?

Jin Jia Lao Furen and Ji Yingjie were evenly matched; they argued the entire way, and neither gained any advantage, nor did either suffer a loss.

They got off the plane and walked out of the arrival exit.

Sheng Hanyu saw the three of them coming out together and knew something bad had happened; it was destined to be extraordinary!

Sure enough.

They hadn't even left the airport yet; they argued for over half an hour at the exit.

There was nothing new; it was just those old, stale matters from decades ago, with both sides accusing each other and neither willing to yield.

The old lady blamed the Ji Family for having such bizarre rules back then; otherwise, their whole family would be happy and harmonious now, and their lives would be better than anyone could imagine.

The two granddaughters wouldn't have grown up without parents either.

It was fine that Wan'er grew up by her side, but it was a pity for Xuanxuan, who had lived under someone else's roof since she was little and could only survive by pretending to be a fool...

Ji Yingjie retorted, blaming the old lady for being rigid, only knowing how to criticize others while failing to see the faults in herself.

If she had let her son marry into the family back then, none of this would have happened!

Because of this one sentence, the old lady's anger was successfully ignited.

Why should he marry into the family?

The Jin Family's son would never marry into a family.

Ji Yingjie wouldn't budge an inch—the Ji Family's daughters would never marry and become housekeepers or haggard wives.

The two were arguing incessantly, and Sheng Hanyu just waited on the side.

He wouldn't try to persuade them, and there was nothing worth persuading anyway.

Jin Lao had taken a nap in the car, but the two were still arguing; if they didn't leave soon, it would be too late, so Sheng Hanyu reminded them: "Are we going or not? The hotel has already urged us several times; if we don't go now, the banquet will be over."

"You should have said so earlier."

"You didn't say so earlier."

The two of them each glared at him, then got into the car.

Even though there were two cars, the two of them insisted on sitting in one, for the convenience of arguing.

The elegant and noble Jin Laofuren, upon meeting Ji Yingjie, instantly transformed into a female warrior, not holding back at all when it came to arguing.

It was fine until they reached the hotel.

Both of them were people of status who knew how to save face, so they still considered the bigger picture and didn't let the guests see them make a scene; only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

But once the first birthday banquet ended, the two of them immediately began competing again.

Ji Yingjie: "Hmph! The dignified Jin Family, putting on such a show of power outside, yet only sending such a small gift—are you not ashamed to take it out? Aren't you embarrassed?"

Jin Laofuren: "Vulgar people will never understand what value is; those who can only see immediate benefits will never accomplish great things. The so-called 'smart' people are nothing more than self-righteous."

Ji Yingjie's willow-leaf eyebrows stood on end: "Who are you calling vulgar?"

Jin Laofuren's expression was calm: "Are you feeling guilty? If not, why are you so agitated?"

Shi Youxuan and Wan'er wanted to change the subject, but they couldn't get a word in at all.

The two were like needles against wheat awns, unable to stand the sight of each other, yet they still had to live together.

Originally, Ji Yingjie was arranged to stay at the hotel, while the old master and mistress of the Jin Family were to stay at Wan'er's home.

But the old mistress used the excuse that she was old and couldn't handle the noise to demand that she also stay at the hotel, and that her room must be next to Ji Yingjie's.

No one could persuade them, so in the end, they could only let them be.

Shi Youxuan was still worried after returning home, fearing that they would have a conflict.

Her husband comforted her: "It's fine, I think their current state is good, no need to worry, they won't start a fight."

Shi Youxuan: "You say it lightly; Auntie is only good to us. You see how ruthless she can be to others—I'm worried about Grandma's safety."

Ji Yingjie had always been the one to call the shots on her own turf, and she was worried that she would act according to her own whims elsewhere.

Grandpa and Grandma were old and couldn't handle the turmoil.

Sheng Hanyu thought this made sense, so to put his wife at ease, he sent several bodyguards to observe and protect them in secret.