wavenovel Chapter 90 You and your daughter are not qualified to eat at the table.
Chapter 90 You and your daughter are not qualified to eat at the table.
Zhang Cairu coldly stared at Wu Meimei and her daughter.
"Some people don't understand manners themselves, and sure enough, their daughters don't know how to respect others at all."
"Does coming in and only calling someone 'Grandpa,' 'Second Grandpa,' 'Second Uncle,' and 'Second Aunt' mean they're not elders?"
"Sitting next to your elders? Is that where you should be sitting?"
Cheng Ning had no choice but to stand up straight and said apologetically, "Second Aunt, I was just about to greet you."
"Second maternal grandfather, second maternal uncle, Brother Wu Xuan."
It's no wonder Cheng Ning only called him "Grandpa" when she entered the house, because in the past, her second uncle and aunt's family would always scold her whenever they met her.
He also said never to call them when you see them again, so as not to embarrass them.
After a while, Cheng Ning really didn't dare to shout anymore.
Wu Meimei pulled her daughter to sit down.
"Never mind them. They said you're not worthy to call them that. You only have your maternal grandfather and uncles, nothing else."
"Wu Meimei, what do you mean by that? Dad, Uncle, listen to this! How dare this person be so arrogant!"
Wu Meimei coldly replied, "Whatever you think I mean, that's what I mean."
If it were just her, she might tolerate it.
But no one is allowed to bully her daughter, no matter who it is, it has always been this way, it is this way now, and it will always be this way.
Zhang Cairu's face grew increasingly gloomy, and she nudged her husband beside her in displeasure.
"Are you mute? Just watching?"
Wu Yuancan pursed his lips and waved his hand: "Um, Meimei, that's not right of you. We're all family, why be like this?"
Wu Meimei did not reply, pretending not to hear.
"Dad, look at this kind of person..."
Seeing that her husband was useless, Zhang Cairu turned her attention to her father.
Wu Rongbin said to his daughter-in-law, "Never mind, today is your uncle's birthday after all, so let's not say too much."
"Brother, Meimei is your daughter and also my niece. I thought she would have realized her mistakes over the years."
"But it seems they are still stubbornly clinging to their delusions."
He told her to keep quiet, but then he turned around and started being sarcastic. Wu Meimei completely lost any goodwill towards this second uncle.
He said calmly, "I did nothing wrong, so how can you say I'm stubbornly clinging to my delusions?"
Wu Rongbin was surprised that a junior dared to talk back to him: "Hmph, running away from an arranged marriage, having a secret affair, getting pregnant out of wedlock, and you still say that's not wrong?"
"Your father and I are brothers, both seventy-one years old this year. How dare you speak to me like that? You show no respect for your elders. Your older brother supported you through so many years of schooling, and all you've learned is these crooked and evil ways?"
Wu Xuhe watched the family start arguing again, feeling frustrated and helpless; he couldn't take sides.
Helpless, I could only say, "Can't you all just be nice for one more day, since it's my birthday?"
Wu Meimei looked at her father apologetically.
"Dad, I'm sorry, it was my fault."
If it's just her, then she can tolerate it.
"Alright, alright, let's ask the waiter to bring us some hot tea first, I'm dying of thirst."
Wu Xuan waved his hand impatiently.
He neither helped his mother target Wu Meimei and her daughter, nor did he speak up for them; he simply pretended not to see it.
Seeing that the argument was going on and on, the great-grandfather spoke up, and they used his words to change the subject.
However, his mother was not willing to give up.
"Why bother calling for a waiter? With so many people, just ask a junior to bring some tea."
"Cheng Ning, I think you should go."
Wu Meimei frowned.
Wu Xiaomeng, who was standing to the side, suddenly stood up: "Why should Sister Ning go? Sister Ning just had surgery."
Zhang Cairu said calmly, "Eye surgery doesn't mean your hands and feet are crippled. Can't I even serve you tea and water?"
Wu Xiaomeng looked at Zhang Cairu with dissatisfaction: "I see you can jump and walk all over, Second Aunt, why don't you go and serve tea and water?"
Zhang Cairu's face darkened: "How dare you talk to me like that, child?"
"Brother Qiang, sister-in-law, are you just going to watch like this?"
Even if Zheng Shurong could control her precious daughter, she would still support her daughter now, because she is on Cheng Ning's side.
Needless to say, Wu Qiang was the one who deliberately cultivated Wu Xiaomeng's personality, making her fearless and daring.
Before the two could speak...
Wu Xiaomeng put her hands on her hips and said, "What else can I do but watch?"
"From elementary school to high school, I was always first in my grade. Now I'm about to graduate from a top university and preparing for my doctoral entrance exam. Do you think it's like Wu Xuan, this academic failure, who's afraid of his parents' discipline?"
"I'm a good student, I'm not afraid of anything, and my parents can't control me."
Wu Xuan was speechless, feeling frustrated. He couldn't believe he'd gotten infected while lying down.
Zhang Cairu's face turned pale and then red: "You, you..."
"Dad, Uncle, look how spoiled Xiaomeng is."
Wu Xiaomeng is the most unruly person in the Wu family, but she is too outstanding in academic performance, so even though she has a strange temper, the elders still like her.
Wu Xuhe looked at Wu Xiaomeng and laughed, "Xiaomeng, alright, you can't talk to your second aunt like that."
"Grandpa, it was Second Aunt who bullied Sister Ning and Auntie. You should talk to her first."
"How is this considered bullying? Asking her to help carry something is bullying? She's a junior, after all. You can't even get her to do something like this!"
Seeing that Wu Xiaomeng was still going to argue with him, in order to avoid continuing the unpleasantness among the family.
Cheng Ning then stood up and said, "Xiao Meng, stop talking."
"Second Aunt, I'll go get some tea."
"snort."
Wu Meimei pulled her daughter back, trying to get her to sit down properly.
Cheng Ning gave her mother a smile: "Mom, it's okay. I was just feeling a bit stuffy, so I'm going out for a walk."
Her mother had always protected her; this was the first time she had faced such a situation since she grew up.
Only now does she understand how much suffering her mother endured after her father passed away.
She didn't want her mother to offend relatives again because of her; she knew her mother always longed to visit her grandfather more often.
Cheng Ning felt that as a child, she should do something for her mother and make some concessions.
At this moment, Wu Xiaomeng watched as Sister Ning walked out of the private room.
Enraged, she crossed her arms and stared blankly at her second aunt, thinking that if her second aunt dared to make things difficult for Ning-jie later, she would really not be polite.
"If only my brother-in-law were here," Wu Xiaomeng thought to herself.
Knowing her brother-in-law as she does, she would definitely not let Ning suffer any injustice.
"Zhang Cairu, I don't care how much you hate me, but please remember, this is between you and me, and has nothing to do with my daughter."
"Heh, what's so special about a child who came out unmarried..."
"ah···"
"Wu Meimei, you've gone mad."
Zhang Cairu's words instantly enraged Wu Meimei, who splashed scalding hot water directly onto Wu Meimei's face, causing her to scream in pain.
Seeing his daughter-in-law being splashed with hot water, Wu Rongbin's expression changed. He slammed his fist on the table and roared, "You insolent thing! Cai Ru's words may have been harsh, but they are true. In the past, neither you nor your daughter would have been qualified to sit at the table to eat. And now you have the nerve to complain?"
"Wow, what a lively scene! Are they filming a short drama about the Dragon King getting slapped in the face?"
Lu Ran led Cheng Ning into the private room, marveling at the sight as they walked.
Then, pointing to Zhang Cairu who had been splashed with water, he said, "This grandma must be playing a brainless villain."