The more Liu Xiuying thought about it, the more she felt that Ming Silian was being unreasonable.
Ming Silian was thoroughly impatient. "Are you annoying or what? I've already said I will go back. You keep asking this and that, are you afraid I'll run away?"
"That's not what I meant. Why are you speaking like this, young lady?" Liu Xiuying was exasperated.
Her good intentions were being distorted by Ming Siliang.
"How am I speaking? This is how I speak. If you don't like it, you don't have to listen. Why are you so concerned with our family's matters? It's none of your business!" Ming Silian said rudely.
"You... How can a young girl curse like this?" Liu Xiuying looked at Ming Silian in disbelief.
Was this still the Ming Silian she knew?
The young girl used to speak softly and was very gentle.
How did she become like this?
Has she changed her attitude now that she felt capable, wealthy, and powerful?
"So what if I curse? You're meddling in things that don't concern you and being annoying. Don't you realize that?" Ming Silian said without courtesy.
Since she had already started cursing, she didn't mind adding a few more words.
"I warn you, if you see me again in the future, pretend you don't know me. Don't come up to me like today, regardless of the time or place," Ming Silian said coldly.
Liu Xiuying was shaking with anger. "I don't know how you became like this. Is it because you've gained some power and look down on your old neighbors, or is this your true nature and you were just pretending before?"
Seeing Ming Silian with no sense of guilt and even smirking with disdain, Liu Xiuying became even angrier.
"I came to find you for your grandmother. If it weren't for her being so pitiful, do you think I would have bothered coming to find you? If you still have a conscience, go back and check on her. Don't live a good life here, pretending to be a young lady, while ignoring an old woman of such an age. Do you even have a conscience?"
She realized that Ming Silian wasn't too busy. She was clearly enjoying a good life here and had no intention of caring for her grandmother.
She was nothing but a beast!
"Your grandmother doesn't even have a phone, and there's no telephone at her home. You haven't left any contact information. If something happens to her, how will she reach you? How will she get to the hospital?"
"She's so old, picking up trash and cardboard every day just to save money for your living expenses, and you don't even know that you're living well here! You're using the money she saved from her hard work and suffering. Aren't you ashamed?"
"I never realized before that you are such an unfilial person!" Liu Xiuying said angrily. "Your grandmother doesn't know you're living well here. She still thinks you're suffering and doing everything to make your life easier. Do you know what she's eating now? It's just steamed buns and pickles every day, drinking some water, and nothing nutritious, just enough to fill her stomach."
"You have hands and feet and can work, yet you can't give your grandmother any living expenses to make her life a little better? Our family isn't rich. In fact, we're poor, but we still get to eat vegetables and meat. What about your grandmother? While you're out enjoying yourself, have you ever thought about her?"
"Your grandmother is so old and yet so frail. She looks weaker than the elderly women in the village. Even as an outsider, I can't bear to see it. You are her family! She raised you with great difficulty, and this is how you repay her?"
Ming Silian sneered coldly, "Since you're so concerned, then you take care of her!"
"Are you speaking human words?" Liu Xiuying felt she was getting a new understanding of Ming Silian, her perspective completely shaken.
Liu Xiuying, in her agitation, raised her voice, drawing the attention of people passing by.
Ming Silian's expression changed, and she lowered her voice angrily, "I've already told you I'll go back to see her. What more do you want? Hurry up and leave. Don't act like you know me! If we meet again in the future, even if you come looking for me, I won't bother with you!"
"Hmph!" Liu Xiuying snorted angrily. "Do you think I'd still want to know such an ungrateful person? Even talking to you makes me feel embarrassed!"
"I know you look down on me," Liu Xiuying said, seeing Ming Silian's contemptuous expression clearly. It was obvious Ming Silian wanted to distance herself from her, as if being seen with her would lower her status. She wasn't blind. She could see that.
"But I earn my money through hard work, honestly and openly. There's nothing shameful about it. It's you who are superficial and contemptible!" Liu Xiuying glared at her fiercely, grabbing her broom and turning to leave.
Ming Silian was very angry, watching Liu Xiuying leave in a huff. She wanted to confront her but felt it was futile.
After all, she didn't want to get entangled with Liu Xiuying.
Once Liu Xiuying was far away, Ming Silian returned to the store as if nothing had happened.
When she arrived at the store, Liu Xiuying was no longer there. She had gone to clean elsewhere.
Just as Ming Silian returned, Fang Qian'an had just finished her facial.
The two of them went together to do their makeup and hair.
***
Ming Yutong didn't prepare anything too elaborate. She just did her own makeup at home and casually pinned up her hair.
However, Ming Yutong was skilled with makeup. While not at a master level, her technique was comparable to that of a professional.
She couldn't manage complex hairstyles, but a simple updo was no problem.
The key was her appearance; even a simple hairstyle looked good on her.
Since she lived with Ming Yuqian, they went to the party together, with Alpha Guards following alongside.
With Fu Yinxiu absent, they took on the responsibility of protecting Ming Yutong.
Upon arriving at the banquet hall, despite Zhang Yunlin's daytime clarification, Ming Yutong still received many odd glances.
No one doubted Zhang Yunlin's medical ethics. Since he said Ming Yutong was fine, everyone believed there was no issue.
However, people couldn't help but harbor a bit of doubt.
Even if everything was indeed fine, the incident had affected people's judgments.
As long as there was a hint of suspicion, Ming Yutong wouldn't be considered as a potential daughter-in-law for anyone.
Of course, Ming Yutong didn't care at all.
She had never thought of becoming a daughter-in-law to anyone here.
But the probing and suspicious glances still made her uncomfortable.
She maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, not giving anyone a chance to mock her.
Ming Yuqian, on the other hand, stayed close to Ming Yutong.
He decided not to go anywhere else tonight and stay by Ming Yutong's side to protect her from any harsh words.
Moreover, he had heard that Jiang Lulian would be coming with Nie Yalin tonight.