Chapter 384
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I'll let you laugh for a while, but I'd like to see if Shi Yao can still laugh like that later on!
However, it was all thanks to Shen Bailian this time around. If not for her cooperation, she really wouldn't know how she could continue putting on this show …
After all, there were some words that would be too obvious if she were to say them out loud. For example, her earlier request for Grandpa Lin to open Shi Yao's present.
With this thought in mind, Liang Mumu leaned over to Shen Bailian and whispered, "I'll need your help later on."
Hearing Liang Mumu's voice, Shen Bailian put down her chopsticks and said, "No problem. Just do what you need to do and leave the rest to me.
"Besides, I've never liked her in the first place. She's from an ordinary background, so how can she marry a better man than us?"
The interlude where Shen Bailian had Grandpa Lin open Shi Yao's present didn't catch anyone's attention, so it passed very quickly.
Perhaps it was because Grandpa Lin liked Shi Yao, or perhaps it was because he really liked the inkstone Shi Yao had given him, but after opening the present, he actually placed the inkstone on the dining table instead of telling Auntie Sun to keep it away.
Some of them were very shrewd. When they came to give their blessings to Old Master Lin, they would notice the inkstone and deliberately flatter it. They would say the same thing over and over again, "Old Master Lin, this inkstone is not bad!"
"Old Master Lin, who gave you this inkstone? It's obvious that they have good taste!"
These words seemed to have struck a chord in Grandpa Lin's heart. Even though he had heard it many times, he never grew tired of it. Instead, he would always reply with a smile, as if he was showing off his treasure, "This is a gift from Yaoyao. Yaoyao, this is my granddaughter-in-law. Isn't she beautiful?"
Hearing Grandpa Lin's words, it went without saying that those who were praising the inkstone also started praising Shi Yao as well.
Grandpa Lin didn't show the slightest signs of being overwhelmed by the compliments. In fact, he even raised his chin slightly with a haughty look that said, 'Do I need you to tell me that? Don't you know whose granddaughter-in-law I am'?
Lin Jiage, who was seated on Shi Yao's left, was in sync with Grandpa Lin's expression as well. He was eating his food elegantly, seemingly not paying much attention to Grandpa Lin's conversation with the others, but there was a prideful look on his face that said, "Do I need you to tell me that? Look at whose wife she is!".
Of course, Lin Jiayi, who was seated on Shi Yao's right, wasn't idling around either. Whenever she heard someone praising Shi Yao, it was as if she had heard someone praising her. She would rush to reply with a humble tone, "I thank you on behalf of our Yaoyao."
As Shi Yao's table was very close to Liang Mumu's table, Liang Mumu and Shen Bailian were able to hear everything that Shi Yao and Shen Bailian were talking about.
Shen Bailian couldn't help but feel a little indignant after hearing so much about Shi Yao. She walked up to Liang Mumu and started gossiping about Shi Yao, "Say, why does Grandpa Lin treat such an ordinary poor lass as his treasure?"
"How is she worth it? Had Old Master Lin's eyes gone blurry because of his old age? Why does he keep praising everyone he meets? How disgusting! "
"There's also Sis Jiayi. She's the role model of our Beijing's socialite circle. Even now, whenever the number one socialite is mentioned, she's the first person that comes to mind. Why does he dote on that ugly lass so much?"
Compared to Shen Bailian's rage, Liang Mumu was much calmer. She took a sip of the soup in front of her before replying, "It's just a struggle before death. There's no need to be so bothered by it."
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