Chapter 384: Final Moments of Glory (2)
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric
You should smile all you can now. Let’s see whether you can still squeeze out a smile once I have my way with you!
However, she really had to thank Shen Bailian for this matter. If not for her cooperation, she wouldn’t know how to carry on with this play…
There would some words which would appear to be too intentional if she were to say it herself, such as asking Grandpa Lin to open the present Shi Yao had gifted him.
With such thoughts in mind, Liang Mumu turned to Shen Bailian and said softly, “There’s still another matter that I need your help on later on.”
Hearing Liang Mumu’s voice, Shen Bailian put down her chopsticks and said, “No problem. Do what you need to do, and leave the rest to me. I’ve always viewed her as an eyesore. How can someone who is born in such an ordinary family be allowed to marry better than us?”
Shen Bailian’s request of asking Grandpa Lin to open Shi Yao’s gift was just a minor interjection, so the guests present didn’t think too much into it. The matter passed by quickly.
Maybe it was out of fondness of Shi Yao, or perhaps he really liked the inkstone that much, but after unwrapping the present, he displayed the inkstone openly on the dining table, not asking Auntie Sun to put it back at all.
There were a few sharp-witted people who noticed the inkstone on the table while they were offering their blessings to Grandpa Lin, so they would drop a few words to compliment it.
“Old Master Lin, this inkstone looks not bad at all!”
“Old Master Lin, who was the one who gave you this inkstone? It’s obvious that the person has a good eye for stuff!”
These compliments seemed to have really hit the right spot with Grandpa Lin. Even though it was mostly the same few words spoken time and time again, he didn’t seem to get sick of hearing them. He would put on a gleeful each time around and, as if showing off his own treasure, he would reply proudly, “It was a gift from my granddaughter-in-law, Yaoyao. Isn’t it beautiful?”
Naturally, the guests would then move on to shower praises upon Shi Yao as well.
Grandpa Lin didn’t seem to be shaken by all the flowery compliments that were coming in. Instead, he even lifted his chin slightly and put on an attitude that seemed to say, “Like you have to say it out loud! Look at whose granddaughter-in-law she is!”
There was one person who had a strikingly similar expression to Grandpa Lin during the entire duration, and he was no other than Lin Jiage.
Sitting on Shi Yao’s left, he appeared to be eating his food gracefully at first glance, seemingly not paying any attention to the conversation between Grandpa Lin and the incoming guests. However, if one were to take a closer look, there was a proud arch in his brows that seemed to be saying, “Like you have to say it out loud! Look at whose wife she is!”
Meanwhile, Lin Jiayi, who was seated on Shi Yao’s right, hadn’t been idling around either. As the praises were lavished upon Shi Yao, she would put on a graceful smile that seemed almost as if someone was praising her instead. With a tone that one could hardly call humble, she would interject into the conversation and say, “Allow me to thank you on our Yaoyao’s behalf.”
As their table was exceptionally close to Liang Mumu’s, so whatever that was spoken on Shi Yao’s table would be heard loud and clear by both Liang Mumu and Shen Bailian.
It was inevitable that Shen Bailian would feel a little indignant upon hearing so many people complimenting Shi Yao. She leaned toward Liang Mumu and muttered in displeasure, “She’s just an ordinary poor lass, so why does Old Master Lin treat her as if she’s a treasure?
“What is so good about her? Has Old Master Lin’s eyesight gotten worse due to his old age? It’s disgusting just to hear how those people are blindly heaping praises upon her!
“And Sis Jiayi too. She has been the role model of within our ladies’ circle in Beijing, and there’s no one amongst us who doesn’t look up to her. I don’t get it. Why in the world does she dote on that ugly little duckling so much?”
In contrast to the angry Shen Bailian, Shen Mumu appeared to be much calmer. She sipped lightly on her soup before replying, “It’s the final moments of her glory, there’s no need to pay so much heed to it.