A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 379

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 379 – Direct confrontation (1)

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Yun Shi’s expression turned even darker. She stared at Wei Ruo with disbelief and anger.

“You actually said something like that to your own mother! Do you think I’ll be afraid of you just because you try to scare me with Madam Yuan? Don’t even mention Madam Yuan— even if you report this to the heavens, a mother disciplining her daughter is entirely reasonable, proper, and legal!”

“You have your so-called reasoning, and I have my own business to attend to. I don’t necessarily need to report you for hitting me. I have plenty of other things I can do! If you’re not afraid of embarrassment, if you’re not afraid of making life difficult for the Wei family in the capital, then go ahead and hit me!”

Wei Ruo finished speaking, then suddenly let go of her hand. Lifting her chin, she stared straight at Yun Shi, calm and composed.

Yun Shi’s hand was raised in mid-air. Anger surged through her and urged her to strike, but Wei Ruo’s fierce, unyielding gaze made her inexplicably hesitate.

Just then, Jing Hu suddenly came in and said, “Madam, there’s news from the military camp. Master will be returning to the residence for dinner tonight.”

Hearing that her husband would be coming home, Yun Shi calmed down. After hesitating for a moment, the raised hand finally fell.

That slap was never delivered.

She then looked coldly at Wei Ruo and ordered, “Go back. Don’t go out for the next few days!”

Wei Ruo turned and left without even sparing her another glance.

After she left, Yun Shi looked at Jing Hu and waved her hand. “You may leave as well.”

Once Jing Hu retreated, Yun Shi called for Cuiping and instructed her to prepare additional dishes for the evening meal.

Just as Cuiping left to inform the kitchen, Wei Qingwan arrived.

“Mother, what happened? I heard from Mo mo that you and eldest sister had a fight?” Like Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan had the day off today.

She was well-informed— the quarrel between Wei Ruo and Yun Shi had barely ended when she received word and hurried over.

Unfortunately, she was a little late. The argument had been interrupted by Jing Hu’s announcement that “Master will be returning home.”

Seeing Wei Qingwan’s concerned and worried expression, Yun Shi couldn’t help but sigh. “If she had even half your warmth, I wouldn’t have lost my temper with her.”

Wei Qingwan sat down beside Yun Shi and held her hand. “Mother, don’t overthink it. Eldest sister doesn’t have much time to spend at home, so it’s normal that she’s not that affectionate with you. Things will get better with time.”

“You’re always speaking up for her, but she never thinks about this family or you, her younger sister,” Yun Shi couldn’t help but say.

“Mother, what exactly happened?” Wei Qingwan had only heard that there had been an argument and that things nearly got physical, but she still didn’t know what had caused the conflict.

“Today, Old Madam Xu came by and asked her for two jars of her homemade loquat syrup. She took twenty taels of silver from Madam Xu,” Yun Shi said, then couldn’t help but sigh again.

-silver/silver ingots

“This… doing business is the work of merchant families—it’s a lowly thing. We’re daughters of a noble household, this really isn’t appropriate…” Wei Qingwan said softly.

“Of course it’s inappropriate. What’s more, Madam Xu is the wife of Assistant Prefect Xu, the very same family that teaches your classes. I’d been thinking of sending something to the Xu family to express our gratitude. It’s rare for Madam Xu to take a liking to her loquat syrup—if Wei Ruo had gifted it to her, it would’ve shown our appreciation and saved face for us all.”

As she spoke, Yun Shi grew more agitated.

She continued, “Our Wei family has only just arrived in the prefectural city and isn’t well-acquainted with the other families here. I went through a lot of trouble to find a suitable school for you. The Xu family is the first prestigious family we’ve made ties with in this city. With such a connection, how could we accept silver from the old Madam of the Xu family?” 

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