Chapter 235: Mama Zhao's Endless Meddling (1)

　　What would you do if an elder you greeted ignored you?

　　Shen Jingbin's answer to that was: not to care about it. Greeting elders was a result of my upbringing, while ignoring me reflects on your qualities. It's not strange for such a difference to exist.

　　Mama Zhao's expression immediately fell the moment she saw the Shen siblings. "Why are the two of them here?" She asked sarcastically.

　　Zhao Chengning said, "Coincidence."

　　Mama Zhao gave an insincere smile. "Heh, coincidence indeed. Aren't the two of them from A City? What kind of coincidence results in them appearing all the way here in B City?"

　　Mama Zhao's att.i.tude caused the two siblings to feel very uncomfortable. Old Master Zhao was very displeased with Mama Zhao's conduct. He'd always looked down a little on this Daughter-in-law of his. Not only was she short-sighted, she was also harsh and petty. If it wasn’t the fact that she'd greatly helped Papa Zhao in the past, he'd never have agreed to her marrying into the family.

　　Old Master Zhao wasn't being old-fas.h.i.+oned, neither was he being prejudiced, but it made sense to pick a spouse that matched one's own social status. Their social status, level of education, and even values greatly differed, and this wasn't something that could simply be waved away with the word 'love'. Furthermore, there wasn't even any earth-shattering nor heart-wrenching 'love' between the two of them.

　　Mama Zhao hailed from a moderately affluent family, and had once saved Papa Zhao from a political rival who'd framed him when they were younger. To top it off, she'd even gave him two sons, leading to her current status. However, long years of living life in the lap of luxury with an accommodating husband and obedient sons had led to an unconscious erosion of her values, slowly giving rise to all these hidden flaws in her personality.

　　"Are you eating or not? Go home if you're not," Old Master Zhao said impatiently as he shot an icy glare at Mama Zhao.

　　In the Zhao family, Mama Zhao was unafraid of all save for her Father-in-law. After being glared at by Old Master Zhao, she’d swallow her displeasure no matter how unhappy she was. And so, she lightly snorted at Shen Jingbin who'd sat back down, before proceeding to ignore her.

　　She might've done it to intentionally spite Shen Jinbin, but Mama Zhao, who was still holding Jian Cishu's hand as she stood behind her, affectionately pulled Jian Cishu over to where Zhao Chengning was and seated her beside him.

　　"Come come, Cishu, come sit beside Ah Ning… Ah Ning, I'll hand Cishu to you, so look after her well."