Rong Dai finished speaking and got up to take off the jewelry, and also asked the hotel staff for a velvet box to arrange it nicely.
When she came out of the room, she didn’t see Huo Shao Ting who had just come out of the bathroom, but Huo Shao Ting saw her bare neck. His deep phoenix eyes flashed, and of course he knew that the jewelry was given to her by Granny.
Why did she take it off at this time?
Rong Dai took the jewelry back to the lobby with a gentle smile on her face and said to the old lady, "Granny, let me take the jewelry to Mom first, and I'll come to accompany you later."
"Go ahead," the old lady waved her hand, although she didn't stop her, but Rong Dai could see that the little old lady was unhappy.
Alas, the grievances caused by the original owner still had to be remedied with great care, it was really a karmic bond.
Rong Dai also sighed in her heart, pondering how to coax the little old lady to be happy when she came back, otherwise she would have appeased one side and the other side would be unhappy again, wouldn't she have worked in vain?
"Rong Dai, did you take the wrong medicine today?"
Huo Mei Shu walked beside her, looking at her doubtfully and inquisitively.
Rong Dai just smiled and said sincerely, "No, I just...live wisely, happiness is one day, unhappiness is one day, so I want to be happier."
It was really easy to find excuses from the modern world. These chicken soup texts and internet lingos could easily help her resolve the situation. She would have to read more when she went back.
Huo Mei Shu was suspicious, but she had no evidence, so she had to keep quiet.
"Mom," Rong Dai's smile was slightly restrained, maintaining a proper faint smile, and walked up to Mrs. Huo and called her softly.
Mrs. Huo was already dissatisfied with her, but with so many people present, she couldn't get angry either.
If she had made a scene in public, who knows what the media would say, she would become the evil mother-in-law.
So when Mrs. Huo turned to look at her and saw her bare neck, she was shocked, thinking that she had lost the jewelry.
"Mom, this is the jewelry I borrowed from you some time ago. The water head is very beautiful. Please take a look to see if there is any damage," Rong Dai said before she could speak.
Rong Dai's principle was to take preemptive action.
She was already at a disadvantage now. If she was still being manipulated all the time, how could she live?
If she wanted to live, she had to speak first. Things like face didn't exist for her.
But in front of a noble lady like Mrs. Huo, face was more important than anything else, especially on such an occasion, she would not scold her own daughter-in-law.
So she made a quick decision just now to say that the jewelry was hers, which satisfied Mrs. Huo's vanity and could also give her a good reputation.
Such a thing had to be done on such an occasion. The effect would be different if she took it out when she returned to the old house.
Although she couldn't make Mrs. Huo change her view of her immediately, at least she wouldn't embarrass her too much.
Sure enough, after she finished speaking, she saw Mrs. Huo's eyes light up, but because of the occasion, she really couldn't open the box to check it, so she signaled Huo Mei Shu with her eyes.
Rong Dai saw it very clearly, but her face still had a smile, pretending not to see it.
Some things should be appropriately "blind" on certain occasions.
This was also one of her experiences after being a concubine in the palace for thirty years in her previous life. If her eyes were bright all the time, she could only die faster.
Huo Mei Shu of course understood what her mother meant. She took the box from her hand at once, pretending to be dissatisfied and said, "Mom, you are so biased too. Last time when I said I wanted to take a look, you didn't even let me see it. You actually let sister-in-law wear it out. I don't care. This time I must feast my eyes!"
After saying that, she opened the box. Seeing the set of jewelry arranged neatly inside, Mrs. Huo showed a smile on her face.
She looked at Rong Dai in surprise, with doubts in her heart, but she couldn't ask in this occasion.
"Mom, the water quality of these jadeites is very good. This kind of color is just suitable for your age to wear. The temperament will be more elegant and beautiful. My face is too naive, it’s really inappropriate to wear. I just wanted to open my eyes. Thank you, Mom."
Rong Dai of course saw Mrs. Huo's doubts. She said with a chuckle, while also earning face for Mrs. Huo in front of several noble ladies.
There was no harm in flattering words that the other party wanted to hear. She could satisfy the other party's needs no matter how much she said.
She didn't mind this kind of effortless thing at all.
When Mrs. Huo heard the praise of those noble ladies, she was delighted. The smile on her face had become a sunflower.
"You girl, being open-minded is a good thing too. Another day, you and Mei Shu can go together to pick some youthful and lively ones, Mom will give them to you," said Mrs. Huo happily. After hearing her words, she also understood what was going on.
At least she was sensible.
"Thank you, Mom!" Rong Dai pretended to be delighted and responded. Her smile was gentle and polite.
This was really tiring. In her previous life, she had fought with those women in the deep palace for twenty years before she got bored and moved to the cold palace to find peace and quiet.
She didn't expect that in this life, she still couldn't escape the fate of having to "fight".
"Mom, I'll go accompany Granny then. You all chat," said Rong Dai.
"Go ahead. Your granny has been missing you too. Talk to her more," Mrs. Huo nodded, satisfied, and of course would not embarrass her.
When Rong Dai turned around, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the old lady sitting in front, whose face was not as happy as before, she couldn't help sighing heavily in her heart.
Life is not easy!
"Granny..."
She called out sweetly and walked quickly to the old lady.
"Is Granny angry with me?"
"What do you think?" The old lady glanced at her impatiently.
"If Granny gets angry, then it would be my fault. I know Granny cares about me, but Mei Shu also said just now that the jewelry is very important to Mom. A gentleman does not take what he likes from others! Granny can understand me, right?"
Rong Dai spoke to the old lady in a coaxing tone. The old lady was a wise person, and of course she could see the intricacies of these family affairs clearly.
"Forget it, anyway I gave it to you, I can't control who you want to give it to," the old lady didn't want to see her in a difficult position.
"Granny is the best. How about I embroider a handkerchief for Granny when I have time?" Rong Dai immediately followed up when she saw her mood improve.
Standing far away, Huo Shao Ting saw the whole scene in his eyes. So that was why the woman took off the jewelry?
He didn't know why, but when he saw her chatting and laughing with the old lady, a strange feeling would always surge up in his heart.
Seeing her bare neck, and looking at which woman here was not dressed luxuriously and brightly, his eyes darkened for a moment. He put down his glass and turned to go out to make a call to his assistant.
Since he had promised her a one year period, during the time when she was still his wife, he certainly couldn't shortchange her on these things.
