Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 1008 Gathering 5

Chapter 1008: Chapter 1008 Gathering 5

"There are lots of desserts here, take your time tasting them, Miss Shen!" After dropping those two lines, Luo Jingjing turned and walked toward the other young ladies. She had just heard Cheng Xining say that Shen Mianmian was very scheming and all that, so she wanted to come and humiliate a scheming girl like Shen Mianmian, but after interacting with her, she noticed that Shen Mianmian seemed to completely misunderstand her mocking tone; moreover, she and Cheng Xining seemed to be on bad terms.

But then again, it made sense. Before, Cheng Xining had always been very close to the He Family, and everyone assumed there was something between Cheng Xining and He Nan. Now all of a sudden, Shen Mianmian appears, and she doesn’t get along with them. Just a simple thought, and one can figure out what’s probably going on.

Regardless of whether Shen Mianmian is involved with He Nan or not, such a beautiful girl by He Nan’s side, Cheng Xining definitely feels threatened and naturally wouldn’t like Shen Mianmian.

In such circumstances, Cheng Xining’s evaluation of Shen Mianmian really isn’t trustworthy.

She wasn’t interested in being used by others, and she even looked down upon Cheng Xining’s behavior.

Once Luo Jingjing had left, the other girls followed her to one side, all except Cheng Xining who remained. She looked at Shen Mianmian with disdain and sneered, "Shen Mianmian, do you think just by coming here you can blend in, become noble, and be the same as us? Let me tell you! We are all born with a silver spoon in our mouths, exposed to higher education from birth—such nobility is inherent. You’ll never compare in your lifetime."

She glanced at the dessert in Shen Mianmian’s hand and added, "Only someone like you would covet such things. Look around, who else isn’t holding a wine glass, so elegant and grand? A bumpkin is a bumpkin, a country bumpkin is a country bumpkin, even if you put on an emperor’s robe, you can’t become the emperor."

One could say, Cheng Xining’s words were meant to kill. If it were another girl with a weaker capacity for enduring, she might have run off in shame or hid her face and cried by now, but Shen Mianmian’s response surprised Cheng Xining.

She thought Shen Mianmian would feel the disparity in status, would feel inferior, but Shen Mianmian didn’t.

"If nobody here is eating the desserts except for me, then why bother preparing them? Did they know I was coming and made them just for me to eat? It seems my prestige isn’t small."

"Shen Mianmian, you really are shameless," Cheng Xining glared at Shen Mianmian, "Do you think being sharp-tongued can cover up the fact that you’re a bumpkin?"

"So what if I grew up in the countryside?" Shen Mianmian didn’t get angry and mocked with Cheng Xining’s tone, "Aren’t we now entering the same places, mingling with the same crowds? Cheng Xining, when I don’t want to bother with you, you’d best not charge headfirst into the line of fire. Those secrets of yours, if I spill them, I believe everyone present would be quite willing to listen."

Cheng Xining was frightened by Shen Mianmian’s words, but still stubbornly said, "What have I done? Don’t fantasize about spreading rumors here; I’m telling you, no one will believe what you say."

"Is that so?" Shen Mianmian smiled, "Want to give it a try?"

Hearing the challenge to try, Cheng Xining instantly felt fear. She knew if Shen Mianmian really spoke out about Cheng Xining framing Shen Mianmian for theft, Fu Hua would definitely stand on Shen Mianmian’s side.

Maybe no one would believe Shen Mianmian’s words, but they would definitely believe Fu Hua’s, and by then, her reputation would be ruined.

Thinking of this, she scoffed, "Shen Mianmian, I don’t want to waste time arguing with a hick, don’t take an inch and try for a mile."