Learning to Cook

However, not only did they not appreciate Xu Lan's kindness, but they even slandered Xu Lan behind her back, saying that Xu Lan had forgotten about her maternal family after she climbed up the social ladder. Fortunately, all their neighbors were sharp-eyed enough to be able to distinguish truth from lies.

During the course of the meal, Xu Ju nitpicked everything. She complained about how this dish was too cold or another dish was too hard to chew. In short, none of the dishes were to her liking. Xu Jiao seemed to be carved from the same mold as Xu Ju and was also very unruly and rude.

Xu Man stood at the side and looked at them submissively. Qiao Mei wanted to ask her to come over to eat together with them, but Xia He stopped her.

"Don't bother about her. The more attention you pay to her, the harder her life will be," Xia He whispered.

"Why is there such a big difference in the treatment between her and Xu Jiao?" Qiao Mei asked curiously.