Their first meeting
Lihua sat beside Jiang Lanying, putting her hands on her knees. She smiled at her as she patted Lihua, the cat's head.
There was a pause after which Jiang Lanying spoke, "Thank you…"
Lihua was surprised. "For what?"
"For helping everyone until now, especially Ruiling," her smile slightly faltered. "I know that as her sister-in-law, I should have helped her in her relationship with Shen Yang. I also knew about them like Li, Mom and Dad. But when Old Madam brought her marriage with Wen Yaoting, I couldn't do anything to support her."
She lowered her head and clasped her hands together. "...I feel embarrassed. I am the daughter-in-law of this family who came here earlier than you, yet...I feel that I have done nothing for my family in these two years."
Lihua was taken aback. She thought that she would be feeling down because of what happened in the morning. But it seemed like there were many more things that bothered her.