bookcurios Chapter 107 The Reason for Being Disliked
Chapter 107 The Reason for Being Disliked
Jiang Lili was sitting behind He Shao, the head of the He family. She could only see He Shao's back. The latter had her hair in a bun and one arm was resting on the handle of a rosewood chair. She was surrounded by handsome men and looked lazy. Her elegance could be seen from her back.
Although Jiang Lili didn't understand ancient music, her performance was pleasing to the eye and she watched with great interest, holding her chin in her hand.
She was so engrossed in watching that she ignored Xin Che's rather resentful look from the seat opposite her.
Seeing that the performance was about to end, He Shao had no comments. He Manyu stepped forward and asked, "Aunt, are you satisfied with the opening performance of the banquet presented by your niece?"
"Manyu is thoughtful."
He Shao just said this lightly.
There are only a few handsome men in Lingnan who are good at music. They perform at banquets every time, and it is still a novelty once or twice.
After so many times, no matter how innovative the repertoire and form of the ritual music performances were, they always lacked something.
He Manyu felt anxious when she saw He Shao's reaction. The gift she was going to give was presented by the musicians who had just finished their performance. If she couldn't satisfy her aunt, she might miss a very important opportunity.
The gift delivery today was not just a simple gift delivery. Their father revealed an important piece of news to them. Aunt He Shao was going to open a flower shop in the capital, and would choose a son from among the younger generations of the He family to live in the capital permanently and go to the capital with the team that was transporting the tribute.
Although the He family was wealthy and powerful in Lingnan, they were just landowners. Lianzhou was a remote area and could not compare with the wealth and prosperity of the capital.
He Manyu winked at her brother He Fengqing, "He Jing is not only ugly, but also has a terrible sense of taste. Thanks to his presence every time, he always messes up Aunt's mood. No matter what we do, we can't be worse than him."
He Fengqing understood that there is harm only when there is comparison.
As long as they could pull out that ugly freak He Jing and use him as a control group, then even if the gifts they prepared were not so outstanding, they would always have a backup to set them off.
He Fengqing stood up and said to He Shao, "Aunt, this time, cousin He Jing said that he would be the first to give you a big gift."
He Shao glanced at He Jing's seat and said, "No wonder Jing Ge'er wasn't at the table. It turns out he went to prepare the gift."
She said to He Fengqing: "Okay, now go and hire someone."
After receiving the order, He Fengqing went to "invite" He Jing. He heard that He Jing had put a lot of thought into the gift and had prepared for a long time, but he was not panicked at all.
After all, He Jing's aesthetic taste is really poor. No matter how hard he tries, if he is going in the wrong direction, it will be in vain and may even have a counterproductive effect.
To put it bluntly, it's like carving on shit, it's completely worthless.
In the past, He Jing's performance was always steady and unreliable, but today He Fengqing was not worried.
When Jiang Lili saw someone going to invite He Jing, she picked up the wine glass on the table and prepared to watch the show begin.
But while she was waiting, she heard the surprised voices of the women of the He family: "Oh my God, how can He Jing still have the courage to be the first to send a birthday gift."
"I've taught him so many lessons, but he still doesn't learn his lesson. Now he's the first one to come out and bother Auntie."
Jiang Lili asked in confusion: "Sister, what happened to the gift He Jing gave me before?"
Sitting next to Jiang Lili was a talkative girl in blue. When she saw Jiang Lili asking questions, she wanted to share some gossip: "You don't know, He Jing's taste in picking things is really hard to describe..."
"Two years ago, He Jing gave the master of the family an agarwood xylophone. He followed He Manyu's example of sending a handsome man to the master of the family and chose a musician he thought was good-looking to play."
"As a result, the musician He Jing picked looked androgynous, his clothes and appearance were hard to describe, and his words were extremely greasy. My aunt was so disgusted that she couldn't eat."
Jiang Lili thought about He Jing's aesthetic taste. Well, it sounded like something He Jing could do.
The girl in blue was really curious about Jiang Lili's identity, so she started chatting with Jiang Lili, hoping to get closer to her: "Last year, he got an extremely rare piece of ice cicada silk brocade. This material feels cool and delicate when worn on the body. I heard that the entire Dasheng Dynasty produces only 20 pieces a year."
Jiang Lili was already curious about the Ice Cicada Silk Brocade just by listening to the description of the girl in blue. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Such a rare item should be good to use as a gift, right?"
"Well, the stuff is correct."
The girl in blue peeled a grape and put it in her mouth. "But the bad thing is that he went too far and insisted on showing his dedication. He personally drew a design and made the piece of ice cicada silk brocade into a garment. The top is rose red and the skirt is emerald green."
The girl in blue still remembers that when the ready-made clothes were displayed, the expressions on everyone's faces were more exciting than the color of the clothes.
Is this the legendary red and green match?
Jiang Lili had the picture in her mind. What a waste of good things!
The other women around also chimed in: "I think it would be better if they didn't send him off, or even He Jing himself shouldn't be there, this would be better for both parties."
"Yeah, it's He Jing's ugly face. Every time I look up and see him at a banquet, I feel sick."
Jiang Lili listened to the discussion of the women and suddenly felt that He Jing was a really pitiful guy who was disliked by everyone.
She looked at the seats where He Manyu and other younger generations of the He family were sitting. He Lin and He Jing were not there, while the other younger generations were talking to their parents, He Shao's two brothers and sister-in-law, in front of them.
Jiang Lili vaguely remembered that He Jing didn't seem to be from one of these two families, and she had never heard He Jing mention his parents.
Just as she was wondering, she heard the blue-dressed girl complaining to the people around her: "Yeah, you said that the young people in the He family were all born with good looks, but why did they suddenly become so ugly when it came to He Jing?"
The aunt next to the girl in blue lowered her voice and said, "I think the bad karma of his parents has affected the child."
Jiang Lili compiled some amazing information based on the subsequent gossip conversation among the female relatives.
When Grandpa He was still alive, the seventeen-year-old He Shao was doing very well in business in the north of Lianzhou City. The poorly managed shop suddenly came back to life when it came into her hands. He Shao even made a big contribution to the He family becoming the exclusive flower supplier to the court.
He Shao was superior to her brothers, and Grandpa He loved his daughter very much. In addition, many business people were open-minded, so Grandpa He even said that he wanted to marry a son-in-law to He Shao so that she could set up her own business.
He Jing's father is the third young master of the He family. He Jing's mother gave He Shao a drug that was harmful to her body, making it impossible for He Shao to conceive.
In this way, no matter how well He Shao does business, all the shops in the He family will belong to the nephews and nieces of the He family in the future. No matter how successful she is now, she is only managing the family property for her nephews and nieces.