Seeing the three of them blocking the courtyard gate with no intention of moving, Liang Panqiu was first mortified, then her heart sank. 'She'd lived for decades and wasn't a fool; how could she not see it? Grandpa Mo was disappointed with the Liang family and, by extension, wanted nothing to do with her. His wife was disgusted, Jiabao had refused them, and now even these children were showing her no respect!'
'She had miscalculated. Of all the mistakes she could have made, she never should have goaded her mother into bringing so many people over. And that Liang Xiaoju was the worst of them all—that damn girl was the single rat dropping that ruined her whole pot of soup!'
Liang Panqiu despised Liang Xiaoju with a passion. Now, she had to think hard about how to salvage the situation.
