Old Madame Huo admitted the prejudice she once had against her former daughter-in-law and how she hoped her eldest son and Jiang Dai could still have a chance to get back together. Since then, the news began circulating in the upper-class society circle rapidly.
It turned out that the reason Old Madame Huo called upon the socialite group to support Jiang Dai on Weibo was not for any benefits, disputes, or even the rumors causing Huo Rongshen to be most miserable. Instead, she truly hoped Jiang Dai would return to the wealthiest family clan once more.
At first, Old Madame Huo’s new stance caught everyone off guard, but then again, the public had gradually witnessed every step Jiang Dai had made to get to where she was in the business world. Hence, her personal strengths were clear for all to see. Suppose a young girl acquired the assistance of a particular man and was lucky enough to become successful in her business. Wouldn’t you say this young woman was brilliantly crafty and full of tricks, especially when numerous outstanding men pursued her?
But if it were a female tyrant president who was becoming increasingly unattainable, to the extent where it exceeded the strength of those men who fancied her……
Doesn’t this illustrate that this was not something that men could achieve?
It was like an unremarkable student attaining outstanding results all of a sudden. For some reason, she just happened to be sitting near several top students.
For her to have acquired this sort of result, anyone would suspect that this was a case of cheating. After all, this was undoubtedly the nature of humankind.
If she were to take the exam for the second time, she would have soared to new heights, leaving the top students in the dust. After looking through her answers, one might find that she had taken a different approach to solving the questions. In comparison to those long-time top students, the reasoning behind her solutions possessed a far more unique individual style. This was more than sufficient to justify her capabilities.
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Old Madame Huo’s tone was gentle, carrying vague traces of diffidence. “Your birthday is on Sunday, Daidai. Now that you have taken over the family business and built everything up from scratch for the better part of this year, you have not had it easy. That’s why you should take this time to commemorate this occasion. Since the party is the main venue for you youngsters, I’m sure your uncle and I won’t exactly be welcomed…… So we won’t be bothering you, but make sure you have a great time. As for this birthday gift, this is a little something from Rongshen’s dad and me.”
As her voice faded into silence, Jiang Dai cast a glance at the gift before her eyes flickered to Old Madame Huo’s sincere expression.
At that moment, Jiang Dai was at a loss for words.
After mulling over this for a few seconds, she still decided to talk things out with Old Madame Huo. “You are an elder, Old Madame Huo. I’m only a junior who will be celebrating my birthday soon, so there’s nothing stated that you have to send me any gifts. Also, it is all the more unnecessary to do so if you are sending me this gift as Huo Rongshen’s mother.”
Old Madame Huo felt somewhat discouraged at the sight of Jiang Dai turning down her gift so bluntly.
However, she was able to rein in her emotions and get in the right frame of mind. “Don’t take this the wrong way, as this is merely a small gift with no strings attached. As for you and Rongshen, we won’t be getting involved in your matters…… Speaking of which, I think Rongshen’s dad had always been doing the right thing, and that is not to take a stand. In the past, I was never insightful enough regarding how one conducts oneself in society. After all, this was my first time being someone’s mother-in-law, so there were plenty of areas where I was not good enough. It has been hard on you.”
Yet, Jiang Dai remained silent.
Old Madame Huo continued, “After much thought, I thought I should apologize in person. In fact, this is my first time apologizing for anything, but I don’t dare to expect forgiveness from you. The only thing I can hope for is that you don’t deduct any brownie points because of this mother-in-law, who is not the easiest person to get along with. Also, I’m sure an intelligent and wise child like you should know whether Rongshen treats you well, as well as your importance in his heart.”
This time, Jiang Dai could discern the immense pressure on Old Madame Huo’s shoulder. She reckoned that Old Madame Huo was afraid of making mistakes that would offend her and holding Huo Rongshen back in the process.
Throughout all her life, Old Madame Huo, in particular, had been overly flattered to the point where she had become complacent. There were often times when she would offend someone unintentionally.
On seeing her overly timid approach, Jiang Dai could not help but find the situation rather comical.
After giving it some thought, she stated, “I won’t accept your apology as you don’t have anything to apologize for. Even though we did not get along well in the past, this has nothing to do with Huo Rongshen and I getting a divorce. The reason I decided to get a divorce was partly due to my personal reason and issues with our fundamental values and relationship. As for when you were my mother-in-law, we never did like each other, did we? Hence, it was mutual. Although there were times when you loved to pick on me, I was not some pushover, and you’ll always find yourself hitting a wall with me. That’s why I think we’re both the same, so there’s nothing for you to apologize for.”
As Jiang Dai said so, Old Madame Huo seemed to have heaved a sigh of relief. “I feel much at ease now that you’ve put it that way. In these 6 months, I have also matured considerably. As a woman and a daughter, I can understand why you did what you did as I look at what you’ve done now. That’s why I think it will be a waste if things are over for you and Rongshen. What I’m trying to say is that I feel sorry for Rongshen. Based on my understanding, I fear he will never fall in love with another person again. If it weren’t for you, I doubt that he would even get married in the first place. Also, he probably won’t even be inclined to enter a marriage with anyone in his lifetime.”
After saying so, she rose to her feet and began to leave the office. “Why don’t you just accept this gift? They are merely little trinkets and a little something from me and your uncle. Since you still have work to do, I’ll take my leave and get out of your hair.”
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Since Old Madame Huo insisted on giving her this gift, it would be very awkward for Jiang Dai to return the gift forcefully.
Now that she thought about it, she often gave Huo Rongshen’s parents gifts since she started dating him. As a sort of formality, they would also do likewise for her birthday. In any case, it was always something, like jewelry and the like, that she had her assistant select.
In the afternoon, she continued her work and even convened a meeting with the senior management team. Before she knew it, she was swamped with work until after six in the evening.
Before she knocked off work, she caught sight of the gift on the side. Caving into her curiosity, she walked over and began unwrapping the box.
Only then did she realize there were actually two presents—a small and a big box—inside.
The bigger box contained a custom-made cheongsam1 旗袍: 
and a handwritten card.
| Daidai, I’ve always thought you look the best when you wear a cheongsam. This dress is from a long-established British store that specializes in modern cheongsam2 I think they should look something like this? |
Mrs Huo is getting cuter and cuter!