"However, there is one thing that Mu Ziyue said that's quite right. Lu Xue hasn't received much education so far, and her behavior... Since she'll be a part of our family in the future, there will be many occasions where we'll take her out. If she acts timid and gets laughed at in an important event, then..."
She hesitated several times but made her concerns about Lu Xue crystal - clear.
Mu Ziyue on the side immediately chimed in, "I told you! Just give her some money and send her away! Why bring her home! Now, she's lived in such a nice place and has such beautiful new clothes. Of course, she won't leave! Anyone would be the same! I bet she'll pester us and never leave our house!"
Ding Muyun said in a low voice, "Don't talk like that. We can't say she's pestering us... She's supposed to live here for a long time..."
Mu Ziyue got even angrier. She slapped the table and was about to stand up.
Just then, Lu Xue showed up. She came downstairs. Probably extremely hungry, she rushed straight to the dining table.
The three of them fell silent. Mu Ziyue received a warning look from her elder brother and knew she couldn't bad - mouth Lu Xue in front of her anymore.
The atmosphere at the dinner table became strange.
Mu Yuze looked up, a gentle smile in his eyes. He stood up and pulled out a chair for Lu Xue.
"... Sit."
Lu Xue sat down, ignoring the looks from the two girls across the table, and started eating on her own.
The whole room was filled with this strange atmosphere. Mu Ziyue angrily lowered her head and picked at the rice in her bowl, spilling a large amount of it.
Ding Muyun carefully stole a glance at Lu Xue and then casually lowered her head.
Lu Xue pulled out the chair and sat down as if she didn't notice the subtle atmosphere in the room.
She picked up her chopsticks, looked at the dishes on the table, and her eyes immediately lit up.
She hadn't eaten such delicate and delicious food for a long time.
Lu Xue didn't stand on ceremony with others. She directly picked up a piece of sweet - and - sour pork tenderloin with her chopsticks and started to gobble it up.
The contempt in Mu Ziyue's eyes deepened. She snorted from her nose and angrily continued to poke at the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks.
Ding Muyun coughed lightly to ease the atmosphere at the dinner table.
She spoke to Lu Xue in a gentle tone.
"You'll be living in this house from now on. We're all family. Do you have any plans for the future?"
Lu Xue was busy eating the spare ribs in her bowl. She didn't even look up and completely ignored Ding Muyun's words.
Ding Muyun was a bit embarrassed after being rebuffed.
She forced a generous smile and put on a more amiable attitude.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have any plans. Just stay here for a few days to get familiar with the environment. Or since you're new to the city, is there any place you'd like to visit?"
Ding Muyun said with a gentle smile.
"I'm very familiar with some places in the city. If you want to go anywhere, just tell me. I'll take you there."
By this point, Lu Xue should have at least shown some response. But she was so engrossed in the spare rib in her bowl that she just casually replied with an "um" and then lowered her head again.
Ding Muyun's face looked a bit unpleasant. She was quite annoyed in her heart. She wondered where this girl from the small village got her confidence to be so arrogant here.
Was she not afraid that the host family would kick her out?
Or did she think she could act so recklessly just because Mu Yuze invited her back?
Mu Ziyue slapped her chopsticks on the table and said discontentedly,
"Sister Ding, why are you being so indulgent to her? Who does she think she is? She really takes herself seriously."
Ding Muyun shook her head and said softly,
"Don't be angry. Maybe Lu Xue has her own plans."
She turned her head and spoke to Lu Xue gently.
"How about this? If you feel bored staying at home, we can sign you up for an etiquette course. In the future, when you go to parties, you'll see a lot of the world. There are rules for every gesture. If you learn these social etiquettes earlier, people outside will recognize your identity earlier."
Although Ding Muyun said this, her words seemed to be a reminder to Lu Xue that people outside didn't recognize her identity yet.
If the Mu family didn't accept her, she would really have to go back to the small village.
Unfortunately, Lu Xue was fully immersed in the delicious food and seemed not to notice the hint in Ding Muyun's words at all. She looked up in confusion.
"Why do I still need to learn those etiquettes?"
Mu Ziyue jumped up like a firecracker that had been lit. She said angrily,
"Because your status is different now. If you go out as the eldest young lady of the Mu family in the future, don't disgrace our family!"
Ding Muyun waited until Mu Ziyue had vented her anger. Then she gently soothed the irate Mu Ziyue and said,
"If you don't want to learn social etiquette, you can first learn equestrianism, golf, shooting, flower - arranging, tea ceremony, etc. Any hobby course will do. It can also help you pass the time. If not, you can find a job in our family business and start an internship first?"