After sending the text, Jiang Xiaobai placed her phone down and continued to put on her makeup.
At first, she wanted to wear a more casual attire to attend the party, but Du Xiaoyu came earlier in the morning and stared at the former. Du Xiaoyu commented that no matter what, Jiang Xiaobai needed to put on her makeup to attend the party. Most people here came in pairs and they were in proper attire, so Jiang Xiaobai shouldn’t be an exception. Jiang Xiaobai couldn’t argue with Mrs. Jiang. Hence, she resignedly agreed to her mother and changed her clothes.
“This is more like it. By the way, where is that boyfriend of yours? You must remember to bring him along with you too,” Du Xiaoyu reminded her.
Thinking about it, Jiang Xiaobai let out a soft cough. “I know. He is now busy with his work, so he’ll be going there later. We can go there first.”
Du Xiaoyu frowned her brows in suspicion after hearing Jiang Xiaobai’s words. “Is he not coming to pick you up?”
“Yeah, he’s busy with something now. Let’s go first, Mom.” Mrs. Jiang stood stationary as she stared at Jiang Xiaobai. “Mom, don’t you believe me? When I say he’ll go, he will go. Don’t worry.”
Jiang Xiaobai dragged Mrs. Jiang outside and the two of them entered the car. Mrs. Jiang mumbled constantly the moment they entered the vehicle, “What is it that’s so important to him? Didn’t he promise you to come? Why isn’t he here yet?”
“Mom…”
“Xiaobai, if you want to find a boyfriend on your own instead of going on a blind date, I won’t control or stop you, but look at what your house looks like now that you’ve moved over there. You actually moved all of your things. Doesn’t he have these things at home? Is he poor?”
Jiang Xiaobai was rendered speechless at first. “What nonsense are you thinking of?” However, she wasn’t sure whether Xiao Su was poor or not. Besides, she never cared much about his financial status since she wasn’t a materialistic woman. She had money herself and she made a living on her own, so it never mattered whether a man was wealthy or not. What was most important to her was a man’s charm, manner and character.
Du Xiaoyu had a serious look at her daughter. She perfectly inherited my beauty. Even though she doesn’t usually dress up, her frame is still exquisite. Now, after wearing such simple makeup and a mini skirt, she is even more eye-catching. Logically, she should be able to find a good man with these looks.
However, Jiang Xiaobai had the ability to make a living of her own and never focused her mind on anything else, which was why she remained single up until now. Du Xiaoyu, on the other hand, was also not the kind of person who would sell her daughter for fortune. If that Xiao Su is really a poor person, I will still help them out if Xiaobai really likes him. Thinking about it, Du Xiaoyu stopped talking.
The 70th birthday party happened like this. At first, they initially planned to have it in the Jiang Residence, but the eldest son of the Jiang Family later proposed to hold the party at a hotel since it was annually held in the Jiang Residence. So, he wanted to try a fresh location. Therefore, the party was held at a hotel.
The Jiang Family had three sons and Jiang Xiaobai’s father was the youngest of the three. The eldest son was married at a young age to a wife for three years, but the wife wasn’t able to produce any son for him, so he divorced her and remarried another woman. After that, she delivered three sons for him. Later on, he had a successful career with a small company that he founded. Therefore, he became the favourite of Old Madam Jiang. Even though the second son didn’t succeed as well as his big brother, he still had a boy and a girl, so Old Madam Jiang never had much complaints with him.
Jiang Xiaobai’s father, Jiang Yanke, was the only one who had a daughter. He and Mrs. Jiang were determined not to bear a second child because they had a different mindset. They felt that if they had many children, it would be unfair for the kids, so they decided to have Jiang Xiaobai as their only child and planned to properly raise her so that they lived up to their responsibilities as parents. However, Old Madam Jiang was never fond of this. She felt that Jiang Yanke was foolish for thinking this way and he should have produced a son instead of a daughter. Not only that, Jiang Xiaobai wasn’t the kind of person who was good at flattery. As time passed, Old Madam Jiang became even more disdainful toward her. No matter what she said or did, Old Madam Jiang would always assume that this kid had a problem.
Therefore, Jiang Xiaobai was never fond of this granny of hers too. Even when Old Madam Jiang rambled about the importance of having a son, Jiang Xiaobai would always desire to talk back to her. Does she really think that there is a throne in the family for us to inherit? Why must it be a boy? We are now living in the modern world and girls are not certainly weaker than boys. She is even a woman herself. How could she depreciate herself as a woman to help the growth of patriarchy?
When they reached the hotel, Du Xiaoyu took out a small mirror to check on her makeup. After making sure it was fine, she spoke out, “Xiaobai, give your makeup a quick check to see if there’s any problem. If there isn’t, we can go out now.” However, she never received any reply, so she asked curiously, “Xiaobai?” After turning her head around, she saw that Jiang Xiaobai had fallen asleep on the seat. Du Xiaoyu was initially shocked before she erupted and roared, “Jiang Xiaobai!”
Jiang Xiaobai was still in her dream when Mrs. Jiang suddenly roared, waking her up immediately. “What is it?” She instinctively reached out to rub her eyes, but just as she was about to do so, Mrs. Jiang stopped her. “What are you trying to do? Don’t forget that you’ve put on mascara and eyeliner this morning!”
Jiang Xiaobai was startled for a moment then she slowly returned to her senses. Finally, she remembered what she was going to do today. When she had a look outside, she realized that they had already arrived at their destination. “Oh, we’re already here? Why do I feel like I haven’t slept enough…” she mumbled before Du Xiaoyu suddenly slapped the former’s arm hard.
“Are you awake now? Everybody else is trying to be beautiful, yet here you are, sleeping soundly in the car after getting your hair and makeup done! Hurry up and see whether you’ve drooled all over yourself!”
Jiang Xiaobai took her mirror and had a look at herself while touching the corners of her mouth. “It’s still good. It’s actually quite clean. I don’t usually drool when I sleep.” My makeup is still fine. Perfect!
“Quickly put on some more lipstick and we’ll need to prepare to enter. Your granny is already dissatisfied with both of us. If anything happens to your makeup later, she will definitely hate us even more. Today is her birthday party, so we can’t afford to have any mishaps.”
“Alright. Alright.” Jiang Xiaobai took her mirror and put on some lipstick while looking at the mirror. Then, she said to her mother casually, “Actually, I’ve always felt that granny hates us all the time. No matter what we do, she still won’t like us.”
“Sigh,” Mrs. Jiang sighed. “You’re right, but on the surface, we still need to look past it. She is still your dad’s mother after all. If it’s not for your dad, I wouldn’t want to come to this occasion to be looked down by everyone. By the way, when is your boyfriend coming?”
When Mrs. Jiang mentioned Xiao Su, Jiang Xiaobai’s expression slightly changed and she quickly changed the subject. “Mom, I think my mascara is smudged.”
“What?” As soon as Mrs. Jiang heard her, it immediately triggered her sense of crisis, so she leaned over instantly to Jiang Xiaobai to check her thoroughly.
