First Marriage Then Love 《先婚厚爱》Chapter 64 Translation

064. Gentry shrew (violent woman)


“Whose company do you represent, what kind of basic, why are you staggering around, do you know how expensive this dress is?! You think you can afford to pay for this?!” The lady who she had bumped into swears at her.

So the lady that An Ran had accidentally bumped into is the wife of a CEO of some real estate business.

These people were born as grassroots. They were once chicken farmers in the countryside, but because of a government development, what was once a rail station, became the centre of the city, and this Mrs. Zhang’s husband also has the brains for economics. He took advantage of the huge potential in construction, and decisively gave up the chicken farm. He invested all the money gained from raising chicken to buy the land near the rail station with a low price, and took advantage of the crazy growth of the real estate industry. The price of the land surrounding the station soared, and they sold their tall-story apartment at the right time. This allowed their family fortune to double in tenfold, even a hundred fold, and thus resulted in a real estate company worth billions of dollars.

Even if they got rich later in life, they were still considered the first generation of Jiang city gentry. They attend all kinds of banquets and receptions, however they still could not get rid of the countryside temperament. She was excessively irritable, and thus was well-known as a violent woman within Jiang city.

“Speak! What are you going to do now, my dress is like this because of you, how am I going to take part in this reception?” The violent woman screeched at An Ran with her eyes wide.

An Ran closes her eyes. She was getting angry too, but she still used her reason to calm herself down. She takes a few deep breaths, looks at her and says, “Madame, this can be considered my fault. How about this, I will cover the cost of the cleaning. Is that okay?”

“What do you mean 'considered your fault'? You were the one who bumped into me, don’t tell me that it was me who bumped into you? Also, cleaning cost, ha! Are you trying to get rid of a beggar? You think I want those measly dollars?”

An Ran takes a deep breath, and says, “Then, Madame, what do you suggest?”

“This dress was imported from France. This is worth 10 thousand USD. How about this, you pay me for this dress, then apologize. Then I would forgive you for this issue.” The shrew speaks as if it was expected.

“You!” An Ran’s eyes turn wide. Ten hundred USD, where is she going to get that kind of money? She was getting so unbearably angry. It was the mistake of both parties; she made it as if it were all her fault. Who cares about the apology. What a demand, ten thousand USD, is she being robbed?

An Ran was pissed, but she was never the kind of person to yell at anyone in public. She was pissed, but she could only manage to say, “You, you’re unreasonable!”

“I’m unreasonable?! You’re the one who bumped into me!” The lady raises her voice.

Xiao xiao looks at the person that An Ran bumped into, and she couldn’t help but feel sorry for her, but at the same time she was secretly delighted. She doesn’t like An Ran, since the time that she entered the company until now, she has always loathed this woman. Well, not loath, but envy. She admits that she’s envious of this woman, jealous that Heaven gave her everything including beauty. She has a fine household, loving parents, and she even has a gift in designing. All of this were things that she wanted, but, she has none of those.

An Ran was really feeling some gas seep out, so she doesn’t hold anything back, “Everyone knows who bumped into whom. With the way you’re running so imperviously, even if I were careful I’d still bump into you. The first time I apologized was because of courtesy. You made this into a big deal, and it doesn’t mean that it was my fault. If we really looked into it, the fault lies on the both of us, so neither can escape responsibility.”

“So you’re saying that it was my fault?” The lady looks at her wide-eyed, appearing as if she was going to explode.

“What I’m saying, is that we are both at fault, we’re both liable.” An Ran was also getting intimidated by her. When she comes across unreasonable situations, she isn’t one who would be pushed around. If she wasn’t in the wrong, then she would stand up for herself.

“You…..” The shrew steamed. She was pointing at An Ran and was about to speak, but Huang De Xing comes forward at this time. Seeing that An Ran was in a difficult situation, he couldn’t help but furrow his brows together. “An Ran, what’s going on here?”

Not waiting for An Ran speak, the shrew recognizes Huang De Xing. She steps forward and asks, “Director Huang, is she from your company?” Her tone was blunt.

Huang De Xing turns his head, and naturally recognizes her too. Smiling, he says, “Mrs. Zhang, what’s going on here? An Ran is our company’s architect. Whatever has happened I ask for your forgiveness.”

“Forgiveness, ha! No way!” The shrew sneers. She looks at An Ran, gnashing her teeth, “According to her, I’m the one who should apologize, and ask for her forgiveness.”

Huang De Xing stares at An Ran, and smiles as he says, “Mrs. Zhang is too severe. An Ran is still young, she hasn’t been to these much, please don’t lower yourself to her.”

“Insight, she gave me insight, that I wasn’t looking and bump into people, that I’m that unreasonable!” The shrew says dramatically, “Today, Director Huang, do whatever you want. You need to give me a statement.”

Hearing that, An Ran’s stomach starts rumbling. It’s obvious that the issue wasn’t clear, so she gazes out, not looking at her, but unfortunately sees Mo Fei. Four eyes on each other, An Ran could the concern and uneasiness in his eyes. She turns around, withdrawing her gaze.

“Then Mrs. Zhang, how would you handle this. You see, I will deal with An Ran and give you compensation.” Huang De Xing says. Today is where most of the upper-class is going to gather, and this issue has gotten too noisy that they’ll be a joke. Inside he was scolding An Ran, for provoking such a well-known woman!

“Originally it isn’t a big deal, and I’m not the kind of person who likes trouble. If she had just apologized then it would’ve been done, but no she’s so good, speaking in such a thorny way, there wasn’t a single good word. According to her, it’s me who should apologize.” The shrew says without changing colours, “Since it’s this way, then don’t call me bothersome. This dress was imported from France, and now it’s like this because of her, so she has to pay for it. Also, she has to give me an apology in front of everyone here!”

Hearing that, the crowd of people around them started whispering into each other’s ears. In fact, everyone else had seen everything, who was right and who was wrong, they were all aware of it, but they still wanted to enjoy the school. They don’t want to be in a difficult position from that shrew just because of a nameless architect, so, they just circled and watched, not voicing their opinions.

“How about this, Mrs. Zhang, An Ran is a member of our company. She is also someone I brought, so I will compensate for the dress. It’s not right for me to let An Ran to compensate. Since this issue isn’t that big of a deal, is that okay?” Huang De Xing reasons.

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