The Outcast Heiress’s Secret Identities
Chapter 785 - 0774 Foreigners......

Chapter 785: 0774 Foreigners......

At the same time, they led her to utter such words, and if these were to spread out...

It would only add insult to injury to the Chu family’s current predicament.

Looking at the constantly changing expression on Chu Xiyao’s face, Su Ran felt a sense of satisfaction, and when she turned around, she saw Tao Wanqing secretly giving her a thumbs-up.

She almost burst out laughing!

Then, Tao Wanqing gave her a significant look, raising her eyebrows meaningfully, and Su Ran could clearly read five words on her face—

"It’s my turn to perform!"

As expected, the very next second!

Her expression suddenly changed, and she said to her coldly,

"Even an outsider is worth so much to you."

Su Ran’s footsteps paused slightly as she blinked lightly.

"Mom... I..."

Tao Wanqing first smirked at her, then continued with a stern face.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiyao’s eyes flickered, and she looked up to see Tao Wanqing looking coldly at Su Ran, with a very unpleased expression on her face.

The corners of her lips imperceptibly curled into a small, smug arc.

"Auntie, my sister-in-law didn’t do it on purpose," she said.

As she spoke, she walked towards Mrs. Fu, affectionately hooking her arm and consoling her.

Tao Wanqing appeared genuinely angry as she continued to speak coldly to Su Ran,

"I am your mother-in-law, we’re family, and am I really worth less to you than an outsider? If Xiyao hadn’t brought me here today, I wouldn’t even have known you owned this boutique, and what’s this about needing to make reservations in advance? When did this start? It wouldn’t happen to be a rule you made up on the spur of the moment knowing I would come today, would it?"

With that stroke of genius from Tao Wanqing, the boutique suddenly grew quiet as everyone turned to look in their direction.

Su Ran secretly pinched the palm of her hand, trying to maintain an appearance of being weak and innocent.

"Mom, I really didn’t know you were coming today, and the reservation policy was decided when the brand was launched, not a last-minute decision..."

Su Ran hurriedly explained, with an urgent look on her face as if truly afraid of a misunderstanding from her mother-in-law.

Other customers in the boutique couldn’t bear to watch.

At first, they thought that being family, Su Ran would definitely let them cut corners.

Unexpectedly, the owner Queen turned out to be so upright and strict, maintaining such impartiality even in front of her mother-in-law.

While they began to hold Queen in even higher esteem, they also worried for Su Ran’s future.

This was her mother-in-law, after all!

The mother-in-law creature is one of the most difficult beings to deal with in the world!

If she decided to take umbrage and make life difficult, then peaceful days would be hard to come by.

Perhaps it was out of empathy that the other customers started to speak up for Su Ran.

"Madam, you’re misunderstanding your daughter-in-law. This policy has been in place for a long time."

"Yes, everyone here knows that Queen is the hottest brand in the country, high-end custom orders are backed up for six months, and it goes without saying for the limited-edition gowns – they’re incredibly hard to come by!"

Tao Wanqing’s face remained stern, "All of you knew?"

The crowd nodded, "Yes, anyone who pays attention to this knows."

"Even if you don’t follow this stuff, there’s news on the internet..."

As the crowd spoke, their gazes towards Chu Xiyao started to become strange again.

This Miss Chu didn’t seem like someone who would be uninformed about such matters.

Plus, from the earlier conversation, it was clear that she was involved with a brand boutique herself.

Would someone who ran a brand boutique be oblivious to the hottest brand on the market?

Clearly not!

So, what was her intention in deliberately bringing this madam here?

In an instant, everyone’s minds conjured up a 150-episode saga of high-society melodrama.

Chu Xiyao’s expression changed, and she looked at Tao Wanqing with a somber face.

Why did she feel that Aunt’s words were meant for her ears?

Unintentional? Or...

But after a long stare, she still couldn’t read anything from her face.

Especially her cold and indifferent expression towards Su Ran, it was all the more puzzling.

Upon hearing what everyone said, Tao Wanqing’s face brightened considerably, but she still gave Su Ran a fierce stare and snorted coldly,

"But I am her mother-in-law, we are a family. Can’t she tell the difference between an outsider and her own family? Doesn’t she know what’s more important?"

People consoled her again.

"Being a family or an outsider, President Su can certainly tell the difference, it’s just that there are some who cannot, insisting on treating themselves like family when they’re outsiders!"

"Exactly, madam. It’s precisely because President Su knows you’re family that she dared to refuse you, isn’t it?"

Tao Wanqing looked puzzled, "Oh? How so?"

"Because you are her mother-in-law, and you’re family. How could a mother-in-law bicker with her daughter-in-law over such matters?"

"True, outsiders wouldn’t dare to refuse like that. Besides, President Su is in business, if she broke the rules with you today and someone with an agenda took advantage of that, wouldn’t the brand’s reputation be ruined?"

Tao Wanqing pondered for two seconds and indeed felt there was reason in what the crowd said.

With a sigh, she said to Su Ran, "I’m sorry, Xiao Ran. What these madams and misses are saying makes sense. After all, you are in business; how could you casually break your company’s rules? I was wrong to question our mother-daughter-in-law relationship over an outsider!"

An outsider?

It was unclear whom she was referring to as the outsider, but everyone knew all too well!

Su Ran’s hand grip tightened.

Especially seeing the green on Chu Xiyao’s face, she was almost at her limit!

Still, her face seemed to show a sense of relief, expressing gratitude,

"I’m glad you understand, Mom!"

Tao Wanqing nodded, "Understanding, of course... Oh right, Xiyao, the Chu family should also have a store in Global Mall. Since your sister-in-law can’t find a gown here, let’s go check out your family’s store, shall we? Xiao Ran, you come along too."

"Alright, Mom."

After speaking, they both turned their gazes simultaneously upon Chu Xiyao.

Chu Xiyao had no idea what kind of expression to make at this point.

The Chu family’s brand hadn’t managed to enter the Global Mall. In the competitive battle, they had lost out to Su Ran’s Qianran International along with the Su Family’s Enrich.

This was a thorn in her heart!

Facing Su Ran’s mocking smile, Chu Xiyao’s face trembled, feeling nothing but embarrassment.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, her voice no louder than a mosquito’s.

"Chu... The Chu family’s brand... has not entered Global..."

Tao Wanqing coughed awkwardly, "Hasn’t entered, huh... That’s alright, we can look somewhere else. We’re bound to find something we like. Let’s go!"

Saying so, she grabbed the wrists of the two and hurriedly left the shop.

Su Ran, a brand owner herself, naturally wouldn’t wear other brands’ gowns to the banquet.

Therefore, she had no intention of making a purchase.

Especially since Chu Xiyao had just lost so much face, who knew if she might cause trouble halfway through.

While Su Ran wasn’t afraid of trouble, she disliked it!

They had visited almost every brand of gown shop, and at this moment, Su Ran couldn’t help but marvel at the passion women have for shopping.

Chu Xiyao clung to Tao Wanqing the entire way, scared of giving Su Ran a chance to get close to her mother-in-law.

Su Ran didn’t mind. Not to mention that she and Mrs. Fu hadn’t grown that close yet.

On the other hand, she also felt Mrs. Fu did not appreciate this kind of approach.