While she was watching Fanny and Clay getting busy making tea and washing fruits, Janet suddenly hesitated for a moment, and thought of the real purpose of her visit there.
"Janet! Why didn't you come to our house? We wanted to visit you, but we were afraid that we might bother you… We're in the city because your uncle needs to see a doctor, and with this occasion we have also planned to visit you and give you all the special products that we brought for you, but we didn't expect you would come here today!" While speaking, Fanny pointed to some cloth bags and kindly smiled at Janet.
Without noticing Shirley's unusual expression on her face, Clay and Fanny chatted with Janet for a long time.
Finally, Janet took a deep breath, and said, "Auntie…"
But she was immediately interrupted by Shirley. "Janet, I have something to tell you!" she said.
Janet looked at Shirley, who had her eyes filled with fear, and while shaking her head, said, "I have something to tell auntie."
Pretending to be discontent, Fanny glared at her daughter, and said, "Shirley, let Janet speak first."
"Auntie, I'm getting married!" When Janet said this, she had to suppress all the incredible joy in her heart.
Fanny and Clay happily looked at each other, and joyfully said, "That's wonderful! What does he do? Is he good to you?" they asked.
"He… is good to me. We are deeply in love with each other, and we have two daughters." Janet didn't know how to say the rest.
Fanny took her hand, patted it, and said, "It's so good that he is nice to you. The most important thing for a woman is to find someone who truly loves her!"
Shirley's face went pale. Before she could stop her, Janet said, "But there is a woman… who kept on pestering my fiancé, actually no, my husband. We've already got our marriage certificate."
Fanny had stayed in the village all her life, and she detested those who got involved in other people's marriages. Irritated, she said, "How can there be such a shameless woman! Janet, keep a close eye on your husband!"
Janet took a deep breath, and said, "Auntie, to be honest with you, I've already fallen out with Shirley, since she is that woman."
…
The whole apartment then suddenly fell in an awkward silence, and Janet saw that their faces turn from pale to dark.
After a long time, Fanny suddenly got up from the sofa, walked up to Shirley, and slapped her hard over her face.
Janet was startled by her action.
As she covered her painful face, Shirley burst into tears.
When she saw Shirley cry, Fanny cried too, but she still slapped her daughter's face again. Shirley's face became red and swollen instantly, indicating how hard Fanny had actually slapped her.
Janet sighed, and she quickly pulled Fanny from her, and said, "Auntie, I didn't want you to hit her. I just want you to persuade her not to make the same kind of mistakes again, because at a certain point, we used to be friends."
Fanny then suddenly kneeled in front of Janet, and said, "Janet, I'm sorry that I didn't teach her well…"
Janet hurried to lift her back up, and said, "Auntie, don't do this; please, stand up."
But Fanny was determined to keep her position. Clay stood up from the sofa, caught his daughter by the hand, and asked her to also kneel down in front of Janet. He then said, "Kneel to Janet and make an apology!"
… Janet was really worried this time.
"Uncle Zheng, please don't do this. Come on, ask auntie to stand up!" Janet had tried to persuade Fanny for several times, but she didn't want to stand up. Finally, with Roma's help, Janet managed to lift Fanny up from the ground.
Fanny looked at Janet with her heart broken, and said, "Janet, we are really sorry… You saved our lives, but my daughter.. returned your kindness with hatred. Janet… I'm sorry!"
Clay's body trembled out of anger. "Starting from today, Shirley is not a member of the Zheng family anymore! I will break all relations with her, I don't need such a shameless daughter in my life!"
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