Such a Rude and Noisy Woman novel Chapter 103

Susan walked up to Shirley, pulling at her clothes and said, "Stop playing with your phone Shirley. Get up and say hello to your sister-in-law Rachel!"

Shirley seemed to be reluctant to do that. No matter how hard Susan pulled at her, she seemed unwilling to greet Rachel. Finally she stood up very very slowly, "My name is Shirley", she introduced herself to Rachel, "I'm a very distant relative of the Rong family, a remote cousin."

Rachel was a little surprised about the way she introduced herself. Usually when you introduced yourself, you tried to put your best foot forward and show extreme closeness to the Rong family. Shirley was just on the contrary.

"Uh, Shirley, even though you're a distant relative, Hiram is still your cousin. Alright, say hello to your sister-in-law." Susan poked at her and said.

"That's right Shirley, " said Miranda, who was standing beside her, "my mother-in-law brought you here today to introduce you to your sister-in-law." Miranda turned to Rachel, smiled and continued, "Shirley is a niece of my mother-in-law. She has been brought up by my mother-in-law because her parents died early. For that she might have grown up to be a little lonely and arrogant. Please don't blame it on her."

Rachel listened for a while, but soon she understood that Shirley was intentionally saying that she was a distant relative.

Because marriages between collateral relatives by blood were forbidden by the law, she mentioned of her relation with them was distant on purpose.

What she really meant was

She had no blood relationship with Hiram at all.

After figuring that out, Rachel was not surprised any more. Hiram was so popular that so many people wanted to marry him. If Shirley also wanted to, she wouldn't be shocked.

"Nice to meet you sister-in-law. Where's Hiram, did you come here alone?" Shirley asked Rachel directly without any hesitation. Her question was so impolite that others wouldn't have dared to ask at all.

"Uh, Shirley! How can you speak like that? Streams Company is such a huge enterprise that keeps Cousin Hiram busy every day. Isn't it normal that he might be a little late for the family reunion because of being too busy?" Susan looked at Shirley and reprimanded her.

Shirley didn't look embarrassed at all but kept saying, "Are you sure? I am afraid that the truth might be that Hiram doesn't want to come here with her at all.

It is clear to everyone that their marriage was fixed by the elders and they were left with no choice at all. Do you think Hiram would be glad to take any woman unknown as his wife?"

Shirley's voice was not very loud so it couldn't be heard by Joanna and the others. But it was still loud enough that Rachel, Miranda and Susan could hear it.

Miranda scolded her in a low voice, "Shirley, apologize to Rachel immediately! No matter how they are engaged to be married. She has become the wife of Hiram now. You have to show your respect to her."

Rachel listened to her silently. After the Lydia incident, this kind of irony and ridicule was not new to her. Such words did not have any impact on her.

"It's fine It was just a kid's joke. You all take a seat first. I will go to the kitchen and check on the dinner, " Rachel answered. She smiled gently and walked to the kitchen.

Before Rachel had walked far, she heard Shirley speak again.

"If it hadn't been for her, Lydia would have returned already. I heard that Hiram had ordered her to stay in the United States and not come back because of Rachel.

As Lydia's sister-in-law, she didn't try to please her, but instigated Hiram not to let her go home. How could she be a kind woman?"

Rachel slowly grasped her hands together and tried to control herself by not turning back.

As soon as she reached the kitchen, she took a deep breath and called Carl, "Why has Hiram not come back yet?"

"Rachel, please don't worry. We're on the way now." Carl replied that as soon as Hiram finished the work, they would rush home.

Hanging up the phone, Rachel brought out two dishes. After she put two plates on Joanna's table, she said, "Mom and aunts... Please wait a moment, Hiram is on his way back. He will be here very soon."