USWHC -Chapter 157 Stars in Her Eyes (Part 7)

“My sister-in-law? Don’t I already have a sister-in-law?” Miss Sun was momentarily stunned. But as soon as the words left her mouth, she immediately realized, “Oh! Mother, you mean the matter of getting my brother a second wife!”

Hearing her say this, Madam Sun simply pressed her lips into a smile and nodded slightly, which counted as tacit approval.

Miss Sun immediately widened her eyes. “Oh, Mother! So the reason you insisted my brother accompany me here today was because of her! Mother, did you two secretly plan this, using me as a fool?”

“Look at what you’re saying! How could we possibly plan such a thing? For matters like this, your brother hasn’t even seen her yet. I wasn’t just making things up! We have to pick someone suitable for him.” Madam Sun said, smiling with satisfaction. “Yesterday, when you were talking about going to the temple, I noticed that girl was paying attention. That made me more alert, and I found she’s truly clever and quick-witted!”

“Ah? She was waiting for me on purpose!” Miss Sun nodded in agreement, convinced. Yes, that had to be it—otherwise, why would that guy be so enthusiastic as soon as he met her? He was scheming for her family’s sake! “Mother, we can’t accept someone like that!”

Hearing this, both Madam Sun and Young Master Sun exclaimed almost simultaneously, “Why not?” They looked at each other, and especially Young Master Sun, who immediately lowered his head in embarrassment.

Seeing that her brother was clearly affected, Miss Sun pouted in displeasure. “Brother, you barely spoke to her today! How could you already be moved? What makes her any different from those maids who only want to climb into your bed? Isn’t it just because our family has money and she wants to get close?”

“Yes, she has intentions of getting close—but so what?” Unexpectedly, her indignant words were met with Madam Sun’s gentle smile. “People naturally aspire upward, just as water flows downward. What’s wrong with that?”

“Mother, aren’t you always disdainful of those sly, flirtatious maids? Why are you so fond of her today?” Miss Sun’s heart suddenly sank; she felt an indescribable discomfort.

“Your brother is taking a second wife, not choosing a principal wife, so the standards are different. She’s naturally different from the maids. She comes from a good family. Even if she wants to get close to a family like ours, it only shows she’s proactive. What’s wrong with that?”

Hearing her mother say this, Miss Sun’s eyes, previously swollen with indignation, widened. A flirtatious maid climbing into bed had suddenly become… acceptable?

Madam Sun continued: “You know what your sister-in-law is like. If your brother were to marry someone without any cunning, she might be dead in a few days. Forget about bearing heirs—she’d just be a source of embarrassment! It’s better to have someone with a bit of wit.”

“But I don’t like her! She stepped on me today!” Miss Sun protested, feeling extremely wronged.

Hearing this, Madam Sun sighed. “Your brother said it himself—she’s not calculating. And I never said your brother would marry her right away. If you don’t like her, we can reconsider!”

“Mother, you mean he won’t marry her?” Miss Sun’s face lit up with joy.

“It’s not that he must marry her!” Madam Sun replied with a smile. “We’ll need our Huier’s help to observe her first!”

“Me?” Miss Sun pointed at her nose in surprise. “How am I supposed to observe her?”

Madam Sun didn’t answer, only chuckling softly. “We’ll wait until Huier’s face has healed; it’s not too late. Dragging it out a bit is good too—such a clever girl will need to have her temperament tested first.”

Hearing this, Miss Sun immediately began plotting in her heart. Hmph! If she was going to observe, then she would observe carefully—making sure to repay all the grievances she suffered today!

She was pinning all of today’s frustrations on Zhu Jie, wasn’t she? And in reality, Zhu Jie was completely innocent!

Most importantly, while her family happily planned this “observation,” they didn’t even realize the biggest mistake: the girl they were targeting wasn’t Ji Mei, the youngest daughter of the Ji family—they were actually targeting Ji Jia’s second wife—Zhu Jie!