"You want to teach Juan? Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
Wu Juying glanced at Fu Guiru and said meaningfully, "Juan works for a state-owned enterprise. What good could a capitalist like you possibly teach her?"
"Hahaha, mom, you're exactly the same as before—you never let yourself suffer a single verbal loss!"
Fu Guiru could not help laughing out loud.
After she married Li Kaijian more than twenty years ago, she and Wu Juying had never gotten along particularly well. Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law trading barbs was an everyday occurrence. She had not expected that, decades later, she would once again witness Wu Juying's razor-sharp tongue.
Wu Juying smiled faintly. "At my age, am I supposed to keep swallowing losses with my mouth? I'm only telling the truth!
"Why don't you teach Ying instead? That little girl is clever, and she studied in Hong Kong for two years. You capitalists have already spoiled her rotten. You teaching her would be suitable—perfectly suitable."
Holding back her laughter, Fu Guiru shook her head. "No, I've taken a liking to Juan. If she were really as clever as Li Ying, I wouldn't even want her!"
The corners of Wu Juying's mouth curled up as she said mockingly, "That makes sense. People with too many schemes usually like children with no brains. They're easier to fool."
"..."
Fu Guiru nearly suffered internal injuries from anger.
She, Fu Guiru, was a smart person, but what did being smart have to do with being full of schemes? Wasn't Wu Juying just insulting her?
Still, Fu Guiru merely drew a deep breath, then smiled again. "That's true! Otherwise, how could I have taken a liking to Li Kaijian back then?"
Who the hell are you calling brainless?
Now it was Wu Juying's turn to hold her breath. Every mother in