She had to be direct.
Otherwise, the other person would pretend to be clueless.
They would act as if they hadn't understood.
In the end, she would be the one left with a headache.
If the other person didn't care about saving face, why should they?
The young woman smiled slightly and echoed the old lady, "That's right."
"People should know when to take a hint."
Old Madam Xiao: ...
She stared at the young woman.
Honestly...
What a difficult young woman.
Old Madam Xiao had encountered people like her before.
But they had all been old men and women with one foot in the grave.
They had used their age to throw their weight around.
They had made scenes and played dirty.
They had stopped at nothing.
Young people these days were all thin-skinned.
They even felt embarrassed asking to have food packed up.
Earlier, when Madam Xiao said the young woman might have left, Old Madam Xiao had seen the refreshments left on the table and assumed the young woman was also the sort of thin-skinned youngster who would leave.
It seemed she had been completely mistaken.
Thin-skinned?
Ha.
This girl was the thickest-skinned young person she had ever met.
Madam Xiao's mouth fell slightly open.
Unlike Old Madam Xiao, Madam Xiao hadn't often encountered someone this difficult to deal with.
Old Madam Xiao had always stood in front of her, shielding her from people like that.
This was the first time she had met someone so...
To put it nicely, persistent. To put it bluntly, someone who just wouldn't take no for an answer...
Madam Xiao was genuinely taken aback.
Be friends?
The young woman had twice sneaked into their courtyard.
She knew the young woman had ulterior motives, and the young woman