Speaking ill of someone and being overheard can be awkward for anyone, even for someone like Zhao with her usually thick skin.
Qingyue ignored her completely, walking straight up to the seated Ye parents, and knelt before them. Naturally, someone brought over the prepared tea, "Father, mother, please have some tea."
Adhering strictly to the etiquette, plus being newlywed, Qingyue, dressed in a light red dress, her eyes smiling and her cheeks rosy, made Zhao look utterly inferior.
Nobody in the room paid any attention to Zhao. After Ye parents sipped the tea, they had someone hand over red envelopes. They personally handed them to Gaosheng and Qingyue. With this, the tea ceremony was completed.
Next, it was time for the sisters-in-law to give gifts to the bride. Zhang's gift was a gold hairpin, deliberately picked from the town, and quite acceptable.
However, Zhao's gift seemed a bit embarrassing—an extremely thin silver ring.
