Chapter 426: Bo Family's Rules

Zhou Zining came down after deliberately tidying up, wearing a modest outfit, and even had her hair coiled and tied into a low ponytail with a black bow ribbon, with a few strands framing her temples.

Shadows were drawn beside her nose and cheeks, making her delicate features seem even more attractive and her face appear smaller.

She offered a half-hearted apology, “I’m sorry for being late.”

Old Lady Bo’s face darkened as soon as she saw Zhou Zining’s meticulously dressed appearance.

Considering Qianqian was still there, she held back her words and merely instructed the servants to add a chair.

However, Zhou Zining seemed to deliberately ignore the chair set at the end of the table; she walked behind Bo Yanching, focusing solely on Qianqian in the man’s arms.

“Qianqian, why are you sitting on Uncle Three’s lap?

You’ll make it hard for him to eat.

Let Mommy hold you,” she said.

Qianqian looked at Zhou Zining’s outstretched hands but didn’t move, stupefied.

Mommy had never held her before, so when Mommy reached out to hold her, she instinctively resisted, although she wanted to be close to her mommy.

Yet her small body instinctively leaned towards the other side.

She leaned against Bo Yanching’s arm, and with a casual embrace, he said coldly, “No need, I’ll hold her.”

“Big Brother, you don’t have to spoil her like this.

Qianqian is very independent usually,” Zhou Zining insisted.

“Independent?”

There was cold sarcasm in Bo Yanching’s deep voice.

Old Lady Bo vocalized the unspoken words, “You and Shuxian neglect her most of the time, leaving her in Aunt Chen’s care.

In your eyes, of course, she’s independent.”

Zhou Zining was taken aback and quickly lowered her stance, “Grandmother, I didn’t mean anything else.”

Old Lady Bo was still angry about Zhou Zining drugging Qianqian and didn’t show her any kindness, “Sit down and eat.

After you finish, go stay in your room.”

Zhou Zining clenched her fists in secret, didn’t say anything, and sat next to Bo Yanching.

When Nan Jiaojiao came back after washing her hands, the only seat left was the one at the very end.

And Bo Yanching was sitting next to Zhou Zining.

She was usually magnanimous, but this time, more sure than ever of Zhou Zining’s ill intentions towards Bo Yanching, she went straight over, “Fourth Young Madam, this is my seat.”

Zhou Zining looked up, with a half-smile, “Miss Nan is a guest, but I’m afraid you don’t understand the Bo Family’s rules, the guest seat is over there.”

She pointed towards the end.

Others might intimidate her, but she wasn’t about to be bullied by Nan Jiaojiao!

She was determined to take her down a peg.

Yet, before Zhou Zining could wear her triumph on her face, Bo Yanching suddenly stood up, took Nan Jiaojiao’s hand, and explained, “My fault, I didn’t notice.

She likes this spot so let her sit here, we can move two places down.”

Nan Jiaojiao didn’t make it hard for Bo Yanching.

She had seen clearly that Bo Yanching was feeding Qianqian at the time; his body was slightly turned, so from that angle, he couldn’t have seen Zhou Zining sit down.

“Sure.”

Bo Yanching tapped Bo Qingshan’s shoulder, “Move over.”

Bo Qingshan rolled his eyes, picked up his bowl, and sat where Bo Yanching had been sitting.

His own seat was then taken by Nan Jiaojiao, and Bo Yanching, holding Qianqian, ended up at the very end.

Which was, so to speak, the spot designated for guests.

This was tantamount to a slap in the face for Zhou Zining.

Old Lady Bo huffed, “What rules are you talking about?

Which Bo Family are you referring to?

The Bo Family in Rongcheng City doesn’t have such absurd rules about where guests should sit.

You keep putting on airs as the Fourth Young Madam; didn’t I tell you to do that back in the Capital City?”

Zhou Zining’s face drained of color at the mention of Capital City — it was a sore spot for Old Lady Bo.