CHAPTER 333: CHAPTER 334: THE WAYS OF THE WORLD

However, today was her first day in the residential area, and she understood basic social etiquette. Even if you don’t like someone, you have to be polite on the surface.

So Nianyang nodded politely and said, "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

Yang Mei walked up to Nianyang, examining this young sister-in-law up close. She was so pretty she almost didn’t seem real, with her fair and delicate skin, and she wore a stylish pink down jacket that looked very expensive.

In comparison to her own dark face and rough skin, wearing a floral quilted cotton jacket that made her look like a country bumpkin, they weren’t on the same level at all.

Yang Mei felt rather uncomfortable. Clearly, they were both sister-in-laws, so why was there such a big difference between people?

"I’m Yang Mei, I live across from you. My husband is Kang Jian, a manager at the same company as your husband, but he manages a different department that doesn’t handle maritime transport. I’m a bit older than you, so you can call me Sister Yang."

Nianyang’s eyes flickered. This Sister Yang wasn’t simple. From what she said, her husband seemed to be Li Tingyan’s subordinate.

Yet she claimed they were in different departments of the same company. Did she think Nianyang was young and easy to fool, trying to make her think her husband’s position wasn’t lower than Li Tingyan’s?

With a slight smile, "Sister Yang, my name is Gu Nianyang. I just moved in today and still have a lot to do, so I won’t chit-chat with you."

Yang Mei’s expression froze. Nianyang’s reaction was really unexpected. She had mentioned her husband was a manager, which, while not reaching the level of Manager Li, was still a respectable position. Shouldn’t Nianyang be eager to win her over and share half the bacon sausages in her bag with her?

After all, those two young sailors had only given Nianyang a ride, and she generously gave each of them a bacon sausage.

She had proactively engaged with Nianyang and even revealed her identity. Wasn’t she worth more than those two nameless sailors?

After saying this, Nianyang bent down and began to carry her luggage into the house one by one, completely ignoring her.

Yang Mei harbored resentment in her heart, feeling this young sister-in-law was immature.

She didn’t understand basic social etiquette. If she hadn’t seen Nianyang giving bacon sausages to those two sailors, it would’ve been fine. But having seen it, if she didn’t get a share, how could she feel at ease?

Shamelessly, Yang Mei followed her in, rudely taking a tour around Nianyang’s place, feeling unbalanced after seeing the spacious environment inside.

"Little sister-in-law, you’re really blessed. Look at how the president favors Manager Li, giving my husband just a two-bedroom apartment while you get a three-bedroom one with an en-suite bathroom."

Nianyang had just finished moving all her luggage when she looked up to see Yang Mei standing with hands on her hips, boldly surveying the place and making remarks damaging to Li Tingyan’s reputation.

A sudden surge of anger rose, and she said in a displeased tone,

"Sister Yang, you’re wrong. It’s not the president showing favoritism, but rather, the house allocated depends on one’s capability. Your husband is just a manager, while my husband is a department head, so of course, the housing allocation is different."

The implication was clear: if she was envious of her husband’s nice house, she should go back and have her husband work hard for a promotion. When her husband becomes a department head, naturally, she could also live in a three-bedroom apartment!

Yang Mei’s expression turned a bit stiff. This young girl seemed easy to handle but didn’t expect her to be so assertive in speech. She originally intended to assert dominance over Nianyang by playing on her seniority, thinking it would make it easier to take advantage in the future. Clearly, she had misjudged.