Chapter 623: 396 Tour starts: Crowd gathers, old lady protects her calf_2
"Sluts are shameless by nature."
Fans were discussing heatedly, when Jiang Jinsang gave a cursory glance around and saw a crowd of young girls. He found their gazes too sharp and profound to bear, and they dared not say anything more. Some, more indignant ones, wanted to rush over but were restrained by the people around them.
"What’s the hurry? Just wait until Grandpa Xi makes his move, then let’s see what she has to say!"
Reporters who were originally eyeing Tang Wan were itching to pounce on her, but seeing Jiang Jinsang and the Old Madam Jiang, they hesitated, not daring to approach.
Some with more courage got closer and asked with extreme politeness,
"Old Madam Jiang, what brings you here?"
The old lady adjusted her glasses and looked at him with a smile, "To see the exhibition, of course."
"Have you heard about the affairs concerning Miss Tang?"
"What does that have to do with my viewing the exhibition?"
"What is your opinion on this matter?"
"My presence here doesn’t make the stance of the Jiang Family clear?" the Old Madam retorted.
...
Clearly, the Jiang Family was determined to protect Tang Wan.
The Old Madam spoke too bluntly, which agitated the radical fans of You Congrong.
"Not discerning right from wrong, not distinguishing black from white, the Jiang Family? What a load of rubbish! Has she gone senile?"
That person’s voice was loud. After the remark, a brief hush fell over the lively exhibition hall, and many people gasped.
Ignorance truly knows no fear. Nowadays, kids are way too audacious, to speak such words in front of Old Madam Jiang!
The Old Madam looked in the direction of the voice, leaning on her cane, and she started walking toward the girl. Tang Wan frowned, "Grandma—"
"You and Xiaowu stay here. I need to have a word with her."
The fan, a girl about sixteen or seventeen, still had a hand banner supporting You Congrong, ready to follow her lead.
Old Madam Jiang’s demeanor was dignified and elegant. Even though she appeared kind and approachable, she carried an undeniable air of authority.
"What are you doing!" The fan still couldn’t help but show some fear.
"I see that you are all still children, and I did not want to make a fuss. But what did you just say? That I’m senile? That I can’t discern black from white?"
"It’s true! This slut, she..."
"What about her?" Old Madam Jiang frowned, rubbing the head of her cane.
Her voice was gentle, perhaps even slow due to her age, but her gaze was unusually sharp, especially when she was insulted alongside Tang Wan—this made her frown all the more.
Intimidated, the fan suddenly fell silent.
"So this matter is settled?" Old Madam Jiang’s voice remained consistently soft.
"The evidence is conclusive! It’s all over the internet."
"Master Xi has yet to speak, and it’s your turn to convict her?"
"You will definitely cover for her!"
Old Madam Jiang remained calm,
"Covering up? Where is the evidence? Your baseless accusations, slandering without cause. I and that Master Xi have never met, and no one from the Jiang Family has had any private contact with him. If he declares today that Wanwan has plagiarized, there’s no need for your public condemnation, as I will give the public an explanation myself. But as things stand, there is no final judgment..."
"It’s not your place to be spouting nonsense here!"
The girl was quite young, and suddenly being confronted like this, especially with so many people around, she couldn’t help but have tears in her eyes and immediately felt utterly wronged.
Old Madam Jiang smiled, "I have lived to this age and have my own judgment in handling affairs. I won’t listen to only one side, nor will I confuse right and wrong, and even less likely..."
"...will I use foul language in front of others!"
"Such lack of manners can’t blame others for not treating you with respect."
"So if she really infringed on rights, I’m not allowed to say it?" The young girl was still defiant.
The elderly lady simply snorted coldly:
"Besides, everyone has their own stance. When the matter is not settled, if you support one side and I support another, is there a problem?"
"Does it mean that anyone who isn’t on your side deserves to be beaten and scolded?"
"You discriminate against those who differ from your views... What right do you have to do that!"
Seeing that she wasn’t saying anything more, the old lady, before leaving, tossed out one last comment:
"People say fans represent the image of the celebrity, a fan who spews vulgarities... I don’t know, what kind of character would her favorite celebrity have?"
The media didn’t dare to speak up, but the group of young fans who had been shouting just moments ago suddenly fell silent.
The old lady’s voice was not loud, as if deliberately holding back some strength, yet her words were truly heart-piercing!
The interception of celebrities by fans at the airport was widely discussed online, but who wasn’t just looking on as a joke? Nobody wanted to get involved in such matters, and among those who spoke up in support online, how many were truly sincere?
There’s a saying online:
"Fans follow their idol!"
What kind of celebrities they are, that’s the kind of fan base they will have. And yet, they had the nerve to call the old lady from the Jiang Family senile, little did they know how many people would laugh themselves to death over this.
...
When Tang Wan helped the old lady into the exhibition hall, many people had already taken their seats. Before the exhibition, the organizers would give some opening remarks, and some of the teachers with work on display would take the stage to speak.
The crowd was originally chatting in twos and threes, but as they saw Tang Wan approaching, even though some of them were still talking, their gazes wandered and invariably fell back on her.
"Grandma!" Jiang Chengsi had already arrived and quickly went over when he saw the elderly lady approaching. "I heard about what happened outside. Why trouble a young girl so? I heard she was almost brought to tears by you."
"Scold?" The elderly lady frowned. "I just had a couple of words of debate with her."
"Debate with you? We wouldn’t dare, that young girl must have been quite scared."
"Being young means she shouldn’t be held accountable for her words? With her mouth full of obscenities, I’m just old and didn’t want to hassle with her. If it were my own child, I would have broken her legs a long time ago!"
Tang Wan, however, just smiled, thinking the old lady was joking.
But Jiang Jinsang leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Fourth brother once picked up cursing and smoking from who knows where and was nearly killed by Grandma for it."
"Eh?" Tang Wan laughed softly. "That happened?"
"He probably thought swearing was cool when he was younger, but he slipped up in front of Grandma, and she exploded. She was healthier then and chased him with a feather duster—"
Jiang Jinsang said softly, "Later, he learned to hide in the bathroom to smoke, and grandma caught him, too."
Tang Wan couldn’t help but laugh loudly and looked at Jiang Chengsi.
Jiang Chengsi thought Tang Wan was greeting him and cheerfully called out, "Sister-in-law."
"Hello, fourth brother."
"It’s been a while; you seem to have put on some weight!" Jiang Chengsi was never polite in his speech.
Tang Wan was taken aback, her ears reddening...
No girl likes being told they’ve gained weight, and Tang Wan was no exception.
Such a person deserves to be beaten!
It’s a wonder the old lady was still considering whether to set him up with someone recently. Such a person, even if a girl liked him, would sooner or later be annoyed to death by him.
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Meanwhile, You Congrong sat in the back row. The invitation she had obtained through much effort from someone else naturally didn’t allow her to sit in the front. She stared intently at Tang Wan. To be at death’s door and still manage to smile?
She had never seen someone so shamelessly thick-faced!
If Master Shi makes it awkward for you in public later, I’ll see if you can still smile then?
You publicly humiliated and embarrassed me; now...
It’s your turn!