This action gave Jian Panying quite a shock: "This, this isn’t very appropriate, is it?"

Jian Anning saw the situation and, of course, couldn’t say anything unpleasant, only saying, "Mom, stay. Thirty years ago, you gave birth to me..."

Upon hearing this, a mist flashed in Jian Panying’s eyes. For a long time, she opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say. Although she knew that the words spoken between them now were mostly out of politeness, it still left her deeply moved.

This daughter she had neglected, now still treated her as before. It was her instead...

"No, no, I have something to do, I’ll head back first." Jian Panying shook her head, feeling somewhat uneasy and nervous, rejecting so decisively, but once she came to her senses, she smiled and said, "I’ll come next time when you get married."

If she had known about the engagement today, she would have dressed better before coming. Today, her clothes could only be considered very casual, and if she, as the bride’s mother, appeared in such attire amidst a group of extravagantly dressed young masters and ladies, and in front of Yu Zexiao’s parents, it would be extremely inappropriate.

Especially since Yu Zexiao and Jian Anning were public figures. If the reporters found out and reported this, it would be incredibly embarrassing!

"It’s okay. There are no outsiders here anyway." No matter how much Jian Panying was in the wrong, Jian Anning couldn’t bring herself to say anything too harsh to her mother, thinking of how she gave birth to her thirty years ago.

However, there was still a knot in her heart about this mother of hers. Inviting her to the banquet was already her biggest concession—after all, at such an important life moment, she didn’t want to go overboard.

Jian Panying’s lips parted slightly, feeling a bit excited and nervous, and after a long while, she nodded. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

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Lately, Yu Shenglin and Xia Ziyu also arrived quickly. Seeing Jian Panying, the two elders stiffened slightly. Other elders might care about appearances and not argue with a younger person, but Xia Ziyu loved to stir up trouble without reason. How could she miss the chance to mock Jian Panying? She didn’t care if Jian Panying was fallen on hard times now; the worse, the better. How dare she look down on Yu Jingxi and Shen Lanxiao back then, thinking she was something special?

"Oh, did the sun rise in the west today? What kind of wind blew to bring the mother-in-law all the way from Canada? What, didn’t bring your rich husband along?"

Faced with elder Xia Ziyu, Jian Panying dared not say anything—besides, she lacked any confidence to speak any words of retort.

"Say a few words less." Yu Shenglin frowned slightly. He didn’t like Jian Panying or the Cheng family either. However, today was his precious grandson and Jian Anning’s engagement party, and he really didn’t want his wife to get into an argument with Jian Panying.

"What did I say? Didn’t she say our family was poor and not a match for her daughter?" Xia Ziyu asked disgruntledly.

If it weren’t for Jian Anning’s sake, she might have said something even harsher. But today, after all, they were getting engaged, and Jian Anning had recently been trying to conceive. With many words swirling in Xia Ziyu’s mouth, she finally stopped.

Jian Panying was left flushed by her words.