Chapter 350 - Dinner Party (II)

Jade Hotel-

In a private room of the Jade hotel, the Han Family has gathered to celebrate the wedding anniversary of Han Jianghong and Cheng Zixing. 

It was not an extravagant party but just a simple family dinner. 

In the room, there was a large round table that had various kinds of dishes placed on it. The chairs were arranged around the table in a similar circular motion. The private room was simply decorated with a painting hung on the wall and Chinese porcelain was placed on the side table. 

Although the room looked simple and plain, the soothing color of the walls matched the simple and soothing theme of the hotel. 

The painting hung on the wall was one of the authentic paintings by the famous Chinese artist and was bought from the auction at a high price. Similarly, the porcelain was also an antique piece that was bought for at a higher price

At first, Xu Nuan was worried about everyone's reaction to her inappropriate outfit for the dinner party and was breathlessly nervous at the thought of it. She never felt nervous when going up on the stage before but whenever she meets Han Zihao's family, she can't help but get anxious. 

However, as soon as they entered the room, as usual, Grandmother Han greeted her with a cheerful smile. 

Because of her warm welcome, she managed to calm down. She was still angry at Han Zihao for not informing her about the party earlier but she wasn't as angry as before anymore. 

The party was more humble than she had expected. As Han Zihao said, there were only family members. However, the additional family members were the parents of Han Liang, Uncle, and Aunt of Han Zihao. 

Even though she met them for the first time, they greeted her with a bright smile and treated her like a family. No doubt Han Liang has such a cheerful personality, it was because of his parent's genes and Grandmother Han's influence. 

Xu Nuan was sitting between Han Zihao and Grandmother Han. Her seat was opposite to Cheng Zixing and Han Jianghong.

Initially, she wanted to sit somewhere else to avoid talking to Cheng Zixing but Grandmother Han urged her to sit next to her and that's how she ended up sitting opposite Cheng Zixing.

For some reason, whenever she looks at Cheng Zixing, she doesn't get the similar welcoming vibes from her that she gets from Grandmother Han or the other family members.

Although she hasn't shown her hostile attitude towards her directly, she could feel the same from her words and the gaze. 

Even though she was talking to Grandmother Han during the whole dinner, she could feel Cheng Zixing's eyes on her.

'Why does she keep staring at me?' She wondered and tried her best to ignore Cheng Zixing as much as she could. But it was impossible to ignore her when she was sitting opposite her. 

" Xu Nuan, I used to think that you're a smart girl, but it seems like I had expected a lot from you." Cheng Zixing commented out of nowhere. 

Xu Nuan turned to her and was startled at her sudden remark. " Erm….I didn't understand what you meant by this? Did I do anything wrong to offend you in any way?" she asked in confusion while maintaining her polite tone. 

Cheng Zixing pursed her lips and glanced at others who were staring at her, waiting for her response. " Xu Nuan,  If you're serious about your relationship with Han Zihao, you should be mindful about what you wear in public from now on." 

" After marrying Han Zihao, you will become the Mistress of the Han Family. You will be required to attend the formal parties and events as his partner and the daughter-in-law of the Han family. If you dress up like this for formal parties and dinners like this, what will everyone think of our family and about you?"

" I am not trying to lecture you about your clothes, but even if it was a family dinner, you should have dressed up properly. If you start learning from now, you can easily learn things before becoming a part of our family." She ended her words with a smile. 

Upon hearing Cheng Zixing's words, others in the room also stopped talking and turned their attention to them. Han Zihao frowned upon hearing Cheng Zixing's words and pursed his lips tightly. 

It's not like he hates Cheng Zixing but their relationship is not any good either. For him, she is nothing less than his father's wife. 

He generally doesn't say anything to her and she doesn't say anything about the matters related to him either but what was the need for her to talk to Xu Nuan in this tone, that too in front of everyone? 

Anyone could tell that even though she said her words politely and tried to show her concern to her as an elder, the meaning behind her words was meant to look down on Xu Nuan.

Grandmother Han glanced at Xu Nuan with concerned eyes and was taken aback by Cheng Zixing's words, " Cheng Zixing, What was the need for you to say such things to her?" What's wrong with the way she dressed up? She is so beautiful and this dress suits her the best." She said, 

"Mother, I am not lecturing her. I am just telling her to be careful about her attire the next time. Even though this dress looks good on her, she should have been mindful to wear something decent and according to the occasion." 

" If she is going to be a part of our family, she needs to know that there are some rules in the family and she needs to follow them. You can't let her do anything and wear whatever she wants. The Han Family has a reputation to behold in society after all."

Upon hearing her words, everyone was caught off guard, including Han Jianghong. He looked at his wife and nudged her to stop it. Since when did she start to concern herself with such materialistic stuff? 

Xu Nuan pursed her lips and looked down at her clothes. She was wearing a sleeveless yellow dress that was barely reaching her knees. And rather than wearing heels, she was wearing flat sandals as they were more comfortable than the heels. 

Unlike her, everyone in the room was dressed up neatly and according to the occasion as Cheng Zixing said. She also knew that she wasn't dressed according to the event but even so, there was no need for her to say such words like this. 

If she had any problem with her outfit, she could have talked to her about the same matter in private. Wouldn't that be much better than making such remarks in front of everyone? 

" I understand. You're right, I am indeed not dressed according to the occasion as I only found out about the dinner party upon reaching the hotel, so I didn't have the time to change my clothes. I apologize for that." Xu Nuan said. 

" Xu Nuan, you don't need to-" 

Xu Nuan interrupted Grandma Han's words and continued, " As for attending the formal parties, you don't need to worry about them. I am very well aware of the so-called elite-class etiquettes. You will not have a complaint from my side in this regard in the future."

Cheng Zixing smiled upon hearing her words and was pleased by her response, " That's right. I am glad that you took my words in the right way and didnt-

"However, it would be better if you can talk to me about such matters privately. I don't mind but such conversations can easily ruin the party mood. As you can see everyone got so uncomfortable suddenly." She laughed, trying to pass this matter as a joke. 

At first, she was annoyed but suppressed her emotions since it was the family dinner to celebrate their anniversary and didn't want to ruin the fun. 

After she was done speaking, the atmosphere in the room became even heavier. 

Han Liang pursed his lips and was surprised at the way Xu Nuan handled the situation. Since when did she start to control her anger? I thought it's going to be a fun battle, how boring!

Just when he thought that the situation have been controlled, Han Zihao who was silent all this while finally spoke up, " You sure worry about unnecessary things a lot." 

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