Meng Zhaojun had not yet spoken her angrier rebuttal when her mother stopped her from speaking.
"Jun'er must not be disrespectful!"
Mrs. Meng did not understand why her daughter was so harsh towards the little girl over two years old before her.
Faced with her daughter's hostile difficulty towards others, as a mother, she should have sided with her daughter, but she could not bring herself to be harsh to the beautifully delicate little girl, joining her daughter in making things difficult.
Furthermore, since their arrival, they had done nothing out of line, yet her daughter's treatment of them was based solely on their social status, how was this any different from those who look down on farmers?
If it came to that, her daughter's ancestors for many generations had been farmers, and even though their status was different now, she shouldn't behave that way, as it could affect others' opinions of her daughter.
