Xinyan escorted Old Mrs. Tong back to the courtyard and thanked her repeatedly before returning to her small courtyard.
She knew that living alone in this small courtyard, many people in the nearby alleys were envious.
So she took the opportunity of the Qiu Family daughter-in-law incident to establish her authority, to prevent those with petty ideas from bothering her.
After all, she often heard people discussing her, and there were even those who wanted to introduce their relatives to her, but she knew what their intentions were.
Even if she mentioned she was already engaged, some people still wouldn't give up. If she weren't busy with classes all day, either at school or at the shop, she wouldn't have a moment of peace.
That's because she had Granny Zhang mention that she rented the house from an acquaintance, otherwise people in the alley would have stopped her at the entrance if they knew the house belonged to her.
