The Zhuang family is quite a spectacle in the elite circles of Jincheng.
Although they joined late, their strong presence demands attention, making them a family that others would look down upon yet reluctantly maintain a cheerful facade to befriend.
In short, bowing down to someone they consider inferior inevitably makes some people feel embarrassed deep inside.
This conflicting psychological state leads to Zhuang Yijing not being proactively befriended by those self-proclaimed noble gentries at social gatherings.
However, when they need to build a rapport, they do occasionally engage in hypocritical niceties or even flattery with her.
These women, already putting on quite a contrived smile in front of Zhuang Yijing, feel even more unbalanced internally.
In front of her, they all sweet-talk and smile, yet behind her back, they nitpick her every word and deed.
