"Shh, Third Aunt, lower your voice, stop talking." Lady Chen gestured anxiously to Third Aunt, indicating that she didn't want the children inside the house to hear.
Seeing Lady Chen in such a panic, Third Aunt lowered her voice slightly, but it was still quite loud. "Sister, they'll have to know sooner or later. Hiding it now won't help."
Lady Chen feared her daughter's opposition, thinking that if she softened, she might change her mind again. If that were the case, the burden on Wanwan would be even heavier. No matter the result, even if others gossip about her behind her back, she was determined to see this through.
"I'll keep it a secret for now. Once things are settled over there, I'll tell her, and by then, it'll be too late to back out."
Third Aunt glanced at Lady Chen, and her eyes brightened. Today, Lady Chen was wearing a fairly new deep blue jacket, buttoned up to her neck, which made her neck look slender and long; her skin was quite fair.
