When Ji Huan's name came up just now, Aunt Lu still felt a sense of gratitude.
But after listening to Tian Jiao's manipulative reasoning, a sour feeling slowly began to grow inside her.
That's just how people are.
When you're clearly doing the same work as everyone else, but you get paid less while others get more, you're bound to feel resentful. It throws everything off balance.
And it's even harder to accept when someone who was clearly worse off than you suddenly becomes wealthier and starts living a better life.
It wasn't just envy; it was a sickness of the heart.
Aunt Lu had been completely taken in by Tian Jiao's words. In reality, if she had just stopped to think, she would have realized she had no right to demand the same treatment as the Hu family.
