Chapter 1180 - Ill-Mannered and Uncultured
Chapter 1180: Ill-Mannered and Uncultured
Yan Menglu took a look at Wen Xinya, whom she admitted did look like a scholar and fit the ancient standards of a scholarly beauty. Wen Xinya did give off an aura which would make others think that she was talented.
Her class and elegance were enough to make anyone feel inferior.
The Yan Family ran a cosmetic business and had never managed any businesses that were related to jewelry. However, Yan Menglu discovered from a young age that she had a flair for jewelry design which motivated her to work hard in that aspect. After graduating from high school, she proceeded to enroll herself in Capital city together with Xia Ruya.
Indeed, her talent in jewelry design earned her the respect and admiration of her teachers.
However, everyone was destined to have an enemy.
Hence, Wen Xinya was her destined enemy. Although she was unsure if Wen Xinya was really more talented than her or not, she could tell that the teacher regarded the latter highly. While the teacher often gazed at Yan Menglu with a look of awe, she would gaze at Wen Xinya with a look of delight and enthusiasm.
Hence, after comparing the different gazes, she knew that Miss Li preferred Wen Xinya to her.
The discovery planted seeds of jealousy in the heart of Yan Menglu, who often won in life.
She had begun learning about jewelry design at the age of twelve. To her knowledge, Wen Xinya had led a wandering life away from the Wen Family for 15 years. In other words, she had a three-year head start. Yet, she did not manage to gain an advantage and even ended up looking less talented than Wen Xinya.
She would never admit that Wen Xinya was better at designing than her.
Hence, she treated Wen Xinya as her competitor and her enemy. As a result, she detested her to the core.
Yan Menglu plunged into a whirlpool of thoughts. For a moment, she thought that she had already defeated Wen Xinya. She stared at her classmates smugly and said, “See, I was right. Even Wen Xinya has admitted herself that she doesn’t really have any talent in jewelry design.”
Yan Menglu was from Harbor City and had a sense of superiority. Hence, she often treated everyone with a condescending attitude which made several students dislike her.
Yan Menglu thought that she was right, but her arrogance made everyone despise her.
Wen Xinya slowly closed the book in front of her and said calmly, “Yan Menglu, trust you to have the cheek to praise yourself. It’s not up to you to decide if I’m talented in jewelry design or not. Please respect yourself.”
The capable ones often became the subject of envy. Hence, there was no need for her to get angry at those who were jealous of her.
Wen Xinya’s words made Yan Menglu feel like her snide remark was useless. She barked angrily. “Wen Xinya, who are you to tell me to respect myself?”
Grandpa told me that the people in China used to be poor thugs who could not even afford clothes three generations ago. They’re nothing compared to the people from Harbor City, a metropolis where the citizens are cultured, refined and well-mannered.
Who is Wen Xinya? She led a wandering life ever since she was a child and lacks manners and class. She’s just an embarrassing and disgraceful piece of garbage, unlike me. I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
Wen Xinya’s face grew sullen and she said threateningly, “Yan Menglu. Since you’re from Harbor City, you ought to be refined and well-mannered. Hence, you should also know what to say and what not to say. Don’t taint yourself while insulting others.”
Yan Menglu was just looking down on others because she found herself to be superior.
Yan Menglu turned pale in exasperation after hearing her words, for she knew that Wen Xinya was obviously just beating around the bush to mock her and imply that she was ill-mannered. She laughed and gibed. “Wen Xinya, I heard that you were addicted to the vices and often cheated others when you were a gangster. You even got into fights and smoked cigarettes. Jewelry design is the most glorious and prestigious profession in the world. Uncultured boors like you have no right to learn jewelry design. Please don’t stain this profession.”
Her words were full of malice and she had a condescending look on her face. She was obviously mean-spirited.
Yan Menglu’s malicious insult immediately angered a girl who had never liked her. “How could you say that? So what if you’re Miss Yan from Harbor City? Regardless of how formidable the Yan Family may be, that’s only in Harbor City. This is Capital city, don’t you forget that. Stop trying to put on airs here. You’re really disgusting.”
“So what if Classmate Wen had once led a wandering life for 15 years? She still managed to make it to Capital University. You’re just putting on airs and you only managed to get into Capital University through underhanded means. What’s there to be proud of?”
“Why do you have to be so arrogant and condescending all the time? You act like you’re better than everyone else. As if you’re the only one who deserves to study jewelry design. All humans are created equal, but not all hearts are equal.”
Yan Menglu flew into a rage and she scowled at Wen Xinya. “Wen Xinya, the best you can do is get these classmates to attack me.”
Staring at her composedly, Wen Xinya said, “Jewelry design is prestigious and noble, not because it’s the nature of the profession, but rather because the designer has created these captivating jewelry and made them luxurious. Prestigious jewelry can only be produced when the soul of the designer is prestigious and noble. An impure designer will only create defective and tainted jewelry.”
A sudden silence filled the air in the classroom as the students stopped arguing. Although they were familiar with what she said, there were only a few of them who could recite it perfectly.
Wen Xinya continued coldly, “Yan Menglu… this was what Miss Li taught us during the first lesson. She wants us to maintain a prestigious soul in order to create prestigious jewelry. You’ve completely thwarted the significance of the profession.”
She seemed to be correcting Yan Menglu’s understanding of the jewelry design profession being prestigious.
However, Yan Menglu turned red with exasperation as fury filled her eyes. Wen Xinya managed to rebut her reasonably by using the teacher’s words. It was as if her words were daggers being stabbed into Yan Menglu’s heart.
At the end of the day, all Wen Xinya was trying to say was that the character of the designer mattered the most and that her soul was prestigious regardless of her past.
However, Yan Menglu was speechless.
Although she disagreed with what the teacher said, she could not voice her opinions because the words had come out of the teacher’s mouth.