Sister Sa listened and said to Jiang Ling, "No problem. Since Mother Jian wants to use this trick to humiliate you and force you to back down, then you should bring out your best, most beautiful, and most radiant state to suppress her in terms of presence. Leave the verbal sparring to me. I'll teach you a few phrases to deal with obnoxious relatives, and I guarantee you'll be able to shut her up!"
"Okay!"
For the next two days, Jiang Ling filmed while taking intensive training from Sister Sa on how to retort.
On the day of the meeting, Jiang Ling woke up early to prepare.
The stylist and makeup artist responsible for her look this time were senior technical talents hired with a significant investment by the LVMH Group.
Based on Jiang Ling's figure and face shape, they specially designed and customized a rose-red gown adorned with emeralds.
Many people complain that red and green are a "deathly combination" and that wearing them together always looks vulgar.
Little do they know that the best pairings of traditional colors are precisely red and green.
Red for men, green for women. In ancient times, when men and women got married, the groom wore red, and the bride's wedding dress was usually green, only changing to red for both sexes in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
It's not that red and green cannot be paired, but rather that they shouldn't be placed in large blocks on the same piece of clothing.
Pairing red and green extremely tests a designer's skill, but if done well, it can be very striking.
Jiang Ling's large expanse of rose-red, complemented by a small line of emerald gemstones on the diagonal, perfectly showcased the beauty of "a touch of green amidst a sea of red."
Looking at herself in the full-length mirror, a hint of pleasant surprise flashed in Jiang Ling's eyes.
She hadn't expected red and green to look so good together. From now on, if anyone dared to say "red with green is like a farting dog," she would break their third leg.
"Wow, Lingzi, you look so beautiful in this outfit!"
Sister Sa's eyes were filled with astonishment.
"If you're pretty, you look good in anything!" Jiang Ling said with a hint of smugness.
"Heh, quite pleased with yourself!"
Sister Sa smiled, then looked down at her watch. "It's about time, let's go."
"No rush, let's wait another half hour," Jiang Ling replied.
"Half an hour?" Sister Sa was surprised. "In half an hour, we'll be late."
Jiang Ling chuckled softly. "That's the point, Mother Jian arranged to meet me, and she wants to give me a show of force. If you think about it, what will happen if I go now?"
Sister Sa pondered for a moment and blurted out, "She'll deliberately be a little late. First, it allows you to wait around foolishly, and second, she wants to tell you that important people always make a grand entrance last. She's the most important person in the Jian family, and even if you marry Jian Zhou, you'll have to put her first in everything."
"Exactly!"
"So, how do you plan to respond?"
"If she's late, I'll be even later. Isn't that just putting on airs? Who can't do that!"
Sister Sa gave her a thumbs-up. "You're amazing!"
As expected, Mother Jian, who had arranged the lunch for Jiang Ling at noon, deliberately arrived ten minutes late.
As the hostess of the Jian family, Mother Jian had been involved in business circles with her husband for many years and was accustomed to punctuality.
Furthermore, in her opinion, whether intentional or not, being late was a very impolite act.
But there was no other way; she had to play this card to give Jiang Ling a taste of her authority.
However, Mother Jian didn't expect that Jian Zhou and Jiang Yu Shuang had already informed Jiang Ling about her temper, personality, and way of doing things beforehand.
Analyzing character before acting makes it easier to get into the role, which was Jiang Ling's most potent foundational skill.
Jiang Ling applied this technique to analyze Mother Jian's disposition and immediately guessed that she would try to assert her dominance.