章 82: 81.

Su Lian can feel the inquisitive looks towards them over the last hour. The girls and she opted for securing a dinner table away from the excitement; holding out for three hours needed comfort. As the dates for the guests of honor, eyes followed their every move.

Wei Rong and Bai Shun were used to living in the fish bowl, along with Su Lian, but not the other girls.

Su Lian distracted them skillfully bringing in Wei Rong for various topics. Though they created their own invisible barrier of cold indifference to avoid over-enthusiastic matrons, it failed after half an hour of arrival. The girls were approached and the questions that were asked overlapped and were stated in different contexts.

 A beauty. Bless your parents. Where are you from child?? What is your family name?

 How old are you? You look so delicate.

 An educated woman. I’m sure there must be matches lining up for you.