Jiang Yifan, in front of everyone, had been very effective with the pretentious Q&A with Ye Xinyan. After the county government office delegation left, the people in the village, regardless of their status, not only treated the members of the second branch of the Qi family warmly but also showed them a great deal of respectful flattery within that warmth.
The village women who used to look at Ye Xinyan with slanted eyes had also toned down the harshness which used to be so unpleasant to see, replacing it with an even more detestable sycophancy, making Ye Xinyan's back chill with irritation.
Regardless of how those around her were behaving, there were still things that had to be done.
Once many matters were settled, it was time to start working on them.