Tang Xiaonan looked at Phoebe Huxley's loving face. This mother of hers might have been awful to others, but she was the kindest, most devoted mother to her own children. In her past life, her parents had been the most reasonable people in everyone else's eyes, always willing to help and earning constant praise. But toward her, their own daughter... heh... they were incredibly harsh.
She liked having parents like Felix Thorne and Phoebe Huxley. That was why she had to fix Phoebe's reputation.
But she needed a good excuse. Just coming right out and saying it would never work.
This mother of hers was the type you had to sweet-talk; you could only get her to cooperate with flattery.
"Momma, your cooking is the best... (another five minutes of compliments later)..." Tang Xiaonan racked her brain and laid the flattery on thick, coaxing Phoebe Huxley until she was grinning from ear to ear, her eyes crinkling with delight.
