"Why not?" Mrs. Smith asked with a puzzled expression. "Mrs. Gong has no reason and no need to lie to us. Even if she were to lie to us, what benefits would she get?" Not only would she not get any benefits, but it would also piss everybody off.
Yes, Mrs. Gong had no reason or need to lie to them.
With that, everyone felt at ease and boldly ate the pastries.
As for the husbands, when they saw their wives eating the pastries one after another, their expressions were obviously shocked.
Were they seeing things?
Their wives normally wouldn't even dare to eat too much rice for fear of gaining weight, but they were munching on pastries.
Were they possessed?
However, they also understood their wives. They valued their figures very much. They wouldn't be eating so much for no reason.
