The next day, Huang Mei and her daughter hurriedly went out.

"Mom, how is Dad?" This morning when we were eating, Old Huang was in the house and didn't come out. Huang Mei wanted to go see him, but Old Huang said he wanted to sleep for a while and didn't let Huang Mei in.

"Pah, your dead father is no better than that." Huang's mother looked disgusted. The two of them had argued a lot last night. No matter how Huang explained, she just didn't believe that Huang didn't have his eyes on those women.

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This morning, the two of them looked at each other and felt that their noses and eyes didn't match. She didn't even bring breakfast to Lao Huang's house.

"What's wrong with Dad?" Huang Mei fell asleep as soon as she got back to her room yesterday and didn't know that her parents had been arguing in their room.

This isn't a good thing either. Feeling ashamed, Huang's mother didn't want to talk about it, but mumbled, "Men are all the same. Don't worry about it. Let's hurry up and leave. Maybe we'll run into President Xu."

The guards' compound wasn't a place you could just walk into, and Xu Yi wasn't someone you could just meet casually either. Huang's mother planned to wait for Xu Yi at the gate before they went on duty.

People kept going in, but Xu Yi was nowhere to be seen.

"Xiaomei, you didn't see wrong, did you? President Xu really didn't come?" Huang's mother had never met Xu Yi, so she could only rely on Huang Mei.

Huang Mei stared intently at everyone coming and going, afraid of missing a single one, but Xu Yi was nowhere to be seen among them.

"Why don't we find someone to ask? We can't just wait here like this." Huang's mother pulled her daughter toward the door.

"Excuse me, sir, has President Xu Qian arrived yet?"

The guard at the gate glanced at them and said sternly, "What business do you have with our Commander Xu?"

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Mrs. Huang quickly smiled and said, "We have nothing to say, we just wanted to ask if General Manager Xu has arrived yet."

The guard raised his head. "No."

"Really nothing?" Huang's mother was skeptical. She craned her neck to look inside, but couldn't see anything. She tugged at Huang Mei and pulled her to the front.

"Young man, my daughter used to work in the guard unit. She left something there and forgot to take it. We came here today so that she can go back and retrieve it."

Fearing she had been deceived, Huang's mother devised a plan to send Huang Mei in to investigate the situation.

The two waited at the door for quite a while, looking around and whispering to each other, which the guards noticed.

Moreover, he knew Huang Mei. "We have a rule here that Miss Huang can no longer go in."

As he spoke, he stretched out his arm, blocking Huang Mei's path.

"Young man, we're just going in to get something, we won't cause you any trouble." Huang's mother tried to say a few nice words to try and get away with it.

The guard's thick eyebrows furrowed, and he shouted, "You'd better leave now. If you keep causing trouble, you'll be obstructing our duty, and that will get you punished."

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"What's in the way? We really just went in to get something." Huang's mother wanted to continue speaking, but Huang Mei quickly pulled her aside.

Having served in the guard for a while, she knew that the rules there were actually very strict, and that you really couldn't get in just by talking your way out of it.

Mrs. Huang glanced at the door reluctantly, "If Xu Yi doesn't come today, are we just going to wait here like this?"

"We can't just force our way in."

As the mother and daughter were whispering to each other, a carriage drove up.

After the carriage stopped, someone lifted the curtain and saw that it was Liu Fang. She glanced at the two people standing by the door and gave instructions to the maid.

"Please invite this mother and daughter into our residence."

Huang Mei and her daughter were initially reluctant to go, but when they heard that the other party was Xu Yi's mother, Huang's mother immediately agreed.

Liu Fang's carriage had already left, but a lighter carriage was waiting for them.

After getting into the carriage, Huang Mei held her mother's hand tightly, "Mother, what do you think Madam Xu wants to see us about at this time?"

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Huang Mei had seen Liu Fang once before, from afar, and only saw her talking to Xu Yi with a smile.

Everyone said that the eldest wife of the Xu family was extraordinary, but Huang Mei, who had met her once, felt that Liu Fang was no different from any other mother.

It just looks more elegant and luxurious.

"It's probably because of Xu Qianzong's matter," Huang's mother thought for a moment. "Or maybe Fu Man'er said something to her, which is why she came to us."

When Huang Mei got nervous, she unconsciously used a bit more force on her hand. Huang's mother cried out in pain. This was an injury she had sustained yesterday when she fought with those women. It hurt to even touch it now, let alone when Huang Mei squeezed it so hard.

"Mother, I'm sorry, I forgot." Both mother and daughter had injuries on their faces and bodies, covered in bruises.

Mother Huang patted her daughter's hand, "It's alright. It's just in time that Madam Xu has arrived. If we can't wait for Chief Xu, we'll go find her to settle the matter."

"Are we just going like this? Will Madam Xu cause us any trouble?" Huang Mei's mindset wasn't as good as her mother's. During her time with the guard, she had seen too many wealthy ladies and young misses; who could be so kind-hearted?

Mother Huang comforted her, "Silly child, what are you afraid of? We boarded the Xu family's carriage at the guard's gate, and the people at the gate are watching."

"If something really happens at the Xu family's place, do you think they can escape unscathed?"

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"And this Mrs. Xu might be your future mother-in-law. Our Huang family and the Xu family are going to have a marriage alliance, have you forgotten?"

Compared to Huang Mei's timidity, Huang's mother was very excited. "Come on, let your mother take a look."

When Huang's mother saw the red marks on Huang Mei's face, she couldn't help but start cursing again before finally speaking to Huang Mei.

"If Madam Xu asks about the injury on your face later, just cry, cry as badly as you can."

"We can't let yesterday's beating go unpunished."

Huang Mei nodded obediently. She also felt that being beaten yesterday was an undeserved misfortune, and what girl doesn't cherish her appearance?

With her face scratched like this, Huang Mei didn't want to go out, afraid that Xu Yi would see her in such an unsightly state. However, her mother was urging her to come out, so she had no choice but to go out with him.

“Our Xiaomei is pretty and delicate, while Xu Qian is a dragon among men. You are about the same. Besides, we are just concubines, we don’t ask for much.”

Huang's mother was still whispering to her daughter, "When you meet Madam Xu later, just act as usual and make sure you leave a good impression on her. If she speaks up, it will be much easier for you to get in the door."

As the two were talking, the carriage soon stopped. They were heading to the Xu family's residence in town.

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Although it's not as grand as the old houses in the village, it's still unique when you look down the whole street.

The servants led them toward the flower hall, and the mother and daughter followed behind, occasionally glancing at the layout of the house.

Mother Huang thought sadly, "These rich families are really different. They usually live in the village and only stay in the town once or twice. They even bought such a big house with so many servants. I wonder how much money that must have cost."

Just as they were thinking this, the servants led them into the flower hall. Liu Fang was still sitting in the chair with a faint smile on her lips, just like Huang Mei had seen her before.

"Madam Huang, Miss Huang, please have a seat."

After the two sat down, a maid came over to serve tea. Huang Mei sat up straight, trying her best to keep her eyes from looking away.

After entering the house, Huang's mother became slightly nervous. Liu Fang did not have that aggressive aura, but when she looked over, Huang's mother couldn't help but be on high alert.

Liu Fang said casually, "I wasn't home yesterday. I only heard that Madam Huang and Miss Huang had come to visit us when I got back?"

"Ah," Madam Huang replied, "There was a misunderstanding between Miss Man'er and my daughter, so I took my daughter to visit Miss Man'er to apologize."

It's unclear what Fu Man'er said to Liu Fang, but Huang's mother is now adamant that they went to apologize yesterday.

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After listening, Liu Fang nodded. "I only found out about this last night. Sigh, it's all my fault for finding out so late, otherwise things wouldn't be like this now."

Upon hearing this, Huang's mother was both surprised and delighted. Did Liu Fang mean she was going to stand up for her and her daughter?

"Madam Xu, please don't blame yourself. You manage several restaurants and are busy with many things every day. How could you have so much time to manage family matters?"

The smile on Huang's mother's face gradually widened, and all the wrinkles on her face gathered together. She turned her head and winked at Huang Mei, signaling her to speak.

Neither the mother nor the daughter noticed the coldness in Liu Fang's eyes.