When Liu Juan heard this, she said nothing and just stood there in a daze. She didn't expect Xu Miaomiao to expose the truth to her directly in front of Aunt Zhang.

Madam Zhang slammed the table in dissatisfaction, stood up, looked at Xu Miaomiao and said loudly: "Xu Miaomiao, what do you mean by this? I was the one who found Liu Juan, and you are humiliating him like this, aren't you slapping me in the face? Besides, this is our Xu family's family affair. People have said that a woman should obey her husband after marriage. Even Gu Yuan's biological parents didn't care about this matter. What right do you have to meddle in this matter?"

Xu Miaomiao, after hearing her words, was not in a hurry. She stood up and looked at the two of them and said, "You promised at the beginning that as long as Liu Juan could give birth to the child, you would take Liu Juan back to the capital and would not force Xu Qingshan to take her as a concubine. Now you are doing this again. At the beginning, you insisted on Liu Hong, and she almost caused Xu Qingshan and Gu Yuanniang to separate their lives. Now there is another Liu Juan. I don't know, Madam, do you hate Liu Niang or your son, who always forces them to a dead end?"

Xu Miaomiao spoke sharply.

Madam Zhang paused for a moment after hearing this, and didn't say anything. After a long while, she sat down and said, "I don't care. Anyway, the matter of taking a concubine is our Xu family's business. Don't say anything more here."

"Mother, I will never take a concubine."

A voice suddenly sounded from outside, and Xu Qingshan walked over slowly, looked at Madam Zhang and said, "Mother, Madam Xu is the representative of Liu Niang, and I only represent myself. I will never take Liu Juan as a concubine."

“You, you, you!”

Madam Zhang was a little angry. She stood up and pointed at Xu Qingshan and said, "Now that Liu Juan has given birth to a child for you, you should be responsible for her. But now you want to abandon your responsibility. How can our Xu family have a son like you who is so irresponsible? I have taught you for so many years, but where have you learned the sage principles?"

"Mother, I'm sure you know exactly how Liu Juan got pregnant. If it weren't for that bowl of medicine, I would never have touched her in my life. You promised me that you would find a suitable home for Liu Juan. Why do you have to put the blame on me now?"

When Liu Juan heard this, she cried even harder, but Xu Qingshan looked at her coldly and said, "Liu Juan, you don't have to cry in front of me. Who promised you this in the first place? You must go find him."

"Once, Madam Xu and I tried to persuade you to accept me as your sister. I would take care of you for the rest of your life, but now you insist on taking this path. Don't blame me for being ruthless. Mother, if you insist on letting Liu Juan into the family, then I can only say that from now on, you will no longer have a son like me. From now on, Xu Yao will be the only bloodline of your family."

After saying that, Xu Qingshan was about to turn around and leave.

Madam Zhang was furious, her eyes were bloodshot. "Xu Qingshan, you broke off relations with us just for Gu Yuan's mother. What kind of evil spirit has attracted you? What's so good about him? A second-married woman with a burden. Do you know how many people in the capital have laughed at our Xu family because of your marriage?"

Xu Qingshan disagreed, took a step forward and approached Madam Zhang, and said solemnly: "Mother, I have said everything I want to say today."

Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao didn't say much. She glanced at Liu Juan beside her and turned and left without saying anything. How could she let such a vicious woman who could even kill her own parents stay in her home, stay with Gu Yuanniang, and harm them.

"Madam Xu, you are here!"

Yu Jie raised his head, glanced at the person who came, and said to him. Xu Miaomiao also responded, nodded, and walked to the shelf beside him. There were all kinds of exquisite pastries on the shelf, with labels of low prices neatly printed on them. These were all thought up by Xu Miaomiao. He used different inks and wrote them in conspicuous fonts.

After Yu Jie finished the last account, he immediately took the account book and walked towards Xu Miaomiao. He opened the account book and handed it to her, saying, "Madam Xu, your trick really works. Since the low price was sold, more people have bought it. Some even bought more than a dozen boxes of cakes at a time. The reputation of the department store has risen immediately."

Xu Miaomiao nodded and responded to Yu Jie: "Although business is picking up now, we must not let our guard down. We must clearly mark the cakes that are about to go bad and explain it to those people. Otherwise, if they get sick from eating them, it will be bad."

"Don't worry, Madam Xu." Yu Jie said as he picked up another sign and handed it to Xu Miaomiao: "Look how clearly you have learned the things on it. I believe everyone will know it."

Xu Miaomiao responded and nodded. These days, he went to the department store to take care of it whenever he had time. Business was indeed getting better. It was a pity that he had not found a suitable pen and ink shop yet. Yu Jie might have to spend more time on this matter. Although he had been doing business in Bai County for a long time, he was not as familiar with the place as them.

"Hey, where is your boss? Come out now."

A sharp and piercing sound was heard at the door, and everyone's eyes were subconsciously drawn over. They saw a woman holding a child of four or five years old in her arms, walking over in a hurry. The child looked dying and in great pain.

The woman was slightly plump, and one could tell from her sharp brows that she was someone who was not easy to mess with.

Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao waved to Yu Jie, motioning him to go back, and took the initiative to say, "I am the shopkeeper here. I wonder what difficulties this lady has encountered."

"So it's you. Who was I then? A woman who came out to do business in the public eye and used such cheap things. No wonder."

Xu Miaomiao didn't say anything, but Yu Zhen on the side couldn't sit still anymore, he immediately stepped forward, looked at the woman and said with dissatisfaction: "How can you talk like that? We are doing business uprightly, what are you dissatisfied with that you have to come here to pick a fight!"

"Yu Zhen." Xu Miaomiao called him, signaling him to shut up. Yu Zhen also muttered something, then silently walked to Xu Miaomiao's side: "My lady, we will be responsible for any problems that arise. What did you want to say just now?"