Gu Nanjiao coldly replied, "Miss Wang, I have already shown you enough respect. I am not a servant in your household to be beaten and scolded by you. Since you are no longer buying my things, I, your humble servant, am too lazy to serve you. I don't care who you are."

Wang Fu's face turned pale; he never expected a village woman to speak like that.

Wang Fu's face turned cold: "Are you really not afraid of death? My father is the richest man in the entire Luozhuang Town. Be careful, or you'll regret it."

Gu Nanjiao sneered, "My father and my husband are respectable scholars who can refuse to bow to officials. Who do you think you are?"

As if remembering something, Gu Nanjiao changed the subject: "Also, if you don't want your beloved Young Master Bai to know about your ill-mannered behavior, feel free to take revenge on me."

Gu Nanjiao realized that Wang Fu, a proud and arrogant young lady, would be determined to marry Bai Luochen, who was from a good family and was good-looking.

When Bai Luochen brought up the issue of manners, Wang Fu's expression changed drastically, indicating that she still cares a lot about her image in front of Bai Luochen.

"You—" Wang Fu pointed at Gu Nanjiao, his voice trembling with anger.

Lu Siniang slammed her hand on the table in anger, “Get out of here now! We’ll never do business with you again, get out of here!”

Today, in order to spend time alone with Bai Luochen, she didn't let her maid accompany her. Now that she is alone and powerless, and no one has gone to inform her, she can't confront these two shrewish women head-on.

Wang Fu got up, patted his clothes, and glared at Gu Nanjiao fiercely: "You wait."

Seeing Wang Fu leave in such a disheveled state, Gu Nanjiao couldn't help but let out a soft sneer.

Wang Fu covered her face and sneaked back through the back door. As soon as she entered the bedroom, the maid exclaimed, "Miss, what happened to your face?"

Wang Fu glared at the maid and said, "Don't make a sound."

She was a little afraid that Gu Nanjiao would tell Bai Luochen what happened today, and if that happened, she would never be able to marry Bai Luochen.

"Miss, your face is swollen? I'll get you a hot egg to apply to it."

Wang Fu waved his hand, and the maidservant left.

Wang Fu snapped out of his daze. On the day of the imperial examination, his younger brother seemed to be acquainted with that village woman. Judging from his brother's clenched teeth, could it be that the village woman had seduced him?

She was too lazy to care about Wang Sang's affairs, but since Gu Nanjiao was involved, she had to ask Wang Sang for clarification.

At this moment, the maid came over with an egg, peeled it, and helped Wang Fu reduce the swelling.

Wang Fu suddenly asked, "Has the young master returned yet?"

"Young Master just returned; is he in the study?"

"I'm going to find him."

Wang Fufeng rushed to Wang Sang's study and knocked on the door.

Wang Sang quickly put her legs down from the table, straightened her books, and sat up straight, looking like she was reading attentively.

"Come in!"

Wang Fu pushed open the door and cut to the chase: "What's your relationship with the village woman you saw that day?"

"What village woman?" Wang Sang shook the fat on her face, somewhat puzzled.

"It was on the day of the scientific expedition, in front of the clothing shop."

"You mean that bitch?" It would have been better if Gu Nanjiao hadn't been mentioned, because Wang Sang gritted her teeth in hatred: "She's a complete liar, she cheated on my feelings and then married that gigolo in the blink of an eye."

Seeing her younger brother's furious expression, Wang Fu suddenly had a brilliant idea: "Little brother, a village woman bullied your older sister just now. Do you want to help your sister get revenge?"

Wang Sang stepped forward, looked at Wang Fu's swollen face, and then angrily said, "Sister, who hit you? I'll avenge you! How dare you bully my sister, Wang Sang's sister? You're asking for trouble!"

Wang Fu wiped away his tears: "It's that village woman you met that day. She's shameless, seducing Young Master Bai, and even hit me."

Wang Sang paused for a moment, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes, before quickly shouting angrily, "Gu Nanjiao, you deceived my feelings and even dared to hit my sister! Sister, you wait, I'll go and tie her up and bring her back for you to do with as you please!"

After Gu Nanjiao and Lü Siniang finished their discussion, they saw that it was getting late and decided to head back.

The oxcarts returning to the village were parked in the south of the town, requiring them to pass through several alleys.

Gu Nanjiao was walking alone when a sullen voice suddenly came from behind her: "Gu Nanjiao, where are you going?"

Hearing that familiar, irritating voice, you know who it is without even turning around.

Wang Sang led a group of people to block Gu Nanjiao's path, including the lackey who had humiliated Lu Yanzhao at the teahouse.

"That bitch, finally caught her. We haven't gotten our revenge for the stool incident yet, and this time... hehe..." Before Wang Sang could even speak, the lackey preemptively struck.

Gu Nan glanced at Wang Sang indifferently: "Speak, what do you want to do!"

Before Wang Sang could speak, one of his lackeys stepped forward and said, "Boss, leave this bitch to me. I'll teach her a lesson for you."

As he spoke, his eyes gleamed with lust, and he lewdly extended his claws towards Gu Nanjiao: "Hehe, today I'll let you taste the power of your older brother?"

Gu Nanjiao dodged aside and darted to Wang Sang, her eyes urgent: "I have something to say to you, Brother Wang Sang. For the sake of our past relationship, please make them leave."

A flicker of emotion crossed Wang Sang's eyes. Deep down, he didn't really want to teach Gu Nanjiao a lesson; he just couldn't swallow his anger. One second he was calling her "Brother Wang Sang," the next his eyes were glued to Lu Yanzhao, determined to marry no one else. He admitted he was ugly and overweight, unlike Lu Yanzhao. He just wanted to find Gu Nanjiao and ask her why she treated him like a stranger—that was all.

"You all step back!" Wang Sang waved his hand, signaling his followers to retreat.

Gu Nanjiao recalled the moments she had spent with Wang Sang and discovered that although Wang Sang was arrogant and domineering, he was actually extremely insecure and not a bad person. He did many things at the instigation of those around him. The reason why the original owner was able to get close to Wang Sang and become familiar with him was precisely because she understood this point.

The two found a teahouse. Gu Nanjiao poured a cup of tea and handed it to Wang Sang, saying sincerely, "I'm sorry about what happened before. Whether in the past or now, I've always considered you a friend. Your friends have been urging you to believe that I have feelings for you, so you've always misunderstood me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Sang fell into deep thought. When Gu Nanjiao first approached him, she hadn't expressed her feelings or said anything about admiring him. As their relationship grew closer, his friends joked that Gu Nanjiao was interested in him, and he took it seriously.

Later, Gu Nanjiao saw Lu Yanzhao sitting by the window and was immediately captivated by his beauty. She inquired about his whereabouts everywhere but ignored him completely, which made him increasingly uneasy.

He was overjoyed that a beautiful girl was finally willing to approach him.

"You've been ignoring me and avoiding me whenever you see me. Everyone around me says I've been deceived. I just want to ask you, have you lied to me?" Wang Sang lowered her eyelids, looking very aggrieved.

Gu Nanjiao said earnestly, "No, I've always considered you a friend. That's what I said back then, you've forgotten. I approached you because I thought you were frank and adorable. Although there are differences between men and women, I just thought you were a good person and wanted to be your friend. But you were surrounded by a bunch of shady friends. I just hoped you would have more of your own judgment and listen less to other people's gossip. But what happened? You looked at me with gritted teeth and a fierce expression. I was really scared. Didn't I have to hide?"

Wang Sang remained silent for a moment, seemingly moved by Gu Nanjiao's words. However, thinking of his sister being beaten, he became somewhat unhappy: "But you hit my sister. I can't forgive you."

Gu Nanjiao pointed to her bright red left cheek: "Look, your sister hit me first. She falsely accused me of seducing someone without even asking what happened. I just couldn't take it anymore."

Looking over, Wang Sang saw five obvious finger marks on Gu Nanjiao's face.

He knew his sister's personality; she was arrogant and, although beautiful and lovely on the outside, extremely vicious on the inside.

"If you truly consider me a friend, I won't be fierce towards you anymore when we meet."

Gu Nanjiao immediately raised two fingers and said with utmost sincerity, "I truly consider you a friend, more genuine than gold. To show my sincerity, I'll bring you some spicy snacks another day, how about that?"

"What is spicy strip?" Wang Sang had never heard of this name before and was a little puzzled, but it sounded delicious.

"It's a very delicious little snack, let me tell you..." Gu Nanjiao went on and on, making Wang Sang's mouth water.

After seeing Wang Sang off, Gu Nanjiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Wang Sang looks fierce and has a lot of fat, he is not a bad person at heart. Fat people are generally more easygoing and easier to coax.

It's better to have more friends than more enemies.