She thought He Jiuniang was going to blame her, after all, He Jiuniang had been so worried about Zhou Shi just now.

Yuexue slowly turned around, not daring to look at He Jiuniang for a long time.

"What are you afraid of? Do you think I'm going to eat you?"

He Jiuniang sighed softly, walked over to Yuexue, and handed her a bottle of medicine: "Your face is so swollen, go and apply some medicine first. Such a pretty girl can't be disfigured."

Yuexue could hardly believe it. Finally, she dared to look up at He Jiuniang and asked, "Auntie, you don't blame me?"

"I've already said you did the right thing, why should I blame you?"

He Jiuniang asked in return, and Yuexue didn't know how to answer for a moment. She couldn't very well say that it was because of He Jiuniang's relationship with Zhou Shi, could she?

"Alright, hurry up and apply the medicine. If something like this happens again, remember to go over there and find your family. Don't stay there by yourself, or you'll get beaten and wronged."

"Yes, thank you, Auntie!"

Yuexue was now completely convinced that He Jiuniang had no intention of making things difficult for her. A smile bloomed on her face as she took the medicine and left.

Then Madam Yu said, "Third sister-in-law, now that you care so much about my sister-in-law, she'll definitely cling to you in the future. She's the kind of person who'll take advantage of anyone who gives her a chance."

"That's exactly the effect I wanted, sister-in-law. I originally wanted to play along with her slowly, but since she hit these young girls, the family can't tolerate her. She's too slow, so I'll send her on her way. Sister-in-law, you should be prepared."

This is a notification to Ms. Yu that Ms. Zhou can no longer stay at home. If Ms. Yu is reluctant to let her go, she should express her opinion in advance.

"Alright, third sister-in-law, do whatever you want. Don't worry about me. I've been more than kind to her. If she's going to court death, I can't protect her!"

Madam Yu was quite straightforward; if He Jiuniang hadn't stopped her, she would have kicked the person out right now.

Yu stayed at the workshop, while He Jiuniang went home to find Zhou. Zhou changed into a new dress that Sun had never worn before. Although it was a little small, Zhou didn't care at all, because Sun's clothes were made of the finest materials, and she felt very elegant.

"Hey girl, you've finally arrived! Do you think I look good in this outfit?"

She proudly twirled around in front of He Jiuniang. He Jiuniang had just protected her, and she felt that her relationship with He Jiuniang was even better than that with Yu Shi, so she took the initiative to get closer to He Jiuniang.

During her few days at the Lu family, she had figured things out. The wife of the third son of the Lu family was truly capable. She made the decisions in many things at home. As long as she got along well with her, getting some recipes would be a piece of cake.

“It looks nice, but it’s a bit too small for you, Sister-in-law Zhou. Once our workshop makes new clothes, we’ll make sure you’re the first one to wear.”

"Hey, hey, good! You're so good to me, unlike that Yu Xiao'e, who makes things difficult for me at every turn. She's not even remotely like family. If I weren't desperate, I wouldn't be going to put up with her attitude. I'm just unlucky!"

Zhou was unaware that there were sewing machines in the garment workshops; if they really wanted to make her clothes, they could finish them in no time.

He Jiuniang said it would take a few days to finish, and she didn't think much of it. It was true that sewing by hand, stitch by stitch, would take several days.

“Sister-in-law Zhou, what are you saying? We’re all from Changzhou. Even if we weren’t relatives, we would still help each other out of consideration for being from the same hometown. My sister-in-law is just stubborn but soft-hearted. She’s always saying good things about you in front of us and trying to get you the easiest job!”

He Jiuniang kept speaking well of Yu Shi in front of Zhou Shi. Zhou Shi thought about it and, although she was still somewhat disdainful, she still cooperated on the surface and said, "It's not that I really think she's bad, but look at how she treats me. She just hit me for a servant. Anyone else would have been in the same boat."

She looked incredibly aggrieved, but He Jiuniang gave a forced smile and casually changed the subject: "Sister-in-law, I've noticed you've always been quite interested in our family's food workshop. I suppose you're someone who loves cooking. How about this, I'll take you on a tour of the workshop. If you want to learn, I'll find you a different job."

These words really struck a chord with Zhou. She had been working so hard for so long just to find out what those houses were used for.

Instead of wasting so much time at the Yu family's place these past few days, it would be better to come and say a few words to He Jiuniang.

Zhou felt once again that she had chosen the wrong person.

"Great! I've been curious about how Lu Hei Ya is made for a long time, but Yu Xiao'e has never told me."

The two had a good relationship and left hand in hand. Mrs. Sun watched, her expression indescribable.

When Yu saw that He Jiuniang had brought Zhou over again, although she didn't know what she wanted to do, she didn't want to pay any attention to Zhou and turned to leave.

Zhou clung to He Jiu Niang's leg, ignoring Yu Shi and holding her chin high, completely disregarding her.

He Jiuniang enthusiastically led Zhou Shi on a tour, leaving Yu Shi stunned, but remembering He Jiuniang's plan, she remained silent.

“Our workshop has three rooms. Two of them are warehouses, and the other one, as you know, is where we make cooked food. Let me show you the warehouse first. This is where we store raw food. To keep it fresh, we also dug a cellar. Sometimes we also put the cooked food here, but our cooked food is never kept overnight. Once it's made and packaged, we can take it directly to the county town to sell.”

He Jiuniang explained it to her very seriously, but Zhou Shi wasn't interested and couldn't help but urge, "What about the other one? What does the other one do?"

"The other one is really amazing! Our business is all thanks to the stuff in that other warehouse!"

Zhou's eyes lit up, and she pulled He Jiu Niang to go and see.

Yu was watching from a distance and was almost unable to contain herself. If Zhou saw this, who knows what kind of trouble she would cause!

My third sister-in-law was so careless!

He Jiuniang really took her to see it, and as soon as the door was opened, you could smell the aroma of spices.

"I bought these seasonings from the Hu people outside. Each cloth bag contains a portion of seasonings, and one small bag is enough to cook a big pot of meat!"

He Jiuniang took a bag from somewhere and played with it in her hand.

"It smells quite nice, may I have a sniff?"

In front of He Jiuniang, Zhou Shi did not dare to be too presumptuous. She did not directly take it, but stared at the package in He Jiuniang's hand.

"sure!"

Without a second thought, He Jiuniang handed the bag to her, saying, "Sister-in-law is family, so we have nothing to hide from you. If you like it, this bag is yours!"

This is such a pleasant surprise!

Zhou carefully tucked the item into her bosom, exclaiming, "Good, good, good! Sister, you really are my dear sister!"

Even in front of Yu Shi, she didn't dare to ask for a packet directly, but He Jiu Niang gave it to her right away. It seems that He Jiu Niang really treats her as one of her own.

"Sister Zhou, you're too kind. Alright, now that we've finished our tour, let's go out. We can cook one batch right now, so let's help pack it up and give it to Lianhua and the others to take to the county town to sell."

He Jiuniang pulled her outside, making sure to lock the door behind her.