Qin Xiaozhou rubbed his temples. "What were you resisting when you jumped from here?"

Guo Liuer vented her frustration, "Si Lang is going to marry someone else, but he clearly said he would marry me. How can I live without him?"

Qin Xiaozhou laughed in anger, "You still have a job even without him. You're an embroiderer. You can still eat and dress even without a man. How can you not survive?"

Guo Liuer was very excited. "You don't understand. I love Silang. I love him. He's such a good person. If I can't marry him, I'd rather jump off this building!"

"Since you love him so much, he should be willing to die with you, to share the same bed in life and the same grave in death. You should go find him!" Qin Xiaozhou rolled her eyes. "What kind of life is it if you die alone! If you die at such a young age, you might be forced into a ghost marriage, and then you won't be able to be your fourth son's wife. You might as well live well, there's still a chance."

The people on the third floor were deathly silent, exchanging bewildered glances.

Lu Yan tugged at Qin Xiaozhou, "Sister-in-law, didn't we come here to persuade people to come down?"

Why would someone ask a man to die with them?

Li Zhen clutched her stomach. "Yes, as long as you're alive, there are always many possibilities. Even if you and Si Lang are not meant to be, other men will marry you. It's better than dying and having nothing left."

Guo Liuer burst into tears, “I… Si Lang and I have already consummated our marriage. I am no longer a virgin and cannot marry anyone else.”

Su Wanniang and the people in the embroidery building who had secretly followed them could not offer any words of comfort. How could an unmarried woman live after losing her chastity?

Qin Xiaozhou rolled her eyes: "Innocence is worthless!"

"You're threatening to jump off this building like this, but has the person who lied to you gotten their comeuppance?" Qin Xiaozhou was furious. To actually try to commit suicide over a scumbag like that is the stupidest thing a person would do!

"For the person who lied to you, your death is nothing, it only makes things easier for them. And what about that man? At most, people will say he's a womanizer, but he can go on to get married and have children. Who will remember that you died because of him!"

"You should go and get your money back. Do you think the money you worked so hard for should just go to that scumbag? If you're still angry, find someone to beat that scumbag up to vent your anger."

Guo Liuer continued to cry, "I have lost my virginity before marriage, and death is the only way out for me."

Qin Xiaozhou's heart pounded. "A woman's chastity is never about her body. You've just misjudged someone. Why make things difficult for yourself? If you really don't want to get married, then sell yourself to a brothel as a slave. Isn't that a way to survive?"

"What's the point of you trying to kill yourself here? If you want to live, then live properly. If you really dare to die, you should take a machete and kill that scumbag first, then hang yourself at his doorstep. What kind of place is it to die in my boudoir?"

All the embroiderers on the third floor looked at Qin Xiaozhou in astonishment. Lu Yan tugged at her, "Sister-in-law, how could you teach someone to kill?"

Qin Xiaozhou looked down at the mat that had already been laid out downstairs. "I'm not afraid of killing myself, so why would I be afraid of killing a scumbag? Getting yourself killed for a liar is the most ridiculous thing."

Guo Liuer shook her head, "No, it's my fault, it's that rich merchant's daughter's fault. They all forced Silang. Silang didn't lie to me. He's a very good person. He's not a liar. You're not allowed to say that about him."

"Hmph!" Qin Xiaozhou laughed in anger. "Would a good person ruin a woman's chastity before marriage? Would a good person make someone commit suicide for him? Would a good person extort money from a woman and not return it? What kind of good person is that? If he's not a liar, then who is?"

Guo Liuer broke down, "He's not!"

Qin Xiaozhou shouted, "That's him! What rich businessman forcing you into marriage? I think it's all a staged act to fool you. You don't believe me? Fine, come down here. We're going to find your fourth son right now. Come on, prove to me he's not a fraud! Otherwise, I'll find your fourth son and make sure everyone in the county knows he's a fraud!"

"No, you can't be so vicious! You'll drive Si Lang to his death!" Guo Liu'er was furious. "Fine, I'll prove to you that he's not a liar!"

Guo Liuer climbed back from the eaves and went up to the third floor.

The crowd hurriedly pulled the person back.

Guo Liuer blushed with anger and pulled Qin Xiaozhou, "Come on, I'll prove to you right now that Si Lang isn't a liar!"

Qin Xiaozhou shook off her hand, wanting only to coax her down. "Whether your Silang is a liar or not is none of my business! Lu Yan, go with him and see what's going on."

Today's situation is unusual. When Constable Li led his men into the embroidery building, many of the embroiderers looked unwell.

Qin Xiaozhou went downstairs and politely invited the three constables out of the embroidered building. Only then did Lu Yunfeng thank them for inviting them to a restaurant for dinner and drinks.

Qin Xiaozhou's face was also not good. It wasn't until dark that Lu Yan finally returned, and she said angrily, "That so-called Silang is indeed a liar. He deceived both sides. That rich businessman is from the Tan family. The person he was supposed to marry was Tan Xue. When Tan Xue heard about that man, she immediately asked her parents to break off the engagement."

"Where is Guo Liuer?" Qin Xiaozhou asked.

Lu Yan wanted to roll her eyes. "Si Lang saw that the Tan family had broken off the engagement and there was no hope of marrying into a wealthy family, so he coaxed Guo Liuer. Guo Liuer was blind and heartless, and she was coaxed into agreeing to marry Si Lang as his wife."

Qin Xiaozhou was so angry she laughed. It turned out that she and everything in the embroidery building had become part of Guo Liuer's play?

And she even used that power to get that Fourth Prince to marry her?!

Qin Xiaozhou snorted coldly, "Fire Guo Liuer."

Lu Yan nodded repeatedly, "I'll take care of it tomorrow morning."

The very next morning, before Lu Yan could even deal with it, Guo Liuer resigned.

Her face beamed with pride as she boasted to the embroiderer, "My fourth husband said that women should stay at home to support their husbands and raise their children, and should not show their faces in public. Supporting the family is a man's job, and we should not put the cart before the horse!"

Guo Liuer raised her chin at Qin Xiaozhou, "Manager Qin, you are domineering and suspicious. You are clearly a woman, but you always try to be superior to men. A woman like you will be abandoned sooner or later, and no one will dare to marry you. I told you long ago that Silang was not a liar, and now you believe me. It's good that I'm leaving. Silang said that if I stay with you, I will definitely be corrupted by you and will never be his gentle and kind wife again."

Qin Xiaozhou nearly fainted from anger. She ordered someone to settle her wages and send the person away immediately.

The embroiderers in the embroidery tower, who had been sympathetic yesterday, turned distant today after hearing her words. They all pursed their lips and went back to their workstations, none of them wanting to see her off.

The embroiderers only started to sneer when Guo Liuer swayed away from the embroidery tower.

"Why did this perfectly good embroiderer have to show her face in public? The shopkeeper gave us a way to make a living, but she slanders us like this. Guo Liuer is such an ingrate."

"That's right, because of this job, my family was able to eat and dress well, and my sister was not sold."

“I was ostracized by my husband’s family because I couldn’t give birth to a son. But ever since I became an embroiderer, my husband’s family has treated me well and my daughter has been treated better. Why is no one willing to follow Manager Qin?”

Li Zhen gently advised, "Other people's affairs are none of our business. Don't gossip and ruin your own character."