An Manxin's face paled, and she immediately became anxious and couldn't sit still. "Could it be that this Lewa guessed this on his own?"
If she finds out about this, it'll be terrible!
If your maternal grandparents find out, they'll definitely come knocking on your door and beat you senseless!
I need to go talk to your father about what to do right away.
Wu Qiaolan rolled her eyes and grabbed An Manxin, who was restless.
"Oh dear, Mother, why are you in such a hurry?"
She definitely won't tell anyone about this. Her family isn't related to her maternal grandparents' family anymore, so why should she side with them?
Besides, given the things they've done with their maternal grandparents' family, they're already holding a grudge against them enough, so it's highly unlikely they'd reveal it to us.
Maybe they're actually hoping to see what's going on on their grandparents' side.
After hearing what her second daughter, Wu Qiaolan, said and thinking about it, An Manxin's suddenly unsettled heart calmed down again.
"What Lan'er said makes sense."
Now your uncle's side has no connection with your maternal grandparents' side anymore.
Even if you offer money, you won't get it from them.
This doesn't concern them, so they're happy to sit on the sidelines and watch the show.
Wu Qiaolan smiled and said, "That's right. It won't do them any good to expose Auntie's affair."
And it would only offend her parents; no smart person would do something so foolish.
An Manxin looked at her two daughters with a puzzled expression. "Then... it's not about me talking to your uncle about this, it's about what?"
Wu Qiaolan's eyes lit up, and she curled her lips, "Mom, my eldest sister and I heard that the pastries made in my uncle's shop taste really good!"
My older sister and I wanted to go in and try some pastries, but my uncle's family was stingy and refused to serve us any.
So we thought, if we could get our hands on the secret recipe for making pastries from my uncle's family, wouldn't we be able to easily make them ourselves at home?
Moreover, wouldn't it help us make connections with powerful and influential people by hosting the young masters and ladies from wealthy and powerful families?
"If we can curry favor with the powerful and influential, it will be extremely beneficial for our family."
An Manxin was moved. "That makes sense, but your uncle's family isn't stupid. How could they possibly hand over the secret recipe for making pastries?"
Although they are both honest and kind people, they can't just do whatever I say.
Wu Qiaolan pouted and grumbled, "Mom, you're so stupid! Who told you to just ask them for this kind of thing directly?"
You should go directly to your uncle and tell him that you want my sister and I to come and help him with his shop.
"As long as my older sister and I go into the shop to help out, it'll be incredibly easy for me to secretly learn this skill!"
An Manxin frowned and immediately objected.
“That won’t do. You two sisters are going to the city to learn the piano.”
She's going to marry into a wealthy and powerful family, so how can she focus her attention on his shop?
Now that you've gone to help, do you still want to go to town to learn the piano?
Wu Qiaolan's face fell. "Mom, that's why I say you're stupid."
We weren't really there to help; we just stayed for a couple of days to secretly learn the trade.
Once we've mastered it, it won't stop us from going to the city to learn the piano.
Anyway, we still have a few days before going to the city, so this time is enough for us to learn some skills from my uncle.
An Manxin raised a shrewd and calculating smile, revealing the corner of her hooked eye.
"Alright, as long as it doesn't interfere with your studies in the city, everything is negotiable. I'll talk to your uncle about this."
Liu Xiufen, who was also eyeing the secret recipe for pastries, was racking her brains to find a way for her daughter to secretly learn a few tricks at the Paradise Dessert Shop.
"Xian'er, how was your trip to your uncle's house? Didn't you go along to help out or anything?"
Anxian sat in front of the basin, fiddling with her hair, and muttered irritably.
"Help? What help would I need? They have hands and feet, do they need my help?"
Liu Xiufen angrily cursed at her for being so unambitious.
"You silly girl, you're such a simpleton. I never really asked you to help. Have you forgotten what I told you to do?"
Anxian pouted, picked up a hairpin, and held it up to her head, saying, "Mother, it's not that I don't want to do this for you."
They simply wouldn't let me into the courtyard.
They don't need my help at all.
Even if I went there, I wouldn't be able to get involved. How could I let you learn my skills?
Not to mention me, even my older and younger cousins didn't give them a friendly look when they went there!
Mother, look at this hairpin, does it look good when I wear it like this?
In a few days, I plan to go to the city with my older and younger cousins.
They said they were going to the city to take an exam to learn the piano.
It is said that as long as you pass the exam, you can become a disciple of the prestigious Luo family in Jincheng.
Once you become her disciple, you can marry into a prestigious family!
I'm so envious of it! I want to take the exam too.
Mother, why don't you hurry up and find me a piano teacher?
"I'll cram at the last minute; maybe I'll get selected by the Luo family's teachers." An Xian turned to Liu Xiufen with an eager look and pleaded.
Liu Xiufen was taken aback, then her eyes lit up and she hurriedly asked more questions.
"Did you hear it from your older and younger cousins?"
Anxian nodded. "Yes, didn't they go to the city a few days ago?"
Even my aunt didn't come to see me off on my wedding day, so it must be because of this."
Liu Xiufen slapped her thigh, "I only knew they went to the city, how was I supposed to know they went there for this matter?"
I did ask her about it at the time, but your aunt just brushed me off with a simple, "She went to the city and won't be back in time." I should have had them take you with them.
Anxian complained, "Isn't it because you kept me at my uncle's house and wouldn't let me come back?"
Otherwise, would I have only found out about this afterward?
If I were home, I would definitely have gone with my older and younger cousins.
But it's not too late to go now.
My older and younger cousins are going to the city to take an exam in a few days, and they have promised to take me with them.
You'd better make it look nice and tidy for me then.
It would be best to find me a piano teacher now so I can learn.
"Maybe I can fool them when I get to the city and take the exam."
"A music teacher, please?" Liu Xiufen muttered to herself, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.
"Okay, I'll look for one for you tomorrow."
We're not going to let you learn a trade at your uncle's shop anymore. Tomorrow we'll let you learn to play the zither. You'd better make me proud!
While I may not be as good as your aunt's cousins, I can't be worse than your uncle's!
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