Chapter 170 Don’t Bully the Poor Youngsters
Actually, Shen Yueyao didn't need to come, but Shen Shaojing wanted his sister to come and help him take a look.
He felt that his sister's abilities and judgment were better than his.
After all, this is a big matter concerning Fourth Brother, so Shen Yueyao thought she should come and take a look.
I don’t know what that girl looks like or what her personality is that could make Fourth Brother like her.
Judging from the size of this house, this cloth shop must be doing quite a big business.
The servant saw the visiting card, took it, looked at it with confusion, and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go in and inform you."
Cui smiled and said, "It's troublesome."
Shen Yueyao frowned and said, "Mother, didn't we already agree that Fourth Brother would come to see me today? Normally, the Xu family should have told the guards or the gatekeepers, but it looks like they weren't prepared at all."
Cui's expression stiffened as she said, "Maybe merchants don't follow the rules that much."
Noble families pay attention to rules, naturally it is just as Shen Yueyao said.
But this is a county town, and we can’t apply the rules of noble families.
Cui felt that for the sake of her son, she could ignore these details.
As long as the girl is good and her parents agree with her and Shaojing, that's enough.
Shen Yueyao looked at her fourth brother's nervous expression and left some things unsaid. She decided to go in and take a look first.
After a long while, the servant came out and said, "Come with me, but first tie the ox cart to the tree nearby."
"We don't have oxcarts in our mansion, only horse carriages, so there's no place to park the oxcarts. We can only park them on the roadside."
Looking at the boy's appearance, Shen Yueyao's expression turned cold, and a sarcastic arc appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Who are you looking down on?
Shen Shaojing was originally a little inferior, and after hearing these words, his face turned a little pale and his body stiffened.
Shen Yueyao looked at her fourth brother and felt that he was really innocent.
When he is out doing business with others, he can talk freely and make sense, but when he is about to face the girl he likes, he will still be nervous and care about what others think.
Shen Yueyao walked over and said, "Fourth brother, don't be nervous. In my eyes, fourth brother is very good. In the future, the business that fourth brother does will definitely be bigger than the Xu family, so fourth brother doesn't need to be nervous."
"Don't worry, just take a look at Miss Xu."
"Besides, your parents and I are here with you. If you have any problems, we will speak for you."
With Shen Yueyao's comfort, Shen Shaojing gradually became less nervous and his body relaxed.
They tied up the ox cart and went through the gate.
The servant was leading the way in front and kept looking back.
He also had to admit that this family was all good-looking.
Unfortunately, her clothes looked very ordinary, and she didn't even have any decent jewelry.
The servant took them to a hall and asked the maid to serve them tea and snacks.
"Our wife is busy entertaining guests. Please wait a moment. Here are the best tea and snacks in our house. Please enjoy them."
The boy asked the maidservant next to him to entertain them, and he withdrew.
Shen Yueyao glanced at the almost on the table and sneered in her heart.
This is bullying them, thinking that they have never seen the world, and treating them with this most ordinary snack.
You can buy a lot of this kind of tea at cheap prices at the tea stalls in town.
Cui and Shen Chengzhou looked at the snacks but didn't move.
The two men looked at each other, their expressions grim.
They looked at Shen Shaojing again, but still said nothing.
After about an incense stick of time, a lady wearing a lot of jewelry came over, surrounded by maids and old women.
"Oh, I'm so sorry to have kept Mr. and Mrs. Shen waiting for so long."
"There's really nothing we can do about it. We have a distinguished guest who wants to do cloth business with us. He has to order all the cloth for this batch from us, so this will delay us a bit."
Cui smiled and said, "It's okay, it's normal for Madam to be busy."
In this way, Mrs. Xu chatted with Cui for a while, talking about this and that without mentioning her daughter's affairs or asking about Shen Shaojing.
After talking for a while, the smile on Cui's face could no longer be maintained.
Shen Chengzhou’s eyes darkened.
Shen Shaojing's face also turned pale.
Before, he was so nervous that he didn't notice the problem.
But by this time, he had come to his senses and realized what was wrong.
Let’s not talk about this. Even when discussing business, you shouldn’t ramble on and off the topic.
Cui said, "Madam Xu, I wonder if the matchmaker told me before that my son came here this morning to see a girl."
It was clearly something we had agreed on before, and there was even a visiting card, so how could something go wrong?
Cui didn't understand.
Madam Xu then glanced at Shen Shaojing.
The boy is quite good-looking, but it's a pity that he was born in such an ordinary family.
Madam Xu said, “Madam Shen, you also know that our two families are not well matched.”
“Our Xu family is considered a wealthy family, but you are just country people. I don’t know how you can have the nerve to come here, Madam Shen.”
"But this is not without discussion. I heard that you have made a fresh lip balm. Wouldn't it be a sign of sincerity if you share the secret recipe?"
Shen Shaojing suddenly became anxious, "You want my sister's lipstick secret recipe?"
Madam Xu acted condescendingly and said, "You can't say that. It's not that you want it, but the betrothal gift requires the secret recipe for lipstick. Only then will we consider letting our daughter marry into your family."
Shen Shaojing's face turned pale, and he stood up suddenly and said, "In that case, Dad, Mom, and Sister, let's go."
Madam Xu snorted coldly, "Young man, don't act rashly. This is your best chance. Don't you see how your family background can possibly allow you to climb into the Xu family?"
"I came to see you because I wanted to give you face. You don't know how good the reputation of my daughter from the Xu family is. How many sons of wealthy families and nobles have asked to marry my daughter."
Shen Chengzhou and Cui were very angry at this time, but this was in the Xu family, so they still suppressed their anger and did not lose their temper.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Just the Xu family, you really think you are that powerful."
"You must know that things can change over time; don't underestimate the young and the poor."
Shen Yueyao thought of this sentence at this time and said it directly.
When Mrs. Xu heard this, her face stiffened.
You are obviously a country boy, how could you say such a thing?
Madam Xu said coldly, "You really think you can achieve anything on your own."
"That lipstick is a good thing, but do you think you can keep the secret recipe?"
Shen Yueyao raised the corner of her mouth in a cold arc and said, "Whether it can be kept or not is not up to your Xu family to decide."
The Xu family looked down on them, but Mrs. Xu still came to see them, just for the secret lipstick recipe.
If the Xu family members are all good and Miss Xu is also good, it would not be a bad idea for Miss Xu to give them the secret recipe of lipstick if she really marries Fourth Brother.
Anyway, she can also make facial creams and mouthwashes in many shades.
But she, Shen Yueyao, was not threatened.
So she won't hand over the secret recipe of lipstick.
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