“Okay,” Mo Lan glanced at the black spring shirt in her arms, which was embroidered with red pomegranate flowers and was quite unique.
"...Um, Miss, can Hua Bao come with you on this trip?" Hua Bao hugged her clothes to her chest and looked at Mo Lan expectantly.
"Want to go?"
"Yes, I really want to."
Mo Lan looked at the girl in front of her. She was wearing a pink gauze dress, the most popular style of the moment. Her hair was styled into two small heart-shaped buns, adorned with pink beaded flowers. She wore peach blossom earrings with a round pearl in the center of each petal.
She wore two jade bracelets on her wrists, which shimmered with a pinkish glow in the sunlight; she was a delicate and pretty fifteen-year-old girl.
Mo Lan curled her lips into a smile. She could only intimidate the children in the village. She didn't seem like a servant girl at all; it was more like she was raising a daughter.
Seeing her mistress deep in thought, Hua Bao immediately put her clothes aside and, with a fawning expression, stretched out her chubby little hands to massage Mo Lan's legs.
"This servant wants to go out and see the world with Miss, but Grandma says that besides making clothes and embroidering, all I do is hold Miss back." When Hua Bao said this, her eyes drooped, like a lapdog.
“Hua Bao has become more and more beautiful these past two years. What if someone takes you out and wants to marry you?” Mo Lan looked at her with a teasing gaze.
"Huh? That can't be right?"
Hua Bao subconsciously wiped her face, and when she looked up, she saw the mischievous look in Mo Lan's eyes. Her face immediately turned bright red with embarrassment.
"Miss, are you making fun of me?"
"Haha... No, I just think my little Hua Bao is getting cuter and cuter."
Mo Lan shook her head. Having an innocent little girl by her side, who she could tease occasionally, was indeed quite nice.
"Alright, don't be angry. I'll take you with me this time."
"Really? Thank you, Miss. I'll go get ready right away. Don't worry, I'll take good care of you." Hua Bao said, grabbing the clothes and running away like the wind.
"This girl has been spoiled by the young lady and is becoming more and more unruly." As she spoke, Granny Jiang came over with a bowl of bird's nest soup. "She's alright at home, but if she goes out, she'll probably cause trouble for her master."
"Don't worry, Grandma. I'll have someone keep an eye on things. It's rare for Hua Bao to be so sincere for even a moment." Mo Lan was already used to Grandma Jiang's nagging.
"That's true, but she's still a servant girl. It's not good for Miss to spoil her like this." Granny Jiang sighed helplessly. This silly girl is always laughing and joking. Her outfit alone is worth a fortune. She probably doesn't even know it herself.
They say fools are lucky, and there's definitely some truth to that.
"It's rare that Hua Bao likes it, so let her be. We're not some kind of particular aristocratic family, so let her do whatever makes her happy."
Mo Lan understood Granny Jiang's meaning; she was afraid that if she fostered the servants' ambitions, they would lose their sense of hierarchy.
Given Hua Bao's intelligence, it would be difficult for her to turn evil.
After arranging her affairs, Mo Lan told her father and prepared to go down the mountain to inspect the property.
Looking at his increasingly composed daughter, Hua Yifei felt gratified, but also felt that he, as a father, seemed to have no role to play.
"I know you have a lot of ideas and are capable, but when you're out in the world, safety should always come first. In chaotic times, money is just an external thing."
“Father is right. I’ve been thinking of going out for a while because things are peaceful outside. I don’t know when I’ll be back. Please take care of things at the back mountain, Father. Everything else will be fine as usual.”
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