Chapter 36 Awkward
Rubbing her sore wrist, Hu Xiner finally finished making the advertisement for the rouge shop owner, and even gave away 10 extra copies.
She walked with a limp, and although she tried to move as quietly as possible, she was still discovered by Mu Qing.
Mu Qing supported her arm and saw the flyer in her hand: "The ten taels of silver were taken away by my elder sister, and you still want to deliver flyers to Madam Zou?"
"Yes, after all, the most important thing in doing business is integrity," said Hu Xiner.
"No!" Mu Qing was a little worried about her safety. "How about I deliver it for you?"
"There are some things I want to clarify with her face to face." Hu Xiner was still feeling a little uncomfortable because of what Mu Qing said yesterday.
Mu Qing firmly held her hand and said, "Then I'll go with you."
"No, thank you for your kindness." Hu Xiner still refused.
Mu Qing stared at her back, stunned where he was.
It was fine yesterday, why is it that today...
"Looks like someone needs help?" Erdong jumped down from the tree, his smile brighter than the sun.
"Protect her and don't let her find out." Mu Qing didn't seem surprised by his appearance.
In front of outsiders, Mu Qing is a gentle and handsome man, while Erdong is a strong man who has seen the world. It is easy to tell who is stronger and who is weaker at a glance.
But when they were together in private, Mu Qing spoke in a cold tone, while Erdong had an unexpectedly good temper. Upon hearing what he said, he responded and followed Hu Xiner.
Hu Xiner found the rouge shop and saw Madam Zou busy teaching the shop assistants a lesson.
Yesterday, Li Sangui and Mu Qing were there. These guys were so scared that they made Madam Zou look very ugly. She was so angry.
"Hey! What wind brought Miss Hu here?"
Madam Zou kept glancing behind Hu Xiner.
I was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when I didn't see Mu Qing and Li Sangui.
Erdong raised his fist at her and gave her a wicked smile.
She quickly lowered her head and said with a smile: "Why don't you invite Miss Hu to sit down!"
The waiter skillfully opened the curtain, and she took Hu Xiner into the small compartment.
Hu Xiner put the flyer on the table. Madam Zou quickly stretched out her hand, but was blocked.
"What do you mean?" Madam Zou frowned.
"Madam Zou, it's not easy for you to run such a big rouge shop by yourself, right?" Hu Xin'er smiled lightly, her tone slightly cold. "I wonder if the business would still be so good if the rumor of rouge getting rotten spread?"
"You!" Madam Zou said angrily, "You were the first to delay the manuscript, and now you want to spread rumors. How vicious!"
"You're allowed to frame others, but not to slander you!" Hu Xin'er's expression changed. "When you came to pick a fight yesterday, didn't you expect retaliation?"
"Miss Xin'er, business people all believe in making money through harmony. Why do you have to be so aggressive? Besides, you even forced me to buy a lot of cloth." Madam Zou didn't expect that she couldn't scare her.
Hu Xiner raised the flyer in her hand, and Madam Zou's eyes followed it.
She knew the power of this leaflet.
If she hadn't had to, she wouldn't have wanted to cause trouble with Hu Xin'er.
Hu Xin'er slammed the flyer on the table. "I came here today to tell you that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. You've ruined me. Forget about these flyers. I will stand in front of your rouge shop every day and say that your rouge has ruined my face!"
Madam Zou said anxiously, "You're so powerful, what's the point of dealing with me? Go deal with your eldest sister. She burned down the house and beat you, and even threatened me to spread rumors. Yes, it was all your eldest sister's fault!"
"You want to put all the blame on my eldest sister?" Hu Xin'er scolded, "Do you think I don't know about what happened between you and the Luo family?"
Madam Zou stamped her feet. She didn't expect that Hu Xin'er would even discover this.
I could only say with a sad face: "It was your eldest sister who took me to the Luo family. I am innocent and I know nothing!"
Hu Xiner continued her magic and found out that her elder sister was secretly colluding with the Luo family. When she couldn't get any more information from her, she pushed the flyer to Madam Zou.
Madam Zou was stunned.
"Madam Zou, I, Hu Xin'er, always keep my promises. But that doesn't mean I'm easy to bully. On the contrary, you are colluding with jackals. Aren't you afraid of being eaten to the bone?"
Hu Xiner left a word, lifted the curtain and left.
She was so thirsty from all the persuasion that she left the rouge shop and wanted to have a drink to relieve the pressure.
I went to look for Li Sangui, but he was not there.
But the atmosphere at home was strange, and she didn't know how to face Mu Qing, so she didn't want to go home.
She walked along in silence, but heard footsteps behind her. She asked tentatively, "Erdong?"
"Hmph, since you're all alone, why don't you go have a drink with my brothers?"
The person behind him said in a gruff voice.
Hu Xiner rolled her eyes: "Even if your voice has changed, I can still tell it's you!"
Erdong, holding a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, laughed when he heard this.
Hu Xin'er turned around, her eyes lighting up: "Come on! Go drink with me!"
In the tavern, Erdong sat across from Hu Xin'er, looking miserable: "How can a woman ask a man out for a drink?"
Hu Xin'er glared at him: "Then why did you come with me?"
"If I don't come with you, I'll just watch you drink alone." Erdong was speechless. "Then Mu Qing will tear me apart!"
It turned out that Mu Qing hired him. When Hu Xiner thought of that man, the strange feeling in her heart appeared again.
"How much did you spend this time?" Hu Xiner picked up the wine as if nothing had happened.
Erdong felt that something was wrong with her, so he changed the subject: "That gorgeous dress was taken away by your eldest sister, right?"
"Is there any way you can get that dress back?" Hu Xiner's eyes lit up.
Although Mu Qing said he didn't care, if the dress fell into Hu Ronger's hands, it would cause trouble sooner or later.
Erdong said embarrassedly: "It seems that this dress has fallen into the hands of the Luo family. The Luo family's walls are high and large, and even I can't get in."
The spicy liquor entered her throat and began to take effect. Hu Xiner rolled her eyes in annoyance: "Then what else did you say?"
Erdong smiled: "Just chatting, so you don't have to drink alone."
Hu Xiner had been taken to the Luo family before, so she naturally knew that it was an extremely dangerous place. She did not dare to provoke it easily and could only make long-term plans.
Just talking about gorgeous clothes, she naturally thought of Mu Qing again, and suddenly became depressed.
Why should she bother with that unpredictable man?
They say a good drink can dispel all worries, maybe she hasn't drunk enough yet?
Thinking of this, Erdong finished his bowl of wine and advised, "Is that enough, Miss Hu?"
He wanted to grab Hu Xiner's hand to pour the wine, but in the end he just squeezed her sleeve.
Hu Xin'er's eyes widened, like some small animal: "Just listen to Mu Qing and protect my safety. Why do you care so much about me?"
"From the tone of your voice, you seem to be worried about Mu Qing?" Erdong looked at her and asked.
"I didn't!" Hu Xiner shook his hand away irritably.
Erdong noticed something and asked, "Are you in love with Mu Qing?"
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