Chapter 277
"What's your attitude?" Zhu'er saw that Danluo was not giving her face, so she went to war on the spot for her brother: "Don't think that just because you have some color, you can be so rude to my brother!"
"Do you think your brother is a fairy who will be liked by everyone?" Seeing Jiang Lian making things difficult for the people around his boss, Zhong Tian stood on Bei Qiao's side and started arguing with Zhu'er.
"What do you mean by a fairy? How can you talk like that..."
"Pearl."
"Brother! They, she..."
"Pearl!"
"Oh..." Zhu'er closed her mouth reluctantly.
After scolding his sister, Jiang Lian continued talking to Dan Ruo. As for Bei Qiao, while she was equally striking, her aura was so overwhelming that Jiang Lian treated her like his own madam. Although he wanted to tease her, he unconsciously stood at attention. Realizing his own subconscious reaction, Jiang Lian's dislike for Bei Qiao grew even stronger.
Bei Qiao: Oh my, why do I suddenly feel like I’m being praised?
Dan Ruo: It’s strange, I always feel like someone is scolding me.
Zhong Tian: Hello? Does anyone care about me? I'm talking too! Why is no one paying attention to me? Is it my fault that I look ordinary?
Jiang Lian thought that Dan Ruo would be flattered after he showed his affection, but in fact, Dan Ruo just felt disgusted and unlucky: "I'm not interested in you! And even less interested in married men!" Being entangled with such a person, he felt that his level was lowered, ugh!
"What are you talking about?" Jiang Lian felt embarrassed after being rejected bluntly by Dan Ruo. He turned the tables on her and raised his hand to push Dan Ruo. "I'm a gentleman with a fiancée. How could I possibly flirt with another woman in public? It's obvious that you're interested in me, but you got angry when you couldn't flirt with me. As expected, poor women like you like to cling to others..."
"Oh?" Bei Qiao pushed Dan Ruo, who was about to hit someone, back with perfect timing, ensuring that Dan Ruo could quickly escape the battlefield after successfully punching the opponent. Then he took out his fan and shook it open with a swish sound: "Poor? How do you mean poor?"
"Are you crazy? Why are you fanning yourself in the middle of winter?" Zhu'er looked puzzled.
"Zhu'er, shut up! You...this, you, you..." Recognizing the fan in Bei Qiao's hand, Jiang Lian raised his hand and pointed at Zhong Tian, his lips and fingers shaking: "You f*cking...if you are a Qin family member, just say it! Pretending to be a Qiao family member but not pretending to be a Qiao family member, you, you..." Are you sick! The Qin family opened an escort agency called Qiao Family Escort...Oh, damn, it turned out to be from Madam Qin's side! Well, the heart that had just been put at ease finally died.
Bei Qiao: Look, power is also regional. Some people in the south can't recognize fans, but they recognize the three-horse carriage and luxurious clothes. But around here, you can be recognized even if you wave a fan.
"Boss?" Zhong Tian didn't recognize the fan in Bei Qiao's hand, but he knew how to read her expression and knew he couldn't sabotage her at this moment. He immediately put on an expression that suited the situation, "He's just such a person. You don't need to take action yourself, right?"
Jiang Lian's mouth twitched when he heard this. "What do you mean? I won't let her solve it, but I'll let you solve it? What do you want? Just deal with me directly? Rude!"
"Brother? What are you doing? Why are you shivering?" Zhu'er grabbed Jiang Lian's sleeve in confusion: "Is it too cold standing in the wind? Or did she fan you and make you cold? I'm just saying..."
"Okay! I'm a little cold! This... Miss Qin? I wonder..." Jiang Lian took advantage of the step his sister offered him and went down, trying to hide his timidity and taking the opportunity to strike up a relationship with the other party: no matter if he was beaten or scolded, as long as he could endure this, he could find a chance to establish a relationship with the Qin family! A sure-win deal!
Bei Qiao raised an eyebrow. "This little sister doesn't recognize the Qin family's logo? Could she be raised as a mascot at home?"
Dan Ruo: Miss Qin? Who?
Everyone present could see what Jiang Lian was up to. Bei Qiao simply handed the matter over to the store clerk, with no intention of having any contact with the family.
Bei Qiao: I don't know what the aristocratic families will do. I don't have the face to give them. If he's not convinced, he can go to Miss Qin. Anyway, my last name is not Qin.
Jiang Lian certainly refused to give up, but he considered himself a real man, and excessively pestering a strange woman in public was not in line with the image he usually established. So, he chose to send his sister Zhu'er over and asked Zhu'er to make friends with Miss Qin. At the very least, he would try to find an opportunity to come to her house.
Jiang Zhuer then realized that the seemingly "ordinary" beautiful woman in front of her was actually from a noble family, a family where some of them were high-ranking officials in the capital. Although she was reluctant, she still walked over with a stern face and apologized to Bei Qiao who was sitting in the carriage and preparing to leave, saying that there was no deal without a fight and she wanted to make friends with Bei Qiao.
"...Our Jiang family is also very powerful! Really! My brother is a very good person. If anyone can become his wife, it would be a great blessing!" As she spoke, Jiang Zhuer suddenly had the idea of matchmaking. She felt that if she could persuade the daughter of the Qin family to marry her brother, it would be a great achievement. At that time, not only would her brother praise her, but her father would also be very satisfied with her.
"Before today, did you recognize the Qin family's logo?"
"What?"
"You said you were the apple of your family's eye." Bei Qiao lifted the car curtain and looked down at Jiang Zhu'er, who apologized reluctantly but offered matchmaking fluently. "But you don't even recognize the Qin family's logo. You're worse than many ordinary people from aristocratic families."
"You..." Jiang Zhu'er's face turned pale: "Ordinary people? You mean servants!"
"You said your family is wealthy and owns many shops, but what does that have to do with the woman who marries into the family later? They won't divide the property among their wives or daughters-in-law, right?" It was cold outside, and Bei Qiao hadn't been in the mood to say much. But this family was so annoying that she couldn't help but want to do something to make their family mess up. "Oh, I almost forgot, these properties probably have nothing to do with you. After all, you don't even recognize the family logo. In fact, if he didn't need you to talk to me, he wouldn't even tell you who I am."
"Who said that? I..." Jiang Zhu'er wanted to refute, but after trying hard to dig into her memory, she was speechless. She really didn't own a shop, and she didn't even have much valuable jewelry. Every time her father and brother came back from a trip, they would bring her rare toys. Although they were exquisite and interesting, there were not many ways to cash in on them.
"So, what's the point of showing off the wealth that's in someone else's hands? There's plenty of money in the bank too."
"What does the bank have to do with me?" Yes, the family's property didn't seem to have anything to do with him, but... "They treat me very well. As long as I'm obedient, I can get whatever I want!"
"Oh, then do you want a shop? Do you want to go to the shop?" Bei Qiao lowered the car curtain and signaled Dan Ruo to set off: "Let's go."
Jiang Zhu'er stood there in a daze: "..." How could she not have asked for it? How could she not want it? It's just that her brother and father said that girls like that are not obedient at all. They said they can give it to her, but Zhu'er can't take the initiative to ask for it.
"Hey, your brother asked me to come find you." Just as Jiang Zhu'er was standing at the intersection in a daze, the indigenous woman who had previously claimed to be Jiang Lian's fiancée came over and patted her on the shoulder. "What are you standing there for? Aren't you cold standing outside in a daze in the middle of winter?"
"What are you doing..." Jiang Zhu'er was stunned for a moment before she raised her hand to rub her face, which was a little sore from the wind, and followed the native woman towards the inn. As she walked, she suddenly felt something was wrong: "Were you calling me a fool just now?" And her sister-in-law always walked behind her before.
"Oh, did you hear it?" The native woman rolled her eyes while turning her back to Jiang Zhuer.
"You're not pretending anymore and your true nature is showing, right? Believe it or not, I'll tell my brother about it." Jiang Zhuer's mind was in a mess and she subconsciously used words to attack the indigenous woman, trying to release her bad emotions by belittling others.
"Oh! You call that a curse?" The native woman stopped, turned around, and pinched Jiang Zhuer's face: "Then tell me! You can see, who do they believe? Even if they believe you, so what? I can find another family for marriage. Can your family... find a better one than mine?" Afraid of you? Ha, I used to be cautious because I was afraid that you would go to my house to complain and give those old people an excuse to cause trouble for me, okay?
"You... don't think you can bully me like this!" Jiang Zhuer swung her fist at the native woman, but the latter dodged it.
"Bullying? Your family is nothing, aren't they? They're so pretentious, and even scold the cook while eating." The native woman loosened her hand and distanced herself. "Do you think they treat you well because you're obedient? That's true. Obedient girls are much easier, save more money, and are... easier to sell!"
"You...you!" Jiang Zhu'er wanted to refute, but she was not a fool and could not deceive herself that she was lying. Usually, she was afraid of angering her brother and father, so she did not dare to think too much about it, but now thinking about it... it was terrifying.
"If it weren't for the fact that you were honest before and didn't deliberately bully me, I wouldn't bother saying these words to you." The native woman turned and continued walking towards the inn. "Let's go. You didn't accomplish anything in the first place. If you go back later, you might get beaten by your brother."
Native woman: I don't even bother to tell you. When I read storybooks, my favorite stories are about women who get kicked out of their homes, become penniless, and then find beautiful love... Pah! What's so beautiful about love? The love in storybooks doesn't exist in reality! How can a man be trusted with real money?
"So, you didn't succeed?" In the inn, Jiang Zhu'er faced her brother's cold face and lowered her head silently: "It's not the people I offended, right? Why can't I have my own property?"
Bei Qiao's words finally took root in Zhu'er's heart. She had always believed that as long as she didn't fight or compete and was obedient, she could always be the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. However, Bei Qiao and her future sister-in-law pointed out her lucky mentality: If she didn't resist, she would be thrown out as a tool for marriage, right?
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