Wen Xu had never seen Cui Xiaoxiao like this, and was stunned for a moment.
"Send this little bastard out, and don't let him in again." Cui Xiaoxiao said as she drove him out, saying coldly, "If you want to harass someone, go harass the one in the South Courtyard. I don't have time to play with you."
The maidservant serving Cui Xiaoxiao received the order and turned to look at Wen Xu and said, "Xu'er, your aunt is not very happy right now. You should go back and play by yourself first and don't come to this yard for now."
Wen Xu was naturally very disappointed when he heard this, but he still held on to some hope in his heart, "I will come back when Auntie feels better. Auntie has been very good to me in the past few days. I don't believe that Auntie will ignore me now."
Tianxiang looked at Wen Xu's complicated expression and wanted to offer some words of comfort, but she only heard Cui Xiaoxiao yelling, "Useless bastard, don't ever come to me again. I was hoping you could get some money from that vicious woman Song Wanning, but who knew you were so useless that you couldn't bring any money with you. Don't come to my yard again, or I'll beat you up every time I see you."
After hearing this, Wen Xu's tears fell from his eyes. He turned around and ran away from Cui Xiaoxiao's west courtyard.
Tianxiang turned around and felt that Cui Xiaoxiao had gone too far. She advised, "Auntie, your words are a bit harsh. I'm afraid that Xu'er will be sad."
"Serves him right. I thought he could help me, so I got close to him, but he's such a loser." Cui Xiaoxiao sighed, "If I hadn't bought him so many good things, I'd probably be better off now."
Wen Xu, who was standing outside the yard and eavesdropping, had a terribly gloomy look on his face. He still remembered that when he was standing outside Song Wanning's yard and eavesdropping before, he had never heard such ugly words.
Cui Xiaoxiao, who was still cursing in the yard, didn't expect that Wen Xu would remember all her words.
Wen Tingbai in the study room on the other side was also filled with regret. If he had not brought Cui Xiaoxiao home, taken a concubine, or chilled Song Wanning's heart, he would not have been burdened with so much debt, which was suffocating him.
But Cui Xiaoxiao was a person who only knew how to spend money and not how to save it. She spent so much money and then forgot about it. She only remembered that he didn't buy anything for her.
Wen Tingbai felt a headache when he thought of this. He tapped his head and remembered that when he was in the yard, although Song Wanning said harsh words, her eyes were so bright and clear.
When Wen Tingbo thought of this, he felt his heart beating again.
Wen Tingbai thought that Song Wanning had never given up on him and must still have feelings for him, otherwise she would not have made sarcastic remarks to him.
Thinking of this, Wen Tingbai's mood finally became more open, and he forgot that there was a girl in the west courtyard, Cui Xiaoxiao, whom he had loved deeply in the past and wanted to marry at all costs.
Seeing that the matter had come to an end, Song Wanning decided to start her business.
Song Wanning remembered that Cui Xiaoxiao had opened a rouge shop and lost everything, so she asked Cai Que, who was standing next to her, "Do you know what the rouge produced by that rouge shop is like?"
Cai Que thought for a moment and whispered, "I've inquired about it. I heard that rouge is called lipstick. It's made of high-quality materials and is very useful. It's a pity that Concubine Cui managed the business poorly and eventually went bankrupt, owing a thousand taels of silver."
"Her idea is novel, and there's no way she'll go wrong. It's a pity she doesn't have much business sense." Song Wanning thought for a moment and looked at Cai Que. "She must be desperate to sell the shop now to pay off her debts. Find someone to take it over, and don't let anyone know it's us. We won't replace any of the employees, we'll just adjust the prices and the system and continue running the business."
Cai Que looked a bit worried after hearing what Song Wanning said. "Grandma, are you confident? This shop has lost several thousand taels of silver in Aunt Cui's hands."
"That's fine. We should learn from Aunt Cui's good ideas." Song Wanning said calmly, "The price of selling the shop now is naturally very low. I have other plans after I buy it."
Caique heard the words and responded, "I will do it right away."
Song Wanning was looking at the account book in the yard, but she didn't expect that Wen Xu would appear outside the yard with a lunch box in hand soon. She knelt outside and shouted, "Xu'er pays respects to mother."
Upon seeing this, Zhuque hurried forward and leaned close to Song Wanning, whispering, "I heard that Brother Xu just went to the West Courtyard but was turned away, so he turned around and came to our South Courtyard."
After hearing this, Song Wanning just waved her hand without any emotion, "Just let him go back and review his lessons."
After receiving the instructions, Zhuque walked to the door and said, "Xu'er, our grandmother is busy right now and has no time to see you. She just wants you to go back and review your lessons."
Wen Xu knelt on the ground. He had a good-looking face, and he looked very aggrieved. "Mother used to be the housekeeper. No matter how busy she was, she would always check my homework. Now that she doesn't manage the household anymore, why does she not care about my child?"
Seeing Wen Xu's persistence, Zhuque just made up an excuse and said, "Grandma has a lot of things to do right now. Even if she becomes the housekeeper, she's still busy."
Wen Xu kowtowed in Song Wanning's direction and said, "I have always been filial to my mother. Anyway, please let me see her."
"This..." Zhuque felt embarrassed and looked at Song Wanning in the yard.
Song Wanning's voice reached the door, "Let him in."
After hearing this, Wen Xu hurriedly stood up and ran into the yard with the lunch box.
Wen Xu stood in front of Song Wanning, put the food box on the table attentively, and said with a faint smile, "Mother, I brought you some snacks."
"Let's put it aside for now."
Song Wanning looked at the child she had cherished so much in her previous life. Back then, she had thought that since she was not favored by her husband, she would only have this child to rely on in the future. Who could have imagined that she would end up like this?
Now when I look at my stepson, I feel terrified.
Seeing Song Wanning looking at him intently, Wen Xu took the initiative to speak coquettishly, "Mother, why haven't you checked on my homework these days?"
"Haven't you always hated reading and writing?" Song Wanning continued with her work, saying calmly, "I've figured it out. Since you don't like it, I won't force you. Just do whatever you like. I don't worry about whether you can become an official in the future. This marquis's family is large and prosperous, so I'm afraid you won't starve."
"Xu'er thought mother didn't love her anymore." Wen Xu said, pouting her lips. She looked extremely aggrieved. "I've been carrying the sachet mother sewed for me last time."
Song Wanning felt angry when she thought of this sachet. She had made it with great difficulty in her previous life, but later Wen Xu threw it on the ground in front of her and stepped on it a few times, saying that it was not as interesting as the one made by Cui Xiaoxiao.
Wen Xu noticed that Song Wanning's aura had cooled, and he timidly asked, "What's wrong with mother?"
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