Cao glanced at the two women sitting at the top. They were one on the left and one on the right. They were both extremely beautiful, but their temperaments were very different. They were like spring orchids and autumn flowers, each with their own specialties, which made people jealous.
However, jealousy is useless. Not only is she more beautiful, she is also stronger than her. Even her father cannot match her. How can she not bow her head?
Cao stepped forward and bowed deeply to Mei Jiqin. "Miss Mei, I misunderstood you before. I hope you will forgive me this time."
Mei Jiqin felt a mix of emotions as she looked at the person before her, bowing her head in apology. If it weren't for Huanhuan, how could she have waited for this Madam Jia's apology? She was probably dragged away by her people that day, and no one knew where she was taken.
I don’t know how miserable the end will be.
Now, although she apologized to herself, it was only because of the pressure from Huanhuan. Both her expression and actions showed rejection.
Mei Jiqin suddenly raised a question: "If Huanhuan hadn't shown up that day, what would Madam Jia have done to me after she had taken me away?"
"Of course, I'll sell you to that low-class, filthy place, where you'll be ridden by thousands of men and slept with by tens of thousands. When you're slept with by then, I'll see what qualifications you still have to be so arrogant."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell into an eerie silence.
Cao covered her mouth in horror, not understanding why she had spoken out her true feelings.
Of course, after Mei Jiqin asked that question, Xue Huan put a truth talisman on her.
Cao Hu stood up quickly, raised his hand and slapped Cao, knocking her to the ground.
"What did I teach you? Huh? You're capable of doing something like this for a piece of shit? I think you've been with that bastard for so long that you've become a nobody!"
Cao Hu was very angry and didn't understand why his daughter had become so vicious.
Although Cao Hu could not read or understand many profound principles, he knew that as a man one must be true to one's conscience!
Anyone who is involved in a gang knows that killing is not the right path. To deal with an enemy, you can break his hands and feet, you can kill him, but if you sell her to a brothel and torture her in every way, you will be struck by lightning!
"Miss Mei, I'm really sorry. It's my fault for not raising my daughter well and letting her go astray. If you want to punish me, I won't hesitate."
Cao Hu knelt down in front of Mei Jiqin.
Cao, who was lying on the ground with her face covered, was stunned by this scene.
The same goes for Xue Huan and Mei Jiqin.
After coming to her senses, Mei Jiqin hurried to support Cao Hu. She really couldn't bear to have a man who was old enough to be her father kneel in front of her.
Cao Hu couldn't hold on.
In the end, it was Xue Huan who pulled him up.
"Let's end this matter here." Xue Huan said.
Cao Hu sighed heavily, left a pile of valuable gifts, and left with Cao.
Xue Huan asked someone to deliver all the gifts to Mei Jiqin's yard.
Mei Jiqin wanted to stop it, but failed in the end.
"Sister Mei, the Cao family father and daughter came to you to apologize with a gift. It would be a waste not to accept it. Feel free to use it. Using it doesn't mean forgiveness anyway."
Mei Jiqin had no choice but to accept it.
When she returned to the courtyard, she saw that the tables, chairs and couches in the house were all piled with gift boxes.
"Nanny, please put these things away."
The visit from Cao's father and daughter was just a minor episode and did not have much impact on Mei Jiqin's life.
She continued to teach Xue Jun.
*
"Hey, do you know? There's an embroidery shop on Niujiao Street that's hiring. They say they provide food and lodging, and they'll pay you two taels of silver a month!"
"Ah? Is it true? The treatment is so good? Then I have to give it a try."
"Let's go together after we finish washing the clothes. If we are selected, it will reduce a lot of burdens for the family in the future."
Xie Yun came to the river with a basin of clothes and heard several women talking there.
She walked over and greeted a few women. These women all lived nearby and had been neighbors for more than ten years, so they all knew each other very well.
"Ayun is here? I'm almost done washing, please wait a moment."
There is limited space for washing clothes on the river bank, and sometimes when there are too many people, you have to queue. The woman occupies a good position, and this is also meant to take care of Xie Yun.
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
"What's there to thank you for, kid?" The woman pounded the last piece of clothing quickly, rinsed it in the river for a while, and it was washed.
Xie Yun walked over and took her place.
The woman next to her suddenly said, "If we were to ask who has the best embroidery in our area, it would have to be Ayun. It's a pity that you're already engaged, otherwise, you might have been chosen by that embroidery workshop."
Xie Yun smiled shyly and said nothing.
After the matchmaker left that day, someone came to the house to propose marriage within two days. It was a family in Xicheng who ran a grain and oil shop and was much better off than the Xie family.
The matchmaker praised the man to the heavens and the earth. "...Although he's a few years older than your daughter, an older man knows how to care for others, doesn't he? Not to mention that Mr. Xu is also very handsome, and I don't know how many families are eyeing him. If I hadn't said so many good things about your daughter in front of Mr. Xu, how could he agree to this marriage?"
"Once your daughter gets married, she'll be the boss's wife, with maids to serve her. She won't have to do any housework, just having everything provided for her. How blessed she is! When she gives birth to a big fat boy, won't she have the final say in all household affairs?"
My father and stepmother were moved by the matchmaker's words, and since the Xu family's betrothal gift was very generous, they agreed to the marriage without hesitation.
Although Xie Yun knew that marriage was a matter for her parents to decide, their impatient attitude made her feel like she was being sold.
If my mother were still alive, she would definitely ask for her opinion, right?
Although she was engaged, Xie Yun was not happy at all and had no expectations for marrying into the Xu family.
When she fell asleep at night, she couldn't help but ask herself over and over again, am I really going to get married like this?
Because she was engaged, she had to embroider her dowry at home and could not show up in public. Xie Yun was not allowed to go out and inquire about the situation of the Xu family.
Fortunately, Lin Yuzhu still remembered her and came to her house in person.
Xie Yun was able to leave home. She still remembered her stepmother's surprised and greedy look. She was surprised at how she could know such a friend who looked so rich. She stared greedily at the jewelry and clothes on Lin Yuzhu, as if she wanted to take them off and keep them for herself.
She was so ashamed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into, and hurriedly took Lin Yuzhu out of the house.
"Yuzhu, thank you for coming to play with me, but I still have to embroider my dowry, so I don't have time to accompany you. You should go back soon."
Lin Yuzhu was shocked, "Are you engaged?"
Xie Yun: “Yeah.”
"Which one did you book?"
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