The once lively cockroach was turned into a pancake.
This left Zhou Quan stunned. Pointing at the cockroach cake, he stammered, "You? You?"
Tao Yaofang had just bent over and moved her legs on the bed, and was in so much pain that she was gasping for breath.
Hearing her cry of pain, Zhou Quan disregarded the cockroach and quickly helped her sit up, saying, "Wait, Miss Tao, you are still injured."
Tao Yaofang slowly raised her head to look at him, "Young Master Zhou... did you save me?"
Zhou Quan truthfully replied, "It wasn't me who saved you, it was my sister-in-law and Sister Zhang who saved you."
"Your sister-in-law..." Tao Yaofang murmured, then thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "You mean Manager Du?"
Zhou Quan smiled and nodded.
He was handsome, and when he smiled, his eyes curved like the bright stars in the night sky.
Tao Yaofang's heart stirred at the sight, and she quickly looked away.
Du Wanchun and Zhang Qiuhe, who were outside, also heard the noise.
"Wanchun, is Miss Tao awake?" Zhang Qiuhe looked up towards the door.
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Probably so. Let's go in and take a look."
The two women entered the house one after the other.
Tao Yaofang saw this and quickly tried to get out of bed, holding onto the edge of the bed. "Manager Du, Manager Zhang, thank you for saving me."
Du Wanchun walked to her side and stopped her, saying, "You are injured, so there's no need for you to be so polite with us."
Tao Yaofang's eyes were red, and tears were about to fall. "Manager Du, Manager Zhang, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have starved to death on the street."
Zhang Qiuhe took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears. "Good girl, don't cry. Your injuries haven't healed yet. Lie down and thank me properly."
Tao Yaofang did not lie down; instead, she rolled off the bed and knelt directly in front of Du Wanchun.
"Manager Du, although I am a woman, I am strong and can work. Could you please let me work in your shop? I don't eat much, just two steamed buns a day is enough. As long as... as long as you don't send me back! Anything is fine!"
As she spoke, she forgot to kowtow to Du Wanchun several times.
Du Wanchun helped her up and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, you silly little sister? You and my fifth brother are about to get engaged, so you're part of the Zhou family. How can you say you're working for the Zhou family?"
As she spoke, she winked at Zhou Quan, who was standing to the side.
Zhou Quan was timid and had never liked a girl before. He lowered his head shyly, but to reassure Tao Yaofang, he braced himself and stammered, "Sister-in-law is right, Miss Tao. The most important thing for you now is to recover from your injury."
Tao Yaofang looked at them with tears streaming down her face, feeling both surprised and grateful. She never expected the Zhou family to value her so much.
Having lived for over ten years, this was the first time someone had cared about her so much.
Zhang Qiuhe came over and helped her to the bed, asking, "Good sister, how did you get all these injuries?"
Although Du Wanchun and Zhang Qiuhe had already guessed the reason, they still needed to hear it from Tao Yaofang to confirm it.
Tao Yaofang sat on the bed, leaned against the pillows, and slowly lay down, her eyes revealing a hint of determination and sadness. "It was my mother who hit me. She blamed me for stealing my sister's good marriage."
Zhou Quan listened with a mixture of anger and confusion, "Why would you say that I stole your sister's marriage?"
Tao Yaofang slowly said, "The one who came with the matchmaker to propose marriage to Young Master Zhou that day was not me, but my younger sister."
After hearing this, Zhou Quan suddenly realized and said, "Your mother has misunderstood. Even if you hadn't been there that day, I wouldn't have taken a liking to your sister."
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