Chapter 407 My sister-in-law gave me five hundred taels of silver to buy jewelry.
Tao Yaofang simply ignored her, pretending not to see her or hear her speaking.
Du Wanchun slowly walked in and said, "Miss Tao, it's been a long time. You've become much more elegant?"
Tao Meiyu waved her fan and said, "Of course, it's much better than marrying into a stingy family."
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "That's good."
As she spoke, her gaze lingered on the scar on her wrist. "But Miss Tao, you should still take care of yourself. Look at this wound; it wouldn't be good if it left a scar."
Tao Meiyu quickly pulled down her sleeve, "You don't need to worry about this."
After she finished speaking, her eyes showed a hint of guilt when she looked at Tao Yaofang again.
Don't be fooled by her glamorous appearance and ability to buy gold and silver; she has actually suffered a lot behind the scenes.
Master He was a handsome man and very generous to his concubines, but he had a peculiar fetish that tormented Tao Meiyu every night.
She's able to stand here safely thanks to her ability to endure.
Of course, she wouldn't let anyone else know about this, especially not her eldest sister whom she usually looked down on. She wanted everyone to see that she was doing well and to make her eldest sister envious of her.
Tao Yaofang glanced at the injury on her wrist, a hint of regret flashing in her eyes.
But she only felt regret; she remained silent, as if she didn't exist.
Du Wanchun continued walking forward and saw the gold bracelet in Tao Meiyu's hand. She smiled and said, "This bracelet is nice. It must cost a lot of money."
Tao Meiyu immediately became smug, "That's for sure."
After saying that, she had the maid beside her pay the silver, put it on her hand, and waved it in front of Tao Yaofang, "It costs twenty taels of silver, which is probably a year's worth of food for eldest sister."
Some time ago, she somehow got the news that Zhou Quan was not the Zhou family's biological son, so he was not considered a Zhou family heir and that the Zhou family's businesses had nothing to do with him.
The man her older sister was going to marry was actually a poor schoolteacher.
That's why she was so arrogant in front of Tao Yaofang while wearing a gold bracelet.
Tao Yaofang has never been interested in such things and doesn't care at all about her showing off.
She walked past Tao Meiyu to Du Wanchun's side and asked in a low voice, "Manager Du, how about we go to another store?"
She was mainly worried that her younger sister would disturb Manager Du and cause him to have nothing.
Du Wanchun didn't reply. Instead, she picked up a fine jade bracelet and handed it to Tao Yaofang, asking, "What do you think of this?"
Compared to the gold bracelet, Tao Yaofang definitely preferred the jade bracelet. She nodded and said, "Not bad."
Du Wanchun looked up at the shopkeeper and asked with a smile, "How much is a pair of these jade bracelets?"
The shopkeeper stroked his beard and laughed, "Shopkeeper Du really knows his stuff. This pair of jade bracelets will cost at least a hundred taels of silver."
"One hundred taels of silver?!"
The exclamation came from Tao Yaofang.
She probably never saw a hundred taels of silver in her entire life.
Du Wanchun took out a five-hundred-tael silver note from her bosom, placed it slowly on the table, and waved it at the items in the counter, saying, "I want all the gold and silver jewelry except for these jade bracelets."
The shopkeeper asked in surprise, "Shopkeeper Du, do you really want them all?"
Du Wanchun held Tao Yaofang's hand and smiled, "Yes, my sister-in-law is getting married, and these pieces of jewelry are a wedding gift for her."
When Tao Yaofang heard that it was a gift for her, she immediately tried to refuse.
Du Wanchun gripped her hand tightly and said, "If you don't accept it, you're looking down on me."
With the Zhou family's current financial resources, spending this amount of money on jewelry is just a drop in the ocean.
Tao Yaofang respected Du Wanchun very much and dared not refuse, so she quickly agreed, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Du Wanchun smiled and picked up a pair of fine jade bracelets, placing them on Tao Yaofang's wrist.
Tao Meiyu, standing behind her, was utterly astonished, her eyes fixed on the jewelry the shopkeeper was packing up.
How many times would she have to fight to get all that gold and silver jewelry!
Tao Meiyu was filled with regret, her mind filled with thoughts of how those things would be hers if she could marry Zhou Quan.
But now she can only stay in the He family mansion as a concubine.
In that instant, Tao Meiyu suddenly felt that the gold bracelet on her wrist smelled sweet. Compared to the things in Tao Yaofang's hands, she was just a clown.
Tao Meiyu left in a huff.
The entire shop fell silent instantly.
Du Wanchun acted as if Tao Meiyu didn't exist and continued to help Tao Yaofang choose jewelry.
After buying jewelry, I went to buy clothes.
After returning to the shop, Du Wanchun dressed Tao Yaofang up.
During this period, she used the anti-aging cream from the shop on Tao Yaofang, and her skin, which was originally rough due to long-term farm work, became as smooth as a freshly peeled egg.
Tao Yaofang was very grateful to Du Wanchun. Although they hadn't spent much time together, she had already regarded Du Wanchun as her new older sister.
As darkness fell, Zhou Quan rushed into the shop after leaving the yamen.
"Miss Tao."
Du Wanchun was just about to close the shop and go home when she looked up and saw him enter. "Fifth Brother, what brings you here at this hour?"
Zhou Quan took out the roasted chicken wrapped in oil paper from his arms. "I bought this roasted chicken on the way. It's still warm. I wanted to bring it to Miss Tao."
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