Chapter 1293 I Want to Be Friends with Her
For Xiang Weinan's sake, Shu Yu didn't hold it against Xiao Shi.
However, since Madam Xiao came to apologize, she naturally felt even less resentful.
I accept your apology.
Xiao's expression immediately relaxed. "Thank you."
She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something more, but then stopped and simply smiled, "Now that things are out in the open, I feel relieved. Well then, I'll be going now. Goodbye."
Shu Yu nodded slightly and saw her and Granny Gu out of the Lu family's gate.
She didn't turn back until their carriage was out of sight.
The old lady came over and peeked inside. "She's gone? I was saying she should stay for dinner."
"Let's go." Shu Yu hugged the old lady's arm. "What delicious food did Grandma make? I could smell the aroma from far away."
"And you're the one who said that. I went to buy groceries, and when I came back you were gone." The old lady tapped her nose. "The magistrate's wife came over a little while later, and then it was just the two of us staring at each other, with nothing to say to each other."
Shu Yu chuckled and walked inside with her, telling her about meeting Meng Yunzheng and mentioning that Meng Pei was escorting goods to the capital and would be spending the New Year at Old Meng's house this year.
The old lady panicked when she heard this. "Why so suddenly? No, I have to prepare something for him. It's not good for a relative to go back to his hometown empty-handed."
Shu Yu shook her head and smiled, letting the old lady keep busy.
That evening, Meng Pei came to the Lu family to say goodbye after finishing his work at the escort agency.
The old lady packed all the things she had prepared for him.
Meng Pei set off early the next morning.
Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng saw him and the other镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) out of the city gate. Coincidentally, a short while later, Xiao Shi also arrived at the city gate with her servants.
This time, it was Xiang Weinan who was sending people over, and the two sides met at the city gate.
Xiang Weinan then asked Meng Pei and several bodyguards to help escort him for a while, even though Xiao Shi also had guards with her.
Meng Pei readily agreed without hesitation. The group chatted for a while at the city gate before setting off.
Sitting in the carriage, Madam Xiao looked through the window at the couple standing not far away, her eyes filled with envy.
Granny Gu sighed, "Miss, please stop looking."
"Granny, do you think she would have agreed if I had told her yesterday that I wanted to be friends with Lu Xiangjun?"
Granny Gu smiled and said, "Of course she'll agree. Miss, you're a daughter of the Xiao family and the wife of the county magistrate. So many daughters of prominent families in the capital are lining up to get close to you, Lady Lu..."
“I don’t think she will,” Madam Xiao shook her head, interrupting Granny Gu. “She is different from all the noble ladies I’ve met in the capital, and she’s different from the women in the Xiao and Xiang families’ backyards. It seems that she never cares about the small plot of land in front of her. She’s young, she’s been to exile, she became the Lady of Lu, and she went to the capital alone. It seems that she doesn’t need to rely on anyone to get what she wants.”
If it were anyone else, having finally become a village head, they would naturally rely on this status to build connections and flaunt their power, just like that County Head Zhang, who acted like a noble lady of high status in the small Dong'an Prefecture.
But what about her? After becoming the village head, she returned to her hometown and settled down to farm and run a workshop. She even rolled up her sleeves and went to the fields to harvest the crops herself. She stayed at the small workshop for days and nights, so busy that she didn't even go home.
Looking at Lu Shuyu like this, Xiao found herself quite envious.
(End of this chapter)
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