Chapter 119 Gossip

Zhou Nuan: “…”

Xie Xiuzhen quickly explained, "It's really abrupt to ask you these questions when we first meet. Please don't be offended. I'm a straightforward person. The food you sent yesterday was delicious. My children liked it very much, so I thought of asking you where you bought it."

Zhou Nuan finally understood her purpose.

Yesterday, I did ask Aunt Li to send some food to the neighbors. On the one hand, it wanted to add some joy to the new house, and on the other hand, I wanted to leave a good impression on the people around me.

I gave away a lot of them, but she was the only one who came to visit. It seems that she really likes them.

So Zhou Nuan told her in detail, and Xie Xiuzhen nodded.

He added, "I have lived with Zeng Yanli for more than ten years. She is unreasonable and has a bad character. If it weren't for Wang Ailun's father, I would have fallen out with Zeng Yanli a long time ago. Except for the girl from the Ji family, no one in this neighborhood likes her."

"Zeng Yanli wanted to sell the house and go abroad ten years ago, but was stopped by Alan's father. Now she suddenly wants to sell it. Is she planning something bad? I think your family are all kind-hearted people. Don't be fooled by her."

It turned out that he came to remind her kindly.

Zhou Nuan relaxed her expression, "Thanks for the reminder, but it shouldn't happen."

The house deeds have been obtained, so even if Zeng Yanli wants to regret, she has no chance.

"Thank you... Come in and sit down." She said politely.

Xie Xiuzhen was a very outgoing person. She walked in without any hesitation and said, "Just call me Xiuzhen. Hey, what's your name? You look familiar to me. This garden is so beautiful now."

"My name is Zhou Nuan."

"Oh...ah? You are Zhou Nuan?" Xie Xiuzhen, who was admiring the garden, turned around in surprise, smiling, "It's you. No wonder you look familiar to me. You are the owner of the Xizhou Clothing Store in the department store."

"Do you recognize me?"

"Yes, yes. You planned a fashion show in the department store. Who in the department store doesn't know you? Thanks to you, the department store's business has improved a lot. My gold shop has also benefited. Business has been getting better and better recently."

Xie Xiuzhen smiled.

Gold shop?

Zhou Nuan's heart moved, and she glanced at Xie Xiuzhen silently. Sure enough, she was wearing gold ornaments on her ears, neck, wrists, etc., and there were no less than four gold rings of varying sizes on her ten fingers. She was definitely a wealthy woman, and must be the owner of a jewelry store.

However, is it really okay to wear so much gold so ostentatiously? Although people are relatively simple nowadays, there are still many people with bad intentions.

Xie Xiuzhen added, "Look, this cheongsam I'm wearing was also custom-made at your place. But I never saw you every time I went there. I didn't expect you to move in and become my neighbor."

Zhou Nuan took a look and saw that the words "Western Zhou Dynasty" were embroidered on the cheongsam she was wearing.

Her smile was more sincere. "I have kids to take care of at home. I only go there occasionally."

"Oh, these two children are yours. They are so beautiful." Xie Xiuzhen praised, "As beautiful as their mother."

Zhou Nuan asked her to sit down on a chair in the garden and poured her a cup of tea. "Please have some tea."

Xie Xiuzhen took a sip and said, "It's delicious." Then she drank it all in one gulp. After finishing it, she felt a little unsatisfied. "Such a small cup, it's not enough for one sip."

Zhou Nuan smiled and poured her another cup, then took a sip herself with graceful and slow movements.

"You are indeed a cultured person. Unlike us rough folks, even drinking tea looks so good." Xie Xiuzhen sighed.

Even though we had just met, she acted very familiar with him. It seemed that she had the E-type attribute.

"Where was I just now?"

"Speaking of Zeng Yanli, she's a liar." Zhou Nuan reminded.

"Oh, Zeng Yanli is fine. Alan's father will take care of her. But you have to be careful with the little daughter of the Ji family who is with her. This girl is not a good person."

Zhou Nuan raised her eyebrows.

"What do you mean?"

"Hey, don't be fooled by the fact that she is from another place, her family is rich and she studied abroad, and she looks decent, but this girl is so petty, smaller than the eye of a needle."

Xie Xiuzhen was gossiping. "Since her family moved in, all the wild cats in this area have disappeared. There used to be a lot of cats and dogs around here, and my children used to feed them, but now there's not a single one left. I once accidentally saw her luring a kitten over with food, and then she cruelly strangled it to death. The expression on her face... Tsk tsk."

Strangling? Cruelting small animals? Isn't that something only antisocial people would do?

How could Ji Huayan, a female protagonist, do such a thing? Zhou Bing liked to do this when he was a child, and he stopped doing it when he grew up and went to school.

Zhou Nuan was very confused.

"She saw me and explained to me that the kitten had soiled her clothes and she was angry and killed it accidentally. Who would believe this explanation? Besides, even if it was true, the kitten had soiled her clothes and she was like this. She is so petty. Such people are really scary."

Xie Xiuzhen glanced at her and suddenly lowered her voice, "I'm not saying anything gossipy about other people, but before her store closed, I often passed by her house, and every time I saw her staring at you, her eyes were as scary as when she strangled a kitten to death."

After she finished speaking, she sat up straight. "Okay, that's all I have to say. I'm not telling you this for any reason, just to remind you that I clearly don't like her. It's up to you whether you believe it or not."

She drank the tea in the cup and said, "I'm afraid you'll feel uncomfortable so I won't stay any longer. I'm going back."

Zhou Nuan quickly stood up and said politely, "Thank you for telling me this."

Xie Xiuzhen waved her hands, "Zeng Yanli might have been harmed by her. Although she is not a good person, her deceased father was a good man. It's a pity that he has such a daughter who has squandered the family fortune. The old man must be very upset if he knew about it. I just couldn't bear to see her so I wanted to remind you. Yesterday I saw her running to your house to get close to you. Did she want to be your friend? Don't get too close to her. Getting too close to her will not bring good things."

Zhou Nuanxin said: Ji Huayan’s target is not her.

He also asked Aunt Li to bring some tea to give to Xie Xiuzhen, but she refused.

Xie Xiuzhen's eyes were frank, "I won't play those fake tricks with you. This tea is really a waste for me. Why don't you give me a discount when I buy clothes in your store? This is more suitable for me."

She has two major hobbies in her life. She doesn't like eating or drinking, but she likes hoarding gold and buying clothes, so she opened a gold shop. After buying a lot of things over the years, she always felt that what she wore was not good enough. After the Xizhou Clothing Store matched her clothes, she really liked it.

Of course Zhou Nuan would not refuse. She said she would pass it on, and Xie Xiuzhen left with satisfaction.

Watching her leaving, Zhou Nuan was slightly distracted.