Chapter 333: Looks Really Like
Xu Zhou looked at her for a long time. He didn't say his name was good, nor did he say her name was bad. He just frowned and said, "I understand."
Cress of cress.
"From now on I'll call you Aqin."
Lu Qin knelt on the ground, bowed to him, and said solemnly: "Aqin thanks you for your great kindness, sir. Aqin will never forget it."
Xu Zhou looked at her again.
"Don't kneel to me casually in the future."
"It makes me feel sick."
Although Lu Qin didn't understand why he said that, after all, he looked like a young master from a wealthy family and must have servants serving him on a daily basis.
Why can't I get used to seeing her kneeling?
However, Lu Qin has always had one advantage.
That means being obedient.
Since you are not used to always being on your knees when it comes to your grievances, just listen to it.
Lu Qin stood up with her hands on her knees and smiled at Xu Zhou. This was the first smile she had given since her parents passed away.
"Thank you, sir."
Xu Zhou could be said to be a life saver for her. If it weren't for Xu Zhou, she felt that she might not live for many more days.
Therefore, she was deeply grateful to Xu Zhou.
Xu Zhou frowned, his eyes fell on her grateful smile, and then he looked away after a moment.
He said, "I understand."
"You don't have to keep thanking me."
"I know what's going on, and as long as you know what's going on, it's fine."
His eyes were cold, and he only glanced back at her once when he turned around. His gaze lingered on her face for a moment, and then quickly shifted away. "Let's go back home."
He led Lu Qin into the Xu family's inner courtyard.
He only sent someone to inform the mistress of the mansion that there was a new maid in his study.
Two taels of silver per month.
As soon as she entered the inner courtyard, the maids in the courtyard were surprised to see her.
When they learned that she would be assigned to serve in the study, no one was surprised.
Some even said cryptically, "With her face, she's worth two taels of silver now, and I can't even imagine her future."
"Who says our young master is such a sentimental person?"
"That's right. Sometimes no matter how much we do, it's useless. It's better for others to be reborn with a face that looks a bit like my cousin's."
"Stop talking now, or the young master will hear you and spank you."
"That's right, you're bringing up something else. My cousin is getting married in the next six months. If you were to say this all of a sudden, I'd have you beaten to death if it got out."
When this person mentioned his cousin, his face became full of secrecy.
He immediately shut his mouth after just a slight mention.
The maid also knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she immediately raised her hand and slapped herself on the mouth.
"Pah, pah, pah, I'm really bold. I dare to say anything. Sisters, you must keep it a secret for me. If the young master really finds out, he will definitely skin me alive."
The little maid showed an anxious expression.
The other maids in the courtyard looked at her and spread their hands helplessly. "It's just a reminder, why are you so anxious? We are all family, how could we possibly harm you?"
"Just one thing, never mention those three words again."
The little maid was almost crying, and immediately nodded with tears of gratitude, "I understand."
No one dared to mention whether she was a cousin or not anymore.
But this did not stop the maids from looking at Lu Qin with inquiring and intriguing eyes when she entered the inner courtyard.
Even though Lu Qin was a fisherman's daughter, she could still tell the difference between high and low eyebrows.
These people looked at her in very strange ways, and she felt it as soon as she entered the mansion.
She felt uncomfortable all over. After standing still for a moment, she spoke tentatively with a smile on her face, though she looked a little cautious.
"What's wrong with this sister? Why is she looking at me strangely? But there's something on my face?"
Hearing her say this, everyone immediately shook their heads.
Some people even laughed dryly.
"It's not that we're looking at you with strange eyes, it's just that you're really good-looking. We've never seen anyone as beautiful as you, so we couldn't help but look at you a few more times."
"We maids are not very knowledgeable and have never seen many good-looking maids. I hope you don't mind if I was a little rude for a moment."
The maid who spoke had a very gentle and friendly smile, and looked like a kind and gentle person.
Lu Qin lowered her eyelids and blinked slightly. Is that so?
She had fled here, and not only was she pale and thin, she was wearing straw sandals, and her hair was as dry as straw.
How can it have anything to do with being good-looking?
If she were in the past, she might have been considered pretty, but now, and not to belittle herself, she really felt that she could not be called pretty.
These maids were clearly hiding something from her.
And he didn't seem to intend to say it.
but--
Lu Qin lowered her eyes, thinking that she was just trying to make a living, and these things outside had nothing to do with her. It would be better for her not to be casual and curious about some things.
After all, she had often heard people say that the waters in a deep courtyard are very deep, and she had to control her eyes and ears, not look or listen to random things, and even if she knew something, she had to pretend not to know it.
The best thing is to be deaf and dumb.
Although she didn't know whether this trick would work in the Xu family, she felt that most of the principles in the world were the same.
Xu Zhou quickly asked someone to bring her the maid's clothes.
After some tidying up, she finally no longer looked like a refugee, and could barely be considered a human being.
But Xu Zhou still felt that she was too thin.
So he frowned and said to Lu Qin, "If you want to be a maid in my house, you have to be decent looking. You are so pale and thin, it's really unbearable to look at."
"From today on, I will have some food delivered to you. Eat well and take good care of yourself. I want to see a change in you in a month."
Lu Qin was so terrified that she subconsciously wanted to kneel down and kowtow to him to thank him, but then she remembered what he had said before, that he didn't like to kneel all the time.
So he suppressed the urge to kneel down and salute, and just stood there and nodded slowly, "I understand, Master. I will eat well."
Lu Qin couldn't help but think that the young master of the Xu family was such a good man. He not only gave her monthly allowance and a place to stay, but also asked her to eat well so that she could recover her weakened body.
Lu Qin couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes.
Xu Zhou might have been staring at her face, so he soon noticed that his eyes were a little red. His expression slightly changed, and he couldn't help asking, "Why are your eyes red?"
"This is just the rule of the mansion. I'm telling you this just to let you know, not to make you cry."
"Don't think too much."
Xu Zhou thought that girls of his age were very fond of crying. Sometimes they would cry non-stop and could not be comforted no matter how hard they tried.
"That's not the case." Lu Qin shook her head and said to Xu Zhou, "I just suddenly remembered that my parents weren't afraid of being laughed at by you, young master. Since they passed away, I haven't heard anyone say such heartwarming words in a long time."
"Besides my parents, you are the only one who treats me the best in this world."
So good that she didn't know how to repay him.
"So that's how it is."
Xu Zhou lowered his eyes and smiled helplessly. It turned out that all girls in the world are the same. They will cry when they think of their parents.
As if he had thought of something, his smile faded slightly, but when his eyes fell on Lu Qin, his tone became unusually gentle, unlike the coldness just now.
"You are young, so it is only natural for me to take care of you. Moreover, I am your master, and it is not against the rules for a master to take care of his subordinates."
"You don't have to feel that you can't repay me. I saved you, and I didn't expect you to repay me for anything."
"If you miss home, just treat the Xu family as your own home."
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