The lady said, "My surname is Luo, and my husband's surname is Li. I've come to your house today to discuss business."
Cai Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the surname was not Chen.
She really didn't want the original owner's bad romantic prospects to appear before she had finished dealing with Gu Nian's bad romantic prospects.
"Do you want to talk about the shampoo and conditioner set?" Cai Xiaolian asked.
“That’s right. We had this plan before the New Year. We always thought that the shampoo and conditioner set was sold by Madam Cheng from Taoyuan County. It was only a few days ago that we heard from the servants that a couple was selling it at the dock. Just the day before yesterday, during the Lantern Festival, the servants saw you with the young proprietress of the Guo family’s rice shop. We went to ask yesterday and found out that you are the elder brother and sister-in-law of the Gu family’s proprietress. That’s why we came over early this morning,” Madam Luo explained.
"Is that so! Madam Li, please come in!" Cai Xiaolian welcomed her through the door.
Lady Luo only brought a maid and an old woman with her; the coachman stayed at the door and did not come in.
"Although it's past the fifteenth, it's still the first month of the lunar calendar. I've prepared some small gifts, and I hope Madam Cai won't find them offensive. I heard from the young proprietress of the Guo family that your family's toiletries set was made by a few girls, so these gifts are also for the girls. They're just some pastries and little trinkets that the girls like," Madam Luo added.
"How could I possibly accept this? Madam Li is being far too kind on our first meeting!" Cai Xiaolian said.
At this moment, Gu Xin and her sisters ran out.
"These must be the girls in your family, right? They look so beautiful!" Madam Luo said, looking at the girls.
Her gaze lingered on Gu Hui and Gu Nian the longest as she wondered which one her son was referring to as the one who had ruined his "innocence."
The slightly taller one looks more dashing than the shorter one, with a calm demeanor. Although his features aren't as delicate, his overall presence makes him very pleasing to the eye.
The shorter one has delicate features. With a change of clothes and a little dressing up, she could be considered one of the most beautiful women in the city. But how could such a well-behaved girl have the strength to push her son into the water?
Ms. Luo was somewhat undecided.
Yesterday, she sent someone to inquire on the shore, and someone saw that they were with Gu Sangu. There are quite a few people in the city who know Gu Sangu.
So Madam Luo went directly to Gu Sangu. She knew who was making the shampoo and body care set before the New Year. Madam Cheng was clearly cooperating with the Gu family. She had no intention of provoking the relatives of officials, not because she couldn't afford to, but because it would be troublesome. Her family had many businesses, so losing one wouldn't matter.
However, because of her unreliable son, she started her search for Gu Sangu by offering a shampoo and conditioner set.
She couldn't just go directly to someone and say, "My son says your niece ruined his 'innocence,' hand your niece over to my son to take responsibility."
She couldn't possibly do something like this while managing such a large family like the Li family.
Business was secondary; his main purpose was to see what the girl who, according to his son, had ruined his "innocence," was like.
You know, she started looking for a partner for her son three years ago, but he didn't like any of them. Now he's taking the initiative to ask someone to take responsibility. Isn't that what it means to have fallen for someone?
She hoped that this girl could keep her son in check and control him, as long as she had a clean background and a decent appearance.
Her criteria for a daughter-in-law were very simple: as long as she was alive and female, that was enough.
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