But Wu Xiumei had something on her mind and wanted to confide in someone. She couldn't usually talk to anyone about these things. The two girls in front of her looked even younger than her daughter. Although they were strangers, they were both very kind.
Moreover, they knew the boy, and Wu Xiumei felt she should tell them something to prevent them from being hurt like her daughter.
“His mother approached Youyou and said that her family values marriage between people of similar social standing, and that my daughter was not suitable.”
Then she gave Xiaoxiao a check for five million and told her not to... not to seduce her son anymore, otherwise she had plenty of ways to make it impossible for Youyou to work in the capital.
Wu Xiumei felt extremely bitter and guilty, blaming herself for being incompetent, which led to her daughter being humiliated.
Shangguan Wu didn't know much about the ladies of the major families, so he turned his head to look at Yan Yirou.
Yan Yirou and she looked at each other, their eyes meeting.
Wu Xiumei looked at them and said, "I see you are young, so I'll speak frankly. When you're dating or getting married, you can't just look at the boy himself, you also have to consider whether his parents are easy to get along with, understand?"
Yan Yirou took Shangguan Wu's arm and said with a smile, "Aunt Wu, Wu Bao has a very handsome husband, and her parents-in-law dote on her like their own daughter!"
Shangguan Wu patted her hand and smiled in return: "Rou Rou is my third sister-in-law."
Wu Bao's reaction was too fast!
Yan Yirou was stunned for a moment.
Just as she was about to explain, Wu Xiumei suddenly asked in shock, "You're all so young and you're already getting married?"
Yan Yirou immediately denied it: "No, I'm not married!"
The next second, Shangguan Wu grabbed her hand and apologized, "I'm sorry, I misspoke. Rou Rou is my future third sister-in-law."
"..."
Yan Yirou's eyes widened, and she secretly poked her slender waist with her finger, whispering in her ear, "That's enough!"
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, third sister-in-law, have mercy!" Shangguan Wu deliberately cried out in pain.
Yan Yirou laughed angrily: "Pah, I didn't even use any force, okay? Stop acting."
Shangguan Wu smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons, and coaxed her, "Don't be angry, dear Third Sister-in-law, getting angry will give you wrinkles~"
"You still dare to say that?" Yan Yirou glared at her angrily.
Shangguan Wu immediately covered his lips and shook his head repeatedly, as if he was afraid of her.
As Wu Xiumei watched the two of them chatting and laughing, a gentle look gradually appeared in her eyes, as if she were watching her daughter making a ruckus in front of her.
Thinking of her daughter, Wu Xiumei decided to leave the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy and go to her daughter's company to find her.
"Little miracle doctor, thank you so much for today. May I take these medicines with me?" Wu Xiumei pointed to the ointments and other items on the table and said, "Don't worry, I'll pay for them all together."
Shangguan Wu nodded: "Of course. But you have quite a few injuries, one box of ointment probably won't be enough..."
Before Shangguan Wu could finish speaking, Wu Xiumei hurriedly interrupted, "That's enough, that's enough. My injuries don't really hurt anymore, I just need a little bit of medicine... I'm going out to pay the bill."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wu guessed that she probably didn't have much money on her, so he didn't expose her lie.
When settling the bill, Yan Yirou reminded her, "Aunt Wu, please come over every morning and evening. It's recommended to take it on an empty stomach before meals for the best effect. Remember to come and take your medicine before dinner tonight!"
"Okay, I'll come. Thank you all today, goodbye."
As soon as Wu Xiumei stepped out of the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, Pei Kaiwen immediately went up to her and greeted her: "Hello, Auntie, I'm Pei Kaiwen, do you remember me?"
Looking at the tall, thin boy in front of her, Wu Xiumei said coldly, "I don't remember you. I have things to do. Don't follow me."
Pei Kaiwen paused for a moment, then caught up and introduced himself: "Auntie, I'm Youyou's friend..."
However, Wu Xiumei walked faster and faster.
It was obvious that she didn't want to say anything to Pei Kaiwen.
Pei Kaiwen felt somewhat frustrated.
But Youyou isn't in the capital city. If we let her go to the company to look for people, some things will become impossible to hide.
Pei Kaiwen followed her all the way to the subway entrance and had to say, "Auntie, Youyou is away on a business trip and isn't at the company. Would you like to come to the hotel with me first?"
Wu Xiumei suddenly stopped and turned around to ask, "Youyou went on a business trip? She didn't tell me!"
Pei Kaiwen replied, "Youyou was afraid you would worry."
Wu Xiumei had no doubts: "I won't go to the hotel, I'll just go to where Youyou is staying and wait for her to come back."
“Youyou lives in the company dormitory. You are not a company employee, so it is not convenient for you to go in.”
Pei Kaiwen's lies snowballed and grew bigger and bigger.
But we still have to keep it a secret.
Pei Kaiwen suggested, "Since you're seeing a doctor at a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, you'll probably need to take some medicine, right? Why don't you stay at a hotel nearby and wait for Youyou to come back? What do you think?"
Wu Xiumei had no objection to living near the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, but she said casually, "I'll go find it myself, so I won't trouble you."
As Shangguan Wu and Yan Yirou were leaving, they happened to see Wu Xiumei walk into a hotel diagonally opposite, with Pei Kaiwen following behind her.
Yan Yirou looked puzzled: "What's going on? Aren't we going to find our daughter?"
Shangguan Wu looked away and said as she walked, "Just now Pei Kaiwen said that her daughter has a special job and doesn't live in the capital."
"Special job? What kind of job is it?" Yan Yirou asked curiously.
Shangguan Wu shook his head: "He didn't say, and I didn't ask."
Yan Yirou said "Oh," and then added, "Never mind, I'm so hungry, let's go eat first."
The two went into a nearby Chinese restaurant for a meal.
Halfway through the meal, Pei Kaiwen came over.
He paid the bill as soon as he arrived.
"Fourth Young Madam, may I ask what illness your mother suffers from, and how serious is her condition?" Pei Kaiwen moved a chair and sat down at Shangguan Wu's table.
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