After hearing what Song Wushao said, Xu Miaomiao, who was originally full of worry, relaxed a lot in an instant. She went to the department store with Song Weiwei and others in a refreshed mood. Although they were in the store every day, unfortunately the business of this department store was still not as good as before. If they wanted to go further, they had to open a branch. Just when Xu Miaomiao was still thinking hard, she saw a regular customer coming in at the door.
After not seeing her for a few days, the woman was no longer as haggard as she was a few days ago. She was followed by two maids from her family, holding gifts in her hands.
"Mrs. Zhang, how come you have time to come here today?"
Xu Miaomiao immediately stood up and looked at the woman in front of her. Gu Yuanniang and Song Weiwei were still in the kitchen preparing lunch. The woman looked around and saw that Gu Yuanniang was not in the room. She signaled the maid to put the gift on the table, looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Madam Xu, you saved me before, and I came here today to thank you."
"Mrs. Zhang, you are so polite." Xu Miaomiao pushed the gift on the table and said slowly, "Saving people is what I, a doctor, should do. Even if you and I don't know each other, I will definitely save you. There is no need to do this."
Xu Miaomiao pushed the gift back.
Seeing this, Madam Zhang held the things down and handed them to Xu Miaomiao. She looked at her and said, "Actually, I came here today to see Yuanniang's child."
"Oh?" Xu Miaomiao was a little puzzled when she heard this. Didn't Mrs. Zhang always look down on Liu Niang? She disliked Liu Niang for being a second-married woman with a child. Why did she change so much now?
"Oh, Madam Xu, please don't think I'm annoying. I was wrong in the past, but now I understand that Yuan Niang is a good child. She is kind-hearted, hardworking and down-to-earth. If she could be my daughter-in-law, I would definitely be happy."
Xu Miaomiao listened to the woman in front of her say these words, but she felt a little bit unconvinced.
Then, the woman took another step forward and got closer to Xu Miaomiao. She lowered her voice and slowly spoke in her ear: "Your husband Song has already been promoted to the position of Minister of Rites. It won't be long before he can rise to the next level. Besides, my Qingshan was his classmate after all. If he marries your godsister, wouldn't that be a closer relationship? By then, our Xu family will have to rely on you!"
"Haha." Xu Miaomiao smiled softly, put away the account book in front of him expressionlessly, and said, "Mr. Xu is full of talent and is also a famous teacher in the capital. Why does he need to rely on us?"
"Look at you, kid, what you're saying." Madam Zhang looked at Xu Miaomiao, waved her hand, and immediately said, "What do you mean by talent? He's just a teacher after all. If you become successful in the future, you can find him a job, and then our Xu family will have no regrets."
Xu Miaomiao finally understood what the woman meant by this. When she tore up the account book in her hand with a sullen face, she said, "Business was not good a few days ago, and there were not many people, so I was lazy for two days. Who would have thought that this laziness would lead to a mistake in an account. Although it is only a small account, I am also a person who cannot tolerate even the slightest bit of sand in my eyes. Since it is wrong, I must correct it. What do you think, Madam Zhang?"
Xu Miaomiao spoke slowly, with some sarcasm in her words.
After hearing this, Madam Zhang also understood what Xu Miaomiao meant. This meant that she had done something wrong before, and now she wanted to make amends, but she was afraid that she couldn't. Now Xu Miaomiao couldn't make sense here. Madam Zhang rolled her eyes and her words were not as gentle as before. She said in a somewhat harsh and stingy tone, "Where is Gu Yuanliang? I came here to see her today, why didn't she come out to see me?"
Xu Miaomiao remained silent.
Seeing that Xu Miaomiao didn't answer, Madam Zhang started shouting in the house: "Gu Yuanniang, Gu Yuanniang, please come out quickly. Do you have the nerve to let an elder like me wait for you here for so long?"
Gu Yuanniang from the kitchen also heard the voice and came out curiously. When she saw Madam Zhang, she was a little surprised. She quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks and saluted to the woman in front of her: "Greetings, Madam Zhang."
Madam Zhang, who had just looked a little fierce, suddenly changed her expression. She took Gu Yuanniang's hand and said, "Good child, I finally see you."
"I wonder what brings you here today, Madam Zhang?" Gu Yuanniang asked the woman in front of her straight to the point, and silently pulled her hand back from hers.
Madam Zhang took the gift that Xu Miaomiao had returned and placed it in front of Gu Yuanniang, saying, "Today, I want to finalize your marriage with Qingshan so that we can propose marriage."
"Marriage?" Gu Yuanniang was a little confused when she heard this, so after she reacted, she took a step back, pushed the gift away, looked at the woman in front of her and said, "Madam Zhang, I think what I said before was not clear enough. I have already promised that I will not marry Xu Qingshan again."
"My child, the love between you two was my fault before. Now I have figured it out. You are the best match for my son! Please be merciful and don't bother with a little woman like me."
Gu Yuanniang sneered. For some reason, she suddenly felt that this matter was a bit ironic. At the beginning, she wanted to marry Xu Qingshan no matter what, and even thought of eloping. Unfortunately, she couldn't get married now, but this woman agreed and was eager to ask her to marry him.
Gu Yuanniang's expression remained unchanged as she spoke, "Madam Zhang, I will not marry anymore. Now, he and I have broken off our relationship and we don't want to see each other again in the future."
Hearing what Gu Yuanniang said, Madam Zhang suddenly changed her expression, and she looked a little dissatisfied: "It was you who insisted on getting married in the first place, and now you are acting like you don't want to marry him anymore. Then tell me what's wrong with my son? How is he not worthy of an abandoned woman like you? We don't mind you taking care of a child, but you are picking on us!"
When Gu Yuanniang heard this, her heart tightened. She had thought that Madam Zhang had really thought it through, but who would have thought that she still had this idea? Gu Yuanniang leaned forward slightly and said, "Madam Zhang is right. I am an abandoned woman with a child, so I am naturally not worthy of your son. Let's not waste any more time. Be well on your own. Goodbye."
After saying this, Gu Yuan's mother took the dishes and chopsticks and went back to the kitchen.
When Xu Miaomiao saw this scene, she found it inexplicably funny and grinned slightly.
"Who do you think you are!" Madam Zhang said in dissatisfaction with Gu Yuanniang's attitude, then she picked up her gift, turned around and left. Seeing this, the two maids behind her hurriedly followed.
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