Dabao naturally had not experienced what Xu Miaomiao had gone through, and did not know what grudges there were between her and Nangong Jin. However, since Xu Miaomiao was so hesitant, he immediately said, "If it is inconvenient for mother to talk to Mr. Nangong, I believe that Mr. Nangong will agree to it, and this matter can be resolved."
Hearing them say this, Xu Miaomiao suddenly became nervous, stood up, took Dabao's hand, shook her head, and said, "No, you can't talk about this matter."
Seeing Xu Miaomiao refuse, Dabao was still a little confused.
Seeing his confused look, Xu Miaomiao continued, "First of all, although you are Mr. Nangong's apprentice, you are not an official yet, so it is not easy for you to get involved in this matter. Secondly, some private salt dealers have already come. If they are not cleared out, I am afraid they will retaliate against us twice as much. This matter originally had nothing to do with you. If we are retaliated against, you can still be safe. But if you go to say it, the enemy will surely be implicated. In this case, I'd better go!"
"But Miaomiao." When Gu Yuanniang heard this, she frowned slightly, stood up with some worry, and looked at Xu Miaomiao, but she didn't say anything in the end.
Of course, she knew clearly about the grudge between Xu Miaomiao and Nangong Jin.
The reason why Princess Jiahe and Song Zhijin were so tough on Xu Miaomiao was that as long as Nangong Jin and Xu Miaomiao got closer, the persecution of Xu Miaomiao would increase.
Gu Yuanniang didn't want to see this happen to Xu Miaomiao again, but Xu Miaomiao didn't care. Instead, she looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "If this matter is not resolved, we may not be the only ones who will suffer. Besides, our department store has been open until today. We have seen all kinds of difficulties and dangers. How can we be easily cut off from retreat by a few salt dealers?"
"Besides, they dare to treat us like this now, just because we have no one to rely on. If we compromise so easily, how can those surrounding shops bully us in the future? We should face the challenge and catch them all in one fell swoop, so that they know that we are not easy to bully. If this continues, who will dare to embarrass us?"
Listening to Xu Miaomiao's words, Song Weiwei nodded in approval and said to Xu Miaomiao, "That's right, we should face the challenge head-on and catch them all in one fell swoop, so that they know that our department store is not easy to bully."
Xu Guo on the side also nodded in agreement. Although Gu Yuanniang agreed, she was still a little worried about Xu Miaomiao. Li Yi understood their concerns and took the initiative to say, "Don't worry. From today on, Dabao and I will be on vacation anyway. We don't need to stay in Nangong Mansion. Let me stay in the department store to protect the safety of all of us. Although my martial arts are not as good as Dabao's, it's still easy to kill a few petty thieves."
Hearing this, Xu Miaomiao smiled slightly, touched Li Yi's head, and said, "Thank you then."
It was the first time that Xu Miaomiao was so polite to him. Li Yi was a little at a loss. His face turned slightly red and he lowered his head. Seeing that the matter had been discussed, the serious and tense atmosphere just now slowly disappeared. He heard the sound of bells from outside, followed by silver bell-like laughter. The next moment, Lan Yin ran in with brisk steps.
Seeing Li Yi, she grinned widely and threw herself into Li Yi's arms.
Then she raised her head, smiled, and called out, "Brother Li Yi, you are finally here. Lan Yin is almost unable to sleep because of you."
Xu Miaomiao and everyone else smiled slightly, then separated and went about their own business.
Dabao had never seen such a proactive girl before, and she quietly walked to the backyard.
Xuguo felt a little embarrassed when Lan Yin hugged him so suddenly that his cheeks turned red. He was originally a shy man, and now, the girl was clinging to him even more, which made Li Yi feel embarrassed and his face turned red. Xuguo, who was standing aside, shook his head helplessly when he saw his sister being so unreserved, and turned away.
"Brother Li Yi, I recently found a shop that sells the best tangerines. Let's go and try some."
Lan Yin was about to walk out, and there was nothing she could do as the little girl kept pestering her, so she could only follow him and walk to the shop he mentioned. The room behind was also peaceful.
Xu Miaomiao was washing the green dates brought from other places, while Dabao was fetching water nearby, presenting a picture of a loving mother and a filial son working together.
Xu Miaomiao looked in the direction of Dabao from time to time. The son whom she missed day and night now appeared in front of her, but she still felt it was a little unreal. She always felt that Bai County was too far away from the capital, so she often missed Dabao when he went to the capital to learn skills. However, she did not expect that even if she came to the capital, she was still so far away from Dabao. He was studying in Nangong Mansion, and she had to run everything in the department store, so the time they spent together was pitifully short.
Now, Xu Miaomiao would look at him once, and even once more, perhaps because she sensed a burning gaze.
Dabao raised his head and looked in the direction of Xu Miaomiao, and was caught red-handed.
Xu Miaomiao lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly, but then she thought, she is the child, so it’s okay to look at him a few more times; it’s not against the law.
Thinking of this, Xu Miaomiao immediately raised her head stubbornly, looked back at Dabao, who felt a little embarrassed when he caught Xu Miaomiao's gaze and walked over on his own initiative.
"Mom, do you have something to tell me?"
Xu Miaomiao panicked when she heard this, and even accidentally dropped the jujube in her hand into the basin. She quickly said to Dabao, "No, no!"
Then, Dabao poured the freshly drawn water into the basin and scrubbed the green dates in the basin together with Xu Miaomiao. Seeing this scene, Xu Miaomiao smiled slightly and suddenly felt a little relieved.
"When I first met you, you were still a child, but now you are already well-versed in both literature and martial arts, and can even help you wash these dates."
Xu Miaomiao said with some regret.
Dabao said, "Children have to grow up. Besides, my mother only sent me out to study medicine. It's normal for my appearance to have changed after several years. But my youthful face has not aged at all. I am still as beautiful as ever."
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