Chapter 97 Meeting Aunt Liu Ruyun
"Li Wanyue?"
Hearing the voice, Li Wanyue turned around and saw Gao Conghui looking at her in surprise.
"It's really you."
Gao Conghui looked unhappy. She didn't expect that Li Wanyue had changed so much after not seeing her for more than a month.
Her skin became whiter and more delicate, and she wore a fine cotton skirt, and her whole temperament changed.
Li Wanyue ignored her and continued looking at the counter.
Seeing that she ignored him, Gao Conghui said unhappily, "I'm talking to you, are you deaf?"
Li Wanyue turned her head and said, "Sorry, I don't like hearing dogs barking."
"You dare to scold me, you bitch." Gao Conghui raised her hand and was about to hit him, but Li Sandong stepped forward and glared at her, and she withdrew her hand instantly.
Li Sandong warned: "Although I don't hit women, I am good at beating dogs."
Gao Conghui immediately took two steps back.
At this time, Liu Ruyun also heard the noise and walked over.
"What happened to Xiaohui?"
Gao Conghui immediately took Liu Ruyun's arm and said sarcastically, "It's okay, sister-in-law. I just encountered something that is annoying. Some people can't hide their poor taste even if they put on nice clothes. It's nothing like you, sister-in-law. You are the daughter of a scholar, well-educated and well-mannered. You can tell at a glance that you are not comparable to those peasants."
Liu Ruyun also saw the two people and heard that this one was Gao Zhiyuan's ex-wife. Thinking of the last time they said they would fight, she suddenly became angry.
She secretly felt unlucky. She came out to sell handkerchiefs and was just about to buy some rouge and facial cream for herself when she ran into these two people.
But this is Yuerongzhai, I don’t think they would dare to take action.
She said softly, "Xiao Hui, why bother with those people? Just tell the waiter what you want. They have some that can be tried out. Try them out. If you think the one you like is good, Second Sister-in-law will buy it for you."
"Second sister-in-law, you are so kind. Unlike some people, you dare to come to Yuerongzhai without even checking how many coins you have in your pocket."
As she said this, she asked the waiter to bring her two boxes of rouge and powder for trial use.
Liu Ruyun walked up to Li Wanyue and said, "Miss Li, you rarely use rouge and powder, right? I know a lot about them. I come to Yuerongzhai often. If you have any questions, you can ask me. The cheapest rouge here costs one tael of silver per box. Are you sure you can afford it?"
Li Wanyue did not answer but asked: "How much money did you bring?"
Liu Ruyun thought she wanted to borrow money from her and smiled contemptuously. How dare she come in without money? But she would not lend her money.
"Miss Li, I just want to introduce you to the goods here, but I didn't say I would lend you money. If you don't have money, you'd better leave, otherwise you will be chased out and lose face."
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "Gao Zhiyuan has enough money to buy you rouge and powder. I think his family has some money. He can pay me back the five taels of silver he owes me. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, I won't ask him for it. You can just pay me back directly."
She stretched out her hand in front of Liu Ruyun.
Liu Ruyun's face suddenly turned bad. She had forgotten about the money she owed. At this moment, she always felt that everyone in the store was looking at her with contempt, which made her feel uncomfortable.
It was only after she married into the Gao family that she found out that Yuan Ge, who had passed the imperial examination, was supposed to go to the county school, but due to limited financial resources at home, he could only stay in the town to study.
Brother Yuan is such a fool. With his family’s financial situation being so poor, why would he write an IOU for five taels of silver to this person?
I feel wronged just thinking about it.
"I didn't spend my husband's money. I earned all my money by embroidering handkerchiefs."
"Husband and wife are one. What you earn is his, and what he owes is yours. Pay him back, or I'll have my brother go to the academy to ask him for the money. His wife and sister have money to buy rouge and powder, but he still owes money and refuses to pay it back. Is such a person worthy of studying?"
Liu Ruyun's heart tightened. She was now counting on Gao Zhiyuan to pass the exam next month so that she could be proud. She couldn't let her reputation be affected at this time.
She blamed Gao Conghui in her heart. She should have just pretended not to know him, but why did he have to get close to her?
"Miss Li, I don't have that much money to pay you back for now. I'll go back and tell my husband and then ask him to pay you back."
"Three days. If he doesn't pay me back after three days, I will have no choice but to go to his academy to ask for the money. Don't blame me for not informing you in advance."
After saying that, Li Wanyue called Sandong and turned to leave.
She had a general idea of the things in Yuerongzhai, and she also knew that the attitude of the shop assistants was not very good and they looked impatient.
There was no need for her to embarrass herself when a shop owner like this looked down upon her stuff.
After the two of them left, Gao Conghui also tried them out. She saw her makeup in the bronze mirror and said happily, "Second sister-in-law, I've chosen. Let's take these two boxes."
Liu Ruyun turned around and saw that the rouge and powder selected by Gao Conghui cost one tael and eight qian of silver in total. She had never used such good rouge and powder before, and this sister-in-law was really bold to ask for it.
If she hadn't just wanted to save face in front of Li Wanyue, she wouldn't have said that she wanted to give this sister-in-law some watercolor.
She said, "Xiaohui, I promised mother that I would buy her Jixiangzhai's date paste cake. It's too late and I'm afraid it will be sold out. Let's go buy some snacks first."
After saying this, he turned around and walked out.
"Second sister-in-law...I have tried it all."
Seeing that Liu Ruyun didn't even turn around, Gao Conghui said awkwardly, "Well... I'll buy it next time."
The shop assistant snorted, "If you can't afford it, don't try it. You treat us like a stall in the market. It's really a waste of time. And you still have the nerve to say that others are poor. Hurry up and leave."
Gao Conghui's face turned red and she ran out with her head down.
As soon as I ran out of the door, I bumped into someone head-on.
"Ouch, which blind dog dares to bump into me?"
Zhu Guangyao was knocked back and staggered a few steps, holding his chest and crying out in pain.
Zhu Guangyao's servants quickly supported him and pointed at Gao Conghui and cursed: "You don't want to live anymore. If you cause any harm to our young master, your whole family won't be able to pay for it."
Gao Conghui immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, sir, I didn't pay attention for a moment..."
Liu Ruyun, who was standing by, saw that the man was not someone to be trifled with, so she did not dare to go forward and hid behind a pillar.
Zhu Guangyao stood up straight, saw Gao Conghui, and immediately stopped the servant.
Gao Conghui didn't do any work at home, so her skin was still quite smooth. She had just applied rouge and powder, and she looked afraid and had tears in her eyes, which made her look quite pitiful.
Zhu Guangyao immediately put on a smile, opened his folding fan with one hand, put his other hand behind his back, and said in a gentle and elegant manner, "It turned out to be a girl. I was walking in a hurry and bumped into the girl without paying attention. I hope I didn't hurt you."
Gao Conghui looked up at him and saw a young man with green eyes, a watermelon face, broad shoulders and a big belly. She immediately felt like nauseating.
But looking at his attire, with a jade crown on his head, a silk brocade robe, a jade belt around his waist, a gold and jade longevity lock on his neck, two gold rings inlaid with jade on each hand, and three servants following him, he must be the son of a wealthy family.
She suppressed the nausea and her voice softened, "It has nothing to do with you, sir. I didn't look at the road and bumped into you. Please don't blame me."
"You are generous of me for not making a fuss with me. Since I bumped into you, I will give you some gifts as an apology. Please go to Yuerongzhai to choose."
Zhu Guangyao smiled what he thought was a charming smile, raised his fan and pointed at Yuerongzhai.
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