"Miss, things are almost settled here in the border town, I have to go back."
Liu Huan was truly reluctant to part with Liu Xu, and even considered whether to keep her to manage a few shops for his young mistress, and then continue to be her housekeeper. But no, the matter of Liu Xu being sold could not be left unresolved, absolutely not!
"Uncle Huan, the journey is long, and you are getting old, so you must take care of your health."
"Don't worry, I'm an old man, I won't die. I have to... I still have to watch the young lady get married."
Liu Xu smiled slightly. Behind her was still the Miao youth. Liu Huan thought that he was always following behind her whenever she saw Miss. He was quite a competent bodyguard.
"I'll need to trouble you with a few things when I go back this time."
“Please speak, Miss. Whatever it is, as long as you give the word, Liu Huan will do her utmost.”
"It's not that difficult."
Liu Xu lowered her head, took out a bracelet from her purse, and handed it to Liu Huan. It was a bracelet that her mother had made for her when she was a child, before she died. Only her maternal family knew how to make it.
“This was made by my mother when I was a child. I had it with me when I was sold. When you go back, please take this to my two uncles and tell them that I have found it. Then please help me get my mother’s dowry back.”
"Miss?"
Liu Huan didn't understand why they didn't just tell the head of the family that she was alive, but instead went through all this trouble and had her two uncles come forward.
"Only my maternal family knows that you found me, especially my stepmother and my father. No one else can be told."
Liu Xu sighed and patiently explained her intentions to Liu Huan.
“In my memory, I don’t think I’ve seen my father more than a few times. How many times did I see my mother when she was alive? He was always out socializing and never came home. I hate my stepmother because she sold me. I hate my mother because I couldn’t understand things when I was little. But Uncle Huan, for some reason, I just can’t bring myself to hate my father.”
"I've even forgotten what he looks like. I wouldn't expect a stranger to stand up for me. To me, he's just a stranger."
"Even if I go back to take revenge in the future, I won't have too many expectations of him. Without expectations, there will be no disappointment. I've always felt this way about him since I was a child."
Liu Huan fell silent upon hearing this. In Jiangnan, men like the head of the Liu family were everywhere, not just wealthy and powerful families like theirs, but even small merchants.
Why get married? Isn't it all for having children and settling down at home?
Why should I need to ask anything?
Isn't it enough to just provide them with the basic necessities for living?
Even he thought so.
"Miss...Master just...just..."
"I've just been a bit busy and my mind isn't on the household. Uncle Huan, I've never believed that my father condoned my stepmother's treatment of me. Emotionally speaking, the Liu family is large and powerful, so supporting another person like me wouldn't be a problem. From my father's business perspective, having me as his daughter would only give him more leverage, not hinder him. Once I come of age, he can find me a marriage that would benefit him. Why wouldn't he do that?"
Liu Huan felt as if she was being bombarded with wave after wave of shocks. Every word the young lady said was correct and hit the nail on the head.
The man blushed with shame and did not refute.
Yes, because what she said is all true. She revealed men's true intentions without reservation. If this were in Jiangnan, the young lady would probably be condemned by thousands.
fortunately,
She came to the brothel.
“He is unqualified as a husband and father. Uncle Huan, what I wanted was never the dowry that the Liu family gave me.”
The young woman raised an eyebrow, personally poured a cup of tea for the man sitting opposite her, and continued speaking.
"Although I don't hate my father, I do feel resentment. To be honest, the dowry was too little, and I didn't want it."
"Young Miss?..."
Looking at Liu Xu, who was sitting opposite him with her hands folded and leaning back in her chair like a willow in the wind, the man felt a surge of passion in his heart, urging her to continue, to keep talking.
"I want everything from the Liu family."
The best way to punish a man who prioritizes his family business is to take what he values most from him. Do it openly, decisively, and proudly as a woman.
Aren't they the ones who look down on women the most?
Liu Huan felt as if she had returned to those days, to the passionate young man who fought for Madam Liu. The man stood up and solemnly bowed to Liu Xu.
"Liu Huan is willing to give her life for Miss!"
Madam Liu, may your spirit in heaven bless the young lady.
Your daughter is really amazing now.
“Uncle Huan, I have no one to rely on in Jiangnan except you. You have to help me transfer all the shops that my mother gave me as dowry to my name and let my uncle handle it.”
Then, the girl took out several face creams that were popular with Huaxuetang.
"That's all we sell. The ledger is delivered every three months, and it's still under the Huaxuetang brand."
He Qingzhu and several other shareholders supported Liu Xu's idea of opening the Huaxuetang in Jiangnan, and even wanted to help invest some money, but the girl refused.
Her goal was to first establish a foothold in Jiangnan; involving too many people would be detrimental.
"Then take this package to my aunt and have a maid deliver it to her. Under no circumstances should it be opened."
The bundle contained underwear and sanitary napkins that Huo Xiaolong had prepared over the past few days. Women in Jiangnan valued chastity to a certain extent, so there was no other way but to have Liu Huan help carry these things.
"Then you can tell her that it was made by me, and that it was my niece's way of showing filial piety."
There was a letter in the bundle with instructions on how to use it. If it worked well, some could be given to other ladies to try.
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