Chapter 32 Sweet and Well-behaved
Liu looked at her shy daughter with a look of disappointment and was so angry that she almost bit her teeth off.
She prepared this play for Lu Xiang. She bribed the coachman to drive the carriage to the back alley. Then the criminals stopped the carriage and robbed it. Then Xiao Muheng came forward to heroically save the beauty. For the life-saving grace, Lu Xiang would definitely be grateful to Xiao Muheng.
And with Xiao Muheng's handsome looks, the little girl will definitely be fascinated by him, and she will be able to win over Lu Xiang sooner or later.
But she never expected that in the end, her and Mingzhu's carriage would be stopped in the back alley of the Mianxiu Silk Shop, and all the heroic efforts she had prepared for Lu Xiang to save the beauty were used on her own daughter.
Not only was Xiao Muheng shocked, she was even more stunned.
Before she could ask what was going on, Xiao Muheng took the initiative and directly ridiculed her for taking the money but not doing the job, and even turned against her on the spot.
Liu was so angry that she was shaking all over. She considered herself the master of the Lu Mansion, so how could she tolerate Xiao Muheng, a businessman, acting so presumptuous in front of her? She immediately hated Xiao Muheng to the extreme.
Bah, who do you think you are? You are so arrogant just because you have a few bucks. You even dare to talk to her like that.
At this time, Liu had no idea that it was Lu Xiang who arranged for Xiao Muheng to rescue the wrong person.
Xiao Muheng couldn't think of it either. He felt that Liu was a greedy and ugly woman who took his money but didn't do anything for him.
Liu didn't dare to report to the police. Those three were all gangsters. Not to mention whether they could catch the person, even if they did, they might betray her to save their own lives. Instead, she would get into trouble and lose face for the Lu family. Even the master would be dissatisfied with her. It was too much of a loss.
This is really a situation where you can only swallow your anger and blood.
But this is not the most infuriating thing. What makes Liu most depressed is Lu Mingzhu's attitude towards Xiao Muheng. Her daughter is going to marry into a wealthy family in the future, so how could she fall in love with Xiao Muheng?
"I really cannot repay this life-saving favor. Fourth sister, have you asked the young man's name so that I can repay him in the future." Lu Xiang smiled with curved eyebrows and eyes, her voice soft and pleasant.
Yunzha and Wuyue looked at each other and swallowed hard. Their young lady was a bit of a jerk, but poor Fourth Young Lady was still too stupid to know it.
You deserve to be cheated.
After hearing what Lu Xiang said, Lu Mingzhu suddenly realized.
"Oops, I forgot to ask his name."
Lu Mingzhu exclaimed, with a look of deep regret on her face.
Liu gritted her teeth in anger and immediately shouted in a bad tone: "Shut up, what is there to ask? He is just a troublemaker. Besides, he didn't do anything and those people ran away. How can this be considered a life-saving favor?"
Lu Xiang glanced at Liu nonchalantly and lowered her head. No one saw the sarcasm in her eyes.
Liu had always been good at pretending in front of her, and she knew how to control her emotions. But now, she couldn't control her anger in front of her. It was obvious that Xiao Muheng had completely annoyed Liu.
Lu Mingzhu was fascinated by Xiao Muheng's demeanor, and was immediately dissatisfied with Liu's criticism of her benefactor. She couldn't help but said, "Aunt, you can't say that about him. If he hadn't appeared, those people wouldn't have run away."
Why is my aunt so disgusted with him? It was clearly that young man who saved them, mother and daughter.
In her heart, she has already deeply believed that Xiao Muheng is a hero and a gentleman!
Lu Mingzhu thought about it but couldn't figure it out, so she stopped worrying about it. The image of Xiao Muheng's handsome and tall figure descending like a god kept lingering in her mind, and her heart was beating fast.
Liu was choked by her daughter's rebuttal.
"It's hard to thank you if I don't know his name." Lu Xiang shook his head pretending to be regretful, and then said: "But it was fate that that young man happened to save you. As long as we are destined, we will definitely meet again, right, fourth sister?" Lu Xiang opened his eyes and looked at Lu Mingzhu, with indescribable sincerity in his eyes.
She emphasized the word "coincidence" and glanced at Liu from the corner of her eye. She saw that Liu's face froze instantly when she heard this, and it looked very ugly.
"You're right. If we are really destined to meet, we will meet again." Then she will thank him sincerely.
Lu Mingzhu's eyes were full of ripples as she smiled, with a look of longing in her eyes.
Liu looked at Lu Xiang warily, feeling that there was something else behind Lu Xiang's words, but she couldn't figure it out.
On the way back, Lu Xiang got on Liu's carriage.
Since Liu can be so shameless as to pretend to have forgotten their recent confrontation, then she cannot be thin-skinned either, otherwise how can she continue to fight with them?
Because today's plan failed, Liu's face was ashen and extremely ugly on the way back. It was all because of that idiot Xiao Muheng. She had finally coaxed Lu Xiang out of the house but actually recognized the wrong person.
It's bad enough that you recognized the wrong person, but you also slandered her without knowing the truth. What a bastard! Don't even think about doing business in Yangning City in peace after you offend her.
After all, what Liu was most unwilling to accept was losing Xiao Muheng, her cash cow.
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It was cold in spring, and the old lady accidentally caught a cold because of the rainy weather every other day. So Lu Xiang stayed in Fuyuan Hall every day to accompany the old lady to recuperate and relieve her boredom.
This stay lasted for more than half a month. During this time, Liu brought Lu Mingzhu to take care of the old lady and show filial piety, but the old lady sent her away indifferently.
Who knows whether these mother and daughter came here to take care of her or to poison her so that she would die faster?
Anyway, the old lady didn't believe at all that Liu and Lu Mingzhu really wanted the best for her.
Lu Yue and Lu Qiao were in awe of the old lady's majesty, so they only came once and sat for a while before leaving. The old lady did not force them, let alone force them to stay with her.
Because Aunt Yao gave birth to the youngest child of the Lu family, the old lady loved Lu Xiao, so she was the most kind to Aunt Yao among the concubines. However, because she was afraid that her illness would pass on to the child, even when Aunt Yao brought Lu Xiao to Fuyuan Hall, the old lady did not let them in.
Apart from Lu Xiang, the person who served the old lady most attentively was Qiao Jingru.
She is the eldest grandson's wife, and she cannot be lazy even if others are lazy.
Her husband was already a scoundrel, and it was hard for a concubine's son to survive. If she continued to be ignorant and disgusted the old lady, she and her husband would probably have no place in the Lu family.
Although Qiao Jingru would get nervous when facing the old lady, she knew very well that she was not the kind of person who would lose her temper easily, so it was not difficult for her to serve her wholeheartedly. The only thing that puzzled her was Lu Xiang.
He was sweet-mouthed, well-behaved and hardworking, which made her think that Lu Xiang was possessed by a ghost.
"Sister-in-law, this is a handkerchief I just embroidered. I'm giving it to you." On the white handkerchief, a peony in a corner quietly bloomed, gorgeous and unparalleled. Lu Xiang looked at Qiao Jingru, and his smile was even brighter than the stars.
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