The shop assistant followed Cui Wanyun home, but did not receive the money immediately. Instead, he waited outside for a long time before someone came out to give him the money, and even then, the person gave it to him very reluctantly.
The servant really couldn't understand these wealthy families. They all looked so glamorous, so why were they so stingy with even a set of jewelry?
The Lu family members are always so straightforward; they always pay in full on the spot, which saves them a lot of trouble.
Meanwhile, Madam Hu was nagging Cui Wanyun: "Why did you buy such expensive jewelry? Don't you know what's going on at home? How can you be so extravagant?"
Cui Wanyun felt very wronged. She wiped away her tears and stubbornly said, "What could I do? I went with the Lu family. They bought a lot of jewelry, and I thought they would buy me a set as well. Who knew that when Lu Zilei paid, he forgot to buy me one!"
Thinking of how Lu Zilei always granted Lianhua's every wish, never objecting to any amount of expensive jewelry she picked out and buying her whatever she wanted, she felt incredibly envious.
Sooner or later, she will be the one standing beside Lu Zilei!
"What?"
Hu's eyes widened; she never expected the Lu family to do things so badly.
Cui Wanyun continued, "That's not all! I told him I didn't have that much money with me and asked him to pay for it for me first. Then I asked my servant to deliver it to him, but he refused, saying it would damage my reputation! He clearly wouldn't help me, and he wouldn't even look at me!"
Hu seized on the key point and asked, "Did you do something to upset him?"
"What did I do to offend him? He didn't even look at me or talk to me the whole time. How could I possibly have a chance? That little bitch Lotus was dressed up like a vixen, and his eyes were practically glued to her!"
Cui Wanyun felt more and more aggrieved. She had previously thought that after she married into the family, he would be merciful and let Lianhua become a concubine, but now that was impossible. With that vixen around, Lu Zilei wouldn't even glance at her!
"For that little bitch, Lu Zilei, a perfectly respectable scholar, was spending money like water in that shop, acting like a complete tycoon! He thinks he's all that just because he has a little money, making me look so poor. It really infuriates me!"
Cui Wanyun had been holding back her anger all day, and naturally couldn't help but keep nagging about it when she got back.
Hearing her say that, Madam Hu suddenly stopped feeling sorry for her spending so much money on jewelry. She smiled and pulled her over, saying, "Silly girl, why are you saying all this? Once you marry into the Lu family, won't all of that be yours? Just bear with it now, and immense wealth will be waiting for you in the future!"
"Listen to your mother, go play with Lianhua more often, and get on good terms with her. You'll naturally have a chance to meet Lu Zilei. You need to find opportunities to get close to Lu Zilei and take the opportunity to sow discord between them. As long as you're willing to work hard, everything will be yours in the future. It won't be too late to teach that little slut a lesson then."
Cui Wanyun was initially quite angry, but after hearing what Hu Shi said, she suddenly felt enlightened.
If you can endure, you will surely achieve great things!
She said, "I understand, I'll go see her again tomorrow! But Mom, you have to give me more money. That family is so rich, they buy everything so expensively, it would be a real loss of face if I didn't have any money!"
Although Ms. Hu was reluctant to spend the money, she agreed for the sake of the long term.
The next day, when Cui Wanyun went to find Lianhua, she couldn't even get into the Lu family's house. The servants told her that Lianhua had gone to the shop early in the morning and wouldn't be back until evening.
Cui Wanyun was unwilling to give up and forced people to ask Lianhua which shop she went to.
The servants of the General's Mansion were no pushovers either; they put on a very convincing act. With a mournful face, one of them said, "Miss Cui is joking. How could we servants possibly know where our master goes? Besides, with so many properties in the family, it's not certain which shop Miss Lianhua will visit. She might go to several shops in a single day!"
Although it was just acting, what she said wasn't entirely untrue. Lianhua wouldn't stay in one shop forever, unless that shop encountered certain circumstances or had too many customers, in which case she would stay to help out.
Cui Wanyun was very angry, but she didn't want to let this opportunity pass, so she gritted her teeth and went to the Lu family's shop to look for it.
Currently, within the capital, the family's businesses consist of Jiayuan Pavilion, Lu Heiya (a type of braised duck), and several snack shops. In addition, Jiang Jiuniang has set up several separate shops for other purposes. These are her private properties and are not branded with the Lu family's name. For the time being, it's unclear which shop Lotus is located in.
So, Cui Wanyun drove around the streets, wandering and wandering, until she finally found Lotus at the Jiayuan Pavilion No. 2 branch.
"Miss Cui, what a coincidence, we meet again!"
Lianhua was instructing the servants to move the clothes racks to a different position so that customers could see the clothes in the shop more clearly when she turned her head and saw Cui Wanyun peeking out furtively. So she greeted her with a smile.
Cui Wanyun thought to herself, "What a coincidence! I've been looking for you since this morning, and I'm almost exhausted. I was about to give up and go home."
However, she still smiled and said, "Yes, what a coincidence! I was just about to come and browse some dresses when I ran into you."
She refused to admit that she had been looking for Lotus; she felt it would be a loss of face.
Lianhua saw through her act but didn't say anything. Instead, she took her arm and led her inside, saying, "Miss Cui, you've come to the right place! Our Jiayuan Pavilion has just released its new autumn collection. Let me introduce it to you."
Cui Wanyun initially wanted to refuse, but looking at all the beautiful dresses in the room, she couldn't resist and nodded.
She had long heard that the dresses at Jiayuan Pavilion were exceptionally beautiful but very expensive. She had never been there before and used to think it was all hype. Now it seemed that there was indeed a reason why they were so expensive.
She thought to herself that Lu Zilei didn't buy her jewelry yesterday because it was in someone else's shop, but today it's in Lu's shop, so Lianhua should at least give her a few sets, right?
Since both of them were women, Lianhua couldn't find any excuse to ruin her reputation.
Thinking about it this way, I felt even happier.
Lotus has a discerning eye and sincerely selected several dresses for her. They were all elegant yet youthful, and more importantly, the designs were unique, with styles that no other brand had.
Cui Wanyun loved it so much that she didn't want to take it off once she put it on.
Just as she was about to ask Lianhua to wrap them up for her, Lianhua said, "Miss Cui is such a clothes hanger, she looks good in everything! These dresses are all our new styles, you can take them home if you like! Because of the relationship between your mother and my maternal grandmother Jiang, I will definitely give you a big discount!"
Cui Wanyun was stunned. Discount? What discount?
Before she could think further, Lianhua had her maid bring her a golden card and said, "This is my family's most prestigious gold card. You can get it by recharging 1,000 taels. You can deduct the cost of clothes from this 1,000 taels, and just recharge when it runs out. You can also get a 20% discount with this card, so many benefits! Miss Cui, our two families have a close relationship. Today, you can get this gold card by recharging 800 taels! Don't feel embarrassed. Your mother and my maternal grandmother from the Jiang family have a good relationship, so this is only natural!"
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