Zhou had been paying attention to the movements in front, and after not hearing Yu's voice for a while, she knew that Yu had left, so she took the opportunity to run over and peek.
She thought that with Madam Yu gone, her movements would be easier, but who knew that these little sluts would dare to stop her.
She didn't take them seriously at all, just a few lowly scoundrels, and slapped the little hussy named Yuexue in front of her.
After hitting her, she wasn't satisfied and started cursing: "You little slut, you're just a servant, how dare you interfere in my business? I'll beat you to death today!"
In her mind, she was just like the Lu family, a master. These maids dared to go against her, so they had to be taught a lesson.
When Madam Yu came in, she saw her hitting Yuexue while the other girls hurriedly pulled her away to stop her from succeeding, and the scene became somewhat chaotic.
"Stop! What are you doing?"
Yu's blood pressure spiked instantly, and she rushed forward with red eyes.
"Sister, you've come at the right time. These little sluts..."
"Smack!"
Upon seeing Yu, Zhou immediately began to complain, but before she could finish speaking, Yu slapped her across the face.
For a moment, everything around fell silent.
"You hit me?"
After a long while, Zhou came to her senses and looked at Yu in disbelief.
"I'm going to hit you!"
Yu had reached her limit and no longer cared about saving face; she wanted to break off all ties with her now.
“I told you to stay in the back and tend the fire, but instead of doing your job, you ran to the front and started hitting people. What kind of behavior is it for a grown man to bully a little girl? The children here are all well-behaved and sensible; they've never caused any trouble since they came here. But you, you come here and start hitting people. What, do you really think this place is your own home? If my parents find out about this, they'll definitely kick you out, you troublemaker. Even I can't protect you then!”
She shielded the girls behind her and cursed at Zhou Shi all by herself.
"You're calling me a troublemaker?"
Zhou still couldn't believe it; how dare Yu Xiao'e speak to her like that?
"Isn't that right? Zhou Lancao, I warned you, if you keep acting up, you can get out!"
Ms. Yu pointed to the door, signaling her to get out immediately.
"Waaaaah..."
Seeing that she was in the wrong, Zhou burst into tears: "Look at this, I don't want to live anymore! I went through so much trouble to find my relatives, and they want to kick me out after only a few days. Now that they're rich, they look down on their poor relatives!"
She plopped down on the ground and started howling without a care in the world, giving Mrs. Yu another headache.
Seeing this, Yuexue quickly said, "Aunt Yu, I'm fine, don't worry about me..."
She was just a servant, so being slapped by her master was nothing. But if she caused a conflict between her masters, then her mistake would be much bigger, and she might even be sold off a second time.
She loved her current life and atmosphere, and she loved the Lu family. She didn't want to be sold off again. Overwhelmed with worry and fear, she burst into tears.
"She hit you, why are you still taking her side?"
Looking at Yuexue like this, Madam Yu felt a surge of disappointment, but seeing her crying so pitifully, she also felt helpless, thinking that the child must be scared.
As they were arguing, Sun and He Jiuniang rushed over upon hearing the noise. Sun had long disliked Zhou and wanted to kick her out, but she was afraid that her eldest daughter-in-law would feel bad, so she just kept a cold face and didn't say anything.
He Jiu Niang, seeing this, said, "What's wrong? What happened? How did it get like this in such a short time? Oh dear, Sister-in-law Zhou, it's so cold. You'll catch a cold sitting on the ground. Get up quickly. Look, your clothes are all dirty. I'll go and have the workshop over there make you a new set of clothes. Stop crying."
He Jiuniang acted as if she cared a lot about Zhou Shi, helping her up and comforting her as if Zhou Shi were her sister-in-law, leaving Yu Shi and Sun Shi stunned.
What is the third son's wife up to?
Zhou originally wanted to make a scene, hoping that the neighbors and the female workers in the workshop would know. If the matter became a big deal, the Lu family would have to save face and wouldn't be able to actually kick her out.
Who knew that He Jiuniang would be so caring towards her from the moment she arrived, which caught her completely off guard.
Speaking of which, the third daughter-in-law of the Lu family treated her even better than Yu Shi treated her. She was always smiling and caring towards her. On New Year's Eve, she even gave her a big bowl of duck necks because she wanted to try what Lu Black Duck tasted like. Although Zhou Shi didn't really like it, she had a good impression of He Jiu Niang.
Sure enough, the moment she came in, he showed concern for her and even said he would make her new clothes. He was treating her better than her own sister.
It seems that the Lu family doesn't dislike her as much as Yu Shi said. These are just Yu Shi's words and don't represent the opinions of the rest of the Lu family.
Yes, it's all because of that bitch Yu Xiao'e sowing discord!
For a moment, she stopped making a fuss and complained to He Jiuniang with a wronged expression: "I was only trying to be helpful. I was tending the fire and had nothing to do, so I thought I'd come and help out. Who knew those little maids would treat me like a thief? I could tell those little sluts were obviously up to no good, so I helped teach them a lesson. But my sister really took my kindness for granted. She came in and started hitting me without saying a word! My heart is shattered into pieces! Oh, look at my face, it's all swollen. She's trying to kill me!"
"Then this must be a misunderstanding between my sister-in-law and you, Sister-in-law Zhou. My sister-in-law has two little daughters and has always been kind-hearted. She treats these children like her own daughters. Seeing you lay a hand on them, of course she thinks it's your fault, right? If you ask me, neither of you is wrong. My sister-in-law is just feeling sorry for the children, and you, Sister-in-law Zhou, are doing this for the good of our family. It's just a misunderstanding. Please stop crying. Your crying makes me feel really bad too!"
He Jiuniang took out a small handkerchief and carefully wiped away her tears, their manner was incredibly intimate.
Sun immediately understood He Jiu Niang's actions and hurriedly followed suit, saying, "Isn't it just a misunderstanding? My dear niece, get up quickly, did you hurt yourself? Come on, let me take you to change your clothes first!"
Sun pulled her outside, leaving only Yu Shi, He Jiu Niang, and a few young girls at the workshop.
Seeing He Jiuniang's reaction just now, the girls didn't know what He Jiuniang meant and were a little scared for a moment.
Madam Yu didn't understand her meaning either. As soon as the person left, she hurriedly asked, "Third sister-in-law, what are you doing? She beat Yuexue like this. I was going to take this opportunity to kick her out!"
He Jiuniang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, haste makes waste. The family business must not be ruined."
As she spoke, she looked at the girls, especially Yuexue, who was afraid that He Jiuniang would blame her, so she lowered her head and dared not look at her.
He Jiuniang hadn't expected that her performance with Zhou Shi would frighten the young maids like this, and she couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
"You did a great job, I won't blame you, go back to your work."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly turned to leave, but He Jiuniang said again, "Yuexue, you stay."
Yue Xue's back stiffened, and then she began to tremble.
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