When Shen Lao Er saw Guan Xiaoyu's cold eyes, he felt overwhelmed. When his wife kicked him, he got out of the car reluctantly!
As soon as the car stopped, Xiaohong quickly caught up.
"Sir, I'm sorry I'm late! My mother has agreed, so I can go with you."
Her little face was flushed from running for a while, and she spoke breathlessly, causing her immature chest to rise and fall.
Shen Lao Er put some distance between them, stared into Xiao Hong's eyes, and said seriously, "Miss Xiao Hong, I said that just now because I didn't want to embarrass you. I thought you would understand... My family is currently short of servants, so I can't agree to take you back!"
Although the curtain was lowered after he got off the car, he knew that his wife would definitely be listening, so he deliberately raised his voice to ensure that everyone in the car could hear him.
Xiaohong's eyes suddenly turned red. "Master, I can't eat much, but I work very well. Please be kind and take me with you. I beg you..."
As he said this, he knelt on the ground. Shen Laoer wanted to reach out to stop him, but just as he stretched out his hand, he felt that this was not a good idea. He had to stomp his feet and leave, escaping back to the car.
"No! No! Go back now!"
Xiaohong was left alone kneeling there pitifully.
When he lifted the curtain of the car, Guan Xiaoyu could see the situation outside clearly. Thinking about how it was not easy for women in this era without a pillar of the family, she couldn't help but get out of the car and say a few words.
"Little Red, if you really want to change your current life, you shouldn't be begging others to be your servant. Instead, you should find a skill to earn a living and support yourself."
"But all I know how to do is wash clothes, cook, and serve tea. If I'm not a maid, what else can I do?"
Xiaohong was already slumped on the ground, looking extremely depressed. From the moment Shen Laoer dodged and jumped into the car, she knew there was probably no hope.
Guan Xiaoyu thought of the needlework workshop they were about to open, so she said to her, "If you really want to find a good job, go to Puning City in half a month. There will be a new needlework workshop to the west of the city."
"Needlework School?"
"Yes, they specialize in teaching women to do fine needlework. Once they learn, they can help silk shops make clothes and other things to earn money."
Xiaohong was still a little bit unconvinced, "Tuition must be very expensive, right?"
"When the time comes, you can learn first and pay later!"
With this news, Xiaohong no longer insisted on going with them. She stood up, patted the dirt off her body, bowed to Guan Xiaoyu and thanked her, then watched their carriage leave with a smile.
After sending Xiaohong away and getting back into the car, Guan Xiaoyu still looked unhappy.
Shen Lao Er couldn't figure it out, so he could only ask in a gentle voice, "Why is my wife still unhappy?"
"Do you think you are particularly good, personable, gentle, polite, and understanding?"
Isn’t it?
Shen Chaonan blinked and thought so, but did not dare to say it out loud.
"Madam, what did I do wrong?"
Guan Xiaoyu glared at him, becoming angrier and angrier. "You were wrong from the start! If you had just rejected me outright, none of this would have happened. But you insisted on saying something ambiguous and smiling, giving me hope!"
"And then, you can't help others solve their problems. Do you enjoy the feeling of being begged by others?"
This was the first time that Guan Xiaoyu talked so much to him, but with some anger in her voice that he didn't quite understand. Shen Laoer suddenly felt deeply frustrated.
He is obviously the most popular one among the three brothers among women. How come his humility, courtesy, and gentleness towards others are considered wrong in Guan Xiaoyu's eyes?
"Madam, I didn't—"
"Then let me ask you, if I hadn't gone to tell her today, and she kept pestering you, how would you have handled it later?"
Without thinking, Shen Lao Er answered directly, "Why don't we give her some money to get rid of her? If she insists, at worst, we can take her back and ask mother to arrange a job for her in the mansion..."
Guan Xiaoyu sneered, "And then, when she sees you again, she'll be grateful to you, full of admiration, or even infatuated with you?"
"My lady, what are you talking about? Why would I think so?"
Shen Lao Er felt that something was very wrong with his wife today, and then he realized that she was jealous?
"My wife, are you jealous? What good is there in a little girl's jealousy? Even if she were a peerless beauty, you don't have to be jealous. My husband only loves you..."
Seeing that he didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior, Guan Xiaoyu didn't want to communicate with him anymore, and even didn't want to see him at this moment.
"You're jealous! Stop the car—"
"Ma'am, what are you doing?"
Guan Xiaoyu ignored him, got out of her own carriage, and got into Ruonan's carriage.
Ruonan was also a little surprised when she saw her sister-in-law come in angrily, "Did you have a fight?"
Guan Xiaoyu snorted, "What a self-righteous man!"
After saying that, he closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Until returning to the mansion, Guan Xiaoyu did not ride in the same car with Shen Laoer again, nor did she say a word.
Upon hearing that Guan Xiaoyu was back, Liu Wanyun and Zhang Xinyue stopped playing mahjong and immediately came to Nanyuan to see her. They originally planned to chat with her and let her have a good rest. After all, she had been traveling all day and her back must be sore.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was not right, Guan Xiaoyu directly said that she wanted to go and play mahjong with them for a while.
At this time, it was dark and the summer heat had subsided a lot. The three of them finally decided to just enjoy the cool breeze in the garden.
Sitting in the pavilion beside the fish pond, feeling the cool breeze and drinking the iced drink made by Zhang Xinyue, Guan Xiaoyu's mood immediately improved a lot.
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