“Nan Nan is the owner of the food stall, Miss Zhuang, don’t you know her?” Li Chuyi raised an eyebrow and asked.
Li Chuyi invited a food stall to her home for a banquet.
Li Chuyi naturally knew who the boss was.
But looking at Zhuang Ting's demeanor just now, and how she even claimed to know the boss...
Zhuang Ting lied. Everyone knew perfectly well that she was lying.
Zhuang Ting coughed.
“I have never met Miss Zhuang.” Wen Nan’s voice was cold.
Zhuang Ting couldn't save face.
"Trying to act tough even when you're not."
"What do you mean, 'recognize'?"
Zhuang Ting ate a few bites and then casually made an excuse to leave.
Luo Huai, standing in the crowd, stared wide-eyed. Wen Nan, this wild girl, was actually the owner of a food stall.
Luo Huai was slightly surprised.
...
The guests left. Wen Nan also went home.
Luo Huai stood at the magnificent gate of the Wen mansion. She paced back and forth, until finally a maid came out and hurriedly ran down the steps. When she saw Luo Huai, it was as if she had seen her pillar of support.
"Auntie, something terrible has happened! The Second Miss is in the Old Madam's courtyard. The Old Madam says the Second Miss has done a poor job... and wants to have her punished according to family rules." The maid rushed over, and although it was springtime, she had beads of sweat on her forehead.
Luo Huai sighed and followed the maid's footsteps through the long corridor to the old lady's courtyard.
Warmth was kneeling below, while the old lady, dressed in dark clothes, sat in the main room.
There were many maids and servants serving him.
Kneeling in the middle was Wen Nuan, who was crying so hard her eyes were streaked with tears.
"I told you to fawn over Li Chuyi, is this how you fawn over her?" Old Mrs. Wen tapped the floor with her delicate cane, and a dull thud immediately echoed from the floor.
Grandma Wen's face showed a hint of anger. Her face, etched with the marks of time, was deeply lined, making her appear quite frightening.
"Bring the family discipline!" Old Mrs. Wen refused to say more, waved her hand, and the old woman next to her picked up a rattan cane. The cane was very thick and had barbs.
"Second Miss has failed in her duties and has been turned away at the door, which is a disgrace to the Wen family. Please bear these ten lashes carefully." The old woman beside Old Madam Wen immediately raised the rattan cane!
It was about to fall.
Wen Nuan's face was pale, and she cried with tears streaming down her face, "Grandmother, Grandmother, spare me! I...I was just...ah..."
The warm voice was high-pitched and slightly nasal. She tried to run to the side, but the old woman next to her held her down.
The whip fell on Wen Nuan's body without any mercy.
The second branch of the Wen family had many children, and Old Madam Wen always valued the second branch. She looked down on the useless son of the first branch.
Old Madam Wen could punish a mere concubine's daughter as she pleased without showing any mercy.
The warm, shrill cries could be heard outside. Luo Huai, who rushed back in a hurry, stopped in his tracks when he heard his precious daughter's screams... and almost fainted.
Luo Huai walked in and reached out to protect Wen Nuan, saying, "Madam, Madam, please have mercy."
The falling locust trees wept, their tears like raindrops on pear blossoms.
The mother and daughter are exactly alike.
Luo Huai used to be just a dancer, and Wen Jinzhong was a useless man, but he married a good wife, Shen Qing.
After Shen Qing married into the family, the family business grew bigger and bigger, but Shen Qing had a strong personality and often went against the old lady.
So the old lady took it upon herself to have Wen Jinzhong bring Luo Huai into the family as a concubine, just to go against Shen Qing.
Now that Shen Qing is dead, the old lady has decided to hand over the power of managing the household to the second branch of the family.
From then on, no one dared to go against the old lady anymore; she became the undisputed head of the household.
But the old lady is getting old now and doesn't care about anything. What she wants most is to maintain her dignity. Although the Wen family is very wealthy now, they are still just a merchant family. No one in the family is a scholar or an official in the court.
Some of them couldn't even read a single character; they were all just good at keeping accounts.
Grandma Wen is indeed wealthy, but while others treat her with outward respect, in reality... it's said that none of Grandma Wen's descendants are educated.
He reeked of money. He stank horribly.
On the surface, they submit to Old Madam Wen's money and fawn over her, but behind her back, they always talk about how the Wen family is full of money.
Over the years, Luo Huai had long since figured out Old Madam Wen's temperament.
Wen Nuan's clothes were torn to shreds, and bright red blood stained them. Luo Huai felt heartbroken. She reached out and touched Wen Nuan's hair, then pulled her into her arms to protect her.
When Wen Nuan saw Luo Huai coming, she hugged him tightly as if he were a lifeline.
“Auntie… Waaah…” Luo Huai was not the principal wife, at most a concubine, so naturally she could not call her mother directly. Wen Nuan could only call her Auntie.
Grandma Wen's piercing gaze fell upon Luo Huai.
"Madam, the Second Miss did go to apologize to Miss Li properly, but she accidentally ran into the Eldest Miss."
"The second young lady and the eldest young lady got into an argument at the door. Since the eldest young lady is on good terms with Miss Li, Miss Li kicked the second young lady out." She then recounted the events in detail.
"The eldest young lady is too unrestrained. She got into a fight with the second young lady in public, without any regard for the Wen family's reputation..." Luo Huai pushed all the blame onto Wen Nan at this moment.
"The eldest young lady is definitely holding a grudge against you for kicking him out and is deliberately making things difficult for the second young lady, which is to humiliate the Wen family."
"They showed no consideration for the Wen family's reputation in public."
Luo Huai got angrier and angrier as she spoke.
Grandma Wen immediately grasped the key point: "Why would Wen Nan go to the banquet? She has already been kicked out of the Wen family, so how could she be on good terms with Miss Li?"
Grandma Wen asked several questions in a row.
While crying, Luo Huai said, "Grandma, you may not believe it, and I don't believe it either."
Luo Huai paused in his speech.
Grandma Wen tapped the floor with her cane, making a sound.
"Speak quickly!" Old Mrs. Wen's face was somewhat gloomy.
Shen Qing is a talented person, and Old Madam Wen does not deny that.
However, Shen Qing has a strong personality, as does Old Madam Wen. After Shen Qing married into the family, she often had conflicts with Old Madam Wen.
After Shen Qing died.
Grandma Wen disliked Shen Qing's two children even more.
The old lady disliked Wen Nan even more for his arrogant and domineering temper, just like Shen Qing's.
"Recently, a food stall opened in the city that sells crayfish. It's so popular that you have to wait in line for ages... The owner behind it is Miss."
“Miss Li invited the eldest young lady to her birthday banquet to cook crayfish. So…” Luo Huai paused.
"If you ask me, the eldest young lady has grown too big for her britches now, which is why she's going against you and deliberately humiliating the second young lady."
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