Gu Li?
Su Jiaoniang looked into the crowd but did not see Gu Li.
Their gaze fell on Wu again.
Wu shouted, "In my opinion, she's definitely here to cause trouble. You'd better be careful. She might hold a grudge against you for not being with her brother before."
Su Jiaoniang smiled, looked down and searched the crowd but didn't see Gu Li, so she gave up.
At this moment, Madam Feng walked to Su Jiaoniang's side and whispered, "The county magistrate has arrived and brought a pot of flowers."
Su Jiaoniang smiled at Wu Shi and turned to walk inside.
She opened her shop without even telling the county magistrate.
Magistrate Hu actually came over; was he there to support her?
With doubts in her mind, she continued to walk inside at a leisurely pace, regardless of whether the magistrate came or not, it wouldn't have much impact on her business.
Wu pursed her lips, and when she heard that Magistrate Hu had come over, she suddenly felt uneasy.
How come everyone in the village seems to have some connection with the county magistrate?
What about her? Doesn't she have the same opportunity? They're both from Sweetwater Village, she can't be in such a difficult situation!
When she saw Magistrate Hu from afar, Wu stared intently at him. Magistrate Hu was slightly overweight, and his clothes squeezed his flesh in layers. Looking at the magistrate, Wu felt despair.
At her age and with her looks, she's not good enough to be Magistrate Hu's concubine.
Even if she were to become Magistrate Hu's mother, he wouldn't acknowledge her.
Ms. Wu sighed softly, feeling that she was the biggest failure of all.
But when she thought about the villagers who were lying in bed with numb arms, unable to go out to sell pancakes to earn money, and needing acupuncture and medicine to treat their condition, she suddenly felt that she wasn't so bad after all.
Gu Li, standing in the crowd, naturally spotted Magistrate Hu.
It seems that Magistrate Hu and Su Jiaoniang have a pretty good relationship?
She reached out and touched her belly. Was she really going to use the baby in her belly to coerce the magistrate, just as Cai Runiang had suggested?
Would Magistrate Hu really hold a grudge against Su Jiaoniang over an unborn child?
As she was struggling with her decision, a maid dressed in an apricot-patterned dress approached her and said, "Our young lady invites you in."
Gu Li turned around and looked at the teahouse across the street, where Cai Runiang was sitting.
Gu Li took a deep breath and walked towards the teahouse.
The moment she saw Cai Runiang, a smile appeared on her lips.
If it were before, she would naturally be afraid of Cai Runiang, but now that she has the young master's child, no matter whether the child is a boy or a girl, she will at least become a concubine, or even a wife.
But Cai Runiang could only be a divorced woman from then on.
It's even harder for her to marry another outstanding man.
After all, she's been with the young master for so long, and she doesn't even have a child.
"You've become too arrogant?" Cai Runiang sipped her tea, her gaze falling on Gu Li. She hadn't missed the disdain in Gu Li's eyes earlier.
However, she couldn't be bothered with Gu Li's little schemes.
Just because she's from a peasant background doesn't mean she can't reach Master Hu just because she's not the wife of the county magistrate's son.
Innocent!
“Miss Cai is joking. But as you can see, even the county magistrate went inside to congratulate the opening. Even if our plan is implemented, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with Su Jiaoniang. Perhaps we should find another way?”
Cai Runiang didn't speak, but looked at Gu Li with a half-smile.
There are so many people who think they're so clever.
Gu Li's mouth felt a little dry and itchy, so she poured herself a cup of tea and drank it down.
Cai Runiang suddenly asked, "Is it good?"
Gu Li looked up: "It really tastes good!"
"There are safflowers inside, so your child is doomed. If you don't go downstairs to find Su Jiaoniang, you'll have to figure out how the child died and explain it to Young Master Hu yourself!"
“You…” Gu Li was shocked, staring intently at Cai Runiang.
"safflower?"
"Yes, you'll miscarry soon! Whether you want to take advantage of it is up to you. Even if you lose your child, Young Master Hu won't abandon you. Over the years, you're the only one who's gotten pregnant for him. Once you've recovered, you can have another one, right?"
Cai Runiang spoke lightly, and Gu Li's face turned pale. She immediately reached up to gag herself and vomited. A strange smell filled the room. She vomited up a lot of her contents, but she could still feel a slight discomfort in her stomach.
She didn't want anything to happen to the child.
Life in the magistrate's backyard was too good.
She ate fine rice with meat at every meal, and could have an egg in the morning. She could also take a hot bath in the evening, and there were maids to help her bathe.
If she loses the child, will she still have a chance once Young Master Hu grows tired of her?
Having a child isn't something you can just decide to do.
Suddenly, firecrackers went off outside. Cai Runiang instructed her maid to give the calico cat she was holding to Gu Li.
"Go, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." After saying this, Cai Runiang pinched her nose and walked out of the room.
He made no attempt to hide his disdain for Gu Li.
The maidservant serving Gu Li turned pale. Witnessing such a scene made her worry about her future.
"Let's go downstairs." Gu Li touched her stomach and took a deep breath.
Cai Runiang and Su Jiaoniang, she remembered them. They caused her to fall to this state, forcing her to personally abort the fetus in her womb. She would keep these grudges in her heart and look for an opportunity to take revenge.
The aroma of the hot pot broth wafted outside the hot pot restaurant.
Fu Chuntang also arrived outside the three-story building at this time. When he saw Su Jiaoniang, he said with a resentful look on his face, "Sister Su, you don't even share the food that makes money with our Cuiwei Building. You're too stingy."
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