Su Ruanruan said so.
Sun Jingan and his wife did not believe it.
The man surnad Zhou was tall and strong, almost unnaturally so. Where would he have fallen ill?
Su Ruanruan just smiled without responding.
In the afternoon.
Madam Zhou brought a young man and t with a lady as per the arrangent.
Sun Jingan’s wife, accompanied by Su Ruanruan, went to et her. It was the first ti she saw Madam Zhou, and she felt that the delicate lady’s spring-like deanor did indeed share so similarities with Ruanruan.
Madam Zhou knew the proper etiquette.
When having tea upstairs, she asked the young servant girl and the maid to stay on the ground floor.
Su Ruanruan was a generation younger.
Once in the Japanese-style tea room, she took care of all the tea-related matters.
Madam Zhou noted her skilled hands and asked Sun Jingan’s wife, "May I know which family’s young miss this is?"
Sun Jingan’s wife replied with a smile: "She’s Jing’an’s niece-in-law. You can just call her Ruanruan."
Madam Zhou was startled inwardly.
But she maintained a calm deanor and said lightly, "Might she be the one surnad Su?"
Sun Jingan’s wife asked playfully, "Have you heard of Ruanruan before?"
Madam Zhou couldn’t admit that she had heard of her from her husband’s mistress, so she just smiled and from then on paid close attention to Su Ruanruan.
Very polite, she did not try to steal the lilight from her elders.
She could see that Sun Jingan’s wife held her in high regard.
Madam Zhou felt a good impression forming in her heart!
She gave parting gifts to Sun Jingan’s wife and also gave Su Ruanruan a valuable one.
Madam Zhou had co on behalf of her husband Mr. Zhou, and she tactfully said, "Old Zhou has a fiery temper. He might have caused so offenses in City B, so I hope Madam Sun could put in so good words for him in front of Mr. Jing’an."
Sun Jingan’s wife was intimate with her and said, "I really like you, and I’m sure Jing’an and Mr. Zhou would get along just as well."
Madam Zhou, reassured, smiled faintly: "Please enjoy the tea, Madam Sun."
Sun Jingan’s wife smiled in response.
...
Madam Zhou had other social engagents.
That evening, she and Mr. Zhou talked about the eting. Mr. Zhou frowned slightly.
He asked, "Have you t Su Ruanruan?"
Madam Zhou helped her husband undo his shirt buttons and handed him a bathrobe.
She replied, "She’s quite the unassuming figure! With her, Sun Jingan’s wife is like a fish back in water!"
She gently persuaded her husband, "Today, from Madam Sun’s attitude, it seems that Mr. Sun thinks highly of you! Though Mr. Sun himself doesn’t engage in business, his relatives are talented in it. The Su Miss’s maternal and paternal families both have grand businesses. Maybe, Mr. Zhou, you could establish a connection with them."
Mr. Zhou was already irked!
He never brought his romantic escapades ho and considered them over once they were done. This ti, however, Su Ruanruan had used a sche to provoke Jinrong to co looking for him.
Jinrong was heartbroken, and he blad Su Ruanruan for his anger.
How could he possibly wish to do business with her?
But since his wife had spoken, he had to play along.
Mr. Zhou pulled his wife into his arms, coaxing her, "Keep our little one happy; business matters are too botherso."
Madam Zhou was not a fool. She knew her husband disagreed.
She didn’t take offense.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, she began to remove her jewelry, softly saying, "It seems my trip to City B was unnecessary. You still have Miss Yin on your mind!"
Mr. Zhou laughed lightly, "How could I? I’ve deleted all her contact information! I won’t see her again."
Madam Zhou continued to press the issue: "Then why are you still helping Yin Changhe? Mr. Zhou, you may have vented your anger, but have you ever considered my feelings?"
Mr. Zhou was seething inside.
But he could not bear to see his beloved Jinrong hurt.
Thus, with just one phone call, he withdrew his family’s support for the Yin family!
Madam Zhou was quite deft in handling people. She summoned the young man and had her husband write a check for 50 million to send to the Yin family.
From then on, they stayed out of each other’s affairs!
After this maneuver, Mr. Zhou was completely under her thumb.
He was still resentful, and after eating his favorite donkey and horse ats in a stewed feast that evening, his stomach felt ablaze, and he insanely longed for a woman.
Madam Zhou was not in good health.
Although Mr. Zhou was dying to, he ultimately did not dare to take things further.
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