Chapter 464: The Greedy Miao Cuihua
That woman was crying and pushing Shou Hou out before closing the room door again. The sound of her heartbreaking sobs kept coming from inside.
It was only at this mont that Shou Hou responded, and anxiously approached to knock on the door again, pounding hard.
“Tong! Tong! Listen to , Tong! Tong!…”
Liu Sisi didn’t watch any further. Instead, she lightly jumped over the courtyard wall and left.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to intervene, but judging from their conversation at the mont, it was already too late to do anything now!
Moreover, Shou Hou was so much older than her. If he could really listen to her, he should have stopped when Di Cheng passed on her words initially, instead of ending up in such a situation now!
Raising her head to look at the sky, the clouds were dense, and the dark clouds seed to press down on the roof, making it hard to open one’s eyes.
It seed that the rain wouldn’t stop anyti soon! Braving the cold wind, she headed ho. Before she could step into her house, Ms. Gao ca over to report.
“Madam, two young wives are in the hall looking for you.”
Which two young wives would be looking for her?
“Oh, I see.”
Liu Sisi casually took off her cloak from her shoulders and handed it, along with the paper umbrella, to Ms. Gao before she lifted the curtain into the hall. She imdiately spotted Miao Cuihua, who was happily chatting to herself in the hall. Sitting opposite her was Ms. Xin, whom Liu Sisi had t a few days earlier.
As soon as the two saw Liu Sisi entering, they hurriedly stood up from their seats.
“Sisi! Where have you been? We ca to see you today, and we’ve been waiting for you quite a while!”
Miao Cuihua had a loud voice, and she laughed with her eyes nearly closed when she spoke. Comparing her to a woman nad Tong, they were truly polar opposites!
Ms. Xin beside her had a mont of embarrassnt, but she quickly regained her composure and bowed slightly to Liu Sisi.
“Third Sister-in-law, Ms. Xin pays her respects, I haven’t seen you for a long ti. Hearing that Sister-in-law Cuihua was coming to see you, I took the liberty to follow and express my gratitude.” Ms. Xin’s words had double anings.
Liu Sisi’s eyes flashed with an underlying radiance as she sat down at the main seat and casually signaled the two with a raised hand.
“So it’s both of you coming, truly rare guests. We are all family, no need for such courtesy. Please, sit!” Liu Sisi took the opportunity to say.
Miao Cuihua, who was sitting beside her, was completely oblivious to the undercurrent between the two. She sat down in her chair and picked up a pastry from the serving plate, shoving it into her mouth while gesticulating with her hands.
“Mmm… Sisi! These pastries from your ho are so delicious, I haven’t had anything as tasty for a long ti… so delicious, delicious!”
She was speaking while still stuffing pastries into her mouth. Seeing that the plate would soon be empty, Liu Sisi gave Ms. Gao a glance. Understanding her signal, Ms. Gao left and quickly returned with more pastries. Seeing the new varieties, Miao Cuihua’s eyes lit up, and she eagerly reached out with both hands, grabbing two pastries with each, and devoured them.
This action made even Ms. Gao look away, unable to bear the sight.
Ms. Xin next to her twitched the corner of her mouth and couldn’t help but cough lightly, “Sister Cuihua, these pastries are indeed delicious, but eating too many might cause indigestion, you…”
“No worries! I just love sweet treats! Eating more of these pastries won’t cause indigestion!”
She completely missed the hidden aning in Ms. Xin’s words.
Liu Sisi smiled, not at all surprised by Miao Cuihua’s move. She decided not to beat around the bush and bluntly asked.
“Cuihua, did you co today because you have sothing to talk about?”
Miao Cuihua was startled for a mont, swallowing the pastry in her mouth before breaking into a big smile.
“Oh! Sisi, if you hadn’t ntioned it, I would have forgotten. I ca today for Shou Hou’s wages, hehehe…”
“Wages? Weren’t Shou Hou’s wages settled at the end of the month? You…”
As Liu Sisi was speaking, Tong’s face inexplicably flashed before her eyes, and she couldn’t say the rest of her sentence.
Could it be that Shou Hou didn’t give the wages to Miao Cuihua, but instead spent it all on that…
Looking at the carefree Miao Cuihua in front of her, it was hard to imagine the scene if she knew the truth of the matter.
Thinking about it, the rest of her sentence could no longer be spoken.
Ms. Xin, who was beside her, blinked curiously, noticing the change in Liu Sisi’s expression.
Miao Cuihua opposite her laughed heartily and confidently patted her chest.
“I understand now! It must be because you moved into this residence, rented the shop, and bought people, so the silver was not enough to give my Shou Hou his wages? You should have said so earlier! I, Cuihua, am not unreasonable. If you’re short of silver, just take it and use it first. You can give it to next month! Hehehe!”
Her laughter caused Ms. Gao behind her to step back a little, raising her head to glance at Miao Cuihua for the first ti before hurriedly lowering it again.
Liu Sisi’s smile could barely hang on her face, completely at a loss for how to communicate with Miao Cuihua.
Did she look like soone who couldn’t afford to pay a few taels of silver wages?
Miao Cuihua brushed off the pastry crumbs from her body, stood up, and said, “Alright! It’s not early, and I have to go ho and cook dinner for Little Chubby. Oh, right! Little Chubby loves these pastries the most, I’ll take so back for him.” As she spoke, she directly opened her wallet and began packing the pastries.
“How about… you stay here for dinner before leaving?”
Liu Sisi courteously tried to keep her.
She wanted to remind Miao Cuihua about Shou Hou and Tong, but there was no way to bring it up.
“Never mind! I’m worried about Little Chubby being alone at ho, what if soone bullies him?”
It wasn’t until Miao Cuihua had packed all the pastries from the fruit plate into her wallet that she picked up a teacup from the side, drained it, and headed outside.
Ms. Xin, who was beside her, coughed lightly and bowed slightly, “Third Sister-in-law, I’m truly sorry about today’s incident. Also, Cui’er ca today to thank you for helping her, Cui’er is very grateful to Third Sister-in-law.”
“It’s nothing! I spoke up for you only because of the child yet to be born in your womb,” Liu Sisi shrugged casually.
Ms. Xin still bowed seriously, “Nevertheless, Third Sister-in-law saved Cui’er’s life, and I have to express my gratitude. It’s late, I’ll take my leave.”
“Wait.”
Liu Sisi hurriedly stopped Ms. Xin, who was turning to leave.
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