"Beco a beast of burden?" Mrs. Liu curled her lips. She had heard this phrase countless tis, and besides, living in the city, being a beast of burden was useless.
But just as she was about to refuse, she suddenly rembered the place she was going today. She suddenly thought her sister-in-law’s expression might actually be quite useful when asking for favors, and over the years, she had asked many people for her son, lowered her head many tis. If she lowered her head in front of Fang Pingying, and when necessary, acted deferentially in front of her, would it achieve certain results? It would probably be much better than begging herself.
Anyway, no matter what, Mrs. Liu couldn’t believe she would kneel and beg like her sister-in-law, asking for favors or borrowing money.
Thus, she suddenly changed her tone, reaching out to lift her sister-in-law from her kneeling position, frowning and saying, "Alright, I don’t want you to be a beast of burden. How about this, I have to go sowhere now, and you co along with . When we get there, do whatever I ask you to do. If today’s matter can be resolved, I’ll give you US$ 500 right away."
Upon hearing that there was money to ask for her son, Taotao didn’t ask much, imdiately agreeing, "Okay, okay, I’ll go with you."
Thus, Mrs. Liu took her sister-in-law to Fang Pingying’s house.
On Sunday, Fang Pingying was resting at ho. Luo Zhiyong had so work at the military unit this weekend, so he had to go to work. She and the nanny were at ho looking after the little ones.
The little ones were already over three years old. In a few months, after sumr vacation, Fang Pingying planned to send them to kindergarten.
Children were older when they started kindergarten at this ti; generally, they didn’t start school until they were four or five years old. But seeing the little ones idle at ho every day, making so much noise it gave her a headache, it seed better to send them to adapt to school life earlier, making things easier at ho.
While playing with the little ones, she heard the doorbell ringing outside. The nanny imdiately went to open the door, then walked in to tell Fang Pingying, "Pingying, there are several people outside saying they want to see you, and one of them is a little girl nad Tingting."
"Tingting?" Of course, Fang Pingying rembered Tingting, but it surprised her a little that Tingting suddenly ca to find her. She thought for a mont and then asked the nanny, "Besides her, are the other two male or female?"
The nanny thought for a mont, recalling the introductions of the two people, and hurriedly said, "They said one is the little girl’s grandmother, and another is her grandaunt."
Those two?
Fang Pingying frowned slightly, but she still told the nanny, "Let them in."
Tingting was still childlike, always well-protected by the family, unaware of the issues between her father and Fang Pingying. She just felt that because Fang Pingying had moved, their families were not as close as before.
She still skipped happily into Fang Pingying’s house, and upon seeing Fang Pingying, she imdiately ca over and affectionately held Fang Pingying’s arm, looking around the big house and sincerely said, "Sister Fang, your house is so beautiful."
"Silly girl, no matter how beautiful, it’s not as nice as yours." Fang Pingying didn’t have any barriers with Tingting, patting her head and then looking at Mrs. Liu behind her, politely saying, "Auntie, long ti no see. It’s rare for you to co with Tingting to play at our house. Please have a seat."
Seeing Taotao behind Mrs. Liu, for so reason, Fang Pingying suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. She glanced at Taotao and then asked with a smile, "Who is this?"
Mrs. Liu explained with a smile, "This is my sister-in-law. We t on the way, and it wasn’t convenient for her to go alone, so we ca together. I hope Miss Fang doesn’t mind."
Fang Pingying shook her head and invited them with a smile, "I don’t mind, Grandaunt, Auntie, please have a seat."
After inviting them to sit down, Fang Pingying asked the nanny to serve tea, then exchanged a few pleasantries.
Then, Mrs. Liu intentionally steered the conversation towards the main topic.
To be honest, seeing Mrs. Liu and Tingting visiting together, Fang Pingying roughly guessed the reason.
This provincial city isn’t big but not small either. She and Liu Fengsheng were peers and competed fiercely, so she knew Liu Fengsheng’s situation well.
Moreover, there was no friendship between Fang Pingying and Mrs. Liu. At this point, Mrs. Liu wouldn’t visit without a reason.
Initially, Fang Pingying didn’t respond. She admitted she wasn’t generous; she couldn’t just help soone who had hard her once everything cald down.
But she didn’t refuse outright because, in business, if she could acquire or invest in Liu Fengsheng’s supermarket at a low cost, making it her own, it would be a profitable deal.
In fact, she had discussed this with Uncle Zeng and juzi. If the three of them could fully take over Liu Fengsheng’s supermarket, it would save a lot of trouble. At least they wouldn’t need to make the effort to set up a new supermarket. Originally, they were planning to open a branch.
However, they needed to hold the initiative firmly and must acquire the greatest benefits with the least capital.
Seeing that Fang Pingying was not responding, Mrs. Liu beca anxious and decided to get to the point, "Miss Fang, I ca today to discuss so matters with you."
Since Mrs. Liu was so eager, it was inappropriate for Fang Pingying not to respond, so she replied with a light smile, "Oh, I thought Auntie was just bringing Tingting over to play. So there are other matters? Please, go ahead."
"I..." Mrs. Liu was almost choked by Fang Pingying’s words, but given the situation, she had no choice but to speak. She just braced herself and began, "Miss Fang, actually this ti, although it’s about our Fengsheng..."
"Wait." Fang Pingying thought it was best not to let Tingting know about what Liu Fengsheng did, so she stopped Mrs. Liu and smiled at Tingting, "Tingting, didn’t you say you haven’t seen Yaoyao for a long ti and want to play with them? They’re upstairs, I’ll have the nanny take you."
Tingting nodded, got up, and left.
After Tingting left, Mrs. Liu wanted to speak again, but when Fang Pingying looked at Taotao sitting on the sofa, she couldn’t help but feel Mrs. Liu probably had bad intentions bringing her sister-in-law here today.
Moreover, seeing Taotao sitting alone on the sofa with her frail fra made Fang Pingying feel a bit of pity.
She deliberately asked, "Grandaunt, would you like to go upstairs with Tingting or stay here and chat with us?"
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