The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits Chapter 1172 - 1176: The Heroine in "Motherhood" (13)

Su Li’s body darted through the crowd like the slipperiest fish.

Ducking left and right, she slipped out of the Lihuang Palace’s doors and vanished.

Old Lady Lu had just managed to get up from her fall, and when she looked up again, she couldn’t see anyone.

Sister Li stomped her foot in frustration; if this lady never returned, how was she supposed to explain it to Mr. Liao?

However, she quickly rembered sothing else.

Old Lady Lu had just regained her balance when she was kicked again in the calf, falling heavily to the ground.

Elderly people are most vulnerable to falls, and this ti she suffered greatly.

Sister Li withdrew her raised foot, still not satisfied, and angrily cursed, hands on her hips, not knowing if she was cursing Old Lady Lu or the departing Su Li.

"You just said that woman was your Fifth Madam, where is she now? I don’t care, you’ve offended my guest, so you must give an explanation." Sister Li deliberately made things difficult.

Old Lady Lu couldn’t believe that Sister Li hadn’t heard her conversation with that little vixen Su Li just now.

Sister Li raised a brow and said, "You’re not careful working here, yet you take such a high salary..."

"Then I quit."

Originally, she felt ashad when Fifth Madam saw her working as a cleaning woman in such a place, and being scolded by Sister Li added to the humiliation....

In the past, she was the one doing the scolding, but now it seed like she was going backward in life.

In a mont of anger, Old Lady Lu blurted out she was quitting, but once the words left her mouth, she imdiately regretted it.

Even though working in this place was tiring, the pay was high, comparable to what strapping young lads earned doing hard labor at the docks.

Especially those ladies and gentlen, who were so generous with their tips that they exceeded her wages.

Landing a job as a cleaner at the Lihuang Palace was like hitting the jackpot; if she didn’t want it, plenty of people would fight for it.

But since she had spoken, Sister Li wouldn’t allow her to take it back.

"You better think it over; if you quit now, you won’t get this month’s wages either."

Seeing Old Lady Lu’s lips moving with signs of regret, Sister Li hurriedly said, "Then pack your things and leave, and don’t expect the deposit back."

Now Old Lady Lu truly regretted it to the core.

If the deposit wasn’t returned, she’d end up having worked for free all these days.

"Sister Li...." Old Lady Lu looked miserable, wanting to reason with her, but as Sister Li raised a brow, a few strong young n moved a few steps in her direction without expression, forcing Old Lady Lu to suppress her fear, "I’m leaving right away."

Once she left Lihuang Palace, Old Lady Lu felt as heavy-hearted as the dark clouds overhead, frowning and unhappy.

She seed to co to her senses, quickly scanning her surroundings as she grabbed a small boy sitting by the roadside selling peanuts and cigarettes from a wooden box around his neck in desperation, "Did you see a very pretty woman? Which way did she go?"

The little boy, with a clever look, heard her and his eyes twinkled, "Every woman around here is good-looking..."

Old Lady Lu stared at the boy intently, trying to use an adult’s authority to intimidate him, but the boy acted as if he didn’t notice, a cheery smile on his lips, "Auntie, would you like so peanuts or sunflower seeds?"

Old Lady Lu clenched her teeth, forcing out her words one by one, "Give a few peanuts."

"A few won’t let you taste much, better get half a pound."

"No need, just two taels."

The boy’s smile faltered, "Auntie, you’re quite stingy."

Grimacing as she held the weighed peanuts, Old Lady Lu pressed, "Which way did that woman go?"

Afraid her description wasn’t detailed enough, Old Lady Lu used gestures to explain to the boy.

The more she spoke, the more her anger grew.

While the young master and lady suffered, an aunt lived so luxuriously, it was simply outrageous.

Though she had only glanced briefly, the Fifth Madam compared to her ghost-like presence at ho now seed to have fully blossod overnight, stunningly beautiful, even breathtaking.

Looking again at her clothes and jewelry, all were exquisite and precious, so of which she had seen on certain ladies and Misses, with a hefty price tag.

Old Lady Lu squinted her eyes. If she rembered correctly, when Fifth Madam ca, she hadn’t brought many clothes.

It’s easy to imagine if she was buying this kind of stuff....

Old Lady Lu clutched her chest, feeling uneasy: such extravagance, how could an aunt outshine the young master and Miss in enjoying such good things?

She should have firmly stopped Fifth Madam from taking that thousand before, but she let the past impression cloud her judgnt.

Thinking Aunt Su’s frugality would make that thousand just a formality, like having it sit there for her to keep.

Who would’ve thought she’d have the guts to spend all that money.

I suppose even the young master thought the sa, otherwise, he wouldn’t have so readily agreed to Su Li’s proposal.

Misjudged, misjudged.... Old Lady Lu lanted with bitter regret: she had to find Aunt Su, at least to save as much of that money as possible.

The little boy bead, "I didn’t look carefully, maybe it was to the left, or maybe to the right...."

Old Lady Lu was furious, "You’re playing gas with ."

The boy innocently shrugged, "I never said I definitely knew."

"You...." Old Lady Lu lifted her hand to strike.

"What do you think you’re doing?" Around four or five slightly older boys quickly surrounded her, looking fierce, "You want to bully my brother?"

Confronted with so many grown children, Old Lady Lu felt fear first.

If each one hit her just once, she’d have a hard ti.

"No, no, I just wanted to ask the little brother sothing."

Under the watchful eye of the biggest boy, Old Lady Lu had no choice but to hand over so silver coins, consoling herself that spending money could avoid disaster.

"The young lady headed that way." The little boy grinned as he pocketed the money, casually pointing in a direction.

Old Lady Lu was skeptical but wanted to leave quickly, so she rushed off in the indicated direction.

Instead of finding anyone, she got lost.

Yet, strangely enough, thanks to Su Li and the Daoist Skill she shared, she inadvertently ended up near the small western-style house rented by Su Li.

Old Lady Lu grabbed a gentle-looking woman passing by and asked, "Excuse , how do I get to 135 Russell Street?"

Not even finishing her question, exhausted and thirsty, Old Lady Lu rolled her ankles awkwardly, twisting it.

The woman: "..."

Since she had already t her, it didn’t seem right to just leave her there.

The woman: "Auntie, why don’t you co to my house to sit for a while? I’ll have soone contact your family to pick you up, as your foot isn’t suitable for walking now."

The woman supported Old Lady Lu to a small two-story house, "Our young lady is very kind, you can rest at our place, she won’t mind...."

"It’s you..."

"Miss."