Chapter 345: Step by step
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Hearing what Lian Fang Zhou said, Ju Li hurriedly pulled Su Xin’er sleeve and pleaded in a low voice: “Miss, you are the eldest daughter, your matters can’t be casually overhead!”
Originally, Su Xin’er had been so mad by Lian Fang Zhou boasting that she had ‘more manpower’ that she hadn’t even noticed the last half. Hearing Ju Li, she immediately calmed down. She was not stupid, she knew that this sort of thing wasn’t good for her reputation. Snorting coldly, she glanced at those people and said: “Fine, there is nothing here for you, go back!”
As soon as the thugs had seen Lian Fang Zhou arrive with so many people, they knew they wouldn’t be able to take advantage. However, they couldn’t accept having come in vain. The leader asked: “Miss Su—”
The servant of the Su family quickly interrupted: “Everyone follow me! The Su family would naturally not treat you badly!”
It seemed that they would have to use money to plug their mouths this time. If this matter was left unresolved, the madam and young master would not forgive them!
The leader was only interested in money and was not angry. He smiled and bowed his hands at Su Xin’er, saying with a pleased expression: “Miss Su, if you have any tasks in the future, remember to look for us brothers again! Goodbye, haha!”
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Su Xin’er didn’t bother to pay him attention and didn’t care about what he said. At this moment, she only had Lian Fang Zhou in her eyes. This woman who dared to snatch her cousin! She was so angry, her face was pale.
She was the dignified young lady of the Su family! No matter how many tenants this country family had, when did she need to be polite to these bastards?!
Seeing the thugs leave, Lian Fang Zhou glanced at Qin Feng and the others and said lightly: “You also retreat!”
Su Xin’er suddenly pointed at Ah Jian: “He needs to stay!”
Lian Fang Zhou and Ah Jian exchanged a glance, surprised and unsure what kind of trick Su Xin’er was planning.
“Okay,” Ah Jian nodded, “I will stay too.”
As long as Ah Jian was staying, Lian Ze and the others were relieved. Young Lady Su was wild and unrestrained, Fang Zhou staying alone with her was just too worrisome!
In fact, their worries were completely unneeded. If she allowed Su Xin’er to bully her in her own territory, Lian Fang Zhou felt that she would just be a fool.
When everyone had retreated far enough away, Lian Fang Zhou sighed. Glancing helplessly at Su Xin’er, she smiled bitterly: “Young Lady Su, what exactly do you mean today? I don’t understand how I have offended you!”
Su Xin’er stared at her without concealing her hostility, so much that her expression gave Lian Fang Zhou the illusion that she had killed her entire family.
“Lian Fang Zhou, don’t play with me!” Su Xin’er sneered: “My sister-in-law is a good person but unfortunately none of her family are anything good and you are no exception! My sister-in-law kindly helped you and unexpectedly let a wolf into the house! How dare you seduce my Cui cousin! Hmph, you need to look in a mirror! How could you possibly be worthy of my cousin! Hmph, a third-class servant is more worthy than you! You’re not even good enough to be the concubine of the Cui family steward!”
Ah Jian frowned and looked at Lian Fang Zhou.
Su Xin’er’s mouth was really poisonous!
However, Lian Fang Zhou felt more helpless than angry: “Young Lady Su, you have really misunderstood! I have never seduced your cousin of the Cui family. I don’t need a mirror to know that I’m not a worthy match for your cousin! Decent or indecent third-class servants of the Cui family have nothing to do with me and it is impossible for me to have anything to do with the Cui family steward In short, I have nothing to do with the Cui family! Young Lady Su, you can rest assured!”
Su Xin’er had not expected Lian Fang Zhou to be so calm after she exposed her. The other girl did not show even the slightest trace of panic, shame, or helplessness. But when she thought of the words in the veiled woman’s letter, she immediately got angry again.
Furious, she shouted: “Lian Fang Zhou, you are really shameless! A shrewd person like my sister-in-law really got fooled by you! Since you dare to do it, it’s nothing!?”
Lian Fang Zhou was started to feel a little annoyed: “Is Young Lady Su trying to force me to admit something? Why should I admit something when there is nothing to admit? If I am forced to admit guilt, will Young Lady Su be happy?”
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“You!” Su Xin’er was even more furious: “This is a fact, it won’t change whether you admit it or not! Do you really think I am a fool? If you and Cousin have nothing to do with each other, then why does he care about you and come to visit you specially? Why would my cousin come to this shabby place if it wasn’t for you!”
When she said those words ‘for you’, Su Xin’er felt like her heart was breaking from sadness. She stared at Lian Fang Zhou with fire pouring out of her eyes.
She loved her cousin so much, she loved him even more than her own life! But what about this woman in front of her? How could she speak about him with a calm face like she was talking about a stranger!?
Her cousin liked her! Valued her! Took her to heart and came to this kind of ghost place again and again for her! Cui Shao Xi had never been so kind to her!
The more she thought about it, the more resentful and heartbroken Su Xin’er became and the more hatred filled her heart.
Lian Fang Zhou sighed helplessly: “If you want to see it like that, I can’t do anything! Young Master Cui has indeed visited here but—”
“So you admit it! You finally don’t dare to continue hiding it, I really thought you would hold on to the end!” Su Xin’er butt in bitterly.
When she finished mocking her, Lian Fang Zhou continued: “—but he really didn’t come to see me. He said he had come to see the cotton promoted by the country magistrate. When he came later, it was about Xiuyuan…”
No matter how pale and weak this reasoning sounded, Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t make up any other excuse. Cui Shao Xi had really caused her a mess this time! But how could she blame him?
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After all, this was different than the matter with Yang Huai Shan.
Yang Huai Shan had clearly been married to someone else but still wanted to entangle with her, which was disgusting. But Cui Shao Xi had never liked Su Xin’er. Even Su Xin’er herself knew that he didn’t like her, so no matter what he did, he didn’t need to consider Su Xin’er’s feelings!
However, Su Xin’er was Fang Qing’s sister-in-law and this level of relationship put Lian Fang Zhou into a dilemma. She could only try to be vague!
It would have been better if she had not mentioned Xiuyuan, however. When she heard Lian Fang Zhou mention this, Su Xin’er was even more angry.
Furious, she shouted: “You shameless girl! I almost forgot about this! You dare to beg more money for your poor family! Ha! It must have been your cousin that helped you, right? Otherwise, how could you take a 30% share of the profits?! Lian Fang Zhou you really are shameless!”
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