The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 109 Falling out
"Mrs. Xiao, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Mrs. Zhao has finished her Buddhist prayers."

"Yes, you see, you've come at the worst possible time."

Acting? Anyone can do that. As soon as Mrs. Zhao came out, she started scolding Granny Zhong: "You guys are really something, you didn't even tell me Mrs. Zhao was coming."

"It was inappropriate of me to disturb Mrs. Zhao so abruptly."

Wen realized that Zhou was 100% acting, but she still had to say some polite words.

"Mrs. Xiao, do you have some free time lately?"

Why are you coming to my house when you have time?

Can't you find anywhere to have fun?
"I don't come here unless I have a reason. I heard that Mrs. Zhao has some happy news, so I came to offer my congratulations."

I can't believe you! You think you're so kind as to fry fish for me with your bare hands?

"I heard that Young Master Zhao is engaged to the second daughter of the Xiao family in Shuikou Village. Tsk, she and your Zhou family are quite destined for each other."

Is there a special connection between the Zhou family and the Zhou family?
I suspect you have an old age-related illness; you can't even speak clearly anymore.

The engagement is between the Zhao family and the Zhou family. What is their relationship?
"This second young lady is really capable; even Master Zhou dotes on her."

"Mrs. Xiao, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. Making statements without evidence only makes you look foolish." Mrs. Zhao wanted to slap her across the face: "Zhou Qi is my cousin, and Chun Nuan is my future daughter-in-law. No matter what you say, it's useless to me."

People are not only stupid and clumsy, but also wicked. Mrs. Zhao didn't give her any face at all.

"Oh, Mrs. Zhao, you don't know, do you? The second daughter of Shuikou Village is on good terms with Master Zhou. Master Zhou has stood up for her more than once."

"So what? Is it worth gossiping about Zhou Qi just because he treats his nephew's wife a little better?" Mrs. Zhao said coldly. "If you came here just to say this to me, you don't need to. I'm not deaf or blind. Do you want him to come and tell you what kind of person Zhou Qi is?"

"you……"

Mrs. Xiao was taken aback. Very well, she used Master Zhou to threaten her!

"Mrs. Zhao certainly has a unique eye." Seeing that she could no longer gain any favor, Madam Wen had no choice but to return home: "I hope Mrs. Zhao will never regret it."

"Don't worry, I will only regret not marrying Chunnuan into the Zhao family sooner, so that she could suffer so much hardship there." Mrs. Zhao said, "My taste is getting better and better. Some dirty, smelly and rotten things are simply not to my liking. It seems that praying to Buddha is useful. The Bodhisattva can help me calm down and choose the good ones."

Dirty, smelly, rotten?

Talking about her daughter?
Wen could no longer hold back and stood up with a dark expression.

"Mrs. Zhao is really not a person who cherishes old feelings."

“You’re absolutely right. You know me quite well. I’m the kind of person who doesn’t hold onto old feelings. Out with the old, in with the new.” Mrs. Zhao immediately called out, “Granny Zhong, see the guest out.”

Wen was driven out of the Zhao family by Zhou! Their long-standing friendship capsized in an instant.

Even after getting into the carriage, Wen was still in a bad mood.

"A family of idiots, blinded by greed! They've taken my kindness for granted. I don't even know if their future children should be adopted by their grandmother or their aunt..."

When Granny Chen heard Wen's words, her heart ached.

She hadn't known before why her wife was looking for Mrs. Zhao. Only now did she realize: her wife was trying to sabotage the marriage between their two families, and the methods she used... were truly dirty.

Of course, given Zhou Qiye's ruthless nature, he would take all the beautiful women into his harem. Could he really avoid Chunnuan's appearance?

Even Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhou couldn't guarantee the answer to this question.

"Granny, do you think I should tell Nuannuan to try to avoid Zhou Qi in the future?"

I'm so annoyed. How did I end up with such a cousin?

Moreover, Nuan Nuan and Zhou Qi do have connections, as she knows. Zhou Qi's caravan is delivering letters and items to relatives in Mobei and the capital on Nuan Nuan's behalf.

“Madam, you’re just worried and confused,” said Granny Zhong. “Madam, have you forgotten what the Third Madam said when you went to ask for her help that day?”

"The old lady agreed without saying a word after hearing that she was Doctor Xiao's granddaughter."

“That’s right. If the Third Madam is willing to help, and Seventh Master is the most filial, how could he bear to go against the old lady?”

"Indeed, Granny Zhao sees things clearly." Mrs. Zhao nodded: "See, nonsense is the easiest way to confuse people's minds. I almost fell for it myself."

"Madam should trust Miss Xiao, and also trust our Third Young Master's judgment."

"Don't mention his taste to me anymore." Mrs. Zhao was exasperated at the mention of her son's foolish actions: "Tell me, who signs a contract when getting engaged, with everything written down in black and white? This isn't an engagement; it's business, a business deal."

Thinking about the scene Qingsheng described to him, he really wanted to kick Lao San a couple of times.

“Madam, I’ve thought about this matter carefully, and it really can’t be blamed on the Third Young Master.” Granny Zhong had watched Zhao Minghua grow up, and he was very straightforward. “The matter of signing the contract was proposed by Miss Chunnuan, and our young master was just going with the flow.”

“We still can’t sign it,” Mrs. Zhao said. “How embarrassing would it be if word got out? This is a completely different matter.”

"Madam, is it possible that the Third Young Master is using a method or means to keep Miss Chunnuan?"

Zhou was taken aback.

That seems to make sense!
This kid might actually be using methods and means to preserve the warmth of spring.

She would only agree to the engagement if he agreed, so the guy had no choice but to agree!
"Granny, what do you think Chunnuan meant by making me sign this contract?"

"I don't mean anything else, I just want some kind of guarantee." Granny Zhong had really thought about it seriously: "Madam, think about it, the Xiao family is currently at a disadvantage, and Miss Chunnuan's position in the Xiao family is very important. She has to support the Xiao family, but she's afraid that if she marries into the Zhao family, people will say that she's favoring her own family. As smart as she is, she signed the contract early on, which put things out in the open and left herself a way out."

Granny Zhong thought it through carefully and then explained it to Madam one by one.

Mrs. Zhao suddenly understood: So that's really how it is.

Chunnuan's personality is exactly what she likes.

Yes, everything is out in the open, there are no underhanded tricks, she is truly the daughter-in-law who suits my taste the best.

"Where can we find a wife for the second son?" A mother always has endless worries: "My husband even told me not to worry about the second son's marriage."

"Madam, please rest assured, the second young master is destined for great things, and he will naturally marry a daughter of an official."

"Hehe, I wouldn't dare to dream of a daughter from an official's family, but she must be well-educated and reasonable." Just thinking about Madam Wen and that Xiao Chunlan made Mrs. Zhao's scalp tingle: "I almost married a troublemaker."

(End of this chapter)