Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The two sat down, as the maid served the tea.
After exchanging a few words, Ms. Mi Junior asked the other servants to retreat, but kept Yunxiu and Auntie Mao.
Ms. Mi Junior stopped smiling and leveled a serious look at Qiao Xuan. “We are alone now, so we can talk about everything frankly. Mrs. Shao, spare me some lipsticks. I don’t want many, just 100 or 200 lipsticks will do. I will use them as favors. I will pay you more than Yuezheng Xiao pays you, just think of it as a favor you do for me, ok?”
Ms. Mi Junior and Yuezheng Ting were truly mother and daughter, good at intimidating others. They did not even want to conceal what they were up to.
Qiao Xuan said sincerely, “Second Mrs. Yuezheng, I understand what you mean. But you have misunderstood me. I do have lipsticks, Aunt Yuezheng gave them to me. I have so many, with different colors. I love them. But I am not the manufacturer. Where did you hear such a rumor? You are wrong.” “Mrs. Shao.” Ms. Mi Junior’s face sank. “There is no use pretending, right?” Qiao Xuan answered. “I am telling you the truth.”
“Mrs. Shao, don’t be so extreme. If I find out the truth one day, you will be embarrassed.’
Qiao Xuan thought to herself. ‘I am not setting you up or begging you for anything. I am concealing the matter because you are up to no good. If you really find that out, why will I be the embarrassed one?’
“Do you really want me to prove it to you?”
“Sorry, but we are not so familiar with each other. I have nothing to say more, if you don’t believe me, Second Mrs. Yuezheng.”
“Okay, I can tell that you want solid evidence thrown in your face. Just wait and see!”
Qiao Xuan almost laughed in her head. ‘So what? I am not going to work with you anyway!’
“I will be off now, bye.”
Ms. Mi Junior laughed and said, “How can my Elder Sister-in-law treat you so nicely? After all, you should not have anything to do with my Elder sister-in-law, right? You should tell me the truth, right?”
These people were just too nosy.
Why was Ms. Mi Junior interested in who Aunt Yuezheng treated nicely? She did not think that Aunt Yuezheng had any time to care about who Ms. Mi Junior cared about.
She thought for a while and smiled. “That is not strange. The other day when my sister-in-law and I went out for a walk, we ran into Aunt Yuezheng who
had passed out. So, I helped her to her room along with Auntie Hua. Since then she has liked me, so I feel quite lucky.”
‘Like’ was a very vague word, which could not be explained conclusively. That was the only thing Qiao Xuan could say. If Ms. Mi Junior could not understand, there was nothing she could do.
Ms. Mi Junior frowned slightly. She did not answer, but she could not find any fault with it.
“Oh in that case…!” Ms. Mi Junior showed a false smile. “You are very lucky, Mrs. Shao, after all, the Yuezheng Family is a huge family in the province. You have helped my Elder Sister-in-law and she likes you. You will have no worries for the rest of your life.. Very fortunate for you!’