Chapter 655: 655 Past Affairs of Chuanzi 2
She asked, “Did you hand over the jade bracelet to Madame Lu?”
“If you didn’t hand it in, such a valuable item would cause a great commotion in the Lu Residence if it was lost.”
Feeling embarrassed, he said, “Wife, I was really poor at the time, and I had thought about keeping the jade bracelet for myself. But my greed wasn’t that strong, and I figured the owner must be worried about the bracelet. So, I handed it over to Madame Lu.”
“Why didn’t you give it to the housekeeper?”
“If I had given it to the housekeeper, he might have fired me and kept the bracelet for himself. In that case, I might as well have hidden it, letting the Lu Residence be in a mess. I would have found a way to take the bracelet out, like digging a hole in the thatched house. Even if they searched me when I left the Lu Residence, I would still have a chance to retrieve it later. Considering Madame Lu was such a virtuous person, I knew that if I handed over the bracelet, it would eventually be returned to its rightful owner.”
“It was Madame Lu’s own bracelet.”
“Wife, you’re really smart. Indeed, it was.” He nodded, “As I handed over the bracelet to Madame Lu when she passed by, she looked at me approvingly a few times. She complimented me for being young, handsome, upright, and dependable. She praised me a lot. She even gave me twenty taels of reward money. And that day, she had the housekeeper arrange a separate guest room for me in the Mansion. I was really surprised at the time and thought Madame Lu was such a good person. Suddenly having a high-end guest room, I felt as if sleeping on a saint’s bed.”
“Finding a bracelet, getting praised for your character, and being called handsome and dependable…” She pondered, “Xiao Yuchuan, you’re quite lucky with women! When a woman praises you as handsome and reliable, and arranges a separate room for you, she’s either choosing a son-in-law or a husband. But, there doesn’t seem to be a young lady in the Lu Residence who matches your age… Madame Lu is a widow…” Almost sure, “Xiao Yuchuan, Madame Lu has taken a fancy to you.”
His voice became softer, “That night, Madame Lu personally brought me two small dishes and a pot of wine to my room…”
She raised her eyebrows, “And then?” Originally, she thought that third brother might have had something with Madame Lu. It was just mentioned that he was… a virgin.
“Madame Lu praised me again and asked me how I felt about her. Of course, I said that she was virtuous, kind, and had a good heart because that’s how everyone else described her. She asked me if I thought she was pretty, and I said yes. She asked if I liked her…”—
“You said you liked her.”
He shook his head, “Damn wife, aside from you, could I just randomly say that I like someone?”
She rolled her eyes, “You didn’t even know me at that time.”
“Even if I didn’t know you, I still couldn’t just say it.” He said seriously, “When Madame Lu tried to sit on my lap, I was so scared that I stood up and told her that I had always respected her like a mother. Her facial expression became tense, and she finally left.”
“That was a good move, hurting her ego to the extreme. You treated her as your mom.”
“She was already thirty-eight years old four years ago. No matter how well she maintained herself, she was an old granny. I was only eighteen years old at that time.” He snorted, “There was no way I could let her, an old cow, graze on fresh grass like me.”
She chuckled, “But she’s a wealthy old cow and still good-looking. Xiao Yuchuan, if you had followed her, there would be no heir to the Lu Residence, and the wealth would have fallen into your hands.”