Chapter 791: 791 Head Maid’s Trap 2
“Such a vicious woman deserves it!” several maids said one after another.
“Xiao Yishan may look frightening, but he is actually quite affectionate and considerate,” Steward Fang praised, “Now that the Xiao Family is wealthy, the three sons have married one wife together, and many matchmakers have asked if he wanted to remarry, but he has always declined. Everyone knows that the Xiao Family’s wealth comes from their wife, Su Qingyue, but it’s actually all registered in the names of the Xiao Family’s three sons. His wife is nothing more than a purchased woman, and I heard that she hasn’t even registered their marriage at the government office, which means she’s still a servant. Yet, he is quite determined and takes control of the Xiao Family’s finances. Instead of enjoying his time as the head of the family, he works part-time in the town to earn his own money. Such a good man is rare these days.”
“Oh, that sounds good,” Huan’er, the maid, kept looking at Xiao Yishan, “It would be nice to marry him.”
Bi’er said, “Huan’er, don’t think too much. You have signed a death contract as a servant at the Fang Mansion, and if you want to get married, the Fang Mansion has to release you first.”
Huan’er had a sorrowful expression on her face, “That’s true. Our fate as servants is such that we don’t know when the master will casually assign us to a senior worker in the mansion. If we are even more unlucky, we might be sold into a kiln.”
Bi’er asked, “Steward Fang, how do you know so much about the Xiao Family’s affairs?”
“Everyone in Wushan Village knows about it. The Xiao Family has made a fortune now, and practically everyone in Longwan Town knows about it. But what others say may not be true. What I said earlier is not false. People from Wushan Village, who know the Xiao Family, told me personally,” said Steward Fang, “If my daughter hadn’t already been engaged, I would want her to marry Xiao Yishan. His wife is just a slave with a deed of sale in the Xiao Family. It doesn’t matter whose money the Xiao Family has, they are now a great money master with a hundred acres of farmland. If they don’t ruin their fortune, their days will be very good. Xiao Yishan’s two younger brothers are said to be of good character, but one of them is disabled in both legs. However, the Xiao Family has so much land, and their house is newly built with twelve rooms. Even if they have to support dozens of people, one disabled person is nothing…”
Several maids, after hearing the housekeeper’s words, couldn’t help but sneak glances at Xiao Yishan.
As Xiao Yishan, who was carrying bricks with a carrying pole, sensed the maids’ gazes from the mansion, he glanced over and continued to work expressionlessly.
The maids laughed and chatted, but all of them had deeds of sale in the Fang Mansion, so they didn’t take it seriously.
Only Li Rong’er, the head maid standing at the corner, had it in mind.
She gazed at Xiao Yishan’s tanned skin and strong figure from afar. As his sweat flowed from his shoulders into his waistband, she stared at him intently, her mouth dry and her tongue parched.
Other maids said that no matter how rich he is, his appearance is terrifying and not approachable.
But Li Rong’er liked this strong and healthy man. Even if Xiao Yishan’s face were ruined, his wealth would be enough to make up for his defective appearance. Besides…
She knew all too well what poverty meant.
Her deed of sale was a living contract, which would expire in a few days. Within these days, she must make Xiao Yishan marry her.
Steward Fang scolded the maids to hurry and get back to work, and then he left.
As the head maid of the Fang Mansion, Li Rong’er served Miss Fang and was more privileged than other servants. Because she was always with the young lady, she had gained her favor and gradually became her accompanying reader. Among the servants in the mansion, she was the only one who could read and write.