Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 322_1

Chapter 322: Chapter 322_1

Ms. Li felt a little nervous as she read the smile on her face.

She thought her younger sister’s changes had been considerable, so much that it almost made her frightened.

"Fifty taels of silver! Give me fifty taels and I will leave." Ms. Li hesitated for a while before eventually speaking about the price she had in mind.

Since she already knew about her poisonous deeds, it was better for her to collect a sum of silver and leave early. After all, Shen Zhong wouldn’t live much longer, so her revenge could be postponed.

Shen Miaomiao didn’t speak; she just stared at her intensely.

Ms. Li felt chill down her spine as she was watched by Shen Miaomiao. Finally, she mumbled, "Thirty taels, I can’t take any less."

Shen Miaomiao leaned back slightly and smiled, only slightly nodding her head.

Seeing Shen Miaomiao’s quick agreement, Ms. Li was somewhat regretful. She felt that she should have demanded more - insisting on forty taels could have fetched her an extra ten taels of silver.

"Since we’ve reached an agreement, let’s consolidate it in writing. Once you have the silver, you are to leave Yan City and you can never return." Shen Miaomiao did not take their past relationship into consideration. To be fair, Ms. Li had never regarded her as a family member from the beginning.

The color drained from Ms. Li’s face as she responded to Shen Miaomiao, "Yan City is so big, on what grounds can you prevent me from staying here?"

"If you want to be known as the woman who plotted to murder her own husband, you can continue staying in Yan City," Shen Miaomiao said slowly, sipping her tea.

Since Ms. Li had chosen to accept thirty taels, it was clear that she was fully aware of her poisoning deeds. Now that the roles had been reversed, Shen Miaomiao did not have to worry about Ms. Li refusing to leave anymore.

"Your brother forced women into prostitution; If I reported this to the government, he wouldn’t necessarily be spared either," Ms. Li, who had indeed been in a man’s world, began to retaliate.

"Even if he ends up in jail, I can get him out. As for you, you’re probably bound to die there," Shen Miaomiao retorted sharply.

Ms. Li’s expression darkened, but she didn’t say any more.

She knew that Shen Miaomiao was capable of such things now.

"I agree with you. After getting the silver, I will leave Yan City. But, you must get your brother to agree to let me go," Mrs. Li stipulated.

Shen Miaomiao only nodded at her statement without addressing her further. She then got up and returned to the rear courtyard.

Looking at the retreating figure of Shen Miaomiao, Ms. Li gripped the teacup in her hand tightly and a cold smile spread across her face.

This young sister-in-law of hers was still too young, and not familiar enough with her brother.

If he was a real man, he wouldn’t have abandoned his parents and brought her back in the first place.

Moreover, he wouldn’t have been suppressing her from doing those disgraceful jobs in the past two years.

As soon as Nanzhi arrived at the restaurant, she saw Hu San seated in the main hall.

As Hu San saw Nanzhi come over, he quickly stood up to greet her as well.

"Master Lin."

"Why did you come so early, Brother Hu?"

Nanzhi wasn’t speaking with false politeness, it was simply too early of an hour.

Looking at the barely bright sky outside, Hu San was a little embarrassed.

He just scratched his head and laughed, "Didn’t Master Lin ask me to inquire about the house next door yesterday? I visited the second son of the Qian family yesterday, and thought I would come over early today."

Nanzhi looked at Hu San with both eyes, waiting for what he had to say next.

Being stared at by such a beautiful girl, Hu San felt a bit embarrassed, but he just laughed and said, "At the mention of your potential purchasing his property, the second son of the Qian family said he would be open to negotiation. He will come over earlier today to have a look, and we discuss the price then."

Upon hearing his words, Nanzhi was thrilled. Figuring that Hu San hadn’t had breakfast yet, she called over to Liao Da to get Xu Chou to cook two bowls of noodles.

It was Liao Da’s turn to be on morning duty today. Hearing the order from the boss, he just nodded and went to the kitchen.

The workers mostly lived in the rear courtyard, and had their breakfast at the time of the morning snake hour. Normally, the two chefs would alternate on breakfast duty, and more often than not, the kitchen apprentices did most of the work.

Since the boss had ordered Xu Na to do it, they couldn’t just fob him off.

Xu Chou was already awake. When he heard Liao Da passing on the message, he didn’t ask further and went into the kitchen to make two bowls of steaming meat soup noodles.

As soon as the noodles were served, Hu San already felt a hunger pang just from the aroma. He couldn’t help but want to immediately pick up the bowl and clean it up.

"Brother Hu, have some noodles." Nanzhi smiled and pointed at the bowl of noodles on the table, inviting him to eat.

As hungry as he was, Hu San didn’t beat around the bush. He picked up the bowl of noodles and began to eat.

"Well, I won’t hold back then."

Not only had Xu Chou blanched vegetables in the meat soup noodles, but he also added a poached egg and even some braised meat.

Eating a bowl of noodles made Hu San quite content. He repeatedly praised the chef’s skills.

Nanzhi responded with a full smile. The two chatted in the main hall.

When asked about her plans for the purchased property, Nanzhi just shook her head and laughed, "We might have to trouble Brother Hu again in the future."

Upon hearing potential future business, a grin almost split Hu San’s face.

Doing business with Lin was not only profitable, but given that the Three Flavors Residence was doing so well, as long as he met all of Lin’s requirements, there won’t be any shortage of benefits in the future.

In this line of work, connections are vital. As an outsider, there were many things he was not privy to. Now that he had established a relationship with Miss Lin, his future days would be full of hope.

"By the way, Master Lin, I have something to say, but I’m not sure if I should," Hu San began, hesitating.

"If you have anything to say, Brother Hu, just say it," Nanzhi said in surprise.

"I don’t know if Master Lin is acquainted with... the second son of the Qian family?" Hu San knew his questioning was somewhat presumptuous.

Nanzhi was taken aback; she didn’t understand why he would ask this. She shook her head and said, "I don’t think so."

Hearing her reply, Hu San’s expression only grew stranger. After a long pause, he spoke, "Yesterday when I visited the Qian family, it seemed like I saw your portrait in the study of Qian’s Second Son."

Hu San said this hesitantly, as he wasn’t completely sure about it.

Yesterday, when he left the Second Son’s study, a gust of wind had stirred. He had just glimpsed at the painting covered by silk.

He had originally thought that the woman in the painting looked familiar. Today, upon seeing Miss Lin, he was startled to see the resemblance.

Nanzhi was perplexed. She knew that the Qian family was one of the four big families in Yan City, but as for a "Second Son of the Qian family," she didn’t have a clue.

"Could it be that Brother Hu saw something wrong?" Nanzhi couldn’t think of a single person she knew with the last name Qian. The only explanation she could come up with was that Hu San was having illusions.

"Well, possibly." Hu San was not sure now. After all, he had only caught a quick glance, and indeed, there was no chance for Miss Lin to know the Second Son of the Qian family.

It was not until half an hour later that Qian Yan, accompanied by a baby waiter, entered the Three Flavours House.

Seeing the visitor, Hu San, who was drinking tea with Nanzhi, opened his eyes wide.

"Second son of the Qian family!"

Nanzhi looked up and saw a gentlemanly man walking towards them.

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