The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 752 - 746 Visiting Miss Du again

Chapter 752: Chapter 746 Visiting Miss Du again

When Cuiya mentioned Concubine Du, her expression soured. She said, "Of course, she’s living well with people taking care of her, able to eat and sleep comfortably. I really don’t get what Miss Youyou was thinking. If I were her, I would’ve chased her out onto the streets long ago. But Miss turned out to be a good person, taking her back and even getting a doctor to see to her illness, and hired two additional servants just for her."

Gu Youyou smiled faintly without speaking, well aware that this little maid couldn’t possibly comprehend the true intent behind those actions.

After traveling for several days, Gu Youyou let Xiang Chun take Cuiya down to rest while she herself picked up the ledger to review it once again.

The recent income had exceeded Gu Youyou’s expectations, perhaps due to the upcoming elections. Many of Beijing’s nobles had placed orders at Manxiu Building. Although there were only a few of Gu Youyou’s designs, with Miss Du’s intelligence and wit, creating a few new styles that varied but did not stray from the original designs was certainly not a problem.

Gu Youyou had originally planned to release eight new designs each season, but with the current election trend, she decided to produce two more designs.

The climate was warmer in Qi Mountain, and at this time of year, wearing autumn attire was just right. Qingyang had said that the winters in Qi Mountain weren’t too cold and seldom rainy.

Gu Youyou thought to herself that spending a winter here might not be too bad.

The weather in the north, however, was different; it got cold quickly, with each gust of wind and rain bringing in colder air. When Gu Youyou had traveled here, she was still in autumn clothes, but according to Cuiya, both Beijing and Jinxiu City had already switched to thick winter attire by now.

So naturally, what she sketched were designs for winter clothing.

Cuiya needed to return promptly to report back, so she could only stay in Qi Mountain for a day. Gu Youyou worked through the night to draft two winter designs and, after finishing the ledger, handed it back to Cuiya, saying, "You’re in a hurry to return, and I’m also short on time, so I’ve drawn these two designs. Take these back with you first. In a few days, send someone over again, and I will have all the winter designs ready for you."

Cuiya received them joyfully, her eyes skimming over the figures on the paper dressed in those unique and beautiful clothes, a flash of amazement crossing her gaze.

She thought: Miss always said Doctor Gu is a talented and exceptional woman, and indeed it’s true.

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In Jinxiu City, the regretful Jie Family’s Second Young Master, who had already turned green with remorse, once again took the opportunity of a rest day to visit Miss Du.

Accustomed to the pointing and whispering around him, he didn’t mind as long as he could soon see the one he yearned for; he pretended all those who laughed at him didn’t exist.

To him, those people merely added to the ambiance of love and romance.

"Did you see? The Jie Family’s Second Son from Beijing is here to see Miss Du again."

"Yeah, do you think he’s out of his mind? I heard that when Miss Du was their daughter-in-law, he wouldn’t even give her a second glance, his eyes only for that cunning Concubine Du. Now that Miss Du has divorced him and started a new life, he suddenly can’t stay away."

"Exactly. If I may say so, Miss Du probably sees him more often now after leaving the Jie Family than she did while she was living there."

"But what of it? Miss Du doesn’t want to see him at all now."

The affairs of the Jie Family’s inner house had long been a source of gossip over tea and meals. Given Miss Du’s growing reputation in Jinxiu City, the rumors about her also traveled from Beijing to Jinxiu City.

Of course, there were quite a few who spoke behind her back, calling her the Jie Family’s cast-off wife. But there were also many who praised her for daring to divorce, for taking the first breath for women too meek to speak out.

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