The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 291 - 295 - : The Struggle in the Rear Residence (21)

Chapter 291: 295 Chapter: The Struggle in the Rear Residence (21)

Zhu Liusha and her party sat down in the hall, and a sharp shop assistant stayed by her side.

The humorous and witty words of the shop assistant eased the unsmiling expression of Zhu Liusha.

"Madam, this row contains all the most popular styles in the city this year, most suitable for young ladies to wear."

The shop assistant pointed to a row of wooden display boxes on the table, introducing them to Zhu Liusha.

The pearl hairpins inside were very exquisite and beautiful. Su Xue was very pleased and eagerly looked at her mother.

But Zhu Liusha always felt that there was still something lacking about the pearl hairpins in front of her.

She pinched a hairpin inlaid with pearls, meticulously examining it in front of her eyes, then turned her head to the young shop assistant, "Is this all you have in your shop?"

"Bring out the better ones for me to see as well; the price is not an issue."

"After all, this is a well-known time-honored silver shop in the Capital."

At this moment, the shop assistant showed an awkward smile and said, "Have Madam and Miss disliked all of these designs?"

Zhu Liusha put down the pearl hairpin in her hand and looked straight at him, "What’s the matter, is it inconvenient here, or do you look down on our Duke Ying Mansion?"

Rumors about Duke Ying Mansion were rife throughout the city, and the young shop assistant naturally knew the stance and background of the Duchess of England, feeling a slight disdain internally, but he still kept a smile externally.

Even if the Duchess of England was not palatable, she was not someone this young shop assistant could afford to offend.

With a flushed face and trying to please, the shop assistant bowed again and apologized, "Madam, it is not that I do not want to display better pearl hairpins, but it is just really unfortunate..."

"Today, another honorable customer visited the shop first, they are also selecting now, and the manager is accompanying them upstairs..."

Hearing what the shop assistant said like that, Zhu Liusha already extinguished her confrontational mindset, and was just about to stand up to leave with her children.

Since it was a coincidence, coming on another day would be the same.

Mainly, the honorable customer mentioned by the shop assistant was also currently in a situation where she was not suited to start a dispute.

Little did she know, her normally silent young son Su Ming would suddenly burst out.

"Looking down on us like we’re lowly, why should they choose first? Are you looking down on our Duke Ying Mansion?" Su Ming stuck out his neck like an angry little lion, roaring discontentedly.

The shop assistant helplessly explained again, "It really isn’t that we are unwilling, it’s just..."

Su Ming directly rushed towards the staircase, "I want to see who is so important that even the manager has to accompany them in selecting."

Zhu Liusha had a bad feeling, but with her delicate stature, how could she stop a vigorous young man?

Fortunately, the shop assistant in the store was reliable, standing up tall, his hand lightly moving, he managed to block him, no matter how hard Su Ming tried, he just couldn’t break through his defense.

This skinny and short shop assistant turned out to also be a martial artist.

Seeing Su Ming still causing trouble, Zhu Liusha reprimanded with a headache, "Su Ming, don’t embarrass us in public."

Su Ming felt very aggrieved, tilting his head and refusing to admit his mistake, "Why do they all look down on us?"

Suddenly, Zhu Liusha realized she had recently been so immersed in her worries that she had utterly neglected her younger son.

Unlike the female members of the family, who could shrink within the mansion walls pretending not to hear the rumors outside.

Who would have thought that the recent troubles at the Duke Ying Mansion would have such a big impact and hurt him so much?

Su Xue foolishly fiddled with her fingers, looking at her mother, then at her brother, not sure what to do.

The incessant noise downstairs was heard all the way up to the second floor.

The shopkeeper bowed with an apologetic air to the two ladies in front of him. "I am truly sorry; I will go down and take care of it immediately."

Gai Yinyin still couldn’t let go of the hairpin in her hand, and she kept touching the string of bead bracelets, completely unaffected by the drama unfolding downstairs.

Su Li’s sharp ears caught the words "Duke Ying Mansion."

She waved her hand, "It’s okay... We’ve been out for a while anyway, let’s call it a day."

"Shopkeeper, please wrap all these up and send them to the Ancient Mansion."

The shopkeeper’s eyes lit up, and he smiled so broadly that his mouth couldn’t close.

These items were not few in number and were all among the best of the best in the store, quite valuable.

Having made such a big sale, the shopkeeper was extremely happy, and he was exceedingly polite to Su Li, who was generous with her money.

Gai Yinyin muttered a few words, "It’s a bit too much, there’s already plenty at home, no need for such extravagance."

Su Li raised an eyebrow, "You don’t like it?"

"I do like them, but..."

"That’s settled then, as long as you like them."

Seeing her daughter’s insistence, Gai Yinyin quickly stopped worrying and hid in a corner, chattering joyously like a happy little mouse.

When Su Li and Gai Yinyin came downstairs, Zhu Liusha and her group had yet to leave, and Su Ming was still entangled with the clerk.

At first, Zhu Liusha was trying to calm things down, but she suddenly fell silent upon seeing the people slowly descending from upstairs.

About Su Shi’s former Madam, she had secretly observed her before entering the mansion.

Back then, she couldn’t help feeling a bit proud; Gai Yinyin couldn’t compare to her at all.

Such a naïve woman, exuding foolishness, would definitely not sway Su Shi’s heart.

Once, she had watched Gai Yinyin being kicked out of the house with a look of superior sympathy and pity, but now...

Her most embarrassed appearance was exposed in front of the woman she least wanted to face.

The other woman still looked naïve; the hardships of life hadn’t eroded her at all, much like the afternoon years ago when she herself walked out of Chu Building, and hid behind the big tree outside the Duke Ying Mansion.

She vividly remembered her feelings of jealousy and discontent back then.

Gai Yinyin was elegantly dressed, not lacking in richness, even the light purple pearl on the tip of her embroidered shoe, which was rare and sought after, was merely used by her to decorate the surface of her shoes.

Zhu Liusha touched her eye corners, that despite proper care, showed wrinkles, feeling a surge of bitterness in her heart.

Standing face to face with Gai Yinyin, she looked almost like a different generation.

If Lord of the Duke Mansion could see her now, she wondered if he, too, might feel a sense of regret.

"Are you the ’noble’ the clerk was talking about?" Su Ming raised his neck and spoke discontentedly.

This was, after all, the first-time Su Li met Su Shi’s children.

"Ah Ming, do not speak to your sister like that." Zhu Liusha scolded Su Ming and then looked at Su Li with an extremely gentle gaze, truly the portrait of an elder.

Su Li smiled faintly, but her eyes were utterly devoid of warmth.

This Madam of the Duke Mansion really knew how to irritate a person.

Noticing Gai Yinyin’s puzzled look, Su Li instinctively explained, "Mother, you might not have seen her before, this is the Duchess of Duke Ying."

Su Li spoke again, "But Madam, you seem to have mistaken something."

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