bookcurios Chapter 363 Inviting Zhou Huifang to Visit Home
Chapter 363 Inviting Zhou Huifang to Visit Home
Gui'er decided not to interfere in the affairs of Xu Wenjie, Miss Shen and Zhou Huifang, and let them take their own course.
Xu Wenjie went to work at the Military Commission soon after, and he was rarely seen in the bookstore. However, this meant that Zhou Huifang had fewer opportunities to meet him, so she was very depressed.
Gui Er comforted her, saying, "You are still so young and come from such a good family. Are you worried about not finding a good partner in the future? If Xu Wenjie doesn't have a destiny, then let him go."
Zhou Huifang was still unhappy, so Guier invited her to visit the Sha Mansion, thinking that the lady had previously approved of her relationship with Zhou Huifang, so it should be fine.
Sure enough, when Zhou Huifen arrived at the Sha Mansion, the lady was extremely enthusiastic and immediately ordered the maid to serve fruits, snacks and chocolates. Lian Guier was puzzled as to why she didn't know that there were snacks and chocolates in the mansion?
The wife even held Zhou Huifen's hand and said affectionately, "As soon as I saw this child, I felt a strong affinity with him. No matter how I looked at him, he seemed to be close to me. He likes me even more than our own Gui'er."
Guier was so embarrassed that she could dig out a three-bedroom apartment with her toes.
Zhou Huifen was very polite and said lightly: Thank you.
To avoid embarrassment, Gui'er took her to her room. Zhou Huifen saw the medical books Gui'er was reading and asked curiously, "Are you still interested in medicine?"
Guier smiled and said, "When I was in my hometown, I always learned medicine from the doctors in the clinic."
Zhou Huifang was surprised when she heard this and said, "Really? My mother often suffers from back pain and knee pain. If you have time, can you come to my house and help take a look?"
Gui Er had never actually seen anyone before, so she hurriedly said, "I'm still an apprentice. I've never seen anyone before. I've only seen my master see people."
Zhou Huifang said: "It's okay. My mother has had a chronic illness for many years. She has sought medical treatment and medicine for many years but it has never been cured. You can go and see her and try your luck. What if you learn something from your master that is really good and she can be cured?"
Gui Er was actually quite excited about the chance to see a doctor, and she was also curious about Zhou Hui Fang's home. She thought she might see the rumored Director Zhou, so she said, "Okay, I'll find time to go see him. Just don't expect too much from me."
The two were chatting happily when Dingxiang came over and knocked on the door and said, "Miss, the lady wants you to come down for dinner."
Gui'er said to Zhou Huifang, "Let's go eat first."
When Gui'er arrived at the restaurant, she saw that the meal was particularly sumptuous, and Director Wang was also there. Gui'er was very worried that Zhou Huifang would see the relationship between Director Wang and Yulan, so she simply said to Zhou Huifang, "This is my eldest brother's boss."
Then he said to Director Wang, "Uncle Wang, this is my classmate."
Both sides just nodded politely and didn't say anything.
After the meal, Gui'er had no appetite at all. She was particularly worried that Yulan and Director Wang would flirt with each other or something like that. She couldn't afford to lose face.
Fortunately, there were outsiders around, so the two of them were relatively restrained.
After finishing her meal, Zhou Huifang said goodbye.
After she left, Gui'er returned to her room and heard the sound of laughter coming from Yulan's room. Gui'er sighed and was glad that Zhou Huifang had left. Otherwise, if others knew that she had a prostitute at home who seduced government officials, she would feel ashamed in front of her classmates.
A few days later, at the dinner table, Guier heard his wife say with a smile on her face, "I heard that Director Wang's wife passed away in the past two days. Once his wife is gone, our Yulan will be the legitimate wife."
Yulan was also beaming, like a beautiful bride about to get married. She said, "Mother, I have this blessing, all thanks to you. I will never forget your kindness in my life. However, since I am marrying into the Marshal's family as a young lady, it would be unacceptable if I did not have a dowry at all."
The lady was stunned for a moment, and after a long while she stammered, "Oh, well, that's true. We need to plan this carefully."
Gui'er could see that the Madam definitely didn't want to give money, but that was true. Except for Sha Yanyao, the Madam was extremely stingy with all the other children in the Marshal's Mansion, even if they were the Marshal's own flesh and blood, not to mention this nominal adopted daughter who was redeemed from a brothel and used to entertain and win over high-ranking officials.
The next day was Sunday and there was no school. Yulan and Director Wang went out to see a movie. They said they wanted to relax a few days before Director Wang's wife passed away so that they wouldn't be too busy to have time for a date. Guier rolled her eyes when she heard this.
As soon as Yulan was gone, the lady said, "Yulan was right yesterday. I had forgotten that marrying off a daughter will cost money. Where will the money come from?"
As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Song Tingting.
Song Tingting was playing with the silk scarf she had just bought from the department store. She didn't even raise her head, pretending not to hear.
The lady was a little embarrassed and coughed. She said, "You don't need to bring too much jewelry as a dowry. Gui'er has already given Yulan a set of jade jewelry."
Gui'er was a little confused. How did her set of jade jewelry become a gift to Yulan? If she didn't say anything, these things would probably be confirmed. But if she spoke up, the lady would be unhappy and might find fault with her all day long.
Gui'er hesitated for a moment, then said, "Mother, if the jade jewelry is included in Sister Yulan's dowry, how should I explain it to my second brother? Why don't you go and tell him yourself?"
The lady said, "You are usually quite clever, why are you so clueless now? Why don't you just say you don't like it and give it to your sister Yulan?"
Gui'er was really impressed. It seemed that the lady was determined to save money on jewelry and let Yulan take Gui'er's jade jewelry away as a dowry.
She was definitely not happy about it, but it was too ugly to tear it. She still had to go to school here in the future. Besides, Sha Yanyao was good to her after all and also subsidized her monthly allowance. Guier glanced at Sha Yanyao and said nothing more.
Sha Yanyao wasn't as shameless as his mother after all. He frowned and said, "Mother, let's buy Yulan a few new sets of gold and silver jewelry. We should return the jade jewelry to my sister. Otherwise, it will be difficult for my sister to explain to my second brother about such valuable jewelry."
The lady sighed and said, "But that jade jewelry is so valuable, it's worth several sets of gold and silver jewelry. I thought if she took that set of jewelry with her, then we could save some money on the dowry. At most, she could give her a few dozen silver dollars. She's a prostitute, but she's been adopted by us and married into a good family. What else do you want?"