"Don't be afraid!" Facing Mrs. Zhou, Chu Yunli was more patient than others: "I have a clear conscience, he is not that kind of person. People who see it this way have abnormal brains. With such abnormal brains,
No need to say more."
Mrs. Zhou sighed: "There are so many idle people in this world who don't do serious business and only focus on other people's romantic affairs."
Chu Yunli was curious: "Did someone say anything?"
Mrs. Zhou shook her head, "It hasn't reached their ears yet. But it will definitely happen in the future."
In fact, Mrs. Zhou's worries were not groundless. Just two days after the shipment of the goods, Mrs. Chang often visited the main house.
Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Ai came to the door.
Mrs. Ai is in her forties this year, with a dignified look on her face. When she found Chu Yunli, she was in her makeup shop. When she heard that someone was coming, she didn't think much about it: "Please come in."
In the previous years, because of her status and because Zuo Yucui was always busy, she didn't get along much with Mrs. Ai. I only remember that she was a very dignified person.
Mrs. Ai smelled various aromas as soon as she entered the room. These aromas seemed quite elegant when smelled alone, but when they were all put together, they were a bit boring. She frowned: "Dr. Zuo, I have something to tell you.
Can you take a moment to talk?" She looked at the sky and said, "I'll treat you to tea. The snacks in the building opposite are pretty good."
Chu Yunli put down what she was doing.
The two of them chatted and went out. When they arrived at the teahouse, Chu Yunli could already tell that Mrs. Ai seemed unhappy, and there was a hint of thorn in her words.
"I didn't expect that Aunt Zuo would suddenly become the owner of so many shops. At first, I thought you didn't seem like a woman who was willing to stay in the backyard. Now it seems that it is indeed true. Third brother is so honest."
To say that Ai Huaming is honest is to say that Zuo Yucui is dishonest.
Chu Yunli made a serious face: "Madam, what do you mean?"
"Tell the truth, what's the point?" Mrs. Ai poured a cup of tea by herself and said with a faint smile: "I have lived half my life and have seen many things. If a woman wants to succeed, there are actually many shortcuts.
Let's go. Zuo Dongjia, you fought with the third brother and got what you wanted. I want to advise you not to push yourself too far. If you reach out and touch some people you shouldn't touch... someone will chop off your claws.
"
Chu Yunli looked serious: "Madam seems to have some misunderstandings about me, but I don't think I have done anything inappropriate. Please speak frankly. Madam, I don't like those roundabout people. Madam, feel free to express your suspicions."
, I will explain if I can. If Madam can't understand, it means we can't talk together, so don't sit together and block each other as soon as possible."
Mrs. Ai's face darkened: "Don't pretend you don't understand!"
In fact, it is not difficult to tell from Mrs. Ai's words that she does not like the association between Patriarch Ai and Chu Yunli.
But except for business, the two of them had never communicated secretly. If they were talking about business, it was between the steward and the steward. Since Chu Yunli left Ai Mansion, the two of them had not met each other.
Under such circumstances, it is pure nonsense to say that there is any affection between the two.
Mrs. Ai came directly to warn... In the final analysis, she still didn't take Chu Yunli seriously, so she acted so wantonly.
Chu Yunli was curious: "Where did Madam hear these gossips? Even if you don't believe me, you should believe in your own man!"
Mrs. Ai's face was not very good: "Of course I trust my master, but some people are shameless, so I have no choice but to do it myself..."
Chu Yunli interrupted her rudely: "Who is talking to you?"
Mrs. Ai lost her patience and stood up and said: "You don't have to worry about this. Anyway, people don't tell secret stories. You stay away from my master in the future, otherwise I won't let you go."
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and went outside.
Chu Yunli got angry, so she also got up and walked out angrily. Her feet were so fast that she even went out before Mrs. Ai, and loudly ordered: "Prepare the carriage, I'm going to Ai Mansion."
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Ai frowned: "Are you going to complain to my master?"
"Madam, you are overthinking it. I am going to teach her a lesson for saying bad things about me behind my back." Chu Yunli said this and hurriedly went downstairs.
Mrs. Ai chased after her and saw that the carriage had disappeared at the end of the street.
Zuo Yucui has been doing business in recent years, and there are several businessmen and businessmen who she dislikes each other, but they will never cause trouble for each other in these matters. The only ones who can do such dirty things are Ai Liyang and his wife.
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Mrs. Ai came to her door to say these words. It was not painful for Chu Yunli, but it affected her mood. How could she let them off lightly?
When Chu Yunli's carriage stopped, she immediately jumped out, went directly to the concierge, and said, "Is your fifth lady here?"
The concierge was a little nervous when he saw that she was approaching fiercely: "Auntie... my boss, Rong Xiao went to report it."
Chu Yunli nodded: "Tell her, if she doesn't show up here within a quarter of an hour, we will meet in court."
The concierge didn't think she was a joke, so he didn't dare to neglect her for a moment and hurried to the third room.
When Mrs. Chang heard this, she almost exploded with anger.
For just one thing, both families had given so many benefits, but the woman Zuo Yucui accepted it before she even saw it. Do you think you have to be threatened by her for the rest of your life?
Mrs. Chang was extremely angry, but this was indeed a real clue. No matter how angry she felt, she had to go to the door. Halfway through, she met Ai Liyang, who had rushed over after hearing the news.
Both husband and wife looked bad, and Ailiyang was furious: "I'll go with you, she's already out. If she wants to come in again, it's just a daydream."
In less than a quarter of an hour, the couple had already arrived.
Chang's face was full of anger: "What do you want from me?"
Chu Yunli took a step forward without saying a word, but raised her hand and slapped her.
Even though Mrs. Chang realized something was wrong and hurriedly hid, she still couldn't escape completely. Half of her face was hit by a slap, and burning pain immediately came. She covered her face with her hands and asked with wide eyes: "How dare you hit me?"
I?"
"You are the one who is being beaten!" As Chu Yunli spoke, he took out a ruler from his sleeve: "Instigating dissension and deliberately ruining my reputation." She grabbed Chang's collar and hit her with the ruler.
There was only a "pop" sound on his mouth, and Chang had already screamed.
She glared at the person in front of her with disbelief on her face.
Zuo Yucui, a woman from a humble background, came to her door to settle a score. It was already surprising. Unexpectedly, she dared to beat her. And in front of so many people... Did Zuo Yucui not want to live?
Ai Liyang was shocked by this turn of events. After he realized what had happened, he hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two of them. But just as he stretched out his hand, he felt a pain in his stomach. He could no longer care about anything else and just bent down to cover his stomach.
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"You're even going to hit me?"
"You bastards deserve to be beaten to death." Chu Yunli threw Chang away fiercely, knocking her against the door and bouncing back to the ground.
With such a big movement, people passing by stopped. Many servants from the Ai Mansion rushed over, and some guards came with sticks and other objects to cheer. They only waited for the master's order to come forward and take the people.
When Mrs. Ai rushed back, she saw such a messy situation.
She was confused and hurriedly stepped forward and ordered: "Hurry and pull them away. Are you all stupid?"
A group of people swarmed up, and Chu Yunli shook off the people who came to pull her away: "Stand away! Don't touch me!"
As the wife of the housekeeper, Mrs. Ai felt a little uneasy when she saw that the matter was so big. Let's put it this way, regarding the business between her husband and Zuo Yucui, she suspected that there was more than just business between them, but this
This matter is just her suspicion and cannot be made explicit.
If she really pulls it out, Zuo Yucui will certainly be embarrassed, but her husband's reputation will also be affected.
Before she went to find someone, she felt that Zuo Yucui had something in her heart. Even if she threatened her, she would not dare to make a fuss about it. Even if Zuo Yucui didn't have those thoughts, she, as a woman, could only live with this grievance.
I'll accept it. I never thought that Zuo Yucui would knock on the door without caring.
"Dr. Zuo, if you have anything to say, let's go in and talk!"
Chu Yunli looked back at her with cold eyes: "There is nothing to say between us. If you hadn't come to find me, I would never have entered the Ai Mansion again in my next life. Also, what I want to say has been said. This is it.
leave."
Mrs. Ai was speechless.
Chu Yunli turned back and looked at Mrs. Chang: "If you dare to speak ill of me behind my back again, I will come and slap you in the mouth. If your parents don't teach you a lesson, I won't bear it."
She snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Ai Liyang screamed: "Stop her! She comes to beat someone and wants to escape unscathed. People who don't know think that Ai Mansion is easy to bully..."
Mrs. Ai felt a little guilty. If her master knew about this matter, she would probably be blamed. She immediately said: "Let Zuo Dong's family leave."
"No!" Mrs. Chang's face was swollen, half of her face was swollen, her lips were swollen, and she was so angry that she burst into tears: "Why do you protect her? What does Ai Mansion's face mean? You have to endure it even if the door is closed?"
The head of the Ai family came back early today for the rare time. As soon as the carriage turned the corner, he saw a lot of people surrounding the door of his house from a distance. He asked doubtfully: "What are you doing?"
The driver glanced at his wife and shook his head: "It seems like someone came to make trouble."
"Hurry up." Patriarch Ai urged.
Ai Mansion has been passed down for hundreds of years and is considered prestigious in this city. Who dares to embarrass him?
Arriving soon, the head of the Ai family saw his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Ai Liyang. There were many people watching the excitement, and all of them stared at Zuo Yucui fiercely.
"How is this going?"
Mrs. Ai stiffened slightly when she heard the man's voice: "Master, why are you back so early today?"
The head of the Ai family has always respected his wife, so he softened his expression and said: "It's late. What are you doing? The Zuo Dong family is here, why don't you invite them in?" At this point, his tone was slightly reproachful: "I have something to say.
Go in and say, what does it look like to be surrounded by people at the door?"
Mrs. Ai is a little aggrieved. Was it because she didn't invite me?
It was Zuo Yucui who didn't want to come in at all, so she just wanted to cause trouble at the door!
But when this matter was really investigated, she was also at fault. Mrs. Ai was a little panicked, thinking about how to get rid of this matter.
Chu Yunli was the first to speak: "Master Ai, you just ordered a batch of goods from me, but they spread the word that there was something unclear between the two of us, and even asked Mrs. Ai to come to the door and warn me to behave myself. If I walked in
, maybe tomorrow someone will spread the news that I will be your concubine... I don't have a good reputation to begin with, and I really can't afford to be hurt. I don't dare to enter your door."
When the head of the Ai family heard what she said, his face suddenly turned ugly: "Who is spreading the news?" He looked at his wife again: "Have you gone to find Zuo Dong's family?"
Mrs. Ai reluctantly explained: "It's Shuyao. She has a good sense of what she said. No matter how capable Zuodong's family is, she is already a married woman, especially when she was the concubine of the third brother. Putting you two together...
...It's hard to say or nice to say! I know that the master is usually busy with affairs and can't take care of these small things. That's why I came to her door to discuss with her that you should distance yourself from each other..."
Chu Yunli interrupted her and said: "Madam, you are not negotiating. I have lived for so long, have been doing business outside for many years, and have dealt with so many people, so I still understand what you are saying. You are obviously talking about me.
I'm seducing Mr. Ai... In front of so many people today, I can swear to God. From now on, I will never visit the door of Ai Mansion again. So, can you rest assured?"
If she said it in front of so many people, there would be no turning back. Mrs. Ai could really rest assured, but...she didn't dare to look at the man's face.
The head of the Ai family rubbed his eyebrows: "Madam, this junior is not sensible, so you are also fooling around. Are you trying to make me mad?"
"I...I am also thinking about you." Mrs. Ai emphasized: "There are so many women around you, I don't care about one or two more. But the Zuodong family is really bad..."
The head of the Ai family couldn't bear it anymore: "Who said I have such thoughts about her? Madam, you are also a smart person, not a fool who easily trusts others, but you still come to warn people, do you think she is easy to bully, or do you think she is easy to bully?
Don’t you dare to argue with our family?”
Actually there are.
The two had been married for many years and knew each other quite well. Mrs. Ai knew that she could not hide her thoughts from the man. But being scolded by the man in front of so many people made her feel particularly embarrassed, and her eyes were red with grievance.
Chu Yunli was already walking out.
The head of the Ai family said hurriedly: "Dong Zuo's family will stay."
Chu Yunli didn't even look back: "I don't think there is any need for us to talk. If Mr. Ai is still polite to me, I don't know what outsiders are going to do. When the time comes, Madam will come to find fault with me again. I
There are so many things to do all day long, and I am so busy from morning to night that I have no time to eat, and I really don’t have time to deal with them!”
Mrs. Chang stepped forward and screamed: "We can't let her go, she even beats people!"
"Shut up." The head of the Ai family particularly dislikes this niece-in-law. Before, he didn't pay much attention to the kind of person his third brother chose as his daughter-in-law. Anyway, she is not the eldest daughter-in-law. Even if she is ignorant, it won't hinder anything. But.
Now, he felt that he was wrong.
When marrying a wife, one still has to look at her character.
"In my life, I hate people who attack my family the most. You and your wife have already violated the law before, and now you come here to instigate my wife to bully a weak woman. It is too much." Patriarch Ai looked at the uneasy young couple and said, "Chang
Shi, ask your parents to come over and we have to discuss this matter carefully. If you don’t plan to change, then our Ai Mansion won’t dare to keep you.”
The implication was that he wanted to put the person out of the house.
This is completely different from when he said he wanted to divorce his wife in the Sanfang courtyard. The person who spoke was the head of the family.
If he made up his mind to divorce her, and if Ailiyang and his son stopped him, they might both be expelled from the family tree.
The Ai Mansion is a big clan. Even though there are not many masters in the mansion, there are still many clansmen in the surrounding area. No matter who they are, if they are really expelled from the family tree, they will definitely be despised.
Chang's face, which was red and swollen just now, was pale except for the injured area.
The Chang family couple got the news and hurried over, thinking it was a business matter. Generally, after two families become in-laws, they will do some business together, but the Ai Mansion has never mentioned this matter before. The Chang family has various plans.
, but there was no chance to mention it.
The two of them arrived and chatted with the head of the Ai family. After saying a few words, they realized something was wrong.
It doesn't look like she's going to do business. It looks like her daughter has made a mistake again.
Sure enough, after a few people sat down, the head of the Ai family told everything about Chang Shuyao's recent actions: "You raised your daughter like this, but you dare to marry her to my Ai family. I think you don't want to get married, but run away."
Came here to make enemies."
Mr. Chang: "..." These words are too unpleasant to hear.
My daughter is somewhat spoiled, but not to the point of becoming enemies.
"Uncle, this is too much!"
Even if the two families get married, it is a high achievement, but it does not mean that they will sink into the dust.
"It seems that you are not wrong. In this case, I will not waste my efforts. You can take her back today!" He waved his hand: "After your daughter came here, a lot of things happened in the family, all related to her.
You don't want to scold her, but you still protect her... I finally understand that she is like this because you doted on her."
Chang's face changed.
No matter how favored he is, no matter how well-born he is, as long as he is divorced and goes home, he will never have a good reputation or a good marriage. Especially, although Ai Liyang is not very capable, he is really good to her and can be considered a good person.
Thinking of him, she immediately stretched out her hand and pulled it.
Ai Liyang immediately said: "Uncle, my wife is not to blame for what happened this time."
"Then who's to blame?" The head of the Ai family smiled half-heartedly: "I can't tell that you are still a lover. Unfortunately, you can't carry it clearly, and your eyes seem to be blind. If you can't let her go, get out with her. Maybe, you
You can go to Chang Mansion to get married."
Ai Liyang: "..."
He had never thought about completely breaking away from his family. Seeing that his uncle was not a joke, he did not dare to say anything anymore.
The head of the Ai family was very satisfied with his nephew's knowledge and interest: "Come, let's see the guests off!"
The three Chang family members were half-invited and half-sent to the door.
Ms. Chang's tears hadn't stopped since she started, and when she saw the door closing behind her, she went from sobbing to bursting into tears.
"Stop howling. If I had known this today, why would I do it in the first place?" Whenever Chang's mother thought about her daughter being divorced by her husband's family, she would feel agitated and speak rudely.
Mrs. Chang was also in a bad mood: "It was clearly your idea at the beginning, so I quickly convinced Zuo Yucui, and now it's all the blame on me. How can anyone be a parent like you?"
Mr. Chang couldn't bear it anymore and scolded: "This is on the street. What does it look like to cry and cry? Are you afraid that others won't know that there are jokes in our family?"
Being scolded by her father, Chang Shuyao did not dare to speak again, and she did not even dare to cry too loudly. She only covered her mouth with a handkerchief and continued to sob.
Mrs. Chang was so angry that she turned the carriage around and went directly to the yard where Zuo Yucui now lives.
Chu Yunli was not surprised at all when she saw the Chang family outside. She had no intention of inviting anyone in, so she simply blocked the door herself: "If you have anything to say, let's talk here."
Mr. Chang looked at her coldly: "At the beginning, you said that after we got the shop, the grudges between us would be wiped out, but what are you doing today? Don't keep your words. Are you really not afraid of me?"
"That was a clean slate of past grudges. This time, your daughter deliberately made trouble for me and made me unhappy." Chu Yunli's expression was colder than his: "Since she did it, don't blame me for coming to her door."
Having said this, she looked at the mother and daughter over there and said: "Chang Shuyao, you'd better not make trouble for me again. Otherwise, it will only be worse than now."
Chang Shuyao stared at her fiercely.
Chu Yunli grabbed the wooden stick at the door: "If you look again, I will dig out your eyes!"
Her tone was harsh and stern, and her hand movements were fierce, as if she wanted to beat the person to death.
Chang Shuyao had never seen such a battle since she was a child, especially since she had been beaten by this woman. At this time, she felt her cheeks hurt again. She was immediately frightened and hurriedly hid behind her mother.
Mrs. Chang looked at the ferocious Chu Yunli and was very nervous. She was so scared that she swallowed her saliva: "This is against the law."
Chu Yunli seemed to have heard a big joke: "Then let's go together and see who has the heavier crime!"
Mrs. Chang: “…” I don’t dare to go!
I really can't afford to offend him.
If she continued talking, it would only make her heart more and more congested, so she tugged at the man beside her.
"Master, there is something going on at home. Shuyao is so sad that she can hardly stand anymore. Let's go home."
Mr. Chang didn't want to come at first, but his wife insisted on coming. Now that he has been hindered and has not received any benefits, he is also a little irritated: "I can't tell you to come, you insist on coming."
Chu Yunli answered: "Isn't that right? It's getting late and I'm ready to take a rest. You still want to disturb me. It's really not the way to be a guest."
Mr. Chang: "..."
He didn't really like what his wife did, but still, his wife was his, and he could only reprimand her, no one else could say anything.
"None of your business!"
Chu Yunli was not to be outdone: "If they don't come to me, of course it has nothing to do with me, but you are all here! I am the boss. I can say whatever I want. If you don't like to hear it, get out!"
Mr. Chang: "..." Too arrogant.
He raised his hand to hit someone, but the next moment, he felt a pain in his shoulder, his body was unsteady, and he couldn't control himself and stepped back, then hit the wall and fell to the ground.