Yun Qiao drank half a glass of orange water and exhaled a breath of cold air: "When are you going to fulfill your promise?"
"How about tomorrow? If I don't need you for one day, I will need you for eighteen hours." Cheng Li gently tilted his head.
Yun Qiao: "I'm willing to admit defeat. What time does it start?"
"Tomorrow morning at six o'clock." Cheng Lida said.
Yun Qiao: "..."
She is really promising enough to get up early to pay off her gambling debts. However, she is the creditor and the time is determined by him, so Yun Qiao has no complaints.
Cheng Li continued: "I'll drive to the entrance of Xi Mansion. You can come out on time at six o'clock. I'll take you back at twelve o'clock in the evening."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Okay."
Sweating profusely, Yun Qiao took a shower at Qian's house, changed into her own clothes, had lunch, and returned to Xi Mansion in the middle of the afternoon.
When she came back, she saw that the card table was open in the restaurant, and several female members of the Xi family were playing cards with Du Xiaoqin, including the very annoying fifth wife.
"Yun Qiao is back. Where have you been all day?" Mrs. Wu greeted from afar.
Those who knew, she was chatting; those who didn't know, thought she was asking questions.
The fifth wife is more annoying than Du Xiaoqin.
Yun Qiao has noticed that wealthy families attach great importance to the marriage of their legitimate son, and carefully select the woman's character, personality, and family background; while the marriage of a common son is casual, and it's almost done.
During the more than half a year of her stay at the Xi family, she found that the governor's wife had no choice as either the eldest sister-in-law or the first lady; the mistress chosen for the second house was originally Liu Fangjing, who was said to be smart and elegant, but later something happened and she temporarily used Liu Yujing as the hostess.
I have always been dissatisfied, but the second lady seems to be doing well on the surface.
Needless to say, these two ladies are dignified, sociable, and respect their status, so they will not bring discredit to the Xi family.
The ladies in the other houses are just ordinary people, no better than the wives of squire families.
The third wife is weak, Du Xiaoqin is selfish and greedy, the fifth wife loves to gossip, and the sixth wife is addicted to listening to operas. Anyway, they are not very good at it.
Yun Qiao approached, leaned on the back of Mrs. Fifth's chair, and greeted everyone at the card table: "I'm going shopping."
"Are you alone?" Mrs. Wu smiled again, "Next time I have an appointment with your sisters and we can go shopping together."
The fifth wife also heard that Yun Qiao donated 100,000 yuan, and secretly guessed that Master Qi had generously subsidized Yun Qiao, so she was willing to let her daughters accompany Yun Qiao shopping.
Yun Qiao nodded: "Okay, let's go together next time, there will be more people and it will be lively."
She was polite and courteous, and in Du Xiaoqin's opinion, she was able to stand on the stage. It was rare that she didn't find fault and even answered a few words.
Yun Qiao had only stood still for five minutes when Xi Rong from Master Qi arrived.
"...Master Qi invites you." Xi Rong said.
The women at the card table pursed their lips and smiled, or made some jokes and told Yun Qiao to go quickly.
In front of Du Xiaoqin, they complimented Yun Qiao on how beautiful she was, how she could win over people's hearts, and how she could be favored by the Seventh Master. But behind their backs, they said it in a very ugly way, calling Yun Qiao a thin horse bred by Du Xiaoqin, aiming for the Seventh Master's share of the family.
Industry.
Yun Qiao knew that gossip was flying everywhere, but she didn't care. She didn't show anything on her face and just said to Du Xiaoqin: "Mom, I'll go over first. I might have dinner at Uncle Qi's place."
Du Xiaoqin: "Go."
Yun Qiao left, and everyone was still talking about her. Du Xiaoqin was very proud, as if Xi Lanting had already obtained his share of the family property, which was very light.
When he arrived at Xi Lanting's side, Yun Qiao asked him what was going on.
He lazily said, "I have to change the dressing today. You go with me."
Yun Qiao said hello.
Sitting in the car, Xi Lanting asked her: "Who did you meet today?"
Yun Qiao said truthfully: "I went to see Brother Cheng."