stingy landlady

Chapter 240 Supporting Gui Hong (2)

Young Master Du remained as carefree and irresponsible as ever.

"Wang Guihong! This meal! I will definitely eat it. As for the fear of gossip, I always come in when no one is paying attention!"

Hehe! As for the Zhou family, with whom you're engaged, they've sent people to keep a close eye on you. That's beyond my control, unless you don't care. Should I get some of the Zhou family's servants to cause a scene too?

Young Master Du made sarcastic remarks in a way that was clearly meant to be punched.

Gui Hong rolled her eyes and asked:

"Young Master Du! Who are you? Why are you targeting a nobody like me? I don't think I'm good-looking, and I don't know how to talk to people!"

"Young Master Du! What have I done to offend you? Tell me, and I'll change!"

Young Master Du doesn't play by the rules:

"Wang Guihong! I consider you a friend, how could you hurt my feelings like this!"

"Sigh! We're both alone in this county town, we're in the same boat now, we have to stick together for warmth! We can't fall apart, if someone bullies you, I'll have nowhere to eat!"

Gui Hong thought this man was completely unyielding, and, still fuming, she said no more. But then, Young Master Du spoke up again:

"Wang Guihong! I know you're worried about what people will say about the Zhou family. Let me tell you, if you really marry into the Zhou family, they'll be a complete disaster!"

Guihong understood perfectly well, but what could she do now that the engagement was already finalized? Even though Madam Zhou had made it very clear, had the nanny reprimand her, and now even sent someone to keep a close watch on her—wasn't she just trying to find fault with Guihong?

Gui Hong now hopes that the Zhou family will take the initiative to break off the engagement.

"Young Master Du! I never thought about getting married before, but now that the engagement is arranged, I naturally hope to make it a happy marriage!"

Alas! I have no choice in the matter at hand. Whether I marry or break off the engagement, it's all my fate!

"Wang Guihong, don't look so down! This isn't like you!"

Don't worry! I'm not married yet. If you really get dumped because of me, I... well, I'll take full responsibility!

"At worst, I'll just marry you!"

Gui Hong was so angry she wanted to hit someone.

"Hey! Who do you think you are? I'm already engaged, and what are you doing! You keep calling yourself a friend, but you're secretly hoping I'll actually get dumped! Once a woman's engagement is broken off, won't her reputation be ruined too?"

Now you're making sarcastic remarks! You even said that if I really get dumped, you wouldn't mind? Oh! So you mean I'm determined to marry you?

You know, my engagement with Young Master Zhou is still valid! What kind of person is this?!

"Hey! Wang Guihong! That's the kind of energy a person should have! That's what makes life interesting! What do you want to eat tomorrow? I'll have Du Teng go buy it!"

There are many wild vegetables for sale in the market now, do you like to eat them?

"Eat! I love eating wild aralia shoots! Go find some tomorrow! Why not eat something delicious!"

After leaving the Beauty Quarter, the servant Du Teng asked Young Master Du:

"Young master! Don't make promises you can't keep! If Manager Wang's engagement is broken off, the master and mistress won't let you marry a country girl!"

If I can't do it by then, young master will have broken his promise!

Young Master Du said coldly:

"I'm not bragging! If I really manage to get a wife, your master and mistress will be burning incense and praying to Buddha!"

"Young Master! But this is not a suitable match!"

"What does 'marrying someone of equal social standing' even mean? If it were truly a matter of equal social standing, who would be willing to marry your young master like me!"

Then your husband and wife can just wait and see their precious son remain a bachelor for life!

Du Teng dared not say more.

The county magistrate's wife and Madam Zheng were also discussing Gui Hong.

"Sister! This Wang Guihong is so ungrateful! You've already said all that, and she's still acting all high and mighty, not even taking the opportunity to become your adopted sister!"

"Sister-in-law! You don't understand! If Wang Guihong uses your words to acknowledge me as her god-sister, then your sister will really be in a difficult position!"

Mrs. Zheng asked in surprise:

"Sister! Why do you say that?"

"Sister-in-law! You can't just marry into any family! Especially not the families of officials. You never know if the person you marry into will be good or bad in the future!"

As the saying goes, fortunes change every thirty years. Gui Hong's backer is very powerful today, but can they maintain that power forever?

We neither offend her nor become too close to her. So that even if she later becomes related to a high-ranking official, we won't make things difficult for her!

Even if she has a hard time in the future, we won't be implicated! Sister-in-law! People like this! If there's no deep brotherly love, how can there be any sisterly affection?

If it weren't for my good-for-nothing brother, why would I, your sister, have bothered to make this trip? If it weren't for fear that those vixens of your brother-in-law, the county magistrate, would try to sabotage me, why would I have bothered coming here at all!

well! "

Madam Zheng hurriedly and carefully tried to please the county magistrate's wife, but in her heart she felt helpless about her domineering husband!

After arranging her affairs, Guizhi went to the county town to visit Guihong. Upon seeing each other, the two sisters embraced Guizhi and wept bitterly!

Guizhi could only wait until her sister had finished crying and calmed down before she could carefully examine Guihong!

Gui Hong has grown taller and more slender, with fair and delicate skin, radiating youthful beauty. A beautiful young woman like her doesn't need any special makeup; she's already captivating even without it!

It's already difficult enough for a woman these days, but Guihong is just a teenage girl with no elders to support her; she relies entirely on her passion.

"Third sister! Second sister shouldn't have gotten engaged so early! This marriage is not a good match, it's probably going to fall through!"

Third sister! I've thought about it for a long time. We sisters don't have any brothers to support us. We girls have to grit our teeth and venture out into the world!

If we had an older brother, maybe things would be easier for us sisters! But that's just wishful thinking!

Third sister! If the Zhou family cancels the engagement, second sister doesn't want to marry again!

Marriage is too restrictive and prevents one from doing as they please. If all else fails, Second Sister, you could find a husband who lives with you in your family. At least then, I, your second sister, can make the decisions. You won't have to live under someone else's thumb!

"Second sister, how little confidence do you have in marrying into the Zhou family? How do you know the Zhou family wants to break off the engagement?"

"Third Sister! At first, Madam Zhou looked down on me because I came from a humble family and didn't know the proper etiquette. She specially hired a matron to teach me the rules and precepts for women! She even told me that after marriage, I should never leave the house!"

Gui Hong became increasingly angry as she spoke:

"Third Sister! Tell me, what kind of family is this? I went to Young Master Zhou to ask him to break off the engagement, but he refused. Instead, he sent the nanny back!"

But his family went even further, hiring servants to spy on me. Whenever a man comes to visit or does anything, they have to interrogate me to find out who he is! We're not even married yet, and I'm already being watched like this!

If we got married, I bet they'd lock me up! Being a daughter-in-law in the Zhou family is really tough! Looks like my personality isn't suited for it either! That would drive me crazy!