HCB Chapter 254: The Smell of Money
Chapter 254: The Smell of Money
Lan Ling concluded, "It must be the other Madam Du, Du Mei!"
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something.
"You mean General Li's mother, Madam Du?"
"Yes, she's the elder sister of today's birthday girl, Madam Du Jing."
Sure enough, a moment later, the two old ladies Du came in, supporting each other.
Because Su Xiaoxiao and Lan Ling were far away, they couldn't see the appearance of Mrs. Du Mei clearly.
Due to the disparity in their status, Su Xiaoxiao, Lan Ling and Old Madam Du Mei could not communicate, so they found a relatively secluded pavilion to sit in, planning to chat while eating.
Lan Ling had just sat down when he accidentally glanced and saw an acquaintance.
It was rare to meet an acquaintance in Linzhou Prefecture whom she didn't dislike.
Just then, the other party saw her. With a smile on her face, she said to Su Xiaoxiao, "There are two acquaintances over there. I'll go say hello to them. Sister, please sit here and wait for me for a while!"
"Okay, go ahead!"
During this time, other guests came and walked around in the pavilion. Su Xiaoxiao didn't know any of them, so she just sat there and ate.
Suddenly, a voice came into my ears.
"You useless thing, you can't even do such a small thing. How can I take a fool like you out? It's so embarrassing!"
Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw a young lady in luxurious clothes scolding a maid beside her.
The maid lowered her head, fearing that she would do something wrong and make her master unhappy again.
"It's all my fault, please calm down, young lady!"
The young lady was domineering and raised her hand to hit someone.
Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but be amazed.
Young ladies from wealthy families have bad tempers.
I don’t know who this person is from?
Little did they know that she was General Li’s niece and Madam Du Mei’s granddaughter, Gu Feiyao.
Gu Feiyao's father, Gu Gaoxuan, was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a third-rank official in Beijing.
With such an identity, few people in the entire capital dare to provoke him.
Seeing that Gu Feiyao was really about to take action, another maid hurriedly reminded her in a low voice.
"Miss, losing your temper is a small matter. If outsiders see you in such an occasion, it will affect your reputation."
Gu Feiyao subconsciously looked around and made sure that no one noticed her before she reluctantly put down her hand.
She lowered her voice and cursed the maid who had made the mistake with gritted teeth.
"If this happened in my own house, I would have beaten you to death. Don't let me see you again! Get out of here!"
"Yes!"
The maid ran away crying in shame.
Gu Feiyao was very proud.
She turned around inadvertently and found that Su Xiaoxiao in the pavilion had just withdrawn her gaze and looked elsewhere.
Did this woman see everything that just happened?
What is the identity of the other party?
Anyway, there was no one of higher status than her attending her aunt's grandmother's birthday party, so she didn't need to be afraid of him.
Besides, most of the guests at today's banquet are merchants. Judging from the other party's appearance, she must be the wife of a merchant.
She strode into the pavilion fearlessly with another maid.
Su Xiaoxiao didn't know who the other person was, so she ignored him and continued eating.
Gu Feiyao looked Su Xiaoxiao up and down and sneered.
"who are you?"
Su Xiaoxiao glanced at Gu Feiyao and replied casually.
"Of course they are guests who come to celebrate your birthday!"
"I'm asking for your name! What's your last name?"
Feeling that the other party had ill intentions, Su Xiaoxiao did not tolerate it.
"Why should I tell you!"
No one has ever dared to speak to Gu Feiyao like this since she was a child.
She was so angry that the corners of her mouth twitched.
The maidservant beside her scolded Su Xiaoxiao harshly, "How dare you speak to my young lady in such a manner? My young lady is General Li's niece, the daughter of the current Minister of Revenue, Miss Gu Feiyao. How dare you mess with my young lady!"
Su Xiaoxiao nodded with an expression that said it had nothing to do with me.
"Oh, it's Miss Gu."
This light sentence made Gu Feiyao feel like she had punched cotton.
She pointed at Su Xiaoxiao and said, "How dare you not kneel down and salute me when you see me! How dare you!"
Su Xiaoxiao put down the snack in her hand and asked doubtfully, "You are just an official's wife. Which law in our country stipulates that ordinary people should kneel and kowtow to the daughter of an official's wife? I am stupid, please remind me, Miss Gu!"
These words made Gu Feiyao feel so choked up that she couldn't breathe.
There is indeed no legal provision that requires ordinary people to kowtow when they see the officials' families.
Seeing the other person's red face and angry neck, Su Xiaoxiao didn't want to make enemies with Gu Feiyao, so she said bluntly: "I have no grudges against you, there is no need to be unhappy. I know why you are looking for trouble with me. Don't worry, as long as you don't provoke me, I will pretend that I didn't see what happened just now. I won't tell anyone about it, and it won't damage your image as a rich lady!"
Su Xiaoxiao explained the situation, which made Gu Feiyao even angrier.
At this time, Lan Ling came back.
Her voice arrived before she even showed up.
"Sister, I'm back! Who are you talking to?"
After entering the pavilion and taking a closer look, he saw that the other person was Gu Feiyao, and his face instantly turned cold again.
"Sister, do you know each other?"
Su Xiaoxiao's mouth corners slightly raised.
"What a coincidence! I just met Miss Gu!"
Lan Ling frowned slightly.
She really wanted to say that there was no need to get to know someone like Gu Feiyao, but she thought that although she didn't like Gu Feiyao, she couldn't be too disrespectful to her.
Seeing that Lan Ling and Su Xiaoxiao knew each other, Gu Feiyao spoke with a look of contempt.
"Who was I thinking? Turns out she was brought here by you, Lan Ling! No wonder I could smell the stench of money from such a distance. It's so awful!"
When Gu Feiyao said the last sentence, she fanned her nose with her hands, as if she really smelled a bad smell.
Lan Ling and Gu Feiyao have always been at odds.
Gu Feiyao has always looked down on traveling merchants because of her status, and Lan Ling is straightforward and doesn't flatter.
Lan Ling happened to hate Gu Feiyao for being like this. She relied on the fact that her elders were officials and generals, and acted arrogantly all day long, looking down on everyone.
Lan Ling gave Gu Feiyao a glare.
"Since Miss Gu finds the smell here unpleasant, just leave immediately. Why put yourself in such a difficult position? Besides, the Wei family is also in business, and their business is bigger than mine. So, according to you, the Wei family's stench of money is even stronger!"
Gu Feiyao didn't expect Lan Ling to drag the Wei family into this, and she was so angry that her eyes were wide open.
"You... I'm only talking about you! You guys! How dare you, a small business owner, be compared to the Wei family? You don't deserve it!"
Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but retort, "Since Miss Gu dislikes the smell of money, then it's best not to use anything valuable in the future, and don't buy things casually, because everything that can be bought and sold will have the smell of money, so as not to offend you again!"
Gu Feiyao was so angry that she twisted the handkerchief in her hand vigorously.
It would be fine if Lan Ling just quarreled with her, but a little bitch from the capital city dared to be so disrespectful to her. She must be fed up with life.
"Where did you come from, bitch!"