Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 160: Oolong Slap in the Face
"To be a steward on a farm? Isn't that someone who leaves the capital to work in the countryside to manage the farmland?"

Su Jiu stared at Wen Qingwan in disbelief with his eyes wide open, somewhat suspecting that he had heard it wrongly.

"What I said is just the truth. Our farm is short of a manager." She said it seriously.

There was no joking in this, as if it was just a very ordinary little thing.

But Su Jiu's heart was in turmoil. No matter how poor he was, he was still the son of the Duke's Mansion!

Even if she was born out of wedlock, it's impossible for her to go to the countryside and manage other people's farming, right?
I just want to eat and drink with her, but I don’t want to farm!

And it's summer now. Just think about how he was sweating profusely while directing the workers to farm under the scorching sun.

Besides, his physical condition is not good enough to withstand the torture!

How could she have such a crazy idea?

What's more, if he really wanted to go farming, he would have to leave Shangjing City and his sister, and he couldn't bear to do that!

Wen Qingwan saw what he was thinking, "I never force anyone to do anything. It's your freedom whether you want to go or not. The door of our manor is always open to you."

Su Jiu said perfunctorily: "I will consider it carefully. I will go back to ask my sister for the size first."

"Well, go ahead!" Wen Qingwan responded indifferently, turned around and left. She didn't need a manager, she just wanted a skilled farmer.

She was sure that Su Xiaomin would persuade Su Jiu, because Su Xiaomin particularly liked farming and growing various crops.

Wen Qingwan turned around and left gracefully, leaving Su Jiu standing there staring at her receding back in a daze.

This woman is still as cruel as ever. I thought she was easy to get along with!

He was deceived by her appearance, and for a moment he really wanted to get along with her. Su Jiu regretted asking that question.

He felt that this woman was so cruel that she actually wanted to make the son of a concubine of a Duke's mansion suffer in such a remote place.

Wen Qingwan didn't care what Su Jiu was thinking. She took Jinque to the second floor to talk to the mother and daughter of the Jiang family about the marriage of Xiao Lichuan and Jiang Li.

When Wen Qingwan arrived at the exhibition hall on the second floor, Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Li were still looking at the newly released brocade.

Seeing Wen Qingwan coming in, Madam Jiang immediately came forward and asked, "Is the eldest sister-in-law of the Xiao family free?"

Jiang Li looked up and nodded modestly to Wen Qingwan as a greeting.

Wen Qingwan smiled and asked, "I just went to take care of some things. Have you chosen?"

Madam Jiang smiled and said, "All the brocade here is very beautiful when made into clothes, but I don't like fancy clothes very much."

She took a fancy to the pink flowing cloud brocade dotted with green bamboos, thinking it would be very beautiful when used to make clothes for her daughter. However, she gave up when she asked about the price.

Wen Qingwan looked at Jiang Li and asked with a smile, "Miss Jiang, do you have anything you particularly like?"

Jiang Li's face flashed with shyness. "The brocade here is very beautiful, but I don't like fancy clothes."

But her gaze was fixed on the pink and green brocade, her eyes full of surprise, and it seemed that she particularly liked that one.

Wen Qingwan smiled when she saw this and pointed at the piece of pink and green satin brocade in the middle.

It seemed as if he was talking to himself: "This silk ribbon brocade has the most low-key color and is the least likely to be noticed as luxurious. It will be particularly beautiful if worn by Miss Jiang."

Jiang Li blushed and whispered, "Mrs. Xiao is right, but this piece of satin brocade is too expensive. We can't afford it."

Madam Jiang pulled her and winked at her, hoping that she would not speak so honestly. Wen Qingwan did not intend to beat around the bush, she smiled and said: "If Miss Jiang does not mind, then give it to Miss Jiang?"

"Ah?" Jiang Li was a little stunned, and even Mrs. Jiang next to her showed a surprised expression.

She was just thinking that this piece of silk brocade was soft and comfortable, and would look good on Jiang Li, but it was too expensive.

No matter how poor the Jiang family is, Jiang's father is a fifth-rank official. How could he easily accept things from others!

Madam Jiang was about to refuse when she heard Wen Qingwan smiling and saying, "Madam Jiang and Miss Jiang, don't feel embarrassed. You came forward to help us today. This is our sincerity."

"It's just a small favor, but since Sister Xiao is so polite, we will accept it."

Jiang Li liked this piece of brocade so much. Now that people have said this, if she refuses again, Mrs. Xiao will think she has ulterior motives.

Although she really had ulterior motives in coming forward, she couldn't tell Mrs. Xiao that she was in love with the Fourth Young Master Xiao!

She insisted on giving her the precious brocade, probably because she didn't want to owe her a favor.

Well, as long as she tried her best, even if she failed in the end, she would have no regrets in her life.

Madam Jiang saw her daughter's disappointed expression, so she put aside her reserve and asked, "Excuse me, Sister Xiao, do you think my daughter is a good match for the Fourth Young Master Xiao?"

"They are a perfect match. They are a perfect match in terms of family background and appearance." Wen Qingwan's voice was as gentle as the spring breeze.

"It is said that Fourth Young Master Xiao is as handsome as Pan An, and his appearance is more than enough to match our daughter, but isn't it a bit too much to say that their family backgrounds are a good match?"

Madam Jiang was unhappy. No matter how rich the Xiao family was, they were just merchants. No matter how poor their family was, their daughter was still a daughter of an official.

I thought Mrs. Xiao was a nice person before, but how come she became so shameless in the blink of an eye?
No matter how rich the Xiao family is, in Madam Jiang's eyes they are just ordinary merchants.

Although they don't mind, why does the other party act so superior?

Although they were much poorer than other officials' families, her daughter was still the daughter of an official and had a noble status.

How can he be compared with the son of a merchant?
Mrs. Jiang had previously had a good impression of Mrs. Xiao, thinking that she was beautiful and had good character.

But at this moment, in her eyes, Mrs. Xiao became like a canvas without its background color, with no beauty at all.

A fire ignited in Mrs. Jiang's heart, burning her dignity and pride. She felt that her dignity had been severely trampled upon.

She could not accept such a family no matter what.

She felt that this marriage could not be concluded.

When Wen Qingwan saw that Madam Jiang looked unhappy and even angry, her pride also rose.

"What's the point of celebrating? Although our Weiwu Marquis Mansion has a bad reputation, Lord Jiang's reputation is also average."

"..."

Mrs. Jiang looked at Wen Qingwan in amazement. Her heart suddenly tightened and she was speechless.

The beautiful lady in front of him was the wife of the Marquis of Weiwu? Then what was her previous sense of superiority?
The Marquis of Weiwu's Mansion is not the same as the Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion, which was obtained by Prince Xiao through his own hard work.

Whenever her husband mentioned Master Xiao, his eyes always sparkled with admiration and worship.

He often sang praises to Prince Xiao's bravery and wisdom, saying that he was a true hero and that the Weiwu Marquisate deserved this honor.

So, it was really her daughter who was marrying up to the Fourth Young Master Xiao. She said awkwardly, "I, I really didn't know you were the wife of Marquis Weiwu."