Chapter 241 - 228: Imperial Examination (3)
Chapter 241: Chapter 228: Imperial Examination (3)
"Mom, why are you secretly drinking here alone? Why didn’t you invite me?"
"Can’t I have a moment of peace? You’re married now, you have a husband, why are you still clinging to your mom?" Zhang Zhaodi replied.
"My husband is taking exams!" Su Yaoguang said, "He’s not around, can’t I come to see you?"
Zhang Zhaodi replied irritably, "Once Wang Shu finishes the exams, whether he passes or not, you two need to start living properly and have a child soon."
"Mom, you’re still young, have you ever thought about finding a dad for me?" Su Yaoguang joked.
"I’m almost forty, still young?" Zhang Zhaodi said irritably, "At my age, men are just accessories; only silver is valuable. Why would I find a man just to irritate myself?"
Su Yaoguang hugged Zhang Zhaodi’s arm, "Did you hear those people talking about the Great General today and think of Dad?"
"What’s there to think about? Can your dad compare to the Great General? Your dad was just a farmer with brute strength and no other skills. Even if he went to the battlefield, he’d just be cannon fodder. I just feel he was unlucky, not having the chance to see our wonderful daughter Yaoguang and such a great son-in-law like Wang Shu."
"Mom, don’t be sad." Su Yaoguang leaned on her shoulder. "We have silver now, you can live however you want. If you want to find a partner, we can find one. Look how beautiful you are now; people could believe you’re only twenty. Why can’t you find a second love?"
"A second love... haha... I don’t know where you learned such strange words." Zhang Zhaodi laughed continuously.
Su Yaoguang thought of Zhang Zhaodi in the past life, when she worked day and night and looked like an old woman in her thirties. But now, Zhang Zhaodi eats well, lives well, dresses well, and is well-groomed, with Jiang Jing taking care of her health and using the skin care cream they developed. It’s no exaggeration to say she looks like a woman in her twenties.
If it weren’t for reliving a lifetime and choosing a different path, she wouldn’t have known that they could become so attractive.
"Mom, I’m serious. If you meet someone you like, really think about it."
"Alright, I’ll try!" Zhang Zhaodi laughed.
Su Yaoguang knew Zhang Zhaodi didn’t take it seriously. But just because she didn’t take it seriously, she couldn’t ignore it. She planned to observe carefully to find a suitable match.
The gender doesn’t have to be male, the age shouldn’t be strictly fixed, as long as her mom likes the person, being between eighteen and fifty is fine.
Zhang Zhaodi was somewhat sentimental, but her daughter’s arrival swept it away.
"Stop drinking, when Wang Shu finishes the exams, you need to give me a grandson. Drinking is not good for pregnancy."
Su Yaoguang: "..."
The next day, an old woman came to Taoyao Square, and she scheduled a home service.
Su Yaoguang arranged for her beautician to go to the appointment.
At noon, the person sent out returned with a red and swollen face.
"Who did this?" Zhang Zhaodi was furious.
"Forget it, boss, I’m fine." Cui Hongxiu said while crying, "These were people from the National Guardian General Mansion, we can’t afford to offend them."
"National Guardian General Mansion?" Zhang Zhaodi repeated the name, recalling the middle-aged woman from yesterday, angrily saying, "Turns out it was deliberate trouble today."
"Hongxiu, tell us about the people you met today, what happened, and why you were beaten." Su Yaoguang said.
Cui Hongxiu described, "I did as they said and went to the appointment. I was taken inside and met a beautiful woman. She asked me to do a full skincare routine, and when it was done, she claimed I injured her and made her scalp hurt, so the old woman beside her slapped me twenty times. That old woman is the one who caused trouble at the shop yesterday."
"Did she pay?" Su Yaoguang asked.
"She did." Cui Hongxiu replied.
"They asked for a home service, caused trouble, and ultimately paid. Clearly, they just wanted to vent. Since they gave the silver, we have no grounds to sue them. If we try to cause trouble over Hongxiu being beaten and report them to the government office, they could turn it against us."
"Despicable." Zhang Zhaodi said, "Now what? Hongxiu can’t take this loss for nothing."