Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1732: Chapter 1729: Expectations Unfulfilled

Li Chun’er directly sat down on the empty seat next to her, and a servant boy quickly looked at the Shopkeeper of Bailan Pavilion, indicating him to serve tea.

The Shopkeeper of Bailan Pavilion, extremely aggrieved, waved his hand irritably, instructing the waiter to serve tea.

Fifteen minutes passed...

Two quarters of an hour passed...

Zhang Ling’er looked at Li Chun’er with a sullen face, listening to her maidservants telling interesting stories, laughing heartily.

Looking downstairs, still no sign of the young miss returning, her face as calm as water, suspicion already forming in her heart.

Another fifteen minutes passed.

The young ladies behind her remained as quiet as chickens, not daring to say much.

At this moment, Miss Zhong saw someone familiar downstairs and exclaimed, "Ling’er, it’s Miss Wang."

Zhang Ling’er wore a confident smile, thinking she could finally embarrass Li Chun’er, smiled and looked downstairs, but then her smile froze.

Downstairs on the street, familiar figures indeed appeared, only these young women had already changed into new clothes, and they looked very good, although not as good as Li Chun’er’s, still outshining Bailan Pavilion’s garments.

Her face darkened, her hand resting on the railing slowly clenched, unwilling to believe this fact.

The followers behind her, upon seeing these young women’s clothing, also showed amazement, wanting to say something but dared not speak because of Zhang Ling’er’s presence, only exchanging glances briefly.

Li Chun’er saw all of this and began to laugh.

Zhang Ling’er gritted her teeth, her lips turning white from biting.

She stared angrily at Li Chun’er’s face, as if wishing she could bore a hole through her with her gaze.

Following that, Zhang Ling’er’s expectations did not materialize; instead, more young women who had gone to Yonghe Clothing Shop came back, chattering about how nice the clothes they bought were this time.

Li Chun’er, curious, stood up, looked at Zhang Ling’er with satisfaction, and said, "Well? Tried to set me up, and now you’ve embarrassed yourself?"

After speaking, she snorted and turned to leave.

The anger in the heart of the Bailan Pavilion’s Shopkeeper was imaginable, but he dared not offend Zhang Ling’er, instructing the waiter to take good care of these noble young ladies. He then quickly left Bailan Pavilion for Gao Residence to report the incident.

Gao Ren was at home entertaining guests.

When the Shopkeeper arrived, he smiled and excused himself to the guests, then turned to walk out.

Seeing the Bailan Pavilion’s Shopkeeper with a very unpleasant expression, he remained calm, gesturing for him to sit down. After the servants served tea, he ordered everyone to leave, slowly took a sip of tea before speaking, "Why did you come over in such a hurry, is there something wrong?"

"Master, it’s not a good thing..." The Shopkeeper’s expression was very ugly, and he dared not conceal anything, closed his eyes briefly, and recounted everything that happened today.

Gao Ren’s previously calm face now showed a trace of anger. With a thudding sound, the teacup landed on the table, tea spilling out, and he slapped the table angrily, "Foolish!"

"Did you investigate the situation at Yonghe Clothing Shop?"

The Shopkeeper of Bailan Pavilion, confronting his anger, said, "I investigated, Yonghe Clothing Shop also released new styles today, with many more finished products, indeed more exquisite than ours."

"So, it was intentional from the start!" Gao Ren, face darkening with anger, chest heaving inconsistently, narrowed his eyes and cursed, "You fool, you should have made Miss Li leave from the beginning, now they’ve stepped on our faces and advertised for the rival."

The Shopkeeper of Bailan Pavilion had long regretted it, and of course, he had ways to make Li Chun’er leave.