Chapter 786: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 786: What Did Master Say?
The woman widened her eyes in shock, slammed the courtyard gate shut with a loud bang, and without saying a word, ran inside. As she ran, she shouted, "Something's not right! A fox spirit really came to our doorstep!"
Shu Yu... What fox spirit? What are you imagining?
She turned her head and glanced at Meng Yunzheng not far away, her expression filled with helplessness.
Fortunately, it didn't take long before the courtyard gate was opened again, and this time it was Wang Changdong who came out.
However, he was followed by a number of people, all of whom stared at her intently, causing Shu Yu's scalp to tingle.
She smiled at Wang Changdong. "Big Brother Wang, I just came to ask you something... Is everything okay?"
"It's fine, it's fine." Wang Changdong let her in and waved his hand to dismiss the others.
However, there was still a young woman and two children who remained vigilant and kept their eyes on her.
Shu Yu felt that she had indeed come at the wrong time.
Wang Changdong explained somewhat embarrassedly, "Just now, the whole family was having dinner when someone mentioned that the neighbor had some money and wanted to take a concubine. I happen to be the steward of this estate and only come back a few times a month. They were worried that I might have other intentions. How is that possible? Am I that kind of person? But then you came knocking on the door, and they thought..."
Actually, it was mainly because Shu Yu was young and attractive, and she came on New Year's Eve.
The family misunderstood.
Shu Yu cleared her throat. "I'm sorry for disturbing you."
"It's nothing." Wang Changdong waved his hand. "Did you find your master, Miss Lu?"
"No, I didn't." Shu Yu sighed. "That's why I came to ask brother Wang to find out about my master's situation. When you saw my master, what did she say and do?"
Wang Changdong thought for a moment. He hadn't exchanged many words with the master of Dongqing Temple, but he remembered it quite clearly.
When he mentioned the prefect magistrate, Shu Yu suddenly froze.
After Wang Changdong finished speaking, Shu Yu suddenly understood. "She only said a few words and then left. I hurriedly came back to the county to find you."
"Then I understand. You're welcome. I won't disturb your New Year's Eve dinner any longer. Goodbye."
Shu Yu left, and Wang Changdong escorted her to the gate. As soon as he closed the courtyard gate, he was met with questioning looks from his family members.
Unable to help himself, Wang Changdong swallowed his saliva. "What are you all thinking? That's Miss Lu, the one I told you about before, the one praised by the prefect magistrate." He lowered his voice. "Didn't I tell you? My hope of being transferred to the county depends on her. Don't offend her."
Upon hearing this, the Wang family members immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But then they became nervous again. It seemed like they had been unwelcoming towards her earlier.
The woman who had opened the door for Shu Yu earlier slapped her thigh. "Oh, my. It's New Year's Eve, and you went to her house, and her grandmother even gave you candies and pastries. Now that she's come to our house, she didn't even have a cup of tea."
As she spoke, she gave Wang Changdong a hard slap. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
She quickly ran into the house to fetch the New Year's gifts she had originally planned to give and chased after Shu Yu.
But there was no sign of Shu Yu outside the gate. She and Meng Yunzheng had already gone far.
The two of them led the donkey and walked at a fast pace, worried that the elderly lady at home was waiting for them.
However, Meng Yunzheng noticed that Shu Yu had been acting strangely since she came out of Wang's house, lost in thought.
He called her twice before she snapped out of it. "What's wrong?"
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