"Xiaocui, go to my mother and get this silver. Make sure it looks decent. We'll go meet that Sainan again tomorrow."
Xiaocui frowned so hard that her eyebrows and eyes seemed to be knitted together. "Miss... That Sainan insulted you so badly last time. Do we still have to go see her this time?"
Su Yueyue nodded. "She just wanted to put me in my place because she was angry with my mother. It's okay. You go and invite her in person this time."
Seeing Su Yueyue so determined, Xiaocui nodded reluctantly. "Yes, I'll go and do it right away."
Su Yueyue cast a sidelong glance at the clothes on the hanger, her eyes full of confidence.
The Sainan Pavilion was the most popular shop in the whole capital. If she could win over Sainan, then she and Wang Manwen would really never have to worry about food and clothing again.
Early the next morning, Xia Mian brought the invitation letter sent by Xiaocui to Su Mingyu.
After reading it, Su Mingyu sealed it with wax again, making it look as if it had never been opened, and then returned it to Xia Mian.
After seeing Xia Mian off, Su Mingyu yawned and stretched. "Zhizhu, I'm going out later. Don't wait for me for lunch today."
Then she turned around, changed her clothes, and climbed over the wall and ran out.
By the time Zhizhu came here with the porridge, Su Mingyu was already nowhere to be seen.
Zhizhu puffed up her cheeks in anger and said sullenly, "She's a girl, but she's so proficient at climbing over walls!"
Su Mingyu didn't follow the instructions in the letter from Su Yueyue to wait for her at the most secluded table in the elegant teahouse with a blue flower in her hand.
Instead, she swaggered to a central table, ordered a pot of wine and a serving of beef, and sat there eating and waiting.
By the time Su Yueyue arrived, Su Mingyu had already drunk several cups of wine.
"Miss Sainan."
Su Mingyu didn't even look at her. "I didn't expect Miss Su to like this elegant teahouse too."
Su Yueyue curtsied politely and then sat down opposite Su Mingyu. "I came here specifically to see Miss Sainan to show you my sincerity."
Su Mingyu glanced at her. "Oh? What sincerity does the miss have?"
Then Su Yueyue took out a heavy-looking package from her sleeve. When she opened it, there were shining silver ingots inside.
Su Mingyu feigned surprise. "Miss Su, what is this for?"
Su Yueyue directly pushed the silver in front of Su Mingyu. "Miss Sainan, this silver is my sincerity."
"Heh." Su Mingyu sneered. "You think this little silver can curry favor with me?"
After saying that, Su Mingyu turned around and left.
Seeing her leave, Su Yueyue didn't seem to want to chase after her. She just sat there quietly drinking tea.
At this time, Xiaocui walked in from outside. She came to Su Yueyue's side and whispered in her ear, "Miss, everything is ready."
Su Yueyue curled her lips, her eyes full of mockery.
Did Sainan think she could fight against her? She was simply courting death.
As soon as Su Mingyu walked out of the elegant teahouse, she felt something was wrong. She quickened her pace and then suddenly stopped. Sure enough, out of the corner of her eye, she saw several people following closely behind her.
So that's how it was?
Su Yueyue had deliberately set her up?
This woman wasn't that stupid after all.
Su Mingyu gave a soft laugh and deliberately slowed down. When passing by a narrow alley, she suddenly heard a noisy sound of footsteps behind her. Then two or three men surrounded her tightly.
"Yo~ This chick has a nice figure."
As he said that, one of the men tried to touch Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu pretended to be scared and let out a scream. She sidestepped to avoid the man's dirty hands.
"You... What do you want?"
Hearing the tremor in Su Mingyu's voice and seeing how scared she seemed, the men all laughed.
"We saw a lot of silver just now. You're a weak woman, but you can get so much silver from others. You must be either rich or noble."
As he said that, a man stepped towards her and tried to take off the hat on Su Mingyu's head.
Su Mingyu took a quick step and dodged the man's hand again. "You've got the wrong person... I'm just a daughter of an ordinary family. That miss just now is the one from a wealthy family."
"Heh, come back with us and play for a few days, and we'll know if you have any silver."
Seeing that the man's big hand was about to grab her shoulder, Su Mingyu squatted on the ground in fear.
Just then, a clear voice sounded. "Stop!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and as expected, Su Yueyue appeared at the entrance of the alley.
There was a cold smile on Su Mingyu's face under the hat.
A man rubbed his hands, his eyes full of lust. "What a delicate beauty~"
"Beauty, do you want to come back with me?"
Su Yueyue gave them a cold look and then clapped her hands. Four or five servants appeared behind her.
"Do you still want me to go back with you now?"
Seeing this, the robbers exchanged glances and turned around to run away, leaving only Su Mingyu who was squatting there motionless.
There was a flash of cold smile in Su Yueyue's eyes. No matter how tough she was, she was still a woman after all.
Wasn't she scared and trembling when she met the robbers?
Su Yueyue concealed the expression on her face and pretended to be very anxious as she stepped forward to help Su Mingyu up. "Sister Sainan, are you okay?"
Su Mingyu seemed to still be in a state of shock. She was stunned for a while before she said, "Thank you, Miss Su..."
Su Yueyue pretended to be magnanimous. "It's okay. I just did what I should do when I saw injustice."
Seeing her like this, Su Mingyu secretly laughed in her heart but said gratefully on the surface, "I didn't expect Wang Manwen to be able to raise such a good daughter like you."
"My mother was just blinded by profit at that time." Su Yueyue sighed. "Now that her business has been closed, it's a kind of retribution."
If Wang Manwen knew that this was how Su Yueyue talked about her in private, she would probably be so angry that she would vomit blood.
"Since Miss Su is so sincere and has saved me..." Su Mingyu seemed to have made a great decision. "How about we choose a better day later to discuss the matter of opening a branch?"
Seeing that she finally relented, Su Yueyue naturally had no reason not to agree.
She nodded repeatedly. "Really? That's great. You can decide the date, Miss Sainan. After all, you've been scared today, so you must take a few days to recover."
Su Yueyue was quite good at pretending.
Su Mingyu secretly laughed and nodded. "Then I'll go back first. I'll send someone to convey a message to Miss Su after I've recovered."
Su Yueyue asked with concern, "Do you need me to send someone to take you back, Miss Sainan?"
"No need." Su Mingyu pointed to a rather magnificent red-lacquered wooden door in front. "My residence is not far from here."
Watching Su Mingyu's back, Su Yueyue's face was full of mockery. "Heh, a good-for-nothing!"
Xiaocui quickly came up and echoed, "Yes, she refused a toast only to drink a forfeit. Fortunately, our miss is wise and thought that Su Mingyu got Sainan's trust because she saved her. So we immediately created a chance to save someone in the same way."