He Wasn't Even Worthy of Carrying My Mistress's Shoes

Zhou Wanwan hadn't expected Madam Cui the Younger to be so confident.

She sneered:

"No need. Why would a perfectly good girl have to become a concubine?"

Besides, if I may be frank, your Cui Family is quite poor, and we really look down on you!

"Let me in here to cover your Cui Family's losses? You're dreaming."

Madam Cui the Younger said angrily:

"Zhou Wanwan, which eye of yours saw that our Cui Family is poor?"

Look at my house, look at the things inside, isn't everything of the finest quality?

Zhou Wanwan sighed. She had lived in the Cui Family for so long, why hadn't she made a move?

Although the Cui Family appeared to be very wealthy in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities, they were actually dirt poor.

In reality, the warehouse was empty, and some of the medicinal herbs had gone moldy; there was no money to replace them.

To be honest, Zhou Wanwan felt quite sorry for Madam Cui the Younger; it's rare to see someone so poor!

Zhou Wanwan was quite curious:

"Your Cui Family was once considered a wealthy and powerful clan, so why are you now so impoverished?"

Besides, Lord Cui the Younger has earned quite a bit too!

Madam Cui the Younger sneered:

"Watch your mouth and stop spreading nonsense. I don't know where you got the idea that our Cui Family is poor?"

That's utter nonsense! Our Cui Family is very wealthy. We only took a liking to you because we thought you were honest.

Zhou Wanwan almost died laughing. So she chose her because she was honest?

She's too honest.

Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Chao walked in with Zheng Xing'an.

Then a maidservant brought out two bowls of tea, and Cheng Chao and Zheng Xing'an respectfully served tea to Zhou Wanwan.

Madam Cui the Younger couldn't help but say:

"I've never seen anyone serve tea to their master on their wedding day before, tsk tsk tsk... it's hilarious!"

"A county magistrate's son serving tea to a six-year-old girl? Are you out of your mind?"

After Cheng Chao stood up and said:

"I think you're the one who's out of your mind. Someone like your son doesn't even deserve to be my master's concubine!"

Spring and Autumn Annals dreaming! He's not even worthy to carry my master's shoes.

Madam Cui the Younger pointed at his nose and scolded:

"You little brat, what are you doing in my house?"

You came to my house and dared to curse my son to my face! Who do you think you are?

You're only good enough for his maid; she's like an idiot. I'm ashamed for your parents."

Zhou Wanwan ignored her and simply waved her hand.

The head Daya immediately stepped forward with several large trays of sandalwood inlaid with rubies.

At the center of the tray was a complete set of gold filigree hair ornaments inlaid with rubies, a pair of gold phoenix hairpins with pearls, four gold butterfly hairpins inlaid with rubies, two gold filigree hair ornaments with dangling ornaments, a pair of gold earrings inlaid with jade, and a pair of gold twisted wire wide bracelets.

Twenty pure gold Yuanbao were neatly stacked beside the head and face.

Two bolts of brocade with gold-embroidered patterns were also placed on the side, shimmering with light and color.

A pair of icy jadeite safety buckles, with excellent translucency.

A string of round and full deep-sea pearls.

"I didn't prepare much. These are for you. I hope you two will grow old together, have many children and grandchildren."

Zheng Xing'an's eyes reddened, and she choked up, saying, "Miss, thank you."

Zhou Wanwan took her hand and said, "What are you thanking me for? You'll still be by my side. Cheng Chao won't miss you, will he?"

Cheng Chao quickly shook his head and said:

How could I not want her to go? I wish she could stay by your side.

If you don't find me bothersome, you can keep me by your side.

Madam Cui the Younger was sitting to the side, had tears welling up in her eyes; she was genuinely envious, and her heart ached with a bitter feeling.

She never expected that the gift Zhou Wanwan casually bestowed upon the servants would be several times more valuable than the items the Cui Family usually brought out to show off.

This entire set of jewelry and so many gold Yuanbao would be a huge sum for the Cui Residence; they would have to go through a lot of trouble to collect them all at once, and they might not even be able to gather them all.

Madam Cui the Younger forced a fake smile and said:

"Oh, Miss Wanwan, you're giving such a generous tip to a little maid."

"They really are... very rich."

Her eyes darted around, and her tone carried a hint of condescension:

Why don't you think about it again?

Our Cui Family is willing to agree to let you become my Hong-ge'er's concubine. What do you think?

In a few days, our Hong-ge'er will be getting married, and you'll be carried into the mansion with him."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

"Are you seriously ill? Can't you understand human speech?"

I've already said I look down on your Cui Family. Do I really need to spell it out for someone from a place as poor as yours, a place even Cui Family wouldn't frequent?

If you say such things again and ruin my reputation, don't blame me for being impolite.

After Zhou Wanwan finished speaking, she left directly.

In fact, she knew perfectly well what Madam Cui the Younger was planning.

The family is broke; they can't even afford to pay for Cui Hongyuan's wedding.

So she targeted Zhou Wanwan Zhou Wanwan, trying to force her to contribute money and effort.

She also knew that Zhou Wanwan was now working in food delivery, and that Zhou Wanwan's food delivery business was doing very well.

Wealthy families, in particular, like to patronize her establishment.

It's simply because Zhou Wanwan's cooking is of such high quality.

Even if you hire a chef to cook for the same amount of money, you can't cook as well as they do at her house.

What's more, her family's dishes are very innovative, and they change the menu every few days.

The vegetables are in short supply every day. If it weren't for the large number of people growing vegetables for Zhou Wanwan, there really wouldn't be enough to meet the demand.

Zhou Wanwan now owns more than 60 villages, more than 30 hilltops, and over 100,000 people.

They basically don't accept treants anymore, mainly because although there are many treants, they also require a lot of energy.

Zhou Wanwan has no way to replenish the energy of each of these tree-people individually; she can only replenish the energy of a few thousand trees each day.

Replenishing energy for over ten thousand trees would be too exhausting.

Zhou Wanwan also thought about how to utilize this energy to the maximum extent.

She has been using jade to replenish the tree's energy, but the effects of jade are still quite conservative.

Seeing that Zhou Wanwan was in a bad mood, Cheng Chao couldn't help but say:

"Miss, I think you are sometimes too magnanimous. People like the Cui Family who take advantage of others need to be taught a lesson."

Should I go teach Cui Hongyuan?

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "No need, it has nothing to do with him."

Cheng Chao thought for a moment and said, "I had someone get some nice accessories from elsewhere. Do you like them?"

Cheng Chao waved his hand, and immediately someone brought over a large pile of various ores.

There are large pieces of amethyst, with a Yingying purple color and exceptional clarity.

There's also citrine, which is golden in color and looks very solid.

There are also tourmalines, with several colors such as red, green, and pink on a single stone, which look very beautiful.

There are also many fluorites, with pale green and light blue hues, emitting a soft light.

These are all unpolished raw stones, each one quite large, with bright colors, and displayed together in a dazzling display.

Zhou Wanwan grasped a piece of fluorite, but unexpectedly, the energy within it suddenly surged into her body...