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Under Chu Wanyan's strong request, Chu Huanyan had no choice but to give up her plan to report to the official.

"Sister, you must not go behind my back to report to the official. If you are laughed at by others, then I would rather die!"

At the door of the Hou Mansion, Chu Wanyan said again worriedly.

"Don't worry, since I promised you, I won't break my promise."

Seeing that Chu Huanyan didn't seem to be perfunctory with him, Chu Wanyan felt relieved.

Looking outside, Chu Wanyan frowned when she didn't see Zhou Xiuwen or the carriage.

Chu Huanyan looked at the empty door of the Hou Mansion, "You said your brother-in-law would come to pick you up, why hasn't he arrived yet?"

"He must have been delayed by something." Chu Wanyan said quickly, "After he sent me here just now, he said he would pick me up."

Chu Huanyan laughed in her heart, but her face remained gentle, "In that case, just wait for him here for a while. I have some things to go back to deal with first."

"Sister!" Chu Wanyan called Chu Huanyan.

"Is there anything else?" Chu Huanyan said while secretly winking at Xian Yue, who was not far away.

Chu Wanyan hesitated and said: "It's not a big deal, I just want a few hundred taels..."

"Miss!" Xianyue suddenly stepped forward.

Chu Wanyan was interrupted and glanced at Xian Yue, "You damn girl, you're so startled that you scared me!"

"What's wrong?" Chu Huanyan asked.

"Miss, I just suddenly remembered that today is the final day to pay for the goods as agreed. The previous payment has been delayed for several months. If you don't pay today, I'm afraid they will really come knocking on your door."

Chu Huanyan's expression changed, "How could I forget this? But now there is no spare money in the house, what should I do..."

"Third Miss, do you have any money over there? If so, can you use it to help the young lady get through the difficulties." Xian Yue looked at Chu Wanyan expectantly.

Chu Wanyan was stunned and said hurriedly: "Where do I have any money? This phoenix crown is all fake. I have no money at all now!"

"What should I do? I heard that there were people who owed money for goods before, and they made the whole family lose face." Xian Yue said in a panic, "They won't be coming soon, right?"

Chu Wanyan suddenly became nervous.

He looked around hurriedly and didn't care to wait for Zhou Xiuwen to come over. He just said that he suddenly remembered that the Zhou family had something to do, said goodbye in a hurry, and then left in a hurry.

Seeing the fleeing figure, Chu Huanyan couldn't help laughing anymore and praised Xian Yue.

"Well done!"

Xian Yue also had a smile on her face, "Thank you, Miss, for the compliment!"

Chu Wanyan was nervous, fearing that if someone came to ask for debt later, even she would be blocked, so she walked quickly all the way.

He didn't stop until he walked two whole streets.

After looking back and forth, we found that it was still quite far away from Zhou's house. If we walked there, it would take at least an hour.

But now...

Chu Wanyan touched the empty money bag on her body and pulled out a hairpin on her head. After looking at it for a while, she finally chose to walk back instead of taking her beloved hairpin to hire a carriage.

In the past, whenever he went out, there would be a carriage waiting for him. Naturally, Chu Wanyan had not walked so many roads.

By the time she returned to Zhou's house, her legs were weak and the clothes on her back were soaked with sweat.

As soon as she entered the yard and saw the carriage parked in the yard, Chu Wanyan was stunned for a moment and quickly entered the house.

It turned out that Zhou Xiuwen was lying on a chair eating grapes, while Zhou's mother was sitting next to him drinking bird's nest. The mother and son looked very comfortable.

"Ms. sir, when did you come back?" Chu Wanyan asked dissatisfied.

Seeing Chu Wanyan, Zhou Xiuwen seemed to suddenly remember something. He stood up quickly, suppressed his guilty expression and spoke.

"Yan'er, what's wrong with you? Why are you in such a mess?"

"What are you talking about? I was walking back from the Hou Mansion. Didn't you agree to pick me up?"

Zhou Xiuwen rolled his eyes and said innocently: "I went, but when I went, the people in the Hou Mansion said that you had left. I searched around for a long time, but I didn't see you, so I came back."

"Really?" Chu Wanyan was dubious.

"Of course it's true. How could I lie to you? If you don't believe me, ask your mother. I was very tired when I came back. And seeing that you didn't come back, I planned to take a short break and then go out to look for you."

Zhou Xiuwen winked at Zhou's mother.

The latter hurriedly spoke up and said, "Yes, I can testify that when Xiuwen came back just now, he saw that you were not there. He wanted to look for you immediately. But I saw that he was too tired, so I advised him to take a rest before going."

Chu Wanyan looked at Zhou's mother and then at Zhou Xiuwen, and the anger on her face faded.

"So that's it, sir, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you come back safely." Zhou Xiuwen's face was full of tenderness, he paused, and then asked, "How is the matter with Feng Guan?"

"The eldest sister can't help it, she said unless..."

"Unless what?" Zhou's mother asked immediately.

Chu Wanyan hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, "It's nothing. She said that even if she reported him to the official, she wouldn't be able to find her back. He must have run away long ago, and if she reported him to the official, we would all be embarrassed."

"The ten thousand taels of silver were wasted?" Zhou's mother looked ugly and her voice suddenly became louder.

"Mom, don't worry, don't scare Wan Yan." Zhou Xiuwen shook his head at Zhou's mother.

Mother Zhou gritted her teeth, looked at Chu Wanyan, and smiled, "Wanyan, didn't you say that the phoenix crown is your dowry? Since it is a fake and can't be found back, can the dowry be replaced by another one?" repair?"

Chu Wanyan's face turned hot, "Mother, the Hou Mansion, the Hou Mansion has no money left."

"Stop joking, how could the Hou Mansion have no money!"

After glancing at Chu Wanyan with a raised eyebrow, Zhou's mother said deliberately.

"Is it because you dislike Xiuwen and I for spending your money these days, so you are pretending to be poor here?"

"How could it be!" Chu Wanyan quickly denied, "Ms. sir, I didn't!"

"Wan Yan, what's going on?" Zhou Xiuwen also asked.

Facing the gazes of Zhou's mother and Zhou Xiuwen, Chu Wanyan finally gritted her teeth and told the story about the failure of the Hou Mansion's business and the closure of the shop.

After finishing speaking, he did not forget to add: "However, I believe that eldest sister, the lack of money must be temporary, and she will definitely be able to make it back again."

Inside the room, it suddenly became quiet.

Zhou's mother and Zhou Xiuwen looked at each other, and their expressions turned ugly.

"Ms. sir, why don't you speak?" Chu Wanyan looked at the silent Zhou Xiuwen.

The latter squeezed out a smile and reached out to take Chu Wanyan into his arms.

"It's nothing, I just feel that I have suffered a lot for you. However, they say that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. I guess you won't really be completely broke when you come to the Marquis Mansion, right?"

Chu Wanyan was so moved by that sentence that she had suffered a lot. She didn't notice the following sentence at all, let alone the temptation in that sentence.

Leaning in Zhou Xiuwen's arms, he said with longing, "My husband, as long as I can be with you, nothing will be hard, and I believe that you will not let me live a hard life."

From an angle that she couldn't see, the tenderness on Zhou Xiuwen's face had long since disappeared, and Zhou's mother's expression became even more serious, looking straight at the hairpin on the end of Chu Wan's cigarette...