The relationship between Ran He and Director Xu has gone beyond an ordinary business relationship and is more like mutual support between friends.

Since she had indeed helped Director Xu solve a difficult problem, she felt worthy of this small favor, so she accepted the silver with peace of mind and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you very much."

As usual, Ran He would take a stroll in the town. Although the scenery was almost the same every time, she still enjoyed it.

This time was no exception. After walking around and finding nothing new, she turned and walked towards the cloth shop.

The main purpose was to equip her friend Zhu Cuihua's husband with a mattress and quilt cover for his new bed. She needed to select some soft fabrics, and she felt it would be most appropriate to choose them herself.

When they walked into the cloth shop, the shopkeeper noticed that Ran He's clothes were exquisite and not ordinary. He guessed that she must be from a good family, so he stepped forward to introduce her: "Miss, our cloth shop is one of the best in town. No matter what kind of cloth you want, we have it all here."

Ran He looked around and saw all kinds of fabrics arranged in an orderly manner, from coarse linen to silk, with clear layers.

Her eyes finally fell on a piece of cloth with a fine texture and warm color. "How much is this cloth?"

She asked softly, her eyes full of fondness.

"Girl, to tell you the truth, the cloth you chose is the best in the store. It is perfect for making clothes, but it is also very expensive. One piece costs ten taels of silver."

The shopkeeper told the truth.

You know, ten taels of silver is already a considerable expense for many people. If Ran He didn't buy it, this piece of cloth would probably be gathering dust on the shelf for a long time.

Ran He thought about it and made his request: "Can you make it cheaper? Or how about giving me two more pieces of cloth?"

She pointed to the rough and cheap cloth in the corner, which usually cost only one or two taels of silver each. This way, she could save two taels of silver.

The shopkeeper felt a little pained when he heard this, but he also knew that such big customers were rare, especially precious fabrics like this one. It would be best to get rid of them as soon as possible to avoid depreciation due to accumulation in the future.

"Well, since you are a regular customer, I will sell it to you even if I lose money this time. I just hope you can come back to our store next time."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper folded the cloth neatly and stuffed it carefully into Ran He's backpack.

The piece of cloth was so long that a large part of it dragged out of the backpack, but Ran He carried it as steady as a rock, walking steadily without showing any effort.

After paying the full amount of silver, Ran He prepared to leave. She had already hired a ox cart and could set off at any time.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the cloth shop, several sneaky and shifty-looking people came towards him. One of them was particularly eye-catching. It was Ma Er, who had not been seen for many days.

Ma Er used to pester her endlessly, but recently he suddenly disappeared without a trace. Ran He originally thought that it was her warning that made him back down, but now it seems that he was probably addicted to the red-light districts in the town and didn't want to leave, so he let her go temporarily.

Thinking of this, Ran He couldn't help but frown slightly, quickened his pace, and decided to get away from these troubles as soon as possible.

"Brother Ping, isn't that you? Why do I see her coming out of that antique tailor shop or the cloth shop? Where on earth does she get so much money? Why don't you be shameless and ask her for some money? Then we won't be driven away by Gui Ma's sharp tongue like homeless dogs, wandering around the red-light district of the capital city."

They often stayed in that place of feasting and revelry for ten days or half a month. When they had no money to pay the bill, they would naturally be kicked out by the burly bodyguards with a look of disgust, which was a complete loss of face.

It just so happened that just after being ruthlessly driven out by those prison bullies, he unexpectedly ran into Ran He, who was dressed in plain clothes and was elegant and refined, at the corner. If this wasn't fate arranged by God, then what else could it be?

But Ma Er had mixed feelings. The previous few times he shamelessly went to find Ran He, not only did he not get any benefit, but he was scolded and returned home in disgrace every time.

I don't know if such a long time has passed, and whether the anger in Ran He's heart has dissipated like the wind. He should not be as impulsive as before and would not glare at him for no reason.

At this moment, he was short of money and really needed some money to maintain his daily expenses. Ran Wei was generous and could buy so many high-quality fabrics at will, so he must have plenty of money on hand.

"Ran He."

Ma Er rubbed his hands, trying to wipe away the uneasiness in his heart, forced a slightly unnatural smile on his face, and strode forward to exchange greetings.

However, Ran He seemed not to have noticed his existence at all, not even a glance at him. She walked straight forward with a light figure, without looking to the side, as if all the noise around her had nothing to do with her, not to mention Ma Er, with whom she had been entangled in the past.

An unknown fire suddenly ignited in Ma Er's heart, and memories of the past came flooding back like a tide. At that time, Ran He always followed him around and obeyed his orders, and he felt so powerful.

Now that the situation has changed, not only has his status undergone a 180-degree reversal, but Ran He has also adopted an arrogant and insolent attitude. How can he swallow this...

"Xiao He, we haven't seen each other for such a long time, why don't you even say hello? Are you still holding an irritation over those trivial matters? Didn't I apologize to you a long time ago? Let's just let the past grudges go, and get along well with each other in the future and start over, right?"

Ma Er tried hard to appear sincere, thinking that Ran He might be easily fooled by his sweet words as before.

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes rolled around and he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the pile of high-quality and colorful fabrics behind Ran He, and an idea came to his mind.

"You earned all this money by collecting herbs with your excellent medical skills, right? I really have to admire your ability. I'm really short of money recently, and I'm not feeling well, so I spent a lot of money on medical treatment and medicine. Considering our past friendship, I'll lend you some for emergency. Don't worry, it's a loan, and I will definitely pay you back double in the future."

This statement sounded high-sounding and seemed to be reasonable, but whether Ran He would buy it was another matter.

Facing Ma Er's glib words, Ran He's face remained as cold as the surface of a lake in early winter. She glanced at Ma Er coldly out of the corner of her eye. That look was like examining the rotten vegetable leaves in a stinking ditch, full of disdain and contempt.

Ma Er was choked by this look and was speechless for a moment, and the old wound in his heart ached slightly.

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