High-class maid

Chapter 231 is truly inexplicable.

"Waaaaah, I, I miss you so much."

Thinking of her family affairs, Shan Tao didn't know how to start the conversation, so she could only sob as she spoke.

"Stop crying, come inside with me and we'll talk." Knowing that Shan Tao was embarrassed, Shen Xing'er pulled her inside.

"Tell me, what happened?" The two went to the kitchen, which was still somewhat empty, but at least it was clean, and no one came here, making it a good place to talk.

"Can I stay with you for the next few days? You seem quite busy," Yamamoto asked cautiously.

She had originally planned to come and stay with Shen Xing'er, but she hadn't been in contact with her for many days and didn't know that Xing'er's family was busy. What if she stayed here and caused trouble for Xing'er?

"Okay, I'd love for you to keep me company. By the way, why are you crying? Who wronged our little Shan Tao?" Shen Xing'er pinched Shan Tao's cheek and asked with a smile.

"I'm afraid you'll laugh at me if I tell you, but it's all because of my family's messy affairs," Shan Tao said, pouting shyly.

She hadn't originally planned to tell Xing'er, but when she saw her old friend, she couldn't help but cry.

"What's wrong? Did you have a fight with your aunt?" Shen Xing'er poured Shan Tao a cup of tea and asked.

"No, I'd rather argue with my mother than with my sister-in-law," Shan Tao said unhappily.

It turns out that Shan Tao's brother had also gotten married a few days ago. They were supposed to get married in the first month of the lunar calendar, but Chen Shan disagreed with buying the courtyard. The two families dragged on like this, and finally the girl got pregnant, so they gave up.

Although Shen Xing'er's family did not attend, they sent a congratulatory gift.

"Your sister-in-law? She's only been married for a few days. Why isn't she resting at home and taking care of her pregnancy? Why are you arguing with her?" Shen Xing'er asked.

“Yesterday, my mother and I went home on vacation. My sister-in-law complained that the house was too cramped and that she didn’t have enough money to buy a yard. She said that it would be even more cramped after her baby was born.”

"Neither my mother nor my father responded. Seeing that my parents were unhappy, I went to the kitchen to cook. At the dinner table, my sister-in-law said that she wanted to stay in my room during her postpartum period. My mother asked, 'Then where will I stay?' Guess what my sister-in-law said?"

After Shantao finished speaking, she couldn't help but start sobbing again.

"What did you say? You're not going to ask me to switch rooms with her, are you?" Shen Xing'er asked suspiciously.

This was the most outrageous thing she could imagine.

"No, my sister-in-law told me to share a room with my parents, saying that since I only come home for a few days a month, it's fine to make do for a few days."

"This is too much! She's so picky about this and that, she shouldn't have married him in the first place!" Shen Xing'er was also furious.

"Yes, my parents didn't want to argue with her because she was pregnant. The next day, she asked me when I was going to get married. I was only just an adult! She had just gotten married! And she was already complaining that I was superfluous."

Shan Tao said, with snot and tears streaming down her face.

"Good Shantao, don't cry. Aren't you afraid the neighbors will laugh at you for doing this? Do your aunt and uncle know you've come to my place?" Shen Xing'er asked.

“I know, my parents said they want me to stay at your house for a few days while they find a place to rent out the yard,” Shan Tao said.

Then, she looked at the messy yard and said...

"But I see you're busy here too, and I'll only cause you trouble if I stay. I'd better go back to the manor."

Although she wanted to be with Xing'er, she felt bad about constantly troubling Xing'er because of her family's troubles.

"Don't go, what trouble could there be? I'm more than happy to have you here," Shen Xing'er coaxed.

"Alright, stop trying to fool me. By the way, this isn't Sister Gao's shop, so why did you take it over? Where is she?" Shan Tao asked.

So Shen Xing'er told Shan Tao about Sister Gao's situation, and Shan Tao sighed after hearing it.

"I see. Sister Gao even gave up her shop for her sister. What a deep sisterly bond."

“Yes, if you don’t mind, you can embroider things in the shop these few days. I’ll definitely give you a higher price than the market price,” Shen Xing’er said.

"Great! I'm going to earn more money to buy myself a small courtyard. Even if I don't get married in the future, no one will have the right to look down on me." Shan Tao regained her energetic demeanor.

"Alright, cheer up. Come on, I'll show you around this shop." Seeing that she was still unhappy, Shen Xing'er tried to distract her.

Shan Tao was immediately drawn over, momentarily forgetting her sadness, and simply followed Shen Xing'er to explore the sights.

Finally, the two went up to the second floor, where four embroiderers were concentrating on their embroidery. Shan Tao, now in familiar surroundings, forgot her sadness and focused on discussing embroidery with the embroiderers.

"It's getting late, let's go, I'll take you to a restaurant."

Shen Xing'er looked up at the sun. It was already noon. The weather was getting warmer, and the two of them would definitely be covered in sweat if they ran home. It would be better to eat at a restaurant. Besides, she was also craving that restaurant's signature noodles.

"Okay, what shall we eat?" Shan Tao's appetite was immediately whetted.

The atmosphere at home was tense last night, and she didn't have much of an appetite. This morning, her sister-in-law made her lose her appetite again. Now, when Xing'er mentioned it, she realized that she had nothing in her stomach.

"Let's go, you'll see when we get there, you'll definitely like it." Shen Xing'er kept everyone in suspense.

She decided to take Shan Tao to the noodle shop owned by the Qin family.

"Xing'er, what brings you here today? Is the shop not busy?" Qin Shi was busy tidying up the tables when Shen Xing'er and Shan Tao entered the shop, and she greeted them warmly.

"Auntie, bring two bowls of our signature noodles and one cold dish." Shen Xing'er didn't want to say much to her; she always felt that this woman was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

"Alright, please have a seat." Madam Qin calmly sized up Shan Tao.

Seeing that Shan Tao was about the same age as Shen Xing'er and was dressed in gold and silver, she was secretly surprised. It seemed that the wealth of the Minister's mansion was well-deserved. She became even more convinced that Shen Xing'er must have a secret when she left the mansion.

"This young lady also works at the Minister's residence, right? Look at her clothes and accessories, they're even better than those of us who run businesses here. Her whole demeanor is just like that of a young lady from a wealthy family."

Han came over carrying two bowls of noodles, her eyes scanning the mountain peaches up and down.

Shan Tao felt uncomfortable being stared at, but because the other person was familiar with Shen Xing'er, she couldn't say anything and just smiled awkwardly.

"Xing'er, who is that person? She's been looking us up and down ever since we came in, and it makes me feel really uncomfortable," Shan Tao asked in a low voice.

"We've just gotten to know each other better after eating here a few times. Don't worry about it. If she does it again, just confront her directly and don't hold back," Shen Xing'er said.

If it was just her imagination at first, she is now certain that this person has ill intentions and doesn't know what she did to offend him.

It's really baffling.