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Chapter 898: Chapter 901 Uninvited Guest
At the very least, they would find a way to pocket the silver from Qiao Mei’er’s servitude contract.
Qiao Mei’er nodded vigorously, "Big Sister, there’s another thing, I want to keep all my wages with you and get them from you when I need them."
After all, she ate and lived in the Embroidery Room most of the time and hardly had any need to spend silver.
Even if her parents came, it was useless because she had no silver on her.
"You just have to talk to Fat Aunt about this, let her keep your wages on the account in the Embroidery Room,"
Qiao Duo’er tactfully refused Qiao Mei’er’s request, saving both of them a lot of trouble.
Besides, she didn’t want to see Qiao Mei’er too much.
Call her petty or stingy if you like, but she felt that those who bullied simpletons were not too kind-hearted, and Qiao Mei’er was one of them.
One must keep a distance from such people to avoid trouble.
A flicker of disappointment passed through Qiao Mei’er’s eyes, but she also found the arrangement more reasonable, saving her the trouble of traveling a long distance when she wanted to spend money.
Only, this meant she had fewer opportunities to cozy up to her big sister.
She acknowledged her little ulterior motives, feeling her status was naturally different from others since she was Duo’er’s blood sister.
If she could grow closer to her sister, maybe she could get her servitude contract back.
Perhaps her big sister might even help her find a good marriage.
Unfortunately, her big sister was neither warm nor cold to her, and these good things were only wishful thinking; she still had to rely on herself in the future.
Truthfully, she felt a bit disappointed inside, but one has to make one’s life on one’s own; she couldn’t blame others.
Early in the morning, Almond did her chores as usual.
Having caught a rare overcast day, she planned to have the donkeys mill more pollen.
That way, the donkeys could rest a bit more during the hot weather.
Since the weather wasn’t hot, Duo’er was in the yard playing with Fat Fat and Fatty.
"Stand up!"
"Take a step forward!"
"Turn around!"
Qiao Duo gave the commands, and the two large dogs followed the actions.
Nowadays, these two large creatures were becoming increasingly human-like, almost able to understand all of Duo’er’s instructions.
Seeing the fun that the person and two dogs were having, Almond couldn’t help but marvel that the Tan Family must truly have good Feng Shui for their dogs to be smarter than those of other households.
Suddenly, a man stuck his head in, and upon seeing him, Almond’s face immediately darkened.
If possible, she never wanted to see this man in her lifetime.
"What are you doing here?" Almond said with annoyance.
This was not her home; if he caused a scandal here, how could she face staying with the Tan Family?
Zhu Jianzhi hurriedly explained, "Almond, your mother is sick, she said she wanted to see you, so I came to pick you up."
"There are several younger siblings at home, if it’s not serious then I won’t go back," Almond said with a tight face, unable to treat her own parents sincerely since being sold.
Now she only considered herself a guest, bringing some goods to visit when she had time, and otherwise living at peace in the Tan Family.
Zhu Jianzhi was very anxious, but he dared not reveal the truth.
If Almond knew her mother was on her deathbed, she would surely lose her senses.
Qiao Duo said to Almond, "Go back and have a look."
If something really happened, it would be too late for regrets.
Almond was still hesitant; the facial powder and aromatic powder supplies were running low, and she needed to rush to produce some.
Her Madam was with child and would need more attendance as time went on; it was better for her to stay at the Tan Family.
From the moment she signed the servitude contract, her status had changed.
She was first and foremost a maid, and only afterwards was she a daughter.
