Chapter 903: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
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Chapter 903: The Matchmaker Comes to the Door (1)
Mo Yan couldn’t refuse and smiled as she said, “Uncle Lu, once the villas are built, pick whichever one you like to live in. It’s my gift to you as a token of respect.”
“Ha ha, each of these villas will cost at least five hundred taels of silver to build. You’re so generous, letting Uncle Lu pick one without hesitation. Just be careful that when the time comes, you won’t regret it when I move in!” Master Lu, pleased by her thoughtfulness, couldn’t resist teasing her.
Mo Yan pretended to be a bit greedy and said, “Well... in that case, Uncle Lu, please take extra care to make sure the villas are especially beautiful. When the time comes, we can make a lot of money from wealthy customers, and we’ll quickly earn back the silver, won’t we?”
Master Lu was taken aback, laughing helplessly, “You’re really something. You want Uncle Lu to do all the hard work, and here you are trying to get the villa for free! What’s going on? It seems like I’m the one who’s getting the short end of the stick!”
“Of course, there’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world,” Mo Yan said, blinking her eyes with a serious face, showing not the slightest hint of embarrassment.
She knew that even without saying these words, Master Lu would certainly put in all his effort for the villa project. The reason she said it was to give him a villa as a token of her appreciation, making it easier to reject any payment from him when the time came.
Master Lu sighed in resignation, his gaze softening as he looked at Mo Yan. “You girl... I really don’t know what to say to you.”
After working together for a couple of years, if he didn’t know the girl’s nature, he might have thought she was impossible to please. Now, he only felt that she was incredibly thoughtful, even coming up with an excuse to give him a villa so that he couldn’t refuse.
Mo Yan smiled, putting the matter to rest. “This is settled then, Uncle Lu. You can’t back out now, or I’ll go to the Liu family and cry to Sister Lan!”
Master Lu wasn’t the type to be shy about these matters. He quickly agreed, “Fine, Uncle Lu won’t back out. I’ll build every villa exactly as you want, and I’ll make sure you profit handsomely.”
“Ha ha, thank you in advance, Uncle Lu!” Mo Yan beamed and cupped her hands in gratitude.
In just two days, the designs for the villas were finalized. By next spring, more than twenty elegant and exquisite villas would be scattered throughout the Mo family’s orchard.
On the day Mo Qingze returned from his break, Mo Yan asked about Zhao Fengnian. She was relieved to learn that Zhao Fengnian hadn’t “bothered” her father any further, seeming to truly give up. She relaxed, thinking that if they abandoned the idea of a marriage alliance, then the troublesome Fan Meijiao would no longer have a reason to scheme against her.
If they backed off, she couldn’t be bothered to waste energy on such people. After all, the Zhao family’s head was a high-ranking official with solid connections in court. Although the Zhao family wasn’t a deeply entrenched, powerful clan, Zhao Fengnian had been in government for years and made many connections. Especially with his relatively high rank, he had plenty of people under him trying to curry favor. If Fan Meijiao used her influence to cause a rift with the Mo family, it could easily end up harming her father, creating obstacles for him.
Mo Yan’s concerns weren’t without reason. However, what she didn’t realize was that the Zhao family wasn’t about to let go so easily. So, when the matchmaker arrived at her door with a proposal, she realized just how wrong her assumptions had been!
Some people were like poisonous snakes—if you don’t want to get bitten, you can try to drive them away, but they’ll chase you relentlessly. Such snakes need to be dealt with decisively, striking their weak point to ensure they can’t hurt you anymore.
“…Ah, don’t think this old woman is exaggerating without conscience, but the Cui family is really a rare good match. Moreover, the old madam of the Cui family is extremely satisfied with the Princess, otherwise, I wouldn’t have come all this way!”
[End of Chapter]
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