Chapter 117 - Making Her A Hand Maid (1/2)

Chapter 117: Making Her A Hand Maid

Translator: Flying Lines

After Scholar Wong finished talking he immediately looked at Xiao Baozhu in surprise. He was very sure that what happened tonight was plotted by Xiao Baozhu. Who could ever antic.i.p.ate that a little girl who usually seemed quiet and harmless could set such a honey trap to trick someone.

“OK, I was also walking in the street and b.u.mped into an elderly man and then I have no idea what happened next.” Scholar Wong said plainly,

As Scholar Wong told his story, Li Hongmei then said to Butler Wong resentfully, “Look, I told you my Baozhu was telling the truth. If you dare call her a s.l.u.t or a loose woman again, I’ll rip up your mouth!”

Butler Wong’s att.i.tude was somewhat mitigated but then he became rather worried. He looked at Scholar Wong and said, “Young Master, but you’re going to marry Miss Qingqing at the end of this month. Now we have this accident. What shall we say to His Lords.h.i.+p?”

“Let’s leave first and talk later!” Scholar Wong then got off the bed. He was still dizzy and looked rather tired when he got up.

Butler Wong went to help him immediately.

“Mr. Wong?” Xiao Baozhu saw that Scholar Wong did not give her any rea.s.suring words, so she called to him from behind. However, Scholar Wong did not reply at all but just walked towards the door.

When he pa.s.sed Ye Xiaoxian, Scholar Wong paused for a second.

Ye Xiaoxian quickly bowed to him and then whispered, “Thanks.”

Scholar Wong did not look at Ye Xiaoxian either but was only led by Butler Wong and went out of the lodge room.

When Scholar Wong had left, Li Hongmei suddenly hit Xiao Baozhu while scolding her. “You little tramp, you think I don’t know? What white bearded old man, you can fool others but you think you can fool me? You’ve actually done such things. I really didn’t expect that you could be this cheap. Who do you think Mr. Wong is? He did a big favor for Baofeng and our restaurant. He is such a good person and yet you dared to trick him. Because of you, what will he think of our family from now on? How will Baofeng feel in front of Mr. Wong in the future…”

Xiao Baozhu did not resist. She did not say a word and let Li Hongmei scold and hit her as she pleased. She had succeeded in her goal so she did not care what others thought. So long as Scholar Wong did not scold her everything would turn out just as she hoped. Even if she had to be his concubine she believed that she would have a happy life in the future.

Ye Xiaoxian, who was standing outside, had not said a single word either.

Baozhu, you are still too young and too naïve. The future that awaits you will be full of suffering.

…

It was late in the evening. Because they had made quite a lot of noise there was now a crowd surrounding Junlai Lodge to watch this drama. Some of them were guests there and some were people from the neighborhood. Many of them were tucking their clothes tight and discussing in the sharp cold wind.

“This is the girl then? She’s only thirteen or fourteen, isn’t she? Alas, bedding down with a man at night, how can she still possibly get married in the future?”

“Shameless. If she were my daughter, I’d beat her to death!”

“Maybe she was seduced by someone?”

“Phew, the man was the son of Lord Wong. Why should he seduce her? What’s she got?”

“Then I have no idea.”

“…”

There was t.i.ttle-tattle among the crowd and some were even following them to the restaurant. Li Hongmei was so ashamed that she felt like locking the door and beating Xiao Baozhu to death.

Ye Xiaoxian did not try to stop this because if Xiao Baozhu had just listened to her in the first place it wouldn’t have ended up like this.

It was water under the bridge now and they could only wait patiently for Scholar Wong to say something to them. If they just wanted to get rid of Xiao Baozhu it would not make any difference even if they went to the Wong’s and made a scene. They were only running a restaurant and if Lord Wong wanted to deal with them it would be as simple as turning his hand, then their restaurant could be closed down at anytime.

…

“Nonsense, how could such things possibly happen in the world? Now I see why you go to that little restaurant all day long. It turns out that it’s not the female cook you are interested in but her sister-in-law. You, you’re…”

Lord Wong picked up the tea cup from the table, hurling it violently at Scholar Wong. Immediately the tea was spilled all over Scholar Wong.

However, he did not retort but just let Lord Wong vent his anger.

Scholar Wong soon explained. “My Lord, truly Young Master did not ask for it. There is a big b.u.mp on his head. Obviously he was knocked out and then put in the bed at the lodge. Master has been really wronged. I think this matter was either planned by the Xiaos or by someone else who has it in for us.”

Lord Wong was so angry that he was rendered speechless for a long while. “You tell me, tell me, how am I going to explain this to the Qins now? You’ve already exchanged your birthday cards and now what will the Qins think of you? Such a fine potential marriage and it’ll just end like this?”

Butler Wong said, “My Lord, we don’t have to care about the Xiaos. As for the Qins, as long as we don’t tell anybody no one will possibly know about this.”

“Nonsense, how will they not know? Just wait and see. It won’t take half a day for this matter to spread all over the Qinghe County!”

Scholar Wong was still kneeling down, not making a sound.

…

Lord Wong had guessed right. The Qins heard about it just that afternoon. All the Qins sat together and discussed it as an emergency.