ch 294 - Mandatory Fees; The Chengs Were Strong 7 (1/2)

ch 294 - Mandatory Fees; The Cheng's Were Strong (7)

“Certainly, Grandmaster!” replied Cheng Biyuan as he tried to imitate the grandmaster’s polite bow. “If you say so, let’s all go take a tour!”

Naturally nobody there would give up on that opportunity. One by one they go up and got ready to go look at the secret item of the Cheng’s.

Following the lead of Cheng Biyuan, the large group of attendees marched toward the mystical well guarded by guards.

Inside the main quarter of the Cheng’s.

Mrs. Cheng sat on the chair, her look a little distressed and helpless as though she was bothered by something.

Sitting next to her was Mrs. Zhou. Seeing her like that, she couldn’t help but to say, “Yiqin, she wasn’t worth meeting up with again. If you meet her again now, it’d just be very unpleasant for everybody involved. It’s better to just not see her!”

Mrs. Zhou had always know about all the happenings between the Cheng’s and the Gu’s. To be fair, the Gu’s never wronged the Cheng’s. It was just that the Gu’s was so quick to end their ties with the Cheng’s. They never tried to help even in the smallest ways when the Cheng’s hit rock bottom. Now that the Cheng’s were well off, they came right away. No matter what the reason was, it was unpleasant.

Sure the Gu’s didn’t beat the dog when it was down, but there was certainly no need to kiss up now either.

And, truth be told, that Mrs. Gu wasn’t exactly a nice person either. Back then, the betrothal was more like a joke but that was enough for Mrs. Gu to give Mrs. Cheng a hard time.

Now that they were here, it certainly wouldn’t be for any good reasons. Mrs. Zhou was of the opinion that there was no need for Mrs. Cheng to meet up with her. With her new status as the Countess, she could turn down meetings with just about anyone.

“I understand, but last time when her son was here, our Xiao Xiao….”