Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 419 - 419 418 Not Letting Go Until Marriage_1

Chapter 419: Chapter 418: Not Letting Go Until Marriage_1 Chapter 419: Chapter 418: Not Letting Go Until Marriage_1 “Guo Yuehua, you’ve been with me for a while, how could you really think I’m someone so easily fooled?” Muniang said coolly.

Guo Yuehua panicked and hurriedly said, “Lady, I swear what I’ve said is true, I really didn’t deceive you. Lady, please be merciful and give me a chance to come back. I definitely won’t betray Mei Garden or you again. When you rescued me from the brothel, I hadn’t had a chance to repay your kindness; please give me an opportunity.”

Muniang shook her head, “Guo Yuehua, did you forget what I told you when you insisted on leaving last time? Once you walk out that door, if you think of coming back another day, there won’t be any chance. The path you chose is your own; I believe I’ve done all I could for you by then. Since you’re a free person now, you can go.”

Guo Yuehua felt like crying but had no tears. Where could she go if she left? She had no skills and was all alone. Moreover, she was long accustomed to a life of luxury—how could she endure any hardship anymore?

Muniang got up to leave, and Guo Yuehua almost reflexively grabbed her sleeve, “Lady, Lady, I’m begging you, please. Now that New Moon House has also abandoned me, I’m at my wit’s end. If I were to leave just like that, what can a lone girl do? Lady, please have mercy, save me. Even if it’s just taking me in!”

Muniang paused for a moment and then said coldly, “You might as well save your efforts. Instead of begging me, you might be better off pleading with your new employer. Otherwise, when you’ve offended both sides, I doubt you’ll have good days ahead.”

Guo Yuehua burst into tears, clutching the hem of Muniang’s robe as she knelt down, “Huang Bin has abandoned me. He’s planning to shut down New Moon House, and he just kicked me out today. I’ve come to you because I’m completely out of options; have pity on me.”

In a frustrated tone, Muniang said, “After so much talk, it turns out your new master doesn’t want you anymore, and now you remember me. Do you think I’m particularly good-natured, that you come and go whenever you please?”

“It’s all my fault, Lady, please forgive me this once. If Mei Garden would take me in, I’m willing to work like an ox or a horse. Otherwise, as a girl alone out there, it wouldn’t take two or three days before I’d be targeted by human traffickers and sold into a brothel!” Guo Yuehua wailed.

Muniang snorted, “If you truly wish to stay, let me make it clear beforehand, the favorable treatment you had before is gone for sure. You didn’t even take part in ‘The Condor Heroes’ play. Mei Garden does not keep idlers; you’ll do odd jobs, serve tea, and carry water on ordinary days. If you can do these tasks, I’ll allow you this one chance; if not, leave at once, no negotiations!”

Guo Yuehua was stunned, clearly reluctant to accept this, but Muniang didn’t even grant her the opportunity to hesitate. She took a step to leave, and Guo Yuehua could only grit her teeth and say, “Alright, I’ll do it. I’ll do anything!”

As long as she could stay in Mei Garden, she would have a chance to turn her fortunes around; if she left, she really had nowhere else to go.

Guo Yuehua was taken away to her new accommodation, which naturally was not the separate quarter she used to have. That place had been given to Chen Yuhua long ago.

Guo Yuehua gritted her teeth; it was clear that Qiao Muniang had not planned to let her come back at all, or else she wouldn’t have given her quarters to that Chen Yuhua so readily.

Just as Chen Yuhua happened to walk out of that quarter, she ran into Guo Yuehua and surprisingly said, “Lady Guo?”

The old maidservant leading Guo Yuehua to her new accommodations bowed to Chen Yuhua and said, “Miss Chen, this is a new rough laborer. I’m just taking her to her quarters.”

Chen Yuhua was taken aback and looked up to see Guo Yuehua grinding her teeth at the old maidservant, saying, “Let’s hurry up, it’s your responsibility if there’s a delay, isn’t it?”

The old maidservant glared, “The master hasn’t spoken, what’s your place to babble? Shut your mouth!”

Afterwards, she turned to Chen Yuhua and apologized.

Chen Yuhua waved her hands repeatedly, “Go on with your tasks; I was just asking casually. It’s no bother.”

Guo Yuehua left in a fit of rage, cursing herself for having foolishly run into the New Moon House. What was she thinking? All she had was now wasted because of Chen Yuhua!

“No one needs to look after Guo Yuehua. Just use her as a menial worker. If she can’t stand it, let her leave. I certainly wasn’t begging for her to stay. Mei Garden will be just fine with or without her,” Muniang instructed Zhong Yulang.

“Mm, I understand.”

“If this can temper her arrogance, I might consider giving her a chance to perform on stage again in the future. After all, she has played the role of Ren Yingying before, and it will need to be reprised eventually. If we change actresses, the audience will always feel something is off. However, if she cannot recognize her blessings and can’t even perform menial tasks properly, then I’ll admit that I was blind and kick her out to fend for herself,” Muniang said.

Zhong Yulang furrowed his brows, “How long does Lady plan to have her work as a menial?”

“Until she can curb that proud nature of hers and learn to be humble and obedient!”

Zhong Yulang thought to himself that this might take a while.

As they were talking, a servant came in and said, “Lady, Miss Qiao and Miss Lu have arrived.”

Muniang was momentarily surprised. Why would these two girls come at this time?

“Show them in.”

Seeing that Muniang had private matters to attend to, Zhong Yulang did not prepare to stay longer, “Then I shall leave first.”

Muniang acknowledged, and Zhong Yulang turned to leave.

But just then the door opened, and as soon as Lu Qi’er saw Zhong Yulang, she immediately grabbed his sleeve, her voice filled with grievance, “Zhong, will you marry me, please?”

Muniang almost stumbled, nearly falling over.

Zhong Yulang was completely dumbfounded, unsure of what was happening.

“My father is forcing me to marry. I don’t want to marry anyone else, I just want to marry Zhong. Please marry me. Just say you will, and I’ll marry you right away!”

Zhong Yulang hastily pulled his sleeve back, “Miss Lu, please have some self-respect.”

Lu Qi’er, who was beyond caring at this point, was adamant, “If you won’t marry me, I won’t let go!”

Zhong Yulang was stupefied by her logic, but he remained lucid. He had no interest in entangling himself with the daughter of the Local County Official and forcefully removed Lu Qi’er’s hand, his expression turning stern, “Miss Lu, as the daughter of the County Chief, you should at least understand the basic courtesies. There should be no physical contact between unrelated men and women; your actions are highly inappropriate. I will pretend I did not hear anything today, and I hope Miss Lu will conduct herself with more dignity in the future!” After that, he left without giving Lu Qi’er another look.

Lu Qi’er’s eyes quickly reddened. Just as she thought to follow him, Muniang pulled her back, “What are you thinking, girl? Are you out of your mind? You still want to chase after him! If you did such a thing in front of me, I would keep it from others, but if others saw it outside, your father would have your hide.”