She Became A Downfall Noble Lady
Chapter 111 - 110: Ignored by the Servant

Chapter 111: Chapter 110: Ignored by the Servant

Ye Xinyan’s thoughts raced, she had completely forgotten that she started raising cows because the snack shop needed a large amount of milk, as well as the wonderful taste and uses of thick cream and cheese.

Liang Wanqiu’s lips already bore a cold smirk, "Look, scared silly, haven’t you? At the end of the day, you’re just a village woman who hasn’t seen the world – just a few words and you’re so scared that you can’t make up your mind, staring off into space."

In reality, it only took a few moments for Ye Xinyan to snap back to reality, remembering why she started raising cattle in the first place.

She composed herself and said solemnly, "Miss Liang, just now the small woman was abrupt and might have offended you. Fortunately, there are no other customers in the shop, so my words will not affect Miss Liang. Here, I offer my apologies, hoping for Miss Liang’s forgiveness." She temporarily put aside the idea of leveraging power from Jinrong and endeavored to save her snack shop on her own.

Liang Wanqiu remained unmoved and gave Granny Tan a look.

Granny Tan barked sharply, "You village woman, so wicked! Our Miss kindly advised you to mend your ways, but you were ungrateful and even falsely accused our Miss of looking for trouble with you. It seems you and your family want to be in prison for several more years!"

By this time, Nanny Jin had already made up her mind to rely on Prince Yu, and she stepped forward, saying coldly, "I don’t know which noble and prestigious family the Liang family belongs to in the Great Xia Dynasty that has such concern for the country and its people. And what kind of status does Miss Liang have that she can speak and make decisions on behalf of the government office? If the Liang family tries to speak on behalf of the government, aren’t you afraid of bringing disaster upon your clan?"

Though Granny Tan was from a small place and didn’t quite grasp the gravity of the situation, she found it difficult to respond to Nanny Jin’s questions.

In an awkward moment, Qi Younian, who had retreated to the back of the shop upon hearing that things were turning sour, handed Qi Jia over to Yun Niang and walked back into the shop. He arrived just in time to hear Nanny Jin’s words and internally cursed the situation. As the saying goes, the common people cannot fight against officials, and if the Liang family were truly a family of power and status, involving himself, a commoner, with them would surely not end well.

Qi Younian stepped forward two paces, stopping a few steps away from Granny Tan, and said with clasped hands, "Honored guests, my granddaughter is straightforward and meant no harm with her words. I hope you all could be magnanimous and not take offense. Here, I offer my apologies on her behalf."

At that moment, Mother Yang, who had come to her senses, spoke up, "There is no need for further words, nor is there a need to know what kind of family we are from. We did not intentionally make things difficult for you; as long as your family ceases running this disreputable shop in Qingyuan County, we will not trouble you anymore."

Nanny Jin sneered silently, thinking you probably can’t make that decision.

However, Qi Younian remembered his own past circumstances; could it be that the poor truly could not have their day to rise? Can’t honest folks simply earn their Silver?

Ye Xinyan contemplated seriously why this Miss Liang surnamed girl was at odds with her. Even though her own words earlier were not very pleasant, it was indeed Miss Liang and her maid who first vented their anger at her, which led to her retort.

After much thought, it boiled down to Jiang Yifan; this unrestrained Miss Liang must have been chasing after Jiang Yifan. Seeing how she was acting coyly in front of that lad Jiang Yifan earlier, it was clear she was smitten.

But she hadn’t approached him either, so why did this hysterical girl vent her anger on her? Ye Xinyan looked at Li Wanqiu, puzzled.

Meanwhile, Liang Wanqiu was in no hurry, watching with a cold gaze as Nanny Jin, Qi Younian, and Mother Yang negotiated from a distance, surrounded by a few maids and servant women. She relished seeing the village woman plunged into a hopeless predicament.

At this time, the sun was high in the sky, and the hour was growing late. Usually, at this time, the snack shop would be welcoming its customers.

Ye Xinyan was keeping an eye on the shop exterior and saw someone indeed pause at the store’s entrance, seeming to notice that something wasn’t quite right inside and hesitating whether to enter or not.

She discreetly tugged on the front of Nanny Jin’s clothes and whispered, "It looks like there’s a customer at the door. Nanny Jin, go take care of it; I’ll try to handle things here a bit longer. If it really can’t be settled amicably, then push them onto Sixth Master, and let them take their troubles to the two of them."

As long as Jinrong and Jiang Yifan were in Qingyuan County, Nanny Jin, who had made up her mind, felt confident. Hearing Ye Xinyan’s instructions, she went straight to the storefront to take care of the customers outside.

Liang Wanqiu was perplexed, watching Nanny Jin deal with the visitors at the store entrance and contemptuously glanced at Ye Xinyan, sneering to herself. Not only is your family’s business doomed to fail today, but you’ll also have no chance at all to do business in the future. What does whether you make ends meet or not have to do with me?

Ye Xinyan was also fed up with handling everything, but now Miss Liang wasn’t talking about collisions; she was accusing her of price gouging and running a dishonest business. Ye Xinyan truly couldn’t be sure about the details of the Liang family status.

Ye Xinyan, speaking past Mother Yang to Wen Yan, said, "Is that not so, Miss Liang? You see, we’ve already opened for the day, and many foods have been prepared. If we have to close today, especially on such a hot day, I’m afraid all these items will go to waste. How about this, allow us to finish up today’s business, if you would."

Her plan was to get rid of this plague first, then storm over to the county government office. Even if it meant making a scene, she was determined to have Jiang Yifan deal with the nuisance he’d attracted and not let it disrupt her well-established business. If all else failed, there was still Jinrong. At most, she would just have to emphasize a bit more the benefits and difficulties of running the cattle farm and get it started anyway.

Mother Yang, glancing at Liang Wanqiu’s expression, turned back to Ye Xinyan and arrogantly said, "You’re quite talkative for a mere woman. Do you really want to get into a lawsuit with us?"

As the standoff continued, Liang Wanqiu saw Nanny Jin make way at the shop door. Immediately after that, a man walked in.

Liang Wanqiu’s face changed abruptly; she was truly angry now.

This shop’s old woman servant was so bold. While she was still in the store, before things had been clarified, she dared to let another man come in. This time, even if the shopkeeper’s whole family knelt down and begged her, she would not settle this matter easily. She was determined to tell her father, to make sure the shopkeeper’s family of four would get a taste of a lawsuit.

Meanwhile, Mother Yang, who had been attentive to the happenings at the door, was about to shout a warning.

Before Mother Yang could speak, the man had already walked straight up to Ye Xinyan, not minding that there were female customers in the vicinity.

...It was Hongzhi.

Blocked to one side by Granny Tan, Qi Younian felt relieved to see Hongzhi. Ye Xinyan wanted to sever past connections, so she was unwilling to rely on the authority of Prince Yu. Naturally, Qi Younian would not oppose this sentiment of Ye Xinyan.

But if Prince Yu intervened on his own, it would be a different story. Just by the contemptuous way Prince Yu’s attendant treated this Miss Liang, one could tell that the Liang family was not a prestigious clan, at least not in the eyes of Hongzhi, Prince Yu’s personal attendant.

Hongzhi strode over, bowed to Ye Xinyan, and said, "Lady Qi, our Sixth Master told me to come over and tell you this: he wants you to focus on the details of your cooperation with him and to finalize the terms as soon as possible so we can get started."

Ye Xinyan quickly returned the courtesy and was about to speak when Granny Tan angrily reprimanded, "How disrespectful of you, boy! Is this a place for you to be? Get out this instant!"