flstandardbreds Chapter 123 Rumors Spread Again
Chapter 123 Rumors Spread Again
Looking at the two hundred taels of silver note sent by the Tian family, Wang Shiyu sighed inwardly. After all, they are businessmen. They spend two hundred taels right away, and it seems that people don't even take it seriously.
This incident only caused a small splash in Wang Shiyu's heart, and she continued to devote herself to her career and continued to embroider. This was also her job. Wang Shiyu did not even rely on any modern means to make money, because she felt that since she could travel through time, it meant that other people should be able to do it as well. The first bird to stick its head out will be shot at, and she did not want to get involved. Moreover, the Wang family had too many enemies, and was involved with the Zhang family. She wished she could just become invisible.
In these few short years, Wang Shiyu has saved nearly five thousand taels of silver notes, as well as various jewelry, cloth and silk threads. She had not expected that her craft would spread so quickly. After the man from the Tian family stayed in the capital to serve as an official, her business became better and better. However, Wang Shiyu's embroidery was slow and rigorous, so she still produced one embroidery piece every four or five months, and she continued to embroider slowly. She was not willing to do more and still lived here with her mother. Their family was almost becoming invisible. After all, they were unwilling to go out and socialize.
During this month, no one knew what happened to the guy next door, but he would come to sit in the yard every day. If he was in a good mood, he would even teach Ruirui together with Mr. Liu.
As they got to know each other better, she learned that the boy next door's real name was Yu Xiuming. Wang Shiyu had known his pen name long ago, which was Zichuan. It was said that it was given to him by his master.
This was the second time she heard this surname. Only the city lord had this surname. As for the relationship between this young man and the city lord, Wang Shiyu did not ask. She would naturally know after spending more time with them, so she was not in a hurry to ask these questions.
Yu Xiuming was playing with Zhou Zhou in the yard, and would take Ruirui to read when he had nothing to do. Wang Shiyu and Yu Xiuming also gradually became familiar with each other, and sometimes they would chat with each other. However, as a man frequently coming in and out of here, there would inevitably be some rumors outside. It didn't take long for the news to spread that their two families were going to get married, and the news was not very good. After all, Wang Shiyu had rejected many people's proposals before. Sometimes rumors are like a mirror of a person and they can never be stopped.
When Mo Ruru brought the news home, Wang Shiyu paused for a moment, then continued to embroider the picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water. The picture was about to come to the end, and she finished it with a few stitches. After cutting the thread, she put down the work in her hands.
Everyone thinks that mandarin ducks are a metaphor for a loving couple, but Wang Shiyu knows that mandarin ducks do not have only one partner. Instead, they are more promiscuous. Compared to mandarin ducks, Wang Shiyu likes wild geese more because of their affection and loyalty, which makes her look at them with admiration and yearn for them even more. So although she knows her situation, she is still reluctant to say much.
"Xiao Yu, I'm talking to you. What's going on between you and Zichuan? He's been coming to our house more often these days. Do you have any thoughts?
If I have any ideas, I will not refute these messages. If I don’t have any ideas, I should tell Zichuan as soon as possible. We can’t let the rumors spread too much.
We still need to protect your reputation as a girl. We can't let people spread the news all over the city. This will be bad for you, and the same goes for Zichuan."
Mo Ruru moved Ruirui to the next room and asked Mr. Liu to teach him how to read. When Yu Xiuming was not there, she talked about this matter with Wang Shiyu. This was mainly because she had experienced such rumors before, so she knew that if such rumors were spread about an unmarried hungry girl, it meant that someone wanted to force the child to death.
"It's only about five months away from your birthday, and it will be March soon. So you will also have a formal coming-of-age ceremony. You should know that after a girl has a coming-of-age ceremony at the age of sixteen, she will be a real grown-up girl.
Your marriage is naturally on the agenda. Although your mother and your brother don't have much ability, they have saved some money over the years, so mother can support your brother and you don't need to do it. Mother still hopes that you can find a man who treats you well and spend your life with him until you grow old together. Don't be like mother, who married without thinking and ended up marrying a man like that."