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"Ah, now that you mention it, that girl seems to have become less obedient than before," Li Ruofeng said, her thoughts drifting as Gu Yan reminded her of this change.
Standing nearby, Granny Li interjected, "Madam, Miss is right. The eldest young lady has indeed become much more eloquent. In the past, when you would ask for money, she would never be as difficult as she is today; she would give you whatever you asked for without question. Sometimes she even worried about not giving enough and would ask for more. But today, it's completely different; not only did she not let the third young lady take out any money, but she also gave you fifty taels to send you off."
Li Ruofeng suddenly realized and jumped up, exclaiming, "Granny is absolutely right! That's exactly how it is!"
After a moment of silence, Gu Yan comforted her mother, saying, "Mother, during this time, please don't go asking for money again."
Before she could finish her sentence, Li Ruofeng loudly objected, "How can that be? Even if the money is little, it's still money! Besides, your brother has been spending a fortune on medicine for a long time now, and your father's salary isn't high. What do you expect your mother to do?"
She was adamant; aside from being able to ask the two sisters from the main house for money, how could a woman like her possibly earn any? Was money supposed to just fall from the sky?
"Mother, listen to me," Gu Yan said as she leaned closer to Li Ruofeng and whispered a few words in her ear.
"My daughter is truly remarkable!" Li Ruofeng exclaimed joyfully. "I will listen to you; I won't go anymore."
Feeling much better after their conversation, Gu Yan left her mother's courtyard and headed towards the Peony Garden.
Upon returning to her courtyard, she happened to run into the two owners of Zhenbao Pavilion and Jinxiu Workshop who had come with jewelry and clothing samples for her to review.
After looking through all the samples, Gu Yan didn't have many opinions and simply instructed the two owners to return and make them according to the designs.
Her mind was not on these mundane matters at all; let alone giving feedback.
Thinking about how today Gu Qingning had made her mother suffer such a great loss and even humiliated them by giving fifty taels, she felt an overwhelming urge to strangle Gu Qingning right then and there.
"Miss," Xianglan said worriedly as she noticed that the handkerchief in Gu Yan's hand was about to be twisted into shreds.
Realizing her inappropriate behavior, Gu Yan immediately released the handkerchief and instructed Xianglan to come closer.
After receiving her orders, Xianglan quickly left the courtyard.
Dressed in a light pink inner garment, Gu Yan sat in front of her dressing table. Chun Tao was just helping her remove the last hairpin when Xianglan hurried back.
"I have done as you instructed," Xianglan reported respectfully while standing aside.
"Good."
Her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall as Gu Yan gazed at herself in the bronze mirror. She gently touched her delicate face and couldn't help but admire herself.
"Chun Tao, do you think I'm beautiful?" Gu Yan asked as if lost in her own beauty.
"You are the most beautiful woman in the world—one of a kind," Chun Tao replied softly from beside her.
Hearing such praise, Gu Yan's heart blossomed with joy, lost in a myriad of fantasies from which she could not escape.
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