Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 102 - : A Grin Without a Smile

Chapter 102: Chapter 102: A Grin Without a Smile

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Before Lady Li could open her mouth, Xuexue, who was following behind with an innocent smile, exclaimed loudly to the middle-aged man, “Uncle, Auntie Li is a wealthy woman, how could she ever do something like evading debts? Perhaps she might even give you extra Copper Coins as a reward. Don’t you all agree?” After finishing her declaration, she turned her head and winked at the several women following her.

The women immediately understood that Xuexue wanted to make fun of Lady Li.

“Yes, yes, Lady Li is not like that, she’s usually very generous.” Everyone nodded in agreement, though internally they thought, Lady Li was habitually a miser, how generous my ass!

Seeing everyone praising her, Lady Li held her chin up high, feeling extremely proud, like a conceited rooster, only lacking a tail to cock up in the air.

“That’s good. Now hurry up and pay, don’t hold up the people behind. It’s not easy for everyone to come to the market, and we still have things to buy,” one person gently urged, easing the middle-aged man’s expression.

“Hehe… Sure.”

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Having been flattered by everyone, Lady Li felt too embarrassed not to pay the carriage fee. She reached into her bosom and pulled out five Copper Coins but bent her head, contemplating to pocket three of them.

Quick on her feet, Xuexue who was following behind snatched them; shortly after, she placed them in the hands of the carriage driver, all the while smiling brightly, “See, I told you Auntie Li is a rich lady, very generous. Usually, we poor folks ride for just one wen money, but she’s sure to pay double.” Finally, she tilted her head and asked with a smile, “Auntie Li, isn’t that right, what Xuexue said?”

“Hehehe… yes, right!”

The fare was only two Copper Coins in total, and yet Lady Li ended up giving five. It pained her heart deeply, but having just been praised for being generous, it would be too shameful to go back on her word. So, with a forced smile, she agreed, hating Xuexue all the more. She stomped her foot quietly and turned around, storming off in a huff.

“Xuexue, you teased her today, be careful of her revenge.” The women all warned Xuexue in turn.

“Thank you for your reminders, Aunties. Xuexue stands upright and fears no crooked shadow.”

Having said that, she handed the middle-aged man three Copper Coins.

The middle-aged man, also aware that Xuexue had just made fun of Lady Li, helping him recover the fare, and even earning him an extra three Copper Coins, didn’t want to take money from Xuexue at first. However, since she insisted, he accepted two Copper Coins.

Having paid the fare, everyone went their separate ways, planning to return there in the evening if they needed a ride home from the market.

Armed with her previous experience, Madam Xie made her way competently to the spot where they’d set up before, and sure enough, the Aunties who bought jewelry had already saved a spot for them.

As time passed, they all grew more familiar with each other. Xuexue called her Aunt Zhang, knowing she lived in the town and arrived early, which made reserving the spot more convenient.

“Oh my! There’s an extra little sister today! She looks so lovely,” Aunt Zhang expressed her surprise upon seeing Chuner for the first time, finding her appearance endearing.

While setting up the wares, Xuexue replied with a smile, “This is my sister, Chuner.” Afterwards, she turned to Chuner, “Say hello to Aunt Zhang, she’s been taking good care of us.”

“Hello Aunt Zhang! Thank you for looking after our family,” Chuner’s voice was young and crisp as she spoke.

Chuner was so polite that Aunt Zhang grew even fonder of her, casually picking a brightly colored hairpin flower from the heap of jewelry and placing it on her head.

“Oh no! Big Sister Zhang, that’s not right. This jewelry is for sale to provide for your family, you shouldn’t give it to Chuner,” exclaimed Madam Xie, alarmed, as she tried to remove the hairpin flower from Chuner’s hair.

“No need, no need, it’s just a small trinket, not worth much,” Aunt Zhang hurriedly intervened.