Chapter 291 The Gold Bracelet
Wang Yongzhu glanced at the sky; she hadn’t noticed earlier due to her nerves, but it was already past noon, and indeed, she was quite hungry, and thus did not stand on ceremony.
They were discussing important matters behind the dye workshop, with Wang Yongping guarding the pile of rewards, hardly daring to blink or even breathe too loudly.
These were gifts bestowed by Her Highness from the palace!
For Wang Yongping, even the County Magistrate had always seemed unattainably distant, let alone Her Highness from the palace, a figure he had never even contemplated, opening a whole new world in his life.
To avoid suspicion, Song Chongjin waited outside the house.
When Wang Yongzhu and Shopkeeper Wu came out, they saw Song Chongjin standing there, staring blankly at the great doors of the dye workshop.
Only then did Shopkeeper Wu laugh and say, "That explains it! I always wondered why the usually aloof Song family brothers would take a special interest in helping you! Dear niece, forgive me for being nosy, but the fact that these brothers did not judge you based on your appearance indicates they are not lecherous—"
Wang Yongzhu gave a slight smile toward Shopkeeper Wu, "Does Shopkeeper Wu know what relation I have with the ’not lecherous’ Brother Song you speak of?"
Shopkeeper Wu stopped short.
"Over three months ago, the two of us were engaged, but he later broke off the engagement, finding me too fat and plump."
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