Chapter 186 - 94 He Actually Helped Her
Shi Yumei sighed and said, "Exactly! You are his wise helpmate. Our Shi family’s business will have to rely on both of you in the future!"
Gu Fangzi’s eyes sparkled, that’s right, what’s Sang Wan worth? Even if she manages the household, she can only wander within the inner courtyard. How much does this frog in the well know about the vast world out there? Could she assist her cousin in business?
Once her period of mourning is over, she could join hands with her cousin and take charge of the Shi family’s business affairs. They could turn the tables and stir up storms of change—how much better that would be compared to fussing over trivial matters in the inner courtyard every day! By that time, her cousin would naturally know who is the best choice to marry!
As long as she firmly grasps her cousin in her hands, what can Sang Wan do, even if she’s capable? Turning a wife into a concubine, how hard could that be?
"Big cousin, saying that, how would Fangzi dare to accept such praise! You are just teasing Fangzi!" Gu Fangzi’s frown disappeared as she replied modestly with a smile.
"If you don’t dare to accept, who else dares?" Shi Yumei laughed and couldn’t help but sigh again, "It’s really a pity, just as I return, you encounter such an incident! Otherwise, how joyful we would be right now! Tomorrow, we will eat crabs at Qiufang Pavilion, it’s such a pity that you can’t go!"
Shi Yumei’s words hit right where Gu Fangzi felt, and she couldn’t help but sigh, "Indeed, the heavens do not always fulfill our wishes, who knew such a thing would happen!"
"Didn’t I tell you? This is called ’many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip’!" Shi Yumei gently patted her hand, consoling her in a soft voice: "Half a year will pass quickly! It will be fine then!"
Gratefully, Gu Fangzi smiled and nodded, then casually laughed, "This season is indeed the best time for eating crabs. Was it cousin who especially invited you?"
"No," said Shi Yumei, "it was the Sang family girl!" Saying that, she hummed, "Such a miser, it was only after I pressured her that she reluctantly agreed to host the feast! But she does have some conscience, willing to invite us for crabs! Today, I saw the crabs sent from the manor – they’re indeed large, each as big as a bowl’s mouth, probably weighing half a pound each!" She lamented again about Gu Fangzi being unable to attend.