A ragged cub at the beginning

The carriage drove to the Wang family's door, and Tang Xu led the children out.

"A distinguished guest has arrived. I wonder which lady it is?" The butler at the door came up to them with a smile on his face.

"The Du family." Xiaoju handed over the invitation.

"I was blind and didn't recognize you. It turns out you are Mayor Du's wife. Please come in." Butler Wang called a little maid to lead the way.

The driver unloaded the gifts and went to find Du Yun.

"Director Tang, I'm sorry for not welcoming you to my humble home. Please take a seat here." Mrs. Wang stood up and took a look. Several ladies had already come to the flower hall and were drinking tea and chatting.

"Qiu Kui, take the two young masters to the garden to play. The children are over there." Madam Wang instructed the maid beside her and then explained to Tang Xu.

Tang Xu nodded and instructed Xiaoju, "Xiaoju, I'm fine here, go follow the young master and don't let them do anything naughty."

"Yes, young lady."

"This is my first time meeting Mrs. Du in person. She is so beautiful." A strange lady suddenly said.

Madam Wang said calmly, "Of course. Everyone knows that sisters who run kindergartens are naturally beautiful. But I usually like to call her Director Tang. Before Director Tang got married, she had already opened a shop and a school with her own abilities."

It was rare for Mrs. Wu not to argue with Mrs. Wang, and she agreed, "I'm used to calling her that, after all, my child studies there. I really want to thank Principal Tang. My Yu'er is more lively now. After school, she will talk to me about her friends in kindergarten." When she talked about her daughter, a gentle smile appeared on her face.

Madam Wang also smiled when talking about children. "My daughter Rou'er is the same. She used to be gloomy and silent all day. Now she likes to talk, but her voice is not very pleasant."

...Isn't it possible that I learned this from you? Tang Xu thought to himself.

Just as she was thinking this, Mrs. Wu said directly, "The upper beam is crooked, and the lower beam is crooked. Who did you learn this from? Don't you know it?"

Madam Wang turned her eyes away and said, "So, why didn't your Yu'er learn from you before?"

Mrs. Wu angrily asked back, "You said I talk too much?"

The two started arguing. Tang Xu looked at one and the other, not knowing who to persuade. Then the two ladies next to him started chatting quietly.

"It's only been a few words, and they're arguing again."

"Just listen for fun."

"You say they have a bad relationship, but they are together every day. You say they have a good relationship, but they never stop arguing when they meet."

"Maybe they just like to get along this way."

“This is quite interesting.”

Tang Xu felt relieved and took a sip of tea.

"Madam, there are guests." Qiu Kui reminded in a low voice.

"Let's talk about it next time." Mrs. Wang ended this meaningless conversation as if she didn't think they were arguing but just chatting. She stood up and walked to the door, only to find that the person who came was Mrs. Lu. She frowned. The invitation was not sent to the Lu family, so why did she come here uninvited?

Mrs. Wang felt annoyed. Mrs. Lu had always disliked Director Tang. Today, she specially invited Director Tang to come and play. If he made her unhappy the first time, she would probably not come next time.

Thinking of this, she walked out the door and stood in front of Madam Lu, "Madam Lu is here, is there something you want to talk to me about? What a coincidence, my family is hosting a banquet today."

Madam Lu pretended not to understand her intention to expel the guest, and stepped forward with a smile, "I heard that my sister was hosting a banquet today, so I shamelessly came to ask for a glass of water and wine."

The visitor was not friendly. Madam Wang pretended to take a handkerchief and avoided the hand that she was holding. She felt a little annoyed, but she smiled. "Why should I ask you for it? I'm afraid you won't come even if I invite you. We are all friends from Rou'er Academy. I'm afraid that Madam Lu will feel uncomfortable."

Mrs. Lu was annoyed that she had driven them away twice, so she walked straight in. "How could I be uncomfortable? They are all ladies in town, so there is no one I don't know."

When Mrs. Wu saw her, her smile faded.

Tang Xu didn't recognize him and just looked at him curiously.

"Is this Madam Du?" Madam Lu sat down next to Tang Xu, smiling intimately, but her words were extremely unpleasant. "I've heard that Madam Du is very capable. She has no parents and a child, but she managed to marry the only scholar in the town and is now the mayor. It's rare to see her today, why don't you tell us about her?"

Tang Xu's face sank, and he glanced at Madam Wang, who was frowning. What was going on? The Hongmen Feast? But she was not someone who would swallow her anger, and when someone scolded her, she would naturally not keep silent. "What's the matter? Is this lady not satisfied with her family? Do you want to learn something so that you can change to a new one?"

As soon as these words came out, there were gasps in the hall. How dare you say that!

Mrs. Wang bit her lip to hold back her laughter and was about to come forward to smooth things over.

Madam Lu slammed the table and stood up, "What did Madam Du say?"

Tang Xu sneered, "You don't understand what I'm saying?"

Madam Lu took two quick breaths and gritted her teeth, saying, "The mayor's wife is so arrogant. She comes right up and starts spitting blood at me."

"You, the governor, are allowed to set fires, but the common people are not allowed to light lamps?" Tang Xu looked up at her, his eyes full of coldness.

"It's just a joke. Why is Mrs. Du so angry?"

"I was just joking. This lady looks much angrier than me." Tang Xu laughed twice after he finished speaking, and turned to look at Madam Wang, "Madam Wang, who is this? How can he be out there with such a bad temper? Are his family members at ease?"

Mrs. Wang just explained that this person came uninvited and was not invited by her on purpose. "This is Mrs. Lu. She heard that I was hosting a banquet and wanted to come and have a drink."

"Oh, Mrs. Lu? I remember that she insisted on driving the carriage into the kindergarten. I refused because I was worried about the children's safety. Mrs. Lu also allowed the servants to insult our martial arts teacher, and then she was beaten." Tang Xu explained the grudge between the two in a few words, so that everyone could make sense. He then said sarcastically, "I can't believe that Mrs. Lu loves the servants so much. In order to help him, she actually scolded him right away."

No one around dared to interrupt, as none of them was easy to mess with.

Mrs. Lu was not standing up for the servants. She just felt that she had lost face that day and her child was not sent to kindergarten, so she had connections with other wealthy families and she held a grudge against her.

She relied on her family's connections in the capital and was always unscrupulous. Just like just now, Mrs. Wang was obviously not happy about her coming, but she had to endure it.

Mrs. Lu had never been treated like this since she was a child. Her chest rose and fell violently with anger. "You are really gifted with a clever tongue. You can easily turn right into wrong and make mischief. No wonder you can trick Mayor Du, a scholar, into bowing to you, an orphan girl."

Madam Wang raised her hand to make a gesture, but Tang Xu looked at her and stopped her from speaking. This woman mentioned again and again that she had no father or mother. Did she really think she was a soft persimmon? "Madam Lu, do you think that Master Lu is not educated and want to be the wife of a juren? That's easy. Ask Master Lu to take the exam."

Mrs. Lu was so angry that she gritted her teeth and her mind was not clear. She picked up the tea on the table and poured it over.

Tang Xu would never let her succeed, so she kicked the ground with her feet, and the chair slid backwards, splashing the tea on the face of the person next to her. She secretly steadied the chair, which was too heavy, and she almost flipped over and fell to the ground, which would have been funny.

"Ouch! Madam Lu! Why did you splash water on me!" The innocent person screamed.