Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Xiao Guoer stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "I am not talented, but I opened two lottery shops. Madam should have heard of it. I am not bragging, but the profits are very considerable. If Madam can agree to give me a name as a sister, from now on, I am willing to give you half of the profits from the lottery shops."

Zhou's eyes fixed, and her expression relaxed slightly. That prostitute did have a good brother. Unfortunately...

"No."

Xiao Guoer was even more surprised than when she was driven away just now, but she was not moved at all!

"Madam, do you think the profit from the lottery shop is not enough? I can add more..."

Before Xiao Guoer could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zhou's calm voice. This time, she was kind enough to explain everything to Xiao Guoer.

"If my son takes a prostitute as a concubine now, how can the Fu family agree? And the marriage with my Zhou family will certainly not be possible. Do you think two lottery shops can offset the benefits of the marriage between the Fu family and my Zhou family? Not to mention two shops, even two mountains of gold can't hinder my son's future!"

Xiao Guoer looked at Zhou's cold expression and heard what she said. She was stunned on the spot as if struck by lightning. The countermeasures she had prepared were completely useless. She was speechless and couldn't utter a word.

She didn't expect that Zhou Fangye and Fu Yaoning were already at the stage of getting married.

In this case, Fu Yaoning's willful personality would never allow her sister to enter the Zhou family.

Xiao Guoer forced herself to recover quickly from her surprise and tried to think about how to respond.

She pursed her lips and spoke again with forced calmness, "Mrs. Zhou is afraid that my elder sister will affect the marriage of the two families, so let my elder sister wait until the two families are married, and then take my elder sister into the mansion after a while. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Mrs. Zhou did not refuse immediately. The lottery shop was well-known in the capital recently, and the profit must be extremely huge. Although officials like them looked down on merchants openly, they often envied the luxury of wealthy merchants in private.

Therefore, she was slightly shaken at this moment.

Xiao Guoer could naturally see that Zhou's attitude had softened, and immediately spoke again.

"Madam is wholeheartedly considering your son's future, and her motherly love is touching.

But have you considered Mr. Zhou’s feelings, Madam?

Sir Zhou loves my elder sister very much, otherwise he would not have gone to such great lengths to redeem my elder sister. If Madam Zhou insists on not letting Sir Zhou take my elder sister as his concubine, wouldn't Sir Zhou be very sad?

Although the relationship between mother and son is strong and will not be separated because of a woman, Lord Zhou will definitely complain to you, madam, when he is sad.

Even if the lady doesn't care about these complaints, how can a mother bear to make her beloved son sad?

She is just a concubine. If Madam Zhou obeys Lord Zhou, wouldn't the relationship between mother and son be more harmonious? Lord Zhou will certainly be more grateful for Madam Zhou's love for her son."

Mrs. Zhou listened quietly to the boy's endless analysis in front of her. His words touched her heart.

In the past few days, her son had a sad face every day and begged in front of her with his head bowed.

Although she felt a little soft-hearted, she couldn't give in to him. She could only harden her heart and let him send the brothel girl from Zhuxian Lane away.

She had originally thought that if her son still refused, she would take the servants with her to send him off in a couple of days.

Unexpectedly, before she arrived, her younger brother came to her first and said such words, which was really beyond her expectation.

Mrs. Zhou also remembered that last night, her son excitedly ran to her with a poem and asked her to comment on it. He said that it was the poem that won the first prize in the Lotus Viewing Festival yesterday. After reading it, she felt that it was indeed a rare masterpiece.

The son said proudly, "This poem was written by Yingniang. Mother, do you know Yingniang's character? She is just like this poem, untainted by mud, so noble. Mother, please don't let your son send Yingniang away, right?"

Although she was extremely surprised at the time, she still did not agree. A talented prostitute was still a prostitute after all, and that could not change anything.

Now, Mrs. Zhou looked at the man in front of her who claimed to be the prostitute's brother, and thought to herself that if the prostitute was really noble and as neither humble nor arrogant as her brother, she would be a lovable person.

"When the time is right, I will consider giving your sister a name, but before that, your sister needs to behave herself and not show off. She must not let the Fu family know about this either."

Xiao Guoer was overjoyed when she heard this. Although Zhou did not promise anything, she knew that this was the biggest concession Zhou could make.

Xiao Guoer bowed and thanked him repeatedly, "Thank you, Madam Zhou!"

The steps on the way back were not as heavy as the steps on the way here. Xiao Guoer was in high spirits and couldn't suppress the smile on her face. She felt that even the wild flowers on the roadside were very beautiful.

She ran and jumped briskly, wanting to return to Zhuxian Lane as soon as possible to tell Yingniang the good news.

The gate of the courtyard creaked as she pushed it open. Yueya, who was hanging clothes in the yard, turned back and asked in surprise, "Didn't the second girl go to the shop? How come she's back so soon?"

Before Xiao Guo'er could answer her, she heard a noise coming from the main room. Listening carefully, she realized it was the voices of Yingniang and Zhou Fangye.

Yueya explained, "Just after you left, the master came. The girl started crying the moment she saw him. No matter how the master tried to comfort her, it didn't work. Later, they even started quarreling."

Yueya sighed and said, "The eldest girl is really feeling very bitter."

After Yueya finished speaking, she saw that the second girl had a very calm expression on her face. She felt a little puzzled as to why the second girl didn't curse her uncle today.

If this situation had happened in the past, the second girl would have started scolding. Although she was terrified every time she heard it, she secretly felt that it was quite satisfying.

Just as I was wondering why the second girl suddenly changed her personality, I heard her speak angrily, "He still has the nerve to quarrel with me? Shameless scum, a liar!"

How could Xiao Guoer not be angry? If she hadn't gone to negotiate with Zhou today, Yingniang would probably have been kept in the dark until the day of Zhou Fangye's wedding!

Xiao Guoer rushed into the main room angrily and saw Yingniang's face was covered with tears again. When she was about to speak, she heard Zhou Fangye frowning and yelling at her angrily.

"A maid just casually enters the master's room without even saying hello. She really needs discipline!"