I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Lou Wangyue, feeling somewhat uncomfortable being pulled along by Su Mo, pulled her hand away, coughed a few times, and then said with a smile:

"In that case, you can go with Jixiang to pack your things. Jixiang will tell you everything you need to do."

As she spoke, Lou Wangyue turned to Jixiang and instructed her:

"Now that Su Mo is working in our shop, you must take good care of her. Don't let her suffer any grievances, and don't assign her too much work. Just make sure she has something to do. By the way, go and clean up that small room in the west wing of the backyard. Let Su Mo stay there for now. If she lacks anything to eat or use, take her out to buy some."

As she spoke, Lou Wangyue turned to Su Mo and asked:

"Now that you've come to the city, your family knows, right? Your sister isn't worried about you, is she?"

Su Mo's expression stiffened upon hearing this, then she gave an awkward laugh.

"It's alright. My sister just ran into me at the city gate when she finished selling candied hawthorns. I told her I was coming to Wangyue Tower to find you and ask you for some work, and my sister agreed."

Lou Wangyue's eyes widened immediately upon hearing Su Mo's words, and she exclaimed with delight:

"Has your sister told you anything about me? Or has she asked you anything about me? Your sister..."

Su Mo interrupted Lou Wangyue impatiently with a smile.

“My sister didn’t say anything to me, nor did she mention you. She just told me to be careful and to go back home as soon as possible if nothing happened and I couldn’t find work.”

Lou Wangyue. Upon seeing Su Mo, Zhonghua couldn't help but show disappointment, then, pondering, he looked at Su Mo and said:

"Now that you've settled into my shop, should I send someone back to tell your sister that you've found work and are working in my shop, so she doesn't have to worry about you at home?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo immediately waved her hand and said:

“Brother Wangyue, there’s no need to trouble yourself. I already told my sister that if I find work, I won’t go back today and will start working right away. If I don’t find any, I’ll ride back with Uncle Niu in his oxcart. Now that she sees I’m not going home, she must know that I’ve already made arrangements.”

Lou Wangyue sighed in disappointment upon hearing Su Mo's words. He had originally hoped to take this opportunity to visit Su Family Village, meet with Su Banxia again, explain Su Mo's situation, and apologize to her for his past mistakes, hoping to gain her forgiveness.

Having not seen Su Banxia for so many days, Lou Wangyue was feeling anxious and listless, and often seemed lost and disoriented when doing things.

But now that the plan had fallen through, Lou Wangyue lost interest and simply waved her hand at Su Mo, saying:

"If you need anything, just ask Jixiang. I'm going inside to take care of my business now."

Seeing Wang Yue like this, Su Mo quickly and obediently nodded to him and waved her hand, saying:

"Brother Wangyue, you go ahead and do your work. You don't need to worry about my affairs. Jixiang will take care of me."

In fact, Su Mo knew what Lou Wangyue was planning. She couldn't let Lou Wangyue meet Su Banxia so soon, since she hadn't said or done enough in front of Lou Wangyue.

Now, Lou Wangyue's heart and eyes are completely occupied by Su Banxia, ​​and she can't get involved. Moreover, if Lou Wangyue really goes to Su Family Village to tell Su Banxia about her work for him, it will probably disrupt all her plans. Furthermore, if the two of them talk, it will expose that she is lying, as well as that she is at odds with Su Banxia and that she has been kicked out of the second branch of the family.

Therefore, Su Mo would never be foolish enough to let Lou Wangyue meet Su Banxia at this time. Only by deepening the misunderstanding between the two of them can she better dismantle their relationship.

Seeing that Su Mo was standing still, Ji Xiang waved his hand in front of her eyes.

“Miss Su Mo, what are you standing there for? Come with me to tidy up your room. See if there’s anything you’re missing, and I’ll go to the market to buy it for you later.”

Su Mo then came to her senses, quickly turned to thank Ji Xiang, and followed him to the west wing of the backyard.

The house wasn't big, and it had been empty for a long time, sometimes being used as a temporary spare storage room.

Now that Su Mo has arrived, she wants to clear out and throw away all the useless things in the house, so Ji Xiang helps Su Mo move things around the house.

Su Mo tidied up briefly and noticed that the house had tables and chairs, but lacked bedding and a kettle—common necessities. She then said to Ji Xiang:

"Right now, all I need is a set of bedding and a water bottle. I've brought everything else myself."

As she spoke, Su Mo patted her bundle.

Jixiang nodded.

"Okay, I'll go out and buy it for you right now, it won't delay your use tonight."

After saying that, Jixiang left the house to go out and buy things.

Su Mo was overjoyed at the thought that she would no longer have to stay in the old Su family courtyard and have to put up with Granny Liu's attitude. She also thought that now that she had just arrived at Wangyue Tower, she should definitely try to build a good relationship with Lou Wangyue and take this opportunity to ruin Lou Wangyue's opinion of Su Banxia. In this way, she could marry Su Feng with peace of mind.

So Su Mo inquired with the servant, found Lou Wangyue's room, boiled a pot of water, and brought it up.

"Brother Wangyue, are you still busy? I've finished tidying up the room downstairs, and I thought you must be thirsty, so I brought you a pot of water."

Lou Wangyue was thinking about Su Banxia when Su Mo's presence outside the door interrupted her, so she went straight to the door to open it.

Seeing that Su Mo was carrying a tray of tea, he had no choice but to speak:

"You don't need to take care of these little things for me anymore; Jixiang will take care of me."

Su Mo entered the room, put down her teacup, poured Lou Wangyue another cup of tea, and then smiled faintly.

“Jixiang is a man after all, and he can’t take care of people as well as we women. This is just a small favor. Now that you’re willing to take me in and let me work at Wangyue Tower, I don’t know how to thank you enough. This is what I should do, so please don’t worry about it. Doing more things will make me feel more at ease.”

As she spoke, Su Mo showed no intention of leaving. Instead, she sat down and looked at Lou Wangyue with a smile, saying:

"If others didn't know, they would think that I was able to stay at Wangyue Tower because of my sister's connections."