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

Su Banxia hadn't expected this person to actually be a relative of Lianhua's family. However, seeing that Cuihua seemed to be of dubious origin, Su Banxia didn't immediately agree to Lianhua's request. Instead, she said:

“Sister-in-law, it’s not that I don’t want you to save her, but we don’t know who Cuihua is right now. If we’re too soft-hearted and it gets our whole family into trouble, it’s not worth it. It’s not that I’m heartless, but let’s see how things go first.”

Lianhua Qing finished speaking, and Su Banxia's expression grew even more anxious. The group of people had already caught up. The leader shoved Su Shiyan aside, grabbed Cuihua who was hiding behind Su Shiyan, and slapped Cuihua hard across the face.

"You little hussy, why are you running away? The shop is busy right now. The manager said a few words to you, and you can't stand it. You turn around and run away. Who gave you these bad habits? Our manager bought you for two taels of silver. Do you think you can just leave as you please?"

Upon seeing this, Cuihua's legs went weak and she knelt down.

"Please, please let me go. I really don't want to stay here anymore. Please don't hit me..."

The man stepped forward and kicked Cuihua in the stomach.

"You worthless wretch! Who do you think you are? You think you can just leave whenever you want? Your indenture is in our manager's hands. If you leave, you'll be a lowly commoner without a registered residence. Who will dare to take you in?"

Seeing this, Lianhua immediately stepped forward to support Cuihua, glaring at the adult with hatred and shouting:

"Just talk, why did you have to hit me?"

Upon seeing Lianhua's appearance, the man was overcome with lust.

"Hey, young lady, you've got a cross-eyed look on your face. If you feel sorry for her, then go and work in the restaurant for her!"

As he spoke, the man reached out to touch Lianhua's chin, but Su Shiyan kicked him away.

"She's my wife! Get your filthy hands off me, or I'll chop them off!"

Seeing this, Lianhua didn't dare to delay and quickly helped Cuihua up.

"Cuihua, are you alright? How did you get into trouble with these people?"

Cuihua cried and said:

"Sister Lotus, I'm truly at my wit's end. I beg you, please save me. If you make me go back to that restaurant, I'd rather be dead. You have no idea how they tortured me, sob sob..."

Seeing Cuihua's pitiful state, Lianhua hugged her tightly and patted her back to comfort her.

"Cuihua, don't be afraid. Now that I've found you, I will definitely protect you."

Seeing that the two were indeed very close, Su Banxia, ​​who was standing to the side, couldn't bear to see Lianhua getting anxious and upset, so she wanted to help Cuihua. However, this was the first time Lianhua had asked her for help, and she couldn't just refuse her like that.

So Su Banxia walked up to the lotus and said:

"Sister-in-law, are you really going to take this person back?"

When Lianhua saw Su Banxia ask this question, she immediately and firmly replied:

"Banxia and Cuihua have been friends since childhood. If I can save her, I will definitely not stand idly by."

While the group was talking, the waiters in the restaurant had already started fighting with Su Shiyan and his group.

Seeing this, Lou Wangyue gave a few instructions to Jixiang who was following behind her, and then Jixiang quickly left.

Lou Wangyue stepped forward and coldly shouted:

"Stop it, all of you! Who are you? How dare you cause trouble in public? The yamen runners will be here soon and arrest you all for interrogation. Then your restaurant will be closed."

When the waiters saw that the person speaking was actually the owner of Wangyuelou, they became a little nervous.

Everyone in the city knows that the owner of Wangyue Tower is a very powerful figure. Needless to say, the government won't allow his restaurant to open; with just a word from the owner, his restaurant could go bankrupt.

So they didn't dare to do anything rash and stopped immediately.

"Young Master Lou, what are you doing here? This is such a trivial matter, why would you need to worry about it? We didn't fight, we were just joking around, don't worry about it."

Lou Wangyue pointed to Cuihua, who was nestled in Lianhua's arms, and asked the servant boy,

"What's wrong with this girl?"

The servant glanced at Cuihua and stammered, "..."

"This, this, she, she works in our shop..."

"What do you mean, 'people from your shop'? Does she acknowledge that?"

The servant boy became somewhat anxious upon hearing Lou Wangyue's words.

"Whether she admits it or not, her parents sold her to our manager, and the indenture is still in our manager's hands. Isn't she one of our restaurant's people?"

Lou Wangyue pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke:

"How much money did her parents sell her for?"

"Two taels, two taels of silver."

Upon hearing the servant's words, Su Banxia stepped forward and spoke up:

"Where is your manager? Can we introduce her to him? Since this girl doesn't want to stay in your restaurant, you're not going to force her. You can't force a girl to stay. Why don't we spend money to redeem her? That way, we'll be even."

The servant was somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.

"But our manager only bought her a few days ago, and now he wants to sell her again. I'm afraid, I'm afraid our manager won't be able to bear it..."

Su Banxia frowned and said:

"Just say that Young Master Lou wants to meet him and see if he will give him the honor."

Upon hearing this, the waiter felt cold sweat pouring down his forehead. Not daring to delay for even a moment, he immediately turned and ran back to his own restaurant.

Lou Wangyue's lips curled slightly as she watched Su Banxia's retreating figure, feeling a sense of satisfaction. Now that Su Banxia was willing to use her name to get things done, it meant she wasn't being treated like an outsider...

Su Banxia turned to look at Lou Wangyue and said:

"I'm sorry, I told you you wanted to see their manager without your permission, but this girl is a relative of my sister-in-law's, and he wants to take her back, so I really couldn't help it..."

Lou Wangyue smiled and shook her head.

"I'll go with you. It's nothing serious."

As he spoke, Lou Wangyue followed Su Banxia into the restaurant.

Seeing that Su Shiyan was fighting with the group of people, Lianhua became worried about whether he was injured. So she let go of Cuihua, walked up to Su Shiyan, and asked with concern:

"Shi Yan, is your face alright? Let me check if you're injured. I'll put some medicine on it when we get back, so it doesn't leave a scar."

Su Shiyan waved his hand dismissively.

"It's nothing. Men are like that. A little injury is nothing. As long as I can protect you, that's all that matters."

Hearing Su Shiyan's words, Lianhua felt a warmth in her heart. Now she had someone to protect her. Getting married was truly wonderful...

Seeing this, Cuihua, who was standing nearby, also came over and said with a sigh:

"Cousin, this must be your husband. He treats you so well. I didn't even know when you two got married, and I couldn't attend your wedding. It's such a pity..."

Seeing that Cuihua was no longer so afraid, Lianhua smiled and said:

"We've only been married a short time."

Upon hearing this, a strange glint flashed in Cuihua's eyes, then she smiled and said:

"Sister, you're so lucky to have married such a wonderful brother-in-law. I'm so happy for you."