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

Wang Guihua's crying drew a crowd of onlookers.

"What's wrong with this old woman?"

"You don't know, do you? I just saw him buy a huge basket of things and put it by the door, and then two thugs just carried it away. When he came out after buying the things, the basket was gone."

"Oh dear, the New Year is almost here, and there are more thieves on the streets. This old woman doesn't know how to be careful. If she leaves these things outside, they'll just get stolen."

Some onlookers tried to offer some words of advice, but Wang Guihua was sobbing uncontrollably and wouldn't listen. She had never spent so much money in her life, and now it was all gone. Wang Guihua didn't know what to do or how to face her family. She regretted coming to the market and told Banxia to buy everything she needed. Wang Guihua felt worthless, unable to even protect her belongings. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She got up and tried to bang her head against the pillar by the door.

Lou Wangyue, who happened to be passing by, immediately stepped forward and stopped Wang Guihua upon seeing this.

"Auntie, what's wrong?"

Upon seeing that the person who had arrived was Lou Wangyue, Wang Guihua immediately wiped away her tears hastily, grabbed Lou Wangyue's arm, and cried out:

"Young Master Lou, please help me! Someone stole a cold drink I just bought! What am I going to do? It was a New Year's gift I bought! Oh dear, how could I let it slip away? It's all my fault!"

As Wang Guihua spoke, she kept hitting her head with her hands. Seeing this, Lou Wangyue quickly squatted down and stopped Wang Guihua.

"Auntie, don't worry. Tell my servant what you have, and I'll have him go and find it for you."

Upon hearing Lou Wangyue's words, Wang Guihua immediately nodded happily and recounted to Jixiang everything she had just bought. Jixiang wrote it all down.

Lou Wangyue got up and whispered a few instructions to Jixiang. Jixiang nodded in agreement and turned to leave.

Lou Wangyue helped Wang Guihua up again and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Auntie. Leave this to Jixiang. He will definitely find your things. Let's go back to the stall and wait, so that Banxia won't get worried if she doesn't see you for a long time."

Wang Guihua nodded.

"Hmm, Young Master Lou, you're such a kind person. I'm so glad I met you. Oh, by the way, I bought some things in this shop, so I need to take them back with me."

Lou Wangyue waved her hand, beckoning the shopkeeper over.

"Arrange for a helper to deliver the things this lady bought to the candied hawthorn stall at the front of the market."

Although the shopkeeper didn't recognize Lou Wangyue, he could tell from his clothes that he was no ordinary person, so he hurriedly nodded and bowed in agreement. He then arranged for a shop assistant to push a cart and deliver all the fabric and cotton that Wang Guihua had bought to Su Banxia's stall.

Seeing that Wang Guihua had bought so much cotton and fabric, Su Banxia asked curiously:

"I've already bought all the cotton for Mom to make her cotton-padded clothes, and we also have fabric at home. Why did you buy so much more?"

Wang Guihua nervously smoothed her hair, then smiled and said:

“I was thinking that your sister is getting married after the New Year, and we haven’t prepared her dowry yet. So I thought I’d take advantage of this trip to the market to buy a bed and a blanket to make for her, and also get her a new set of clothes for the New Year. Everyone in our family has new clothes, so we can’t leave her out.”

Su Banxia shook her head helplessly.

"Alright, do whatever makes you happy, just don't overwork yourself. It's almost the end of the year, and we have to prepare for the New Year, sew quilts for her, and make clothes for her. There's just too much to do. Anyway, her wedding is still a while away, so let's focus on the most important things first."

Wang Guihua nodded happily, and then pulled Lou Wangyue along.

"Banxia, ​​you have no idea. I bought a lot of New Year's goods on the street just now, and they were all stolen without my knowledge. Just when I didn't know what to do, Young Master Lou came out and helped me out of the predicament. I almost wanted to kill myself by banging my head against the wall. If all these things were not found, I would be heartbroken. All the money I have saved up over the years has been spent on these things."

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia immediately grabbed Wang Guihua's hand and examined her thoroughly.

"Mother, are you alright? Are you hurt? Those things are just material possessions. You can earn them back. How can you make such a fuss over such a small thing? Living is the most important thing."

Wang Guihua smiled.

"Don't worry, Banxia, ​​I'm fine. Luckily, I ran into Young Master Lou. When he found out about this, he sent his servants to help me find the things. They were found in no time. Young Master Lou is really powerful in Fuping County. With just a word from him, the shop owner brought the things I bought right to my stall."

Upon hearing this, Wei Kezhi raised an eyebrow and glanced at Lou Wangyue. Lou Wangyue, noticing Wei Kezhi's gaze, also raised an eyebrow and looked back at her.

Seeing Lou Wangyue's smug expression, Wei Kezhi wished she could rush up and slap Lou Wangyue a few times...

Upon hearing Wang Guihua's words, Su Banxia pulled Wang Guihua to sit down on a chair nearby.

"Mother, sit down and rest for a while."

Then Su Banxia walked up to Lou Wangyue and whispered:

"Wangyue, thank you so much for what happened today. If you hadn't discovered it in time, my mother might have really gotten into trouble. The end of the year is just around the corner, and if something had really happened to my mother, our family would have been devastated."

Lou Wangyue looked at Su Banxia gently and smiled.

"Banxia, ​​don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will never let anything happen to your family."

Upon hearing this, Wei Kezhi snorted coldly.

"Don't flatter yourself. You just happened to be there. If I had been there first, you wouldn't be here showing off."

Lou Wangyue's lips curled slightly.

"Why are there so many 'what ifs'?"

Su Banxia turned and glared at Wei Kezhi, signaling him to shut up, then turned to look at Lou Wangyue.

"Wangyue, I'm afraid you won't be able to find this thing if you send Jixiang to look for it."

Lou Wangyue smiled.

"Don't worry, Banxia will definitely send back more or less to Auntie. We can't let Auntie feel bad and keep worrying about this."

Su Banxia found Lou Wangyue's words strange. How could Lou Wangyue make such a guarantee to her? The person had run away far away after stealing the things. How could they possibly find him?

Just as Su Banxia was feeling confused, Jixiang came running over with a bunch of things in large and small bags.

"Young master, young master, I've found everything!"