I sold grilled fish in the 70s!

Old Man Yang muttered to himself, "What's wrong with Longzhen? Why are her clothes soaking wet? Did someone splash water on her?" Just as Old Man Yang was racking his brains, a voice interrupted his thoughts.

Is anyone home? Is anyone home? Second Young Master, are you inside? It's me, Xiangyun! Grandma was worried about you and sent me to check on you.

When Old Man Yang heard Xiangyun calling him, he excitedly ran downstairs.

Xiangyun said, "Second Master, are you doing well here? Madam is very worried about you at home! Why don't you go back to see her? Since you left, Madam's temper has gotten worse and worse. She likes to beat and scold us servants at the drop of a hat. You know, Madam was the best to us servants!"

When Old Man Yang saw Xiangyun come to his house, he wanted to hug her. Xiangyun seemed like a fairy descending from heaven when Old Man Yang needed help the most. However, when Xiangyun mentioned her mother, her face darkened.

Old Man Yang said, "Why did you bring her up? Go! Hurry up and boil some hot water for your second young mistress to take a bath. Oh, and also make some brown sugar ginger water for her to warm her up."

Xiangyun said, "Is the Second Young Mistress here? How come we don't know her? Wait a minute! I remember when I came here I saw the Second Young Mistress enjoying the snow with the Old Madam."

Old Man Yang hooked his finger and tapped Xiangyun's big, round head, saying, "Idiot! The second young mistress I'm talking about is Liao Longzhen, the woman your second master deeply loves."

Xiangyun pouted and said, "She hasn't even entered the house yet, and she's already acting like a young mistress! How shameless!"

Old Man Yang was very displeased to hear Xiangyun speak of his beloved wife like that, and he raised his hand to slap Xiangyun's chubby cheek. Xiangyun's face immediately turned red.

Old Man Yang said, "She is your second young mistress. Please show her some respect. Although she is not yet married into the family, in my heart she is already a member of the Yang family."

Hearing her master say this, Xiangyun could only cover her flushed face with her hands and scurried off to the kitchen to heat bathwater for Longzhen.

Seeing that Xiangyun was looking after the house, Old Man Yang put on his raincoat and straw hat and hurriedly went out.

Not long after Old Man Yang left, Longzhen woke up and saw that she was now dressed in clean and fresh clothes, and smiled to herself.

A series of clattering sounds caught Longzhen's attention. Thinking her husband was preparing lunch for her, she quickly ran to the kitchen.

"What kind of junk is this? Nobody would want it! Even our Wangcai's food bowl is so much better. I really don't understand why our second young master would willingly live in this dilapidated place." Xiangyun muttered under her breath as she fiddled with the spatula.

"That's because your second young master's favorite woman and son live in this dilapidated little wooden house!" Longzhen joked.

That's all because of you, you vixen, who bewitched my second young master! Otherwise, how could my second young master be living in such a dilapidated and godforsaken place?

"Hey! Get your manners straight. I'm your second young master's lawfully wedded wife, married to him with great ceremony. If you talk to me like that, I might ruin your job!" Longzhen said haughtily.

Pshaw! Although you have held a wedding ceremony with our second young master, you have never visited our Yang family mansion to serve tea to our old lady and eldest mistress, so this marriage is invalid.

Longzhen looked Xiangyun up and down, thinking to himself, "This must be Li Xiangyun, the maidservant that Old Man Yang often mentioned to me! This girl is very pretty and refined! She gives off the air of a well-bred lady, but the way she speaks is really hard to accept."

What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen the beautiful Xi Shi in person? Oh! Right, I forgot, you're just a cowherd girl, how could you possibly know about the beautiful Xi Shi!

"This girl looks so beautiful! I'm so envious!" Longzhen said, clasping his hands together and looking at Xiangyun with admiration.

"That's right! Do you know? I'm the most beautiful, most well-mannered, and most elegant girl in our village!" Xiangyun said with a proud look on her face.

Then why were you bought by our second young master to be his concubine? And judging from your appearance, you don't seem to be very favored!

When Xiangyun heard Longzhen say that to her, she immediately panicked, grabbed the spatula next to her, and ran towards Longzhen.

Seeing that things were going badly, Longzhen took off running. Having just spent a long time in the icy, snowy environment, the cold had seeped into his body. He felt as if he were walking on clouds, light and airy. Xiangyun, seeing Longzhen running so leisurely, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Xiangyun said, "My dear second young mistress, what's wrong with you? Have you not eaten? You look so light on your feet! Did my second young master not feed you?"

Longzhen chuckled, "Hehe! Your second young master treats me like the apple of his eye. He'd rather starve himself than let me go hungry. He always brings me the best food and toys first."

When Xiangyun heard Longzhen rattle off so many stories about how good the Second Master was to her, she stood there angrily and jumped up and down.

Seeing Xiangyun's angry expression, Longzhen knew she was an ill-mannered and uncultured person. Even the smallest thing could easily push her to the brink of rage.

Thinking of this, Longzhen, who had been jogging leisurely, suddenly stopped and stood still, carefully examining the 140-pound fat woman in front of her. She wondered why her husband had taken a liking to her back then! She was so fat and looked like a pig. Could it be that some ill-intentioned people had deliberately put Xiangyun into her husband's room?

Xiangyun noticed that Longzhen's expression towards her was becoming increasingly contemptuous, and her anger burned ever brighter. As Xiangyun passed by the stove, she casually picked up the spatula and threw it away.

Old Man Yang, who hadn't yet brought his fat son home, had been standing at the door for a while. He wanted to see what this maid named Xiangyun was up to, so he silently watched. When he saw Xiangyun throw the spatula at Longzhen, he finally couldn't contain his anger.

Old Man Yang pushed open the door and shouted, "Li Xiangyun, what are you doing?"

Do you realize that you are committing insubordination? For that alone, I can expel you from the Yang residence.

Seeing her master's furious state, Xiangyun was so frightened she wet herself. She remembered a time when she and her girlfriends had gotten drunk and, in her intoxication, climbed into her master's bed. She wanted to bear him a son, and then, through her son, become the eldest son's wife. However, the confused Xiangyun forgot one thing: it was she who was drunk, not her master.