"This girl, my wife invites you to come over."
As the woman said this, Qin Lian looked in the direction she said and found several people sitting in a wing not far away. They seemed to be drinking tea around the stove.
At first glance, Mrs. Liu was among them, and several others seemed to be wives of wealthy businessmen.
Seeing these people, Qin Lian suddenly felt timid, "What do you want from me? I have to go to the kitchen to do some work."
"You can deal with these matters later." The woman showed no mercy at all, "Please come with me now."
Qin Lian clenched her hands. Nothing good would happen if she passed by at this time!
"Miss Qin, what's going on?" the cook next to her asked in a low voice.
"It's nothing, you go back first, I'll go over and take a look."
Tomorrow is the Liu family's banquet. They have been preparing for it for so long, but they cannot afford an accident at this time.
There was someone else there besides Mrs. Liu, so Mrs. Liu probably wouldn't do anything to her, right?
Qin Lian followed and opened the door to the room. She smelled the fragrance of tea wafting in the air, and several women were sitting there chatting.
"lady."
The woman who brought Qin Lian over walked to Mrs. Liu and whispered.
Mrs. Liu said "hmm" but ignored Qin Lian and continued to talk and laugh with the people next to her.
The ladies sitting at the same table as Mrs. Liu glanced at her a few times, but did not ask what she was doing here.
Qin Lian was not sure what they meant, so she stood aside and waited.
After a long time, Mrs. Liu still ignored her. Only then did Qin Lian realize that Mrs. Liu was deliberately neglecting her!
Realizing this, her face turned ugly, "Mrs. Liu, what do you want to see me for?"
Mrs. Liu, who was chatting with others by the fire, saw the smile on her face sink when she heard her speak. She glanced sideways at her, and soon started talking to others again.
This is my plan to completely ignore her!
How abominable!
Anger welled up in her heart. After some mental struggle, Qin Lian turned around and wanted to leave.
"what are you doing!?"
Cui'er, who had been standing there waiting for her, saw her actions and quickly came over and yelled in a low voice, "Madam is here, please stop being rude!"
Qin Lian looked back at her with a slightly cold voice, "I still have things to do. If you don't have anything to do with me, I'll go back first."
"Madam didn't tell you to leave!"
"..."
Qin Lian looked at Mrs. Liu who was calmly drinking tea over there, and knew in her heart that the other party would never let her go, and was deliberately trying to embarrass her here.
There are still many things waiting for her to do in the kitchen. If she never goes back, Su Liuye will soon notice that something is wrong.
Qin Lian endured her emotions, stepped forward and said to Mrs. Liu, "Madam, what do you want to see me for?"
Mrs. Liu held the elegant tea cup, as if she had just discovered her presence, and said contemptuously, "The tea is cold. Go and pour me a pot of hot tea."
Qin Lian glanced at Cui'er and knew in her heart that this should be the job of Liu's maid. Mrs. Liu told her this just to embarrass her.
She didn't want to cause trouble, so she could only comply obediently, squatting on the teapot and going to the kitchen to boil the hot water again. After the tea was brewed, she took it back, put it on the table and said respectfully, "Mrs. Liu, the tea has been brewed."
"Um."
Mrs. Liu responded, but continued chatting with others without even looking at her.
At this time, the people in the wing also saw what was going on. They looked at her with either ridicule or inquiry, but no one spoke for her.
Qin Lian stood nearby, feeling humiliated in her heart. She clenched her hands to hold back her anger.
She had not been favored by her parents at home since she was a child. She had to help the family with work since she was a few years old. She was often busy from early in the morning to evening before she could rest. Her parents often disliked her, but despite this, she I have never felt so humiliated as now.
The group of well-dressed Mingmen ladies in front of them just treated her like a wild monkey on the mountain, not even comparable to the maids they brought with them.
After all, the maid has a master, but she has nothing. She can be humiliated as much as she likes.
Thinking of this, Qin Lian felt even more uncomfortable. After struggling for a moment, she still felt like turning around and leaving.
"what are you doing!"
Cui'er came over to stop her again, her voice stern, "Madam hasn't said you can leave yet, where do you want to go?"
"It's okay for Mrs. Liu to find me, and it's not okay for me to stay here. There are still things waiting for me in the kitchen, so I'll go back first."
"After winter, my body began to feel uncomfortable. I haven't gone out for several days, but I still often heard people talking about Cyclamen and Jinxiufang." Mrs. Liu's faint voice came, "At first, I was still curious about Cyclamen. Jinxiufang is just a newly opened store, how did it gain such a reputation in the town so quickly, now that I see you, I understand."
Mrs. Liu put down her tea cup, "It's just a manager from Cyclamen who dares to talk to me like this. What else can you not dare to do?"
This is clearly mocking them!
Qin Lian became even more angry and said directly, "Madam, if you come to me for anything, you can give me whatever you want, and I will not refuse you in any way I can. But now that you asked me to come, you just asked me to stand beside you. I I really don’t know what I should do.”
"If you don't know what to do, just wait nearby." Mrs. Liu glanced at her.
Such an attitude is no different than teasing a puppy.
"Isn't this the steward of Cyclamen?" Someone recognized Qin Lian and asked doubtfully, "Mrs. Liu, what happened? Did the steward of Cyclamen do anything wrong?"
"Of course not." Mrs. Liu said calmly, "I just want to ask her something clearly and asked her to wait nearby."
"So that's it."
As he said this, the doubts in the eyes of the person who asked the question became more intense. Naturally, he would not believe this excuse.
If Qin Lian really had something to do, he could just go to the side and ask, or let them go back first. Why did Qin Lian wait here for so long?
Mrs. Liu seemed to be aware of this problem and said to Qin Lian indifferently, "Wait for me outside first."
"Wait outside?"
Qin Lian was shocked.
Although it didn't rain today, the cold wind was as cold as the past few days. If she really stood outside and waited, she would be shivering from the cold in a short time, and the cold wind was blowing on her face like a sharp sword. With.
"What, what's the problem?"
Mrs. Liu raised her eyes and said, "Tomorrow is the winter banquet of my Liu Mansion. Since this matter has been left to you, Cyclamen, I naturally have to inquire clearly."
Qin Lian pursed her lips and didn't want to speak.
If she said it was possible, Mrs. Liu would definitely let her wait in the cold wind for a few hours.
She had no questions at all to ask her, they were just trying different ways to torture her! But Cyclamen did take the order from Liu Mansion. If she didn't go, wouldn't it mean that Cyclamen would be criticized for not respecting the guests?
