Blossom In Adversity - Vol. 2

C384. Zhu Shan's Thoughts.

Chapter 384: Zhu Shan's Thoughts

Hua Zhi lifted the curtain and met Zhu Shan's surprised then embarrassed gaze. She didn't know whether to laugh or be angry at Zhu Shan's boldness. She had come out with only one maid and had even dismissed that maid, not afraid of getting into trouble or damaging her reputation.

However, she also understood why her cousin had come. She must have heard from someone that the new business had opened and had come to show her support in this way.

"Go back," Hua Zhi said. "I'll have someone pack up a portion of everything and send it to you later."

"Yes..." Zhu Shan hadn't interacted much with this cousin before, and she had always looked down on her a little. She was the eldest daughter of the Hua family but was overshadowed by her other sisters. At that time, her mother had said that her cousin's personality was like her aunt's, and she had believed it.

But over the past year, her cousin had fully proven that she was not weak. For some reason, Zhu Shan was still a little afraid of her cousin, especially after learning that her family wanted her to marry her cousin... She dared not disobey her cousin. She had never told anyone that she liked that cousin who had once secretly picked flowers for her.

The maid bowed gratefully to Hua Zhi, afraid that the young lady would change her mind, she quickly climbed into the carriage and gestured for the coachman to leave.

Zhu Shan secretly lifted the curtain of the window and looked out. Her cousin had already turned onto Liyun Alley. She was with the third young lady of the Hua family, and only two maidservants were attending to her. She walked so openly on the street, yet no one looked down on her, and people would even make way for her.

How enviable, Zhu Shan bit her lip. Just now, she actually wanted to ask her cousin to take her along, but...

"Qingqing, do you think my cousin doesn't like me?"

The maid was surprised. "How could that be? I haven't seen any sign of that."

Zhu Shan lowered her head and twisted her hands. "Every time we meet, my cousin only says a few polite words to me. Once, when my cousin came to the Zhu family, I gave her two handkerchiefs that I had embroidered myself, and I wanted her to give one to my cousin, but I don't know if she really forgot or did it on purpose, she left it behind."

The maid didn't know about this. Although she was only fourteen or fifteen years old, she was thoughtful and calm, otherwise, the eldest lady would not have placed her by Zhu Shan's side.

After thinking about it, she asked in a low voice, "Does the old lady know about this?"

Zhu Shan shook her head. "How dare I let my grandmother know, but my mother knows."

"What did the eldest lady say?"

"Mother was a little unhappy." Although Zhu Shan was young, she had the necessary scheming.

She didn't say everything to the servant. In fact, her mother was not only unhappy, but she also said some very unpleasant things. Her mother always felt that the Hua family's status was too low now, and she was too wronged to marry into it. Although she also thought there was some truth to it, if the person was her cousin, there was nothing she couldn't endure.

Moreover, her aunt's personality was so soft, and she didn't have to worry about being controlled by her mother-in-law when she married into the family. Although her cousin was powerful, she wouldn't be in charge of the family forever. Her mother had said that the Hua family would eventually be handed over to her cousin.

As the eldest grandson of the Hua family, her cousin would be the one in charge in the future, wouldn't he?

Thinking about this, Zhu Shan's face turned a little red.