Xiaoyue frowned at Mu Anxiao's sudden silence, "You don't believe me."
"No," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at the number one maid approaching them, "I just don't want to marry you." She turned back to look at Xiaoyue.
"You..."
"I have a hidden difficulty," Mu Anxiao knew that marriage was no trivial matter. Although she was moved by Xiaoyue's words, it was only by her words. Therefore, she felt it was necessary to clarify and refuse to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
Xiaoyue's eyes sank, "What hidden difficulty could you possibly have? It's more like I have one."
"What hidden difficulty do you have?" Mu Anxiao was flustered by Xiaoyue's statement.
Xiaoyue: "My purity is already gone, and you still think from your own perspective, completely disregarding my feelings. Are you even a man?" She was angry.
Mu Anxiao blurted out, "I'm not a man." Only after saying it did she realize she had spoken incorrectly.
Xiaoyue's eyes widened.
The other maids giggled after Mu Anxiao said that.
Mu Anxiao felt embarrassed.
Immediately, the number one maid walked up to them, grabbed Mu Anxiao's arm, and said excitedly, "She didn't do anything to you, what you're doing is too much." She glared at Xiaoyue.
Xiaoyue looked at the number one maid with disbelief and said, "Because you caught me, I won't argue with you. In short," she said with determination, "this kid is mine."
"Mine." The number one maid pulled Mu Anxiao towards herself.
In the next second, Mu Anxiao bumped into her.
The next moment, the number one maid put her arm around Mu Anxiao's shoulder and said, "She hugged me."
Xiaoyue immediately showed a look of disdain, "Don't you know shame?"
"How do you spell 'shame'?" the number one maid asked intentionally.
Xiaoyue clenched her fists in anger.
While the number one maid was talking, Mu Anxiao took the opportunity to remove her hand, quietly got up, and distanced herself. "For me, you two doing this is probably not worth it."
Immediately, the moment Mu Anxiao said this, both of them shifted their gaze to her face.
Mu Anxiao looked left and right at them and smiled, "I know I'm handsome and dashing, but if you're so aggressive, it makes me too embarrassed." With that, she grinned shamelessly.
The number one maid: "You saved me, and I just value that about you. That's all."
Xiaoyue also said, "It's just because you saw my shoulder. I had no choice but to do this. Normally," she said seriously, "I wouldn't even glance at a short man like you."
At this moment, after hearing Xiaoyue's words, Mu Anxiao deeply understood the heartache of short men. Looking at her, Mu Anxiao felt bitter, "You mean you don't fancy me, right?"
"That's what I mean."
"Then you still want me to marry you. Be careful you don't regret it," Mu Anxiao seized the opportunity to say.
After hearing this, Xiaoyue burst into tears.
The number one maid said, "You saved me, and I should repay you."
"But you don't have to offer yourself," Mu Anxiao glanced at the number one maid who also didn't fancy her.
The number one maid smiled, "One must learn to be grateful. I have nothing else to give you, so this is all I have."
"You can give me silver," Mu Anxiao said excitedly.
Unexpectedly, the moment Mu Anxiao said this, the number one maid lowered her head.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao asked, "What's wrong?"
Hearing this, the number one maid slowly raised her face to look at Mu Anxiao and said, "If I had silver, I wouldn't be in this situation."
Mu Anxiao was speechless.
The number one maid pouted.
Mu Anxiao quickly said, "You can cook me a meal. One meal can solve the problem, no need to offer yourself." She said with determination, afraid of making the number one maid cry again.
Upon hearing this, the number one maid smiled, "Really."
Mu Anxiao looked at the number one maid's change from sorrow to joy and thought, 'I really don't know what she's thinking. This had nothing to do with her in the first place.' Thinking this, Mu Anxiao didn't want to discourage her, so she smiled at her, "Go prepare, I'm hungry."
"Okay." The number one maid agreed, turned, and ran off.
Mu Anxiao watched the number one maid leave and breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Xiaoyue again, "What do you want me to do? Tell me."
"You say it," Xiaoyue said while crying.
Mu Anxiao looked troubled, raised her hand, scratched her cheek, and then looked at the maids who had witnessed the entire process, "I'll give you silver, you don't tell anyone about this, alright."
Aju, hearing that there was silver to be made, was the first to respond, "Okay."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao looked at Aju, "I'll give you silver, can you make sure to supervise them?" She thought that Aju would likely demand an exorbitant price.
As expected, the moment Mu Anxiao finished thinking, Aju said, "Yes, but the amount of silver can't be the same."
"How much do you want?" Mu Anxiao asked.
Aju thought for a moment and said, "Ten taels of silver."
"What did you say?" Mu Anxiao was startled by Aju's reply.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's slight frown and then glancing at Xiaoyue, who was standing beside Mu Anxiao glaring at her, Aju relaxed her words, "Not much, four taels."
"What?"
"Four taels, and not a bit less," Aju was firm.
Mu Anxiao could still accept the amount of four taels, so she agreed, "Fine, here are four taels," she said, looking at the maids present, "I'll give you three taels, and you're not allowed to say anything."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Mu Anxiao said this, the number two maid was displeased, "Why? I want four taels too."
Hearing the number two maid's words, Mu Anxiao remained silent.
Then, Aju became anxious, "What is your status that you want to be the same as me?" She glared at the number two maid.
The number two maid: "Aren't you just an honorary female steward? Let me tell you, I just don't like you." With that, her eyes widened.
Mu Anxiao sighed.
Aju became unhappy, "What do you mean by that?"
The number two maid: "It's all clear. The General said everyone is equal. Why should you have more than us?" She looked left and right at the other maids, deliberately saying, "Right, sisters."
Unexpectedly, the other maids were still somewhat afraid of Aju, so one by one, they dared not speak.
The number two maid was embarrassed.
Aju crossed her arms, "The sisters aren't paying attention to you," she said with a cold laugh.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the number two maid immediately corrected herself, "I was wrong."
"If you're wrong, you must correct it," Aju again stood at the highest point.
The number two maid chuckled twice and immediately understood Aju's meaning, saying, "Well, I don't want it anymore."
Mu Anxiao's eyes lit up, "Are you sure?" She thought she was going to save money. Unexpectedly, the number two maid said, "Give it all to her." She pointed at Aju.
Then, following the direction of the number two maid's finger, Mu Anxiao turned to look at Aju.
Aju smiled.