The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 852: Chapter 852: The Matter of Exile is Known to All

The staff had been standing there for far too long; seeing him idling, the shopkeeper came over with a scowl and kicked him.

”What are you doing? It’s the busiest time in the tavern and you still have time to daydream and slack off?”

”No, no, it’s not that, shopkeeper—I think I saw the second daughter of the Lu family.” The staff member still doubted what he had seen.

The shopkeeper snorted coldly, ”What Lu family or Shui family, just making excuses for your laziness.”

”It’s the Lu family... the one at the end of the street in front, the boss of Yiren Pavilion, the Second Young Lady.”

The shopkeeper paused, then frowned, ”Are you sure you didn’t see it wrong? Wasn’t it said that she committed a crime and was exiled to the southwest?”

After hearing this, the staff member became even less certain, ”Could it be, I mistook someone else?”

Having met Shu Yu only twice, and with such a long gap in between, it really wouldn’t be surprising if he was mistaken.

Yet, she really did look alike.

The shopkeeper pushed him again, ”Enough, enough, get back to your tasks quickly, stop lollygagging here.”

The two quickly put the matter out of their minds; the business at the tavern was so good they really had no time to think about someone so uncertain.

Meanwhile, Shu Yu and Daya had reached the end of the street and stood at the entrance of Yiren Pavilion.

”Looks like there hasn’t been much change.” Shu Yu raised her eyes to look at the signboard above and said to Daya, ”Brother Daniu must think he’s seen a ghost.”

Daya waved her hand dismissively, ”Don’t talk nonsense, let’s go in and have a look.”

As they stepped forward to enter, they saw a middle-aged woman leaning against the counter near the door.

This woman was chatting away, ”Qiaoqiao, why can’t you listen to your aunt’s advice? While you have just got married and have no children, hurry up and divorce Daniu, only by severing ties can you avoid being implicated. After such a big incident happened in their family, they still concealed it from our Zhou family and let you marry over, that’s malicious intent.”

Shu Yu was taken aback, exchanging a glance with Daya, and they both couldn’t help but stop in their tracks.

A young woman behind the counter was bent over wiping the table, ignoring the older woman’s words.

But the older woman was persistent, continuing her monologue, ”You’re still young and good-looking, and you’ve got a good reputation within miles around. As long as you divorce Daniu, your aunt guarantees to find you a better match—letting you enjoy the good life, safe and sound, and you definitely won’t experience incidents like your sister-in-law committing a crime and being exiled.”

Shu Yu raised an eyebrow; her exile... it seemed to be common knowledge now.

With a ”smack”, Zhou Qiao, who was cleaning the table, couldn’t hold back her frustration anymore; she threw the rag onto the table and raised her head to say, ”Aunt, if you continue with this nonsense, I’ll throw you out.”

”How is it nonsense? Didn’t that second daughter of the Lu family, Erya, get into trouble and was exiled?”

Zhou Qiao was caught off guard by the challenge, but she quickly retorted, ”Daniu said, Yu didn’t commit any crime, she was wrongly implicated. She will be fine and return soon.”

”You believe that? Lu Daniu just wants you to follow him blindly, so he deceives you with such lies. You’re being foolish, completely duped by him. Let me tell you, that Erya is not a good person. I went out of my way to inquire; she once took an axe to her maternal home and chopped off her uncle’s leg. She also acted like a local tyrant, leading the villagers to pressure her eldest sister to divorce her brother-in-law. A person so ferocious, it’s only natural that she’s exiled for committing crimes.”