Happy Divorce Chapter 1 (Part 3)
Happy Divorce Chapter 1 (Part 3) Original translation is from tenderflower's blog.
The store owners looked livid but dared not speak out in anger. After all, they were the ones suffering during this period. They thought she was just a little girl, but they didn’t expect that her methods were not inferior to Master Su’s, and even more ruthless than Master Su’s.
Not only did she buy some of their branches, but she also opened her own store to compete with them. Over the past few months, their business was miserable.
From then on, no one dared to go against Su Manlu. These bosses had all experienced the power of the Su family’s daughter and understood why the head of the Su family would leave everything to his daughter to manage.
Over the past two years, Su Manlu had also managed the Su family very well. Not only had it been successful, but it had also expanded the businesses of the Su family to various places, making everyone in the Su family sincerely convinced.
This also made Su Manlu’s reputation even worse. No wonder such a strong wife would be divorced. Which man would dare to marry such a wife...
These rumors were spread everywhere, but Su Manlu turned a deaf ear to them. She couldn’t control other people’s mouths anyway.
She didn’t care, but Bi Luo, who protected her, couldn’t stand it. Every time she heard those rumors, she would get so angry that her face turned red, and her neck became stiff.
Like right now, she was combing the young lady’s hair while reporting some important things, but in the end, she hesitated and had anger on her face.
“What’s wrong?” Seeing Bi Luo’s unhappy look in the mirror, Su Manlu couldn’t help but curl her lips in interest. “Who made our Bi Luo angry?”
Bi Luo braided her hair dexterously with her fingers, then twisted her braid to the left side into a bun, and pinned it with a red pomegranate phoenix-tail hairpin. The hanging pearls and jade sparkled with gilded brilliance. She then picked up an ivory comb and gently combed her falling black hair.
This was the dressing of an unmarried girl. After the young lady came back from the north, she stopped combing women’s hair, as if she wanted to forget those days.
Thinking of this, the anger on Bi Luo’s face was mixed with heartache. She quickly lowered her eyes, fearing the young lady would see it and remind her of those annoying things again.
“Just tomorrow...” She paused and took a peek at the young lady’s face.
Thinking of what day tomorrow was, Su Manlu’s heart twitched slightly, but her face was indifferent, and the smile on her lips was still there. “What’s going on tomorrow?”
“That boss Qian actually asked you to discuss something at Huayin Tower.” At this point, Bi Luo raised her head, her face full of anger. “Who doesn’t know what Huayin Tower is? How could Miss go there? That boss Qian obviously wanted to embarrass you on purpose. He is such an ignorant guy. Miss must teach the surname Qian a lesson...”
“When?”
“If Master knew, he would definitely... Ah?” Bi Luo was stunned for a moment, then opened her mouth. “Miss, could it be that...”
“Huayin Tower?” She had never been to the famous prostitute place in Nanxi City. Su Manlu smiled slightly, neither annoyed nor angry, “Tell Boss Qian I will be there on time.”
“What? How is this possible?” Bi Luo almost jumped up and shouted anxiously: “Miss, how can you go to a place like that? If Master knows...”
“If you don’t tell him, Father won’t know.” Su Manlu was still calm and gentle, but her eyes in the mirror were firm, telling Bi Luo that she had decided on this matter.
Bi Luo had no choice but to shut up, not daring to say anything more. “Yes, Bi Luo knows. Then tomorrow night...”
“Just tell Father and Aunt Lian that I want to discuss business with others and won’t celebrate the Lantern Festival with them.” Su Manlu instructed calmly, but when she said those two words, her hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched as she lowered her eyes. Her face was still calm and showed no emotion, but her nails had already sunk into her palms.
Pain spread from deep in her heart. She was not unfamiliar with this pain, and she could even say she was used to it.
The smile on her lips was vaguely mocking. It had been two years, but she still couldn’t forget it. Whenever this time came close, she couldn’t calm down.
Lantern Festival... It was so fast, another Lantern Festival was here...
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As a large city in the south, Nanxi City was undoubtedly prosperous. In addition, many literati and scholars in the south gave Nanxi City a more elegant atmosphere. Scholars often recited poems, wrote poems in teahouses, and wrote many elegant works.
And southern girls were also graceful and affectionate. One wondered if it was due to the geographical location and water quality. Southern girls were petite and slender, with fair skin. In addition to the warm climate in the south, their clothes were mainly thin shirts and gauze. In the cold winter, they only wear short coats and cloaks. The skirt underneath was still light, and the breeze blew, giving it all kinds of charm.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, Nanxi City was also very lively, with brightly colored lanterns hanging high and vendors' cries could be heard everywhere.
There were several boats with red lanterns moored on the Qin River. The thin red curtains flutter in the wind, and the faint sound of silk and bamboo singing floats out. Inside the boats were famous singing girls in the city. Dongcheng Street near the Qin River was a famous prostitute spot in Nanxi City, among which Huayin Tower was the most famous.
A man was sitting on the second floor, holding a wine cup in his hand, sipping wine, and looking lazily downstairs with his black eyes.
Obscene music and ladies greeting and teasing men, and occasionally the sultry moans coming from the room could be heard. This place was a man’s den of ecstasy.
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