The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Chapter 299 Retribution

A few days later, the carriage arrived at the provincial capital.

They went to the inn arranged by the Rong family according to the address on the post.

As soon as the carriage stopped, someone came to meet it.

"Is it Miss Xia?"

Xia Ruwan raised a gentle smile: "It's me."

"Miss, I'm the steward of the Rong Mansion. Our boss said that Miss Xia is a distinguished guest and should be given the best room. I'll take you there."

Xia Ruwan said, "I came here with the head of the Qin family's business. I wonder how your family will arrange for a good sister like me?"

The steward said, "Mrs. Qin's name is well-known. I've heard that she's very young, but I didn't know she's such a young girl. Miss Qin, your room is next to Miss Xia's. Please follow me upstairs with Miss Xia."

Qin Huiyin turned around and said to several of his men, "You can go stay at the snack shop! We don't need you here anymore. When things here are almost done, I will send someone to the snack shop to inform you, and you can come over later."

One of the men said, "I will stay here to ensure the young lady's safety. Don't worry about me, I can rest anywhere."

Xia Ruwan said, "Your subordinates are so caring."

"I'll give you a few days off, so you really don't need to follow me. The entire inn is populated by the owners of various shops. As the host, I believe the Rong Mansion will ensure our safety. If you dare to cause trouble on the Rong Mansion's territory, it will be a slap in the face of the Rong Mansion. Steward, is this the truth?"

The steward said with a smile, "Master Qin is absolutely right. This banquet was arranged by the Rong Mansion and should have been held there. However, the Rong Mansion has many female relatives, and it is a bit inconvenient to accommodate so many distinguished guests. So, we are hosting them in this inn. This inn is owned by our Rong Mansion, and the rooms are elegant, not inferior to the wing rooms of our Rong Mansion. All the masters need only go upstairs and take a look to see that we at the Rong Mansion value our distinguished guests very much and dare not neglect them."

Seeing that Qin Huiyin was determined not to let him protect her, and Manager Rong was so confident, the subordinate took his brothers and left.

Not far from the inn, Song Yi said, "The four of us will take turns guarding here. If the young lady needs anyone here, we must protect her immediately."

"There's a house across the street. Give the peasant woman some money and ask her to let you stay overnight."

Qin Huiyin and Xia Ruwan followed the steward up to the third floor. As soon as they reached the third floor, they saw Li Congxiao standing at the railing, looking into the distance.

The steward showed them the rooms and assigned a maid to be on call at any time. The maid was obviously a well-trained maid from the Rong family.

Qin Huiyin lowered her voice and said, "I'm afraid this maidservant was deliberately arranged to observe you. Believe it or not, your every move here will be known to the Rong family. It's a pity that I haven't met the Second Young Master Rong yet. If I had met him, and he was to your liking, I could have acted better. If he wasn't to your liking, I could have deliberately acted as if he didn't like me, and then I could have rejected this marriage proposal without anyone noticing."

"I'll eventually find a live-in son-in-law. The Rong family is indeed helpful to the Xia family's business. Therefore, I won't act rashly before meeting the second young master Rong." Xia Ruwan said, "I don't have any plans today. Do you want to go out for a walk later?"

"Why did you suddenly change your mind? Weren't you very opposed to this meeting before?" Qin Huiyin was puzzled.

"I've figured it out." Xia Ruwan said, "My father is a live-in son-in-law, right? He's the Xia family's adopted son, a child husband, but he's also a rotten man with corrupt morals. Since marrying a man of lower status won't earn me any sympathy, it's better to find someone of equal status. At least there's some benefit involved, and the benefits I get are real."

Qin Huiyin gave a thumbs up.

"What about you?" Xia Ruwan asked, "Have you ever thought about what kind of man you want to find?"

Qin Huiyin said: "I haven't thought about it. However, if I must find a man, of course I have to find someone strong enough to join forces with me."

It is impossible for her to marry down, even if the other person looks like Pan An.

Xia Ruwan smiled and said, "As expected of my good sister, you always say surprising things."

The two sisters had no plans for the day, so they went out for a stroll. As soon as they left the house, they ran into those lazy and dissolute young masters.

Young Master Wang glanced at Xia Ruwan, thought of the rumors he had just heard, curled his lips, and walked away unwillingly.

This girl from the Xia family has tried to curry favor with the Rong family. Now that she is in the Rong family's territory, she can only swallow her anger.

Li Congxiao said with a smile: "Two girls, you will always meet some ignorant people at the night market. You must be careful and don't go to crowded places."

Xia Ruwan rolled her eyes: "Like you?"

Li Congxiao blinked his peach blossom eyes and smiled triumphantly, "The girls in Wanhua Tower all praised my eyes for being so captivating. Look carefully, how could you not see such beautiful eyes?"

Li Congxiao came over.

Xia Ruwan pushed it away with her fan, her eyes full of disgust: "It's so ugly."

Li Congxiao shook his head and said with a sigh, "Miss Xia really doesn't know how to appreciate. Forget it, I'd better go with Brother Wang and the others to find a beauty who knows how to appreciate."

After Li Congxiao and the others left, Qin Huiyin said, "The Li family has been quite honest this year, and there haven't been any more troubles. This Mr. Li's clothing store is right across from us, and business is pretty good, which shows that he's a very business-minded person. It's really strange that you two always bicker every time you meet. But it seems like he's just teasing you on purpose, and after you scold him, he leaves without getting angry."

"He's sick!" Xia Ruwan said, "He has such a pretty face, but it's all show and no substance."

"So you admit he's good-looking!" Qin Huiyin laughed, "Just now you were calling him ugly."

"Hey, whose sister are you anyway? Why are you speaking for that jerk?" Xia Ruwan asked angrily, "Are you going to leave or not?"

Li Congxiao was drinking with several other young masters at Wanhua Tower when he heard a commotion outside. He rushed out to see Young Master Wang fighting with another patron. Young Master Wang's head was broken, and the thug on the other side was still angry and ordered his men to fight with Young Master Wang's men.

"Young Master Wang, that person is the nephew of the governor of Jingzhou..." the madam said in the ear of Young Master Wang.

Young Master Wang widened his eyes and looked at the villain opposite him, and finally stopped his men with a grim expression.

"let's go."

"Why did Master Wang leave?" asked the young master who came with Master Wang.

Li Congxiao exchanged glances with the 'villain'.

Bang! Young Master Wang rolled down the stairs, from upstairs to downstairs. When he reached the bottom, he was in so much pain that he couldn't get up.

Everyone was stunned by this scene.