80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 586

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 586 – Exposing the hypocrite (2) 

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Gu Ye continued, “I gave the dumplings you made to Old Zheng, along with the kidney strengthening and liver-nourishing concoction. Zhao Qian is coming the day after tomorrow, and I’ll give him his share then. The main reason Old Zheng agreed to buy the machine tools so readily was because of Zhao Qian’s recommendation, he’s a shareholder at Hongchang Auto Parts Factory.”  

“I’ve prepared the concoction. How is Young Master Zhao doing now?”

Chu Qiao understood now, the real credit wasn’t hers, it was Zhao Qian’s influence. She had almost started to believe she was the one responsible.  

“He’s not in immediate danger for now and is recuperating at home. Thanks to Zhao Qian’s success in saving Young Master Zhao, Old Mr. Zhao holds him in high regard. If things go well, Zhao Qian is likely to become the future head of the Zhao family.” Gu Ye speculated.  

“In that case, make sure to maintain a good relationship with him. From what I can tell, Zhao Qian seems pretty decent, he understands the principle of reciprocating kindness.” 

Chu Qiao remarked, her impression of Zhao Qian relatively favorable.  

Zhao Qian was certainly no saint, but he knew where to draw the line, unlike the arrogant and unruly Young Master Zhao.  

Gu Ye nodded in agreement. He also intended to strengthen his ties with Zhao Qian, which was why he decided not to charge for this batch of kidney strengthening concoction.

That evening, Chu Qiao still went to work at the dance hall. 

Lulu wasn’t there, but she saw Zheng Wei. The girl acted as if nothing had happened, arriving early and chatting and laughing with a few other hostesses. 

When she spotted Chu Qiao, her expression shifted slightly, and she offered an awkward smile. 

“Sister Chu Qiao.”  

She then asked, “How is Sister Lulu doing?”  

Chu Qiao looked at her with a faint, mocking smile. 

“Didn’t you see exactly how she was doing last night? What’s the point of asking such a pointless question?”  

She wasn’t afraid of offending Zheng Wei. 

After all, she would be leaving the dance hall soon anyway. Zheng Wei was truly despicable, an ungrateful person.  

Zheng Wei’s eyes reddened, on the verge of tears, as she defended herself pitifully. 

“I was just asking out of concern. Why are you being so harsh, Sister Chu Qiao? I never meant for Sister Lulu to get hurt.”  

“What happened to Lulu? Isn’t she just sick?” 

The other hostesses grew curious. 

Lulu had never taken a day off before, even when she had a fever. 

She’d even drink with customers while unwell. Her sick leave today had sparked discussions, with some wondering if she’d fallen seriously ill and whether they should visit her.

Though they often didn’t get along with Lulu, they were still colleagues after all. 

And as fellow women who had fallen into difficult circumstances, they felt it was only right to check on her when she was in trouble.  

Chu Qiao watched the tearful Zheng Wei with cold disdain, feeling utterly repulsed. 

She thought Lulu must have been blind to save such an ungrateful person. 

Zheng Wei didn’t show a shred of gratitude or remorse, she was selfish to the core.  

“I won’t ask why you went out with Boss Ma yesterday. Lulu went along to help you and ended up getting hurt trying to save you. And what did you do? You ran away on your own. When you saw me and my husband, all you did was cry, for four or five minutes, without even mentioning that Lulu was still in the car. If you had spoken up sooner, Lulu wouldn’t have been so badly injured.”

Chu Qiao simply couldn’t stand Zheng Wei’s hypocritical, white-lotus* act, playing the victim while secretly being the instigator. 

*It describes a character (usually female) who appears pure, sweet, and naive on the surface but is secretly manipulative, malicious, and self-serving. 

She refused to believe that Boss Ma forced Zheng Wei to go out with him. 

Tang Yaozu was a prominent figure in Shanghai, and few would dare cause trouble at his dance hall.  

If Zheng Wei had firmly refused, Boss Ma would never have resorted to force, he wouldn’t risk offending Tang Yaozu.  

The other hostesses looked at Zheng Wei with newfound shock and disdain. 

They had once been friendly with her, partly out of admiration for her educated background. 

Most of them had little education and viewed college students with a sense of reverence.  

Zheng Wei had always been sweet-tongued and flattering, addressing them as ‘sister’ this and ‘sister’ that, which had warmed their hearts and left them with a favorable impression of her. 

They never expected her to be two-faced and deceitful, utterly despicable.  

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