GBP Chapter 325 The person was not found
Chapter 325 The person was not found
She slept until Baiweizhai opened its doors, and the first thing that came to her mind when she opened her eyes was that she wanted to wear her best clothes to the restaurant for dinner that day.
After tidying up for a while, she looked in the bronze mirror to make sure everything was alright before setting off.
Baiweizhai is having a sale today, and it's packed with people upstairs and downstairs, with people even queuing outside.
She saw Wen Zizhou rapidly calculating on the abacus at the counter, and then looked at her own clothes.
Sigh, never mind... I'll just have her come earlier tomorrow.
Just as she was about to leave, Wen Luozhi, who came out to greet the guests, happened to see her.
"Tingwan!" she called out.
Song Tingwan turned around and her eyes lit up when she saw Wen Luozhi.
"Have you had lunch yet?" Wen Luozhi asked as she stepped forward, noticing that she was wearing a bright and beautiful rouge dress today.
Unlike yesterday when she wore no makeup, today she seemed to have applied a light layer of lip rouge, making her bright face look even more beautiful.
"I overslept and couldn't get up; I didn't expect there to be so many people when I arrived."
Song Tingwan shrugged helplessly; she hadn't seen this much business at other restaurants before.
And now that it's past halfway through the mealtime, the number of people is still not decreasing.
Wen Luozhi noticed that her eyes were glancing inwards intentionally or unintentionally, and she instantly understood.
She gently tugged at Song Tingwan's sleeve and said, "We have our own space upstairs. Why don't you grab something to eat first?"
"After we're all done with our work, I'll take you somewhere else to eat something unusual."
She tried to lead them inside, but Song Tingwan felt it was too much trouble and declined, saying, "No need, Luo Zhi, I'll just grab something to eat at the inn."
Wen Luozhi pretended not to hear, and as she passed Wen Zizhou, she said loudly, "Third Brother, let's go to a hot pot restaurant to eat after we're done with our work."
Wen Zizhou replied without looking up, and Song Tingwan couldn't bear to refuse him this time.
After all, handsome men are a good accompaniment to food!
Besides, even though she said she didn't need it, she was already being dragged upstairs at her own will.
Wen Luozhi brought her some snacks and also brought over a cake that was on sale today.
"You eat first, we can leave in about half an hour."
Song Tingwan felt she had gotten a great deal from the other person, so she took a jade pendant from her waist and handed it over, saying, "Luo Zhi, keep this for yourself."
Wen Luozhi didn't take it, only glancing at it through her hand.
"You can keep it yourself; I'll consider myself the host."
"Besides, you said yesterday that we're not friends, right?"
She shook her head slightly, noticing a faint "Song" character on the jade pendant, and wondered if it might be some kind of keepsake.
Song Tingwan hesitated for a moment, but after hearing her words, she was both surprised and touched. She touched her purse and blushed slightly.
She didn't take much money with her when she left home, and her valuable jewelry was still hidden in the inn, not yet pawned as silver.
Wen Luozhi pushed her hand away, saying, "Just eat and play without worry, I have to go now."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left the room. Song Tingwan looked at the door that she had closed and her eyes were slightly red.
She had fled to this unfamiliar place, and apart from those disgusting and malicious men, this was the first time anyone had been so kind to her.
She ate the food on the table in small bites, while back in Qingzhou County, the Song family mansion was in complete chaos.
"Well? Any news about the young lady?!"
When Song Youqing saw the butler running in from outside, he hurriedly stood up from his chair and asked anxiously.
The butler didn't even have time to wipe the sweat from his brow; he was so afraid that he hunched over and lowered his head, not daring to look at him.
"Sir, there's still none!"
Song Youqing slumped back into his chair, taking a deep breath to force himself to calm down.
"Send more people out to search in the surrounding counties."
"I refuse to believe she can run much further!"
Enraged, Song Youqing slammed his fist on the table three times, the force of which startled the butler standing nearby, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
He hurriedly agreed, bowed, and retreated. Only when he reached the door did he dare to straighten up and catch his breath.
"Godfather, what should we do?"
A young man dressed as a servant came over to pat him on the back and help him catch his breath. The steward shook his head helplessly.
"How should I know what to do? I might as well pack my bags and get out of here!"
He waved his hand and walked outside, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
The master said a couple of days ago that if they couldn't find the person, they should pack their things and get out, and go wherever they wanted!
Even though the Meng family has set the wedding date for next month, the days will fly by and there's still a lot to prepare.
These days, whether we can even find the person is another matter, why bother preparing some kind of nonsense!
The people in the manor know that their young lady has not been found and there is no news, so they have been working hard with their tails between their legs these days.
When Aunt Wan returned, she sensed the somber atmosphere in the mansion and knew that Song Tingwan still hadn't been found.
She entered the room and sat down, brushing a stray hair from her temple and saying with displeasure, "I told Master long ago that Wan'er has a very fiery temper."
"Finding someone is a lifelong commitment. If the child doesn't like it, that's fine, but you're forcing her."
"That's bad, they've escaped."
With a hint of schadenfreude in her voice, Song Youqing immediately launched into a tirade against her, "Did you spoil her like that?! That's just womanly compassion!"
"The Meng family is wealthy and powerful; she won't have to worry about food and drink after she marries into their family! I'm doing this for her own good!"
Song Youqing snorted. His only daughter was spoiled by her aunt, who was more like a mother than a biological mother.
When he goes out, people might even praise him for it, but only he knows how infuriating it is!
Aunt Wan was too lazy to argue with him. So what if she liked to spoil Song Tingwan?
Who could blame her when she entered the manor as a courtesan and didn't throw a tantrum like a spoiled young lady? She even treated her, a stepmother of lowly status, very well!
Even now, with no one to find her, her anxiety and worry are no less than that of her biological father, Song Youqing.
She got up and started to walk out, but Song Youqing called out to her, "Where are you going? You just got back, where are you going again?"
"Of course I'll ask my old girlfriends if they can find out any information!"
"That child didn't bring any money with him when he went out; I don't know how he's managed to get by all these days."
She stopped in her tracks, looking at Song Youqing with extreme dissatisfaction. She had never seen such a heartless father!
Upon hearing this, Song Youqing's heart tightened. He stepped forward and grabbed Aunt Wan's wrist. "You're saying Wan'er didn't bring any money?" His eyes widened, hardly believing what he was hearing.
Aunt Wan shook off his wrist and shouted, "Yes! Didn't you tell her not to take a single copper coin with her when she leaves this house?!"
She stormed off, too annoyed to waste any more words on him.
She had looked through the room; everything was still there except for the jewelry she had given her.
How much silver is that jewelry worth? It's a hardship for a young lady to not have enough money to spend when she's out there!
She quickened her pace, and Song Youqing truly panicked now.
He was angry at the time and just said it casually, never expecting his daughter to actually take it to heart.
Yesterday he was thinking that his daughter would come back obediently once she ran out of money.
Who would have thought that he ran away without taking any money?!
"Quickly! Prepare the horses!" he shouted to the people outside, and once the horses were ready, he rushed out at top speed.