“Master, don’t be angry. This old servant will have them come right away.”
The servant called Tao Gu actually came over to grab the three little ones, completely ignoring Su Manman.
She relied on her size to bully the smaller woman, showing not an ounce of martial virtue.
Of course, Su Manman wasn’t going to let her get away with it.
Smack! A sharp slap landed right across Tao Gu’s arm.
Su Manman realized that the original body actually had some strength. At least her power seemed inversely proportional to her physique. Perfect—being a woman without some strength would be a real disadvantage.
“You little bitch! Who gave you the guts?”
Tao Gu, no saint herself, immediately tried to grab Su Manman’s hair in retaliation. But Su Manman’s reflexes were faster.
A sidestep, a two-step retreat, and she cut off Tao Gu’s approach from behind, grabbing a handful of her hair.
The instant her hands latched on, Su Manman felt a rush of satisfaction. She pulled harder.
Mmm… the sensation was pretty good.
Tao Gu screamed in pain, clutching her head, feeling as if her scalp were being torn off.
“Ah! Bitch, let go! Let go!”
The commotion quickly drew the escort master from a distance.
“Stop!”
Seeing that it was Tang, the escort master who had spoken with her about business yesterday, Su Manman reluctantly let go.
Once free, Tao Gu hugged the little fat one, glared fiercely at Su Manman, and ran off. Her retreat looked like she had a pack of dogs chasing her.
Su Manman snorted coldly. Good, she ran fast.
Tang Song, watching Su Manman, recalled that last night he had thought she looked pitiful and had wanted to help her. He realized he had misjudged her badly.
“Madam Gu, do you realize what you’re doing?”
Su Manman, fresh from her little victory, was in high spirits.
“Tang, this is just a women’s fight. You don’t need to interfere, right?”
Tang Song…
Did he even want to interfere?
“Our escort agency is taking Master Zhuo’s son and his cousin to Qingzhou,” he explained.
“And just now, that was Master Zhuo’s son and the nanny looking after him.”
“You fought with the Zhuo family’s people. Have you thought about the consequences?”
Su Manman: I was just defending myself—what consequences?
“I haven’t thought about it,” she said.
Tang Song, fuming at her fearless attitude, asked: “Surely you know who the Zhuo family is, Madam Gu?”
Su Manman: “No idea.”
Tang Song nearly exploded—he couldn’t believe anyone in Lièmiàn Town wouldn’t know the Zhuo family.
“Madam Gu, if you keep this up, you might not be able to continue with us.”
Su Manman’s temper flared.
“What do you mean? You accepted payment but plan to drop us halfway?”
“Tang, I signed a contract with your agency,” she said sharply. “If you dare leave us mid-journey, I can report you to the authorities.”
Damn it, even if she reported them, it wouldn’t shut down the escort agency.
Tang Song, seeing her so fierce, finally said with a solemn expression:
“Fine. Consider me unlucky. I’ll refund your two taels, and I can even compensate you with one tael.”
Su Manman had only given him two taels initially, keeping three in reserve just in case. She hadn’t expected Tang Song to respond this way.
Damn it, Su Manman wanted to curse him. But letting her leave the group? Not possible.
Haha, a hero knows when to yield. Modern Su Manman, never known for subtlety, finally bowed her proud head in reality.
“Hey, Tang, why flip your attitude so quickly?”
“I was just joking. Let’s talk things through properly.”
Tang Song’s composure impressed Su Manman—he seemed genuinely concerned.
Seeing Tang silent, she continued:
“Come on, Tang, just show some mercy for us poor orphans and widows…”
“I promise, from now on, even if someone attacks us, I won’t retaliate.”
The three children noticed things weren’t going well and began to plead.
“Uncle, please don’t kick us out. We’ll behave!”
Tang Song sighed: “Don’t think I’m unreasonable. You offended the Zhuo family.”
“But as long as they don’t mind, you can stay.”