"Young Master, Mrs. Ruan, and Miss Ruan have left the purse and gone back," the housemaid reported succinctly.
"Did they say anything else?" Liu Zhiwen asked after hearing this.
"They didn't say anything else."
Hearing these words, Liu Zhiwen settled back into his seat. His grip on the purse tightened, evoking a sense of guilt. "It seems we owe them a favor once again."
After hearing this, Mrs. Tan was irritated. "What favor do we owe them? They..."
"We appreciate their kind intentions. The next time you and I see them, we'll make sure to express our gratitude to them," Xiao'er interjected before Mrs. Tan could finish, knowing the words would come off as ungrateful.
It was in bad form for a group of scholarly men like them to categorically reject a good deed and assume ulterior motives. So she cut Mrs. Tan off, preventing the rest from being said, even though it might be the truth.
