Cultivation Online

Chapter 280 - Meixiuʼs Mother

”Why do you even care, anyways? You usually donʼt talk about him. Furthermore, the Young Master is gone and thereʼs nothing you nor I can do about it.” Meixiu said when her mother continued glaring at her like she did something wrong.

”Do you really not care about the Young Master? Did your feelings for him change after he became a cripple? I guess youʼre no different from the other maids— always filled with disdain towards him and forgetting who he used to be.” Her mother shook her head.

Meixiu gritted her teeth after hearing her motherʼs words before shouting in a loud voice, ”Donʼt compare me to those trash!”

”...”

Her mother remained a calm expression despite Meixiuʼs unexpected outburst— or maybe because she expected Meixiuʼs outburst that she didnʼt react. Regardless, she has always managed to break Meixiuʼs nonchalant appearance with ease.

”I see.” Her mother said in a nonchalant voice before turning around and walking away.

”Follow me,” she suddenly said.

Meixiu didnʼt say anything and followed her mother inside the house.

A few minutes later, they arrived in front of Yu Rouʼs room, something Meixiu expected when she saw the direction they were walking in.

Meixiuʼs mother knocked on the doors immediately after they arrived, and she proceeded to stand in front of the doors in a manner that reeked of professionalism.

Meanwhile, Meixiu stood beside her in a similar fashion.

A few moments later, Yu Rou opened the doors.

”Greetings, Young Lady.”

Meixiuʼs mother bowed to Yu Rou and greeted her. Meixiu followed despite already meeting with Yu Rou before this.

”Hello, Miss Meifeng. Itʼs been a while.” Yu Rou returned the greeting in a graceful manner.

”May I come inside for a moment?” Meifeng asked her.

”Of course.” Yu Rou nodded.

Meixiu and her mother, Meifeng, entered Yu Rouʼs room a moment later.

Upon entering the room, Meifeng immediately started looking around the room with her sharp gaze, clearly looking to see if the room was clean.

”Donʼt worry, Miss Meifeng. Meixiu has been doing her job flawlessly.” Yu Rou said with a smile on her face.

”I just wanted to make sure that my daughter hasnʼt been slacking on her work.” Meifeng nodded her head, yet she still continued to inspect Yu Rouʼs room for another minute afterward, even wiping uncommon areas behind Yu Rouʼs desk with her fingers to see if there was any dust.

”Anyways, why did you come here today, Miss Meifeng?” Yu Rou asked her as she took a seat on the bed.

Meifeng then said, ”I just wanted to make sure you were doing fine, Young Lady. Even though I work at the main household now, I used to be your caretaker. Is it weird for me to come by once in a while to see your condition?”

Yu Rou showed a bittersweet smile before speaking, ”As expected, youʼre here because of my brotherʼs situation.”

”Iʼm sorry you had to go through this, Young Lady. Donʼt tell the Masters I said this, but I really donʼt think the Young Master deserved to be disowned. Even though heʼs still so young, heʼd already worked enough and deserves to rest for the rest of his life.”

Meifengʼs words dumbfounded Meixiu. In her mind, there was no way her mother could show such compassion— at least she has never seen it before.

”If thereʼs anything I can do for you, please let me know.”

Yu Rou nodded, ”Thank you, Miss Meifeng, but I am fine.”

After a moment of silence, Meifeng suddenly asked, ”The Young Master… where is he right now? I cannot imagine leaving someone in his condition in the street and without a place to stay. Furthermore, his caretaker… Whoʼs currently taking care of him?”

”Thatʼs…” Yu Rou immediately hesitated on responding.

Seeing this, Meifeng continued, ”I know youʼre hesitant about telling me anything, and rightfully so. However, I am truly worried about the Young Masterʼs wellbeing. You may not know this, but I was the Young Masterʼs personal caretaker at one point.”

”Eh? Really?” Yu Rouʼs eyes widened at Meifengʼs words.

Meixiu was also surprised to hear this since she doesnʼt remember seeing her mother assist Yuan before.

”I was only assigned to him for a very brief moment, but during that short time, Iʼve come to adore the Young Master and his talents that took the world by storm. I wanted to continue being his caretaker so I can personally witness his growth as a prodigy, but there were too many other things that needed my attention, so I was eventually reassigned by the Masters.” Meifeng said with a disheartened look on her face, her voice sincere.

However, before Yu Rou could even respond, Meifeng continued, ”Iʼm sure the Young Master has a place to stay now, but thatʼs not what Iʼm worried about. I am worried about his caretaker more than anything else.”

”In fact, I have someone in mind. If you allow me, I will have that person take care of the Young Master.”

”Thatʼs a bit…” Yu Rou didnʼt know how she should respond, and her eyes subconsciously turned to look at Meixiu for help.

”...”

As the head of all servants who could spot dust even from across the room, there was no way Meifeng couldʼve missed the obvious shift in Yu Rouʼs eyes.

”I see… Itʼs no wonder why I donʼt feel any sadness coming from you, Meixiu.” Meifeng slowly turned around to look at her daughter with a narrowed gaze, and she continued in a slow but clear voice, ”Itʼs because you were never separated to begin with. You are the Young Masterʼs new caretaker, am I right?”

Meixiu swallowed nervously after hearing Meifengʼs words that were right on the spot.

”Miss Meifeng… This is…” Yu Rou also began panicking. What if she tells Meixiu that she cannot take care of Yuan? What if she assigns another individual to be Yuanʼs caretaker?

”Thatʼs right, mother. I am currently taking care of the Young Master. Do you have a problem with that?” Meixiu responded, not even bothering to hide the fact.