Chapter 114: Aunt Flo Didn't Come

The woman lifted her veil to take a look, then gave a soft, "Hmm," her voice sounding slightly cold. "It's Constable Jiang."

A few days ago, two patrons at the Liuli Pavilion had fought over her out of jealousy, resulting in one death and one injury.

The deceased's family reported it to the authorities, and it was Constable Jiang who led the team to handle the case.

The girls in the pavilion were all gossiping and betting behind his back, saying that if anyone could make this young, promising, and handsome Constable Jiang their guest of honor, the others would each give her one tael of silver as a reward.

However, later they heard that Constable Jiang was already married, and his wife was the biological daughter of Lord Du, so the sisters all gave up on the idea.

"The person beside him must be Mrs. Jiang, right?"

The maid, Biyun, curled her lip and said, "Just as the rumors say, she's both ugly and fat."

Cao Qianqu, however, laughed: "You, you only see her ugliness and think she isn't worthy of Constable Jiang. I, on the other hand, think Constable Jiang is a man of sentiment and loyalty."

"Loyalty is certain, but sentiment is not necessarily so," Biyun said disdainfully. "Haven't you seen enough in your years at the Liuli Pavilion? Men are all lecherous. They coax you with words of deep affection, saying they only love you in this life, but the moment they see someone more beautiful, they immediately cast you aside, and you can't even find a shadow of them."

"What's more, Constable Jiang's wife is so ugly, and Constable Jiang is such a talent; how could he truly love that woman? I'm afraid he's just giving her a facade of respect for the sake of Lord Du."

Cao Qianqu was silent for a moment, then said, "Forget it, it's none of our business anyway."

Although she also held a favorable impression of that Constable Jiang, she knew her own status. A top courtesan might sound nice, but in the end, she was just a prostitute for people to play with.

The two withdrew their gaze and turned to enter the Ben Cao Tang.

By this time, Du Ruo had already arrived at the Ya Men. Having made a fortune today, she was in a good mood, so she took Jiang Li, Jiang Sheng, and Gouzi out for a good meal.

After eating, the group headed straight for the city gate.

Jiang Li saw them onto the carriage, his handsome face carrying an apologetic look. "I'm sorry, my wife. At the end of the month, we have to accompany my second brother for the Imperial Examination, so I will be very busy these few days. I'm afraid I won't have time to come home."

Du Ruo smiled. "It's fine, you go be busy. I happen to be busy these few days too; even if you went back, I wouldn't have the time to pay attention to you."

The family had money now, and there were so many things to do next.

Besides, her face was still in this state, and she didn't want Jiang Li watching her.

Jiang Li gave a few more instructions before they parted reluctantly.

It was already dusk when they returned to Longquan Cun.

Cao Shi had been on pins and needles at home all day, and only when she saw them return did she finally set her heart at ease.

Her daughter's courage was growing larger by the day, always playing hide-and-seek so mysteriously without saying clearly what she was doing; it was enough to worry someone to death.

"Aman, are you hiding something from your mother?" Cao Shi placed the bone soup she was holding in front of Du Ruo and said crossly.

Du Ruo took a sip, then nodded, "Mm, there is indeed something I'm keeping from you."

She then recounted the matter of the Ghost Dudu.

Of course, she didn't mention that she had deliberately set up Doctor Gu; the persona of a simple and kind daughter in Cao Shi's heart could not be broken.

After listening, Cao Shi didn't believe it. "You mean to say you have over a thousand taels of silver on hand now?"

Wasn't this nonsense? What kind of medicinal herb was worth that much money? Ginseng fruit?

Du Ruo finished it in a few gulps, then stood up and pulled Cao Shi into the room, took out a large stack of silver notes, and slapped them in front of her. "Look, Mother, your daughter has great skills. This is just the beginning; in the future, I will earn big money for you to enjoy!"

Cao Shi flipped through them one by one, her eyes widening.

This, this, this... it really was over a thousand taels!

Over a thousand taels! She hadn't even seen ten taels in her entire life!

Cao Shi's hands were shaking violently. After a long while, she finally opened her dry throat with difficulty. "Aman, you must hide this money carefully. What if someone outside gets their eyes on it..."

"Don't worry, Mother," Du Ruo said comfortingly with a smile. "I have it all figured out."

Although it is said that one shouldn't flaunt wealth, being cautious was the right thing to do.

But there was no need to be too timid. Once she built a large mansion, everyone would know that the Second Branch of the Jiang Family had made a fortune; it couldn't be hidden anyway.

Since that was the case, why not be open and aboveboard? In fact, people are sometimes like this: the more you pretend to be poor, the more people look down on you; if you act like a big shot, people will instead hold you in higher regard.

Besides, Jiang Li was a Constable, and with the precedent of Doctor Gu, who would dare to stir up trouble on the head of Tai Sui?

Du Ruo suddenly thought of something. "By the way, Mother, the family isn't short of silver to spend now, so don't nag me about being a spendthrift anymore."

Cao Shi carefully folded the silver notes and returned them to her, rolling her eyes. "Understood, Goddess of Wealth. From now on, buy whatever you want. I won't say anything to you, is that alright?"

With so much silver, she figured it would be enough for her daughter and son-in-law to live as wealthy landowners for a lifetime.

With this matter settled, Du Ruo also had some free time and began to seriously tinker with her face.

She had to accompany him for the exam at the end of the month, and she would definitely see Jiang Zhan's teachers and classmates. She was worried that going with such an ugly face would embarrass Jiang Zhan.

She had been taking the Silkworm Pill for three days, and the blisters on her face were starting to show signs of decreasing.

Du Ruo spent another twenty taels of silver to exchange for two points and bought a Slimming Pill.

Even if her face was clean, her figure was still that of a big fat pig; how good could she look?

"Host, you might also need a pair of height-increasing insoles," the system said solemnly in her mind.

Du Ruo looked down at her legs. Hmm, they were a bit short, but height-increasing insoles were going too far, right?

She was at least 1.6 meters tall; that wasn't particularly short, was it?

The system took her words to heart and explained: "Actually, according to your genetic projection, your final height should be around 1.67 meters. Unfortunately, because you were poisoned, it delayed the best period for growth and development, which is why you are so miniature."

So that was it. Du Ruo asked hurriedly, "Is there any way to remedy it?"

"There is, but..." The system paused for a moment. "Host, haven't you noticed that your Aunt Flo hasn't come at all?"

Du Ruo was stunned for a moment. It was true; it had been several months, and it hadn't come even once.

She had been busy fighting the villains, busy earning money, and busy cultivating feelings with Jiang Li, so she had overlooked this.

Du Ruo grabbed her chest.

Uh, freshly steamed buns, and half of it was fat.

"You mean this body has stopped developing?" Du Ruo asked.

"Not completely stopped. The original owner did have her Aunt Flo before, but it was very irregular; sometimes it wouldn't come for half a year."

The system replied, "After the residual poison in your body is completely cleared, you can still develop a little more, but it will be very limited. This system suggests that the host drink a dose of growth hormone to promote it. Don't worry, host, it's guaranteed to be safe with no side effects."

So that's how it is. That's fine.

"How many points does it need?"

"It's not expensive, just a few points."

"..."

Du Ruo hugged her chest and squinted at it, full of suspicion. "Why do I always feel like you are swindling my silver? Is it because you saw me make a fortune, got jealous, and are thinking of ways to cheat me out of my money?"

The system cried injustice: "That's not the case. This system is doing this for the host's future happiness. Whether you buy it or not is entirely up to you; this system doesn't care either way."

Du Ruo hesitated for a long while before finally deciding.

Buy!

Two points for the Slimming Pill, a few points for the growth hormone, and another pair of one-meter invisible height-increasing shoes. After all, height couldn't just shoot up in a few days, so she would fake it for now.

It cost a total of eight points, which was eighty taels of silver.

Du Ruo felt a bit of heartache, but thinking of the future income from the chili peppers, she felt relieved again.

It's fine; money is just a bastard, you can earn it back if it's gone.

Now, she just had to wait to become beautiful. ===== CHAPTER 115 =====