Chapter 1673: The Unfortunate Woman

"Masha, look, both children have said so." Qiaozhi looked at Masha and said.

Masha could not overcome the three of them and had to agree helplessly.

When Qiaozhi left, Masha tidied his clothes for him just like his wife would.

Qiaozhi took the opportunity to pull Masha into his arms and said softly, "Just dress casually tonight, no need to be too nervous."

Masha let out a hum.

Yet her heart was incredibly anxious.

Qiaozhi quietly kissed Masha on the cheek, and Masha's face turned red instantly: "What are you doing?"

Qiaozhi looked at Masha's expression, smiled, said nothing more, put on his hat, and left.

The day passed in a daze.

After Qiaozhi left, Masha tried on clothes in front of the mirror; her wardrobe was full of clothes she had bought because she liked them, but had never worn.

Masha kept trying on these clothes in front of the mirror to see how they looked.

For some reason, these clothes, which looked very beautiful when she bought them, all felt ill-fitting when worn on her body, and even started to look ugly.

She picked for an entire afternoon and did not find a single outfit that satisfied her.

In the end, she followed a servant's suggestion and changed into the outfit the other person thought was the best-looking and most suitable.

As for her two babies, they also changed into gorgeous clothes.

Masha was busy all afternoon; she personally prepared a gift for Qiaozhi's sister-in-law that was not particularly expensive, but in her view, was especially suitable for an elder.

Perfume from Longyan.

Although this gift was not particularly expensive, it was not something an ordinary family could afford.

She had heard that Qiaozhi's sister-in-law was not very old.

That was why Masha chose the Longyan Perfume; after all, no woman could refuse Longyan Perfume, and if there was one who could, then two bottles would do.

When evening came, Masha watched the sky gradually darken and boarded a Horse Carriage to head to Qiaozhi's home.

At this moment, her mood was as anxious as the turning of the carriage wheels.

The two children, however, felt nothing of the sort, looking curiously at how beautiful the dusk was under the sky that had not yet completely darkened.

They felt no anxiety at all, but were instead full of anticipation for Uncle Qiaozhi becoming their father.

In their understanding, only a father would take them out just like their mother did.

At this time, at Qiaozhi's home in Mount Vernon.

The sister-in-law had gone to great lengths to entertain her future sister-in-law.

To prepare the dinner party.

The sister-in-law even wanted to specially hire a British chef for this, but this matter was completely abandoned under Qiaozhi's strong opposition.

There was no other reason; Qiaozhi had experienced something better.

For this dinner party, Qiaozhi specially invited a local Longyan chef to be the chef for this banquet.

To be able to hire this chef, Qiaozhi had paid many Gold Coins and much sincerity to make it happen.

At first, the sister-in-law still held a skeptical attitude toward the Longyan chef.

The Longyan chef was already accustomed to the British not understanding fine food, so he immediately made a dish called "Three-Not-Sticking" to demonstrate his skills.

The ingredients for Three-Not-Sticking were extremely simple, just the most ordinary eggs.

However, it could be made to look like the pastries in the minds of the British.

And the method looked extremely simple.

Regarding this dish, before eating it, the sister-in-law only had one evaluation: "This is ordinary pastry, bread; a British chef could do the same."

But after she ate it, she regretted it.

What kind of trash was the British food she had eaten before?

This was what could be considered a dish.

With this one bite, it felt as if very soft water had entered her mouth.

It flowed, but it was not water; it was somewhat viscous, yet it did not stick to her teeth.

It was very delicate and tasted sweet.

Although it was a sweet dish, it was not cloying.

After finishing it, the sister-in-law's evaluation of this dish was only one: "Another bowl."

Now the sister-in-law had no issues with the chef Qiaozhi had invited.

At this time, Gelin and Natasha attended the dinner party together.

This banquet was held by the sister-in-law, and although it was to meet Qiaozhi's partner, Masha.

She still gathered her sisters and friends who were very close to Qiaozhi to attend.

Qiaozhi was slightly stunned to see Gelin hooked up with Natasha, the cold and aloof beauty.

Although he knew that Gelin had already established a relationship beyond friendship with Natasha, he did not expect Gelin to be able to persist for so long without being dumped by Natasha.

"Yo, Qiaozhi, what good things have you prepared to treat me to tonight?"

After Gelin finished visiting the sister-in-law with Natasha, he walked over to banter with Natasha.

Qiaozhi looked at Gelin and Natasha with their arms around each other and couldn't help but smile: "It's a good thing you absolutely wouldn't expect."

"You'll know when the banquet starts in a moment."

Qiaozhi looked at Natasha and smiled, then asked Gelin: "Things are progressing quite well, huh?"

He leaned into Gelin's ear and whispered: "When are you getting dumped by her?"

Gelin was furious upon hearing this and punched Qiaozhi in the chest; it looked very forceful, but the strength was actually very light: "What are you spouting? I'm already preparing to marry Natasha."

This sentence made Qiaozhi feel quite surprised.

He looked at Natasha, this woman with a cold and aloof temperament, and was surprised to discover a hint of a blush on her face.

This undoubtedly confirmed that what Gelin said was true.

"I didn't expect this," Qiaozhi was stunned, then a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Congratulations to you both."

Originally, Qiaozhi had thought that Gelin would not be able to win over a beauty with such a cold and aloof temperament as Natasha.

But he had not expected things to develop so quickly.

And just at this moment, the sister-in-law also welcomed her other guests for this evening.

Her friends had all arrived.

However, the person Qiaozhi was interested in, whom the sister-in-law most wanted to see tonight, Masha, had still not appeared.

Although it was still early, the sister-in-law felt anxious inside as she watched and saw that she had not yet come.

Her friend, Lady Sultan, walked over, looked at the sister-in-law, and asked: "Danni, who are you waiting for, to be so anxious?"

Danni was the sister-in-law's name.

Danni smiled and said: "You probably don't know yet, Qiaozhi has found a woman he fancies and arranged for her to attend the banquet tonight, but I haven't seen her yet."

Upon hearing this, Lady Sultan could not help but gossip: "Who is it?"

"Which family's young lady has caught Qiaozhi's eye?"

The sister-in-law recalled for a moment and said somewhat uncertainly: "She seems to be called Masha; I heard Qiaozhi say that her family's plantation is very large and she seems to be very wealthy."

Upon hearing this name, Sultan immediately changed her expression.

She said nervously: "How could Qiaozhi have taken a fancy to her!"

"What's wrong?" The sister-in-law was stunned.

Lady Sultan said with extreme seriousness: "That woman is a widow who already has two children, and her husband was cursed to death by her."

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