After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 360 Becoming a Maid at Someone's Door

The eldest daughter-in-law, Zhao, has become a bit more unrestrained in joking with Old Madam Wang. After all, she knows something in real life: Old Madam Wang seems to care about her completely.

Now, all Old Mrs. Wang is thinking about is how her daughter will rise to prominence and become a phoenix, so of course she doesn't have time to argue with Mrs. Zhao.

When Old Mrs. Wang heard this, she wasn't angry; instead, she turned the tables on her.

"What do you know? This is a maidservant hired by Tang Xiaoman's family. I just happened to go to their house and found out about her. I called her over to do some chores for me!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qiaomei was on the verge of tears. She began to carefully examine the dilapidated thatched houses belonging to Old Mrs. Wang.

I thought to myself, this family is so poor, why do they still need to hire maids? What is she thinking?

However, when Liu Qiaomei thought about her situation, she realized that Su Xiaoxiao had helped her a lot, and she felt she should repay her. Since Su Xiaoxiao had misunderstood her as a maid, it was perfectly reasonable for her to help with some chores.

Su Xiaoxiao had saved her life after all, and now that she was in their house, they wouldn't let her do any work; it was practically like letting her stay home and eat for free.

In name, it was said that Su Xiaoxiao recognized her as her younger sister, and that she could just stay at home and focus on embroidery. However, she was not asked to do any work, as if she had been given a freeloader.

Time saved them, and Liu Qiaomei felt bad about it. She would rush to do any work that was available, and even suggested that Su Xiaoxiao take her out to work in the workshop.

But Su Xiaoxiao disagreed, not to mention that the workshop was already fully staffed.

Besides, Su Xiaoxiao felt that if Liu Qiaomei went out now, she would easily be discovered. That Master Huang might not be an honest person, and if he saw her again, he would definitely arrest her again.

Thinking about this, Liu Qiaomei could understand Su Xiaoxiao's good intentions.

Therefore, she followed Su Xiaoxiao's advice and stayed at home without ever going out.

Old Mrs. Wang carried out a large pile of unwashed clothes from her room, including Su Xiuer's.

Su Xiuer has been away from home for the past few days, having gone to the capital with her elder brother Su Wangcai to visit Prince Gong.

A huge pile of clothes was placed in front of Liu Qiaomei, stacked up like a small mountain around her.

Grandma Wang pointed and said, "There's a well up ahead, and this is a basin. Go fetch water to wash your clothes. After you're done washing, go pick some vegetables from the garden and sweep the leaves from the trees in the yard. Okay, I'll give you these chores to do for now!"

Although Liu Qiaomei came from a poor family, she had been singing with her father since she was a child, and her father was reluctant to let her do any heavy work.

Liu Qiaomei soaked her fair and delicate hands in a large basin of icy water and began to scrub the clothes.

These clothes had been stored up for who knows how long, and they were very difficult to wash. Back then, there was no laundry detergent, only soap powder. But Old Mrs. Wang was still very reluctant to let Liu Qiaomei use them, acting very frugal. In everyone's eyes, this old lady was really stingy!

Zhao, standing nearby, gloated, "Oh, it's such a waste to have such clean little hands soaking in water to wash clothes!"

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Wang scolded, "If you can't stand it, come and wash with me!" Zhao laughed and ran away, going into her room to take a nap.

Old Mrs. Wang spat as she watched her retreating figure. She knew what had happened recently; Zhao had become quite nice and was even helping with chores.

However, it seems that the eldest son, Su Wangcai, has recently been working at the rice shop in town and has earned some money, giving Zhao a considerable amount. Zhao has also been spending money on the family in return. Because of this, Old Madam Wang dared not interfere with Zhao.

Zhao would spend money on Old Mrs. Wang whenever she had free time, buying her pastries one day and fabric the next. Any old woman would like such a daughter-in-law, so no matter how sharp Zhao's words were, Old Mrs. Wang didn't take them to heart.

Liu Qiaomei worked hard in the yard, washing a huge basin of clothes and then hanging them all out to dry. She was so tired that her back was almost too sore to straighten up.

Old Mrs. Wang acted as if she were a wealthy woman from a large family. This was truly the first time in her life that she had ever ordered around a maid. The feeling? It was indescribable, just quite magical, a kind of intoxicating feeling. At this moment, she was even dreaming, thinking to herself: If it were before, she would never have imagined that one day she would be able to order around a maid. Such a good thing could actually happen to her.

At this moment, Old Mrs. Wang was sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun, like a housekeeper. She was thinking how pleasant it would be if there were a maid standing behind her, massaging her back and shoulders.

Grandma Wang was as refreshed as if she had eaten an ice-cold watermelon on the hottest day of summer, even more so than before. She leisurely crossed her legs and basked in the sun in the yard, feeling incredibly happy!

Liu Qiaomei obediently finished washing the clothes and then cleaned the yard. She did everything according to Old Mrs. Wang's instructions without slacking off. She did whatever she was told to do without saying anything else.

Old Madam Wang was naturally very satisfied with such a hardworking and dutiful maid.

After finishing all the work, Liu Qiaomei's hands were frozen red, but as soon as she finished and before she could even straighten her back, Old Mrs. Wang spoke up again.

Have you finished all your work?

Liu Qiaomei nodded obediently and said, "Yes, I'm done! Madam, is there anything else you need?"

Old Mrs. Wang truly hadn't expected that Liu Qiaomei's address of "Old Madam" would instantly make her feel like a goddess.

She was quite happy to be addressed that way, after all, it wasn't a title that just anyone deserved.

Seeing that she had finished her work, Old Mrs. Wang decided to enjoy herself. In addition to addressing me as "Old Mrs. Wang," she also came over to massage my shoulders and back.

"Then come over and give me a back massage!"

Although Liu Qiaomei didn't quite understand, she still came over and started massaging Wang's shoulders and back. She busied herself behind Wang's back, and no one expected that Su Bingcheng would see a little girl massaging his mother's back after he came out of his room from studying.

At first, he thought he was seeing things and that it was Xiao Taohua, but judging from her figure, it wasn't her; it was actually Liu Qiaomei, something he really hadn't expected.

"Liu Qiaomei, is that you?"

Liu Qiaomei then raised her head and looked at Su Bingcheng in surprise.