Repudiating a Good Wife Is Out of the Question

57. Mammy Qian VS Mammy Lin

Translator: Sissy That Walk

“Humph!”

A sneer came from behind the door, it was Mammy Qin. She didn’t really left, she was standing by the door, waiting Cao Mo to apologize and call her back. But Cao Mo didn’t plan to do so.

Cao Mo took a glimpse at Mammy Qin and rolled his eyes, he signaled Mohua to take notes at what Mammy Qian said.

“Mammy Qian, if you think you can do a good job at taking care of the Communal Treasury, I’m happy to give you the opportunity.”

Mammy Qian beamed, “Thank you so much for the opportunity, Young Madam, the thing is there are some cruel people who think they can get away with it under camouflage, they would exchange the valuables in the treasury with defective goods. Mingzhu isn’t here today, no handover signature, I dare not to take over.”

Hearing that, both Moqin and Lvzhu turned pale with alarm.

Cao Mo was happy to hear Mammy Qian’s reporting, he pounded on the table, “Go bring me Mingzhu.”

Moqi bowed and withdrew.

Cao Mo clapped his hands and said, “I know we are all busy, so I will make this quick, I’m asking everyone here to announce that I’m taking over, and I’m not as gentle as Lady Lu or the Third Lady. I only keep people who are diligent and honest.”

Cao Mo called Mammy Lin out, “Mammy, you are in charge of gardening, yeah? I noticed we only have green pines in the garden, kumquat is in season now. Why am I not seeing any? It’s too cold, but we can build greenhouse, can’t we? Mammy, please add some diversity.”

Mammy Lin defended herself, “Kumquat grows in the south, how can we expect to see kumquat in cold winter?”

“Mohua, bring the kumquat in our house, Mammy Lin wants to have a look at it. It baffles me that I know nothing at gardening and I can keep a few kumquats, Mammy Lin who has years of gardening experience is telling me that she can’t?” Cao Mo said with indifference.

“Young Madam, your room is warm with stoves running day and night, but I don’t have the allocate funds for charcoal.” Mammy Lin replied promptly.

“Mammy, I will give you the money you need, would you like to do it? Add some other plants too, I’d like to see more diversity.”

Mammy Lin shook her head, “I haven’t tried it before, and I don’t want to shoulder the responsibility.”

Cao Mo sipped some tea and asked, “Are you sure you don’t want to give it a go, Mammy?”

Mammy Lin replied, “I’m afraid not.”

“All right then, I cannot force mammy to do something you don’t want to. Let’s find a person who is willing to give it a go and take your job, as for you, mammy, I will find you a job you can do.”

Mammy Lin changed countenance for fear, “I used to serve the Young Master’s mother, even Lady Lu treats me with respect, and now the Young Madam is discharging me from my position due to some plants? How am I going to face others in this mansion?”

Cao Mo’s face darkened, “Mammy, you are taking this all wrong. I’m doing this for your own good, no need to hold on to a post without doing any work and not let anyone else take over, right?”

Mammy Lin flew into a rage out of humiliation, “Mind your own business first!”

“Men!”

Mammy Qian made a bow with hands folded in front, “At your service, Young Madam.”

“Offending me with rude remarks like Mammy Lin, what can I do about this?” Cao Mo asked.

“Taking advantage of her seniority and threatening you like Mammy Lin is a serious offence, you should flog her and kick her out!” Mammy Qian replied, she was glad Cao Mo asked her this question because she and Mammy Lin were not on good terms. Years ago, Mammy Qian picked some apples without permission and Mammy Lin asked the guards make a big deal of it, Mammy Qian had been holding a grudge against her since that day.

“Mammy Lin used to serve my mother-in-law after all, I should treat her with utmost respect for Young Master’s sake anyways. I will spare mammy this flogging, how about this, mammy you go home and take some rest for now, I will arrange an easy job after the Spring Festival, so you can live a peaceful life in old age, does this sound good to you?”

Mammy Lin gasped out in anger, “Qian Daxiu! You fool the Young Madam because he is young and innocent, but I know you very well! Why Dowager Xiao didn’t keep you as her maid? You think I don’t know the real reason? It’s because Dowager Xiao caught you stealing! Do you want me to continue?”

Cao Mo exclaimed, “Great! This is such a great show that I wasn’t expecting to see!”

Mammy Qian panicked, she was worried Cao Mo would buy this bullshxx, “Young Madam, don’t listen to her. I didn’t steal, stealing is a heavy offence, how would Dowager Xiao still keep me in this family if I was really a thief?”

Cao Mo smiled, “I don’t care what have done in the past, it doesn’t concern me. All I care is what you will do on my watch. I only have one criterion, which is whether you think you can do it or not. Like Mammy Lin, she doesn’t think she can get the job done, fine by me, I will replace you. Mammy Qian thinks she can get the Treasury job done, fine by me, here is that job for you. It’s that simple.” Cao Mo paused, he swept across the room and continued, “But don’t even think about fooling me, because time will tell. It’s only a matter of time that you give yourself away, don’t expect to fool me, all right?”

Cao Mo took a sip of tea and smiled at the people who were worried about themselves, the qualm was plain on their faces.

Moqi now came rushing in, “Young Madam, Mingzhu’s mother passed away recently, she went back to her home to observe mourning for her mother. Lady Lu said she has given the keys to Third Lady already, you need to inquire Third Lady for the matter.”

Moqin chimed in anxiously, “But it’s not true, Third Lady doesn’t have the key to the Communal Treasury.”