Gu Susu also felt it wouldn't be him helping her bathe.
A young master like him, who couldn't even distinguish between grains and was unskilled with his hands, probably wouldn't help someone bathe.
But she couldn't recall anything about Rong Ma helping her bathe. She asked, "Rong Ma? You called her into the room last night, so did she know I was drunk? And wouldn't she have seen all my bruises..."
"If I didn't call her in to help you bathe, did you expect Grandma or me to do it ourselves?" Qin Tianyi impatiently threw off the quilt on the sofa, stood up, and said, "You go down and stay with Grandma first. I'll be down later."
Gu Susu dared not think that. She was terrified of him from the bottom of her heart. Fearing he might pounce on her again if they disagreed, she quickly said, "Okay."
Just as she was about to open the door to leave, Qin Tianyi thought of something and asked, "Did you tell Xiao Anjing to let that woman go?"
"Yes, she has children at home. If both husband and wife are imprisoned, who will take care of the children? What if they starve to death?" Gu Susu lowered her head and admitted.
Qin Tianyi said with a laugh, "How much do you know about their family? If they're all imprisoned, won't there be relatives to look after the children?"
"I don't know," Gu Susu was momentarily speechless and mumbled, "Who else but you can investigate someone's entire ancestry at the drop of a hat."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing," Gu Susu seized the opportunity to say, "There's something fishy about Zhang Gaoyuan's case. There are many strange things about it. If you have time to investigate irrelevant people, why not investigate this matter thoroughly? See what's going on with that batch of goods they made for Mishang?"
"Go down and stay with Grandma," Qin Tianyi ignored her words and commanded her again in that voice that made her tremble.
Gu Susu immediately turned and opened the door, rushing out of the room. She came downstairs and saw the old lady listening to Peking Opera from an old record player. Only then did she feel safe.
The old lady glanced over and saw only Gu Susu coming downstairs. She continued listening to the Peking Opera.
Gu Susu felt uneasy. Thinking that Rong Ma had bathed her last night, she wondered if Rong Ma already knew about the matters between her and Qin Tianyi, and that things were not as harmonious as they appeared.
She sensibly walked into the kitchen and saw Rong Ma busy with two maids from the Qin family. She proactively went to help.
"Young Madam, why are you in the kitchen? Hurry up and go out, go out." Rong Ma saw Gu Susu skillfully chopping vegetables and tried to stop her.
Gu Susu blocked Rong Ma with her side and said, "It's alright, let me do it. Rong Ma, thank you for last night."
"Ah, Young Madam, what are you thanking me for?" Rong Ma asked inexplicably.
Seeing that there were other maids present, Gu Susu felt it wasn't appropriate to talk about last night's events. She smiled and said, "It's nothing. Rong Ma, what's cooking on the stove? Has it boiled yet?"
Rong Ma quickly looked at the pot of tonic simmering on the stove and turned down the heat, saying, "This is a tonic that the old lady specifically ordered for you, Young Madam."
"For me?" Gu Susu sniffed carefully and detected a medicinal smell. "What is this smell? What kind of tonic is it?"
Rong Ma smiled and said, "It's all good ingredients for nourishing qi and blood, with a few herbs added."
The thought of drinking tonic with Chinese medicine made Gu Susu feel nauseous.
Rong Ma looked at her, then glanced at her abdomen, and asked, "Young Madam, are you feeling unwell? Could it be..." However, Rong Ma thought that Young Master Tianyi and Young Madam had only been married for a few days, so it shouldn't be this soon. She quickly added, "No, no, it's not possible so soon."
Gu Susu was stunned for a moment before she reacted, her face blushing. "Rong Ma, where are you going with this? I just drank too much last night, and my stomach still feels a bit uncomfortable."
"Oh, oh, no wonder the young master went to my room so late last night asking where the hangover tea was kept," Rong Ma said, understanding. "Don't drink anymore in the future. Drinking is bad for your stomach. Take good care of yourself. The old lady also wants to hold a great-grandchild soon."
"Tianyi asked you for hangover tea?" Gu Susu asked.
"Yes, last night I saw the young master personally brew the hangover tea and bring it into the room," Rong Ma said with a smile. "The young master really dotes on his wife."
Gu Susu could only smile and couldn't help but ask, "Then last night, he also asked you to go to our room..."
"Wife, didn't you say you'd go down and stay with Grandma? Why are you in the kitchen?" At some point, Qin Tianyi was leaning against the kitchen doorway, wearing a home outfit with cartoon patterns. He lacked the cold and domineering demeanor he had when facing her alone, looking like a handsome young boy.
Gu Susu hadn't yet adapted to his sudden shifts from terrifying to pretending to be foolish. She just stared at him blankly, forgetting what she was going to ask Rong Ma.
Rong Ma quickly took the cleaver from her hand and smiled at her, "I don't let the Young Madam into the kitchen, but she insisted on coming in to take a look. She's just curious, right?"
"Yes." Gu Susu, afraid of making things difficult for Rong Ma, went along with her words and pretended to be very curious, asking, "Rong Ma, what kind of tonic is this?"
Rong Ma chuckled, looked at Gu Susu, then at Qin Tianyi, and said, "This is a tonic for you to have a baby soon, as the old lady wishes. Young Madam, you must drink it all later, not a drop left."
Gu Susu felt she had spoken too much. Of all things, why did she have to ask about the tonic just to play along?
Qin Tianyi walked into the kitchen, hugged her, and said with a naive look, "Great, great! I want to have a baby with my wife."
The other maids in the kitchen covered their mouths and laughed. Gu Susu wished she could disappear into a crack in the floor; she was so embarrassed.
Whether Qin Tianyi was acting normally or pretending to be foolish, he could make her feel both awkward and mortified.
When they came out of the kitchen, the old lady had finished listening to a record and got up to turn off the old record player. Seeing them so affectionate as newlyweds, she beckoned them over and said, "Come and sit down, both of you. You're not allowed to sleep so late from now on and miss breakfast."
"Old Madam, I understand. It won't happen again." Gu Susu secretly pushed away Qin Tianyi's hand on her waist and sat up straight in response.
The old lady asked her, "Yesterday, when you went to Mishang Company, did Old Fan tell you about the company's situation? You can ask him if there's anything you don't understand."
"Uncle Fan told me everything, and it was very clear," Gu Susu said. "I also understand that the most important thing for Mishang Company now is to prepare for the fashion show at Paris Fashion Week after the new year. This is related to the company's future development."
The old lady nodded and said, "Yes, this fashion show is a good opportunity, and it's also tricky. So after you take over the company, you must do a good job with the fashion show and make the company's brand known internationally. Mishang Company will then advance further."
"We will definitely live up to your expectations," Gu Susu asked with determination, "Old Madam, can Tianyi and I have full authority over this fashion show?"