Facing Alu’s confusion, Li Chuntao spoke up, "Alu, that Yang Xiaocui, I’m just outwardly friendly with her, don’t think I’m truly good friends with her."

Li Chuntao’s words instantly made Alu understand, the miss is telling her not to be blinded by appearances. Among servants, many are particularly observant; they see who the master gets along with and try to ingratiate themselves with them. Even if they’re not trying to ingratiate themselves, some servants have loose tongues and might get tricked into saying things. The miss is telling her not to do things that would upset her.

Alu quickly assured, "Miss, don’t worry, if you’re not friends with her, I won’t try to ingratiate myself either. Even if you’re friends with Lady Yang, I won’t try to flattery her. I only serve you, miss, with absolute loyalty."

Li Chuntao just wanted to tell Alu not to assume she has a good relationship with Yang Xiaocui just because she occasionally gave her some food. If Yang Xiaocui ever asks Alu for help and Alu thinks they’re good friends, she might say things she shouldn’t, which would be bad.

But unexpectedly, Alu expressed her loyalty so sensitively. She didn’t mean to suggest Alu was disloyal.

Li Chuntao laughed and said, "Xiaoxiao is fine, Xiaoxiao and I are like one person, we get along well. If I need something, you can seek her help, and if she asks for your help, you can assist her."

Alu nodded, "Miss, Alu will remember."

Facing Alu, sometimes Li Chuntao feels helpless; this Alu used to work in big households, with so many rules which she probably can’t change in a short time, so she lets her be.

"Alu, tomorrow find a way to inquire next door, and see who the man visiting during dinner is? Is he someone from their family, from this village, and what’s he like?"

Upon hearing this, Alu was very surprised; she didn’t understand why the miss wanted to investigate that man?

The miss wouldn’t be interested in someone like that, right? She saw him; with a sharp face, and how he looked at the miss made him appear no good.

She didn’t want the miss to fancy someone like that, so she quickly reminded, "Miss, the way that man looked at you was off; Alu feels he’s probably not a good person. It’s best to stay away from him."

Li Chuntao was speechless; where did Alu get that idea? How could she be interested in someone like that? Her judgment wouldn’t be that poor, "I’m not interested in him. I just feel he might have some secret with Yang Xiaocui, so I’m curious."

Alu was very confused; the miss isn’t one to gossip. Why is she involving herself in this?

But she knows not to question the master’s affairs; she just needs to do as told. So she immediately said, "Miss, don’t worry, I’ll inquire next door tomorrow."

Li Chuntao feels that although Alu has many rules, there’s also a benefit; she won’t ask if not told. For Li Chuntao, this is great because if she asked, Li Chuntao wouldn’t know how to explain.

However, to figure out the matter between Li Chuntao and that man, Alu’s help is necessary because she’s about to open a School. Running here and there means she’ll probably be too busy to sit in the yard monitoring next door like now. So Alu has to take care of this matter, "When inquiring, make sure to avoid Yang Xiaocui. Starting tomorrow, also keep an eye on Yang Xiaocui for me. If she does anything or goes out, let me know."