Chapter 105 Worries for My Daughter

Her eyes were filled with sorrow. If she hadn't had no other choice, why would she have come to the marketplace to have a child's fortune told?

Everyone says she's a little fairy; can she solve the worries in her heart?

Qin Jin'an looked at the woman for a while and then said, "Auntie is a good mother, but you can't take her place. Take the money back. I can't calculate it without seeing her."

The woman was taken aback and surprised. After a while, she came to her senses and asked hopefully, "Little fairy, do you have a way once you see someone?"

Qin Jin'an didn't nod. She just said seriously, "Not necessarily. It takes a lot of determination for a person to change. I might be able to find the reason, or I might not."

Changing oneself requires great determination, just like Qin Tianjiang, who only made up his mind after suffering greatly.

Only when something more important comes along can one remain steadfast in pursuing their goals.

Persistence is difficult, but giving up is easy.

"Whether it works or not, we have to give it a try."

"This money is rightfully yours."

The woman seemed to have thought of something and said firmly.

After saying this, he got up and left, escorted by his maids and servants.

Qin Jin'an handed the money to Qin Shi: "Mother, you keep it for me."

Qin nodded.

People were very curious about who the woman from earlier was.

"Little immortal, who is this lady? What does she want to divine?"

"How mysterious, it must be some important person."

People were talking about it.

Qin Jin'an said with a smile, "If she brings people here, everyone will naturally know. If she doesn't come, then I can't say anything. It has to be kept secret."

Everyone was surprised by Qin Jin'an's words and burst into laughter.

While it was disappointing not to satisfy my curiosity, I was also happy to know that if it were me, I would be glad that my secrets could be kept. Not everyone is willing to make their affairs public.

Qin Jin'an said nothing, and the Qin family continued their business as usual.

Qin Tianhai quietly copied the book to the side, while a maidservant hurriedly ran back where they weren't looking.

She ran back to the carriage and respectfully reported, "Madam, the little immortal did not speak nonsense."

The maid told the woman what she had seen and heard.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief; she was now completely at ease. She said to the coachman, "Let's go home."

My daughter's situation is special, so the less people know about it, the better.

The woman was no ordinary person; she was Madam Chu, the wife of Xiao Yuebai, the prefect of Liuzhou.

Chu came to have her fortune told not for herself, but for her only daughter, Xiao Caidie.

Upon returning to the mansion, Madam Chu went straight to her daughter's boudoir.

"All of you, get out of my way."

As Chu watched the maids bring in various foods, her brows furrowed involuntarily. She sternly ordered all the maids to leave.

The maids bowed their heads, placed the dishes on the table, and silently withdrew from the room.

Xiao Caidie was eating, and when her mother arrived, she only paused for a moment while holding her chopsticks.

She quietly ate the food in front of her.

Roast duck, braised chicken, braised pork knuckle, crystal dumplings—all kinds of oily and spicy delicacies. Her skin was fair and tender, but like lotus root segments, her joints were invisible.

Madam Chu sat down at the table, her eyes filled with sorrow. She said, "Xiao Die, shall I take you to see someone?"

"don't want."

Xiao Caidie refused without hesitation. She didn't want to see anyone. Everyone would look at her strangely, and she didn't want to give others the opportunity to laugh at her.

"Xiaodie, there's still a way to deal with this. The wedding is still a year away. If you can cheer up and lose weight in this year, he'll definitely be impressed."

Mrs. Chu was worried. Ever since her daughter read that letter, she had been greatly shocked and had started overeating. If she didn't stop her soon, she didn't know how fat she would become by the time of her wedding.

Since receiving that letter, my daughter has gained nearly 200 pounds. In the past two months, she has gained a full 30 pounds. Because of her obesity, even the best-looking woman has lost her charm.

Mrs. Chu didn't care that her daughter was fat; she was worried about her daughter's health.

She only has one daughter, and she wishes she could pluck the stars and the moon from the sky for her.

"I don't want him to look at me with any respect. I want him to live in my shadow forever. As long as my father is still Lord Xiao, no matter how much he hates me, he can only watch me secure my position as the principal wife. Any woman he likes will just be a concubine, and she will have to eke out a living in my hands!"

Xiao Caidie gritted her teeth; she felt too much grievance and anger to express in words.

If he doesn't like her, why does he always write those ambiguous words in his letters, and then deliberately try to hurt her after she becomes the way he expects her to be?

All the affection and feelings I had before were fake.

Thinking about all this made Xiao Caidie feel incredibly painful. She ate the braised pork knuckle in large bites, the salty and spicy flavor stimulating her taste buds, and she felt that the pain was being relieved.

"Xiaodie, Xiaodie... please don't do this..."

When Madam Chu saw her daughter suddenly become extremely angry and eat without any manners, stuffing large mouthfuls into her mouth, she felt heartbroken.

Madam Chu rushed forward to snatch the large piece of meat, hugged her daughter, and choked out, "Xiao Die, you're going to kill your mother!"

Xiao Caidie sobbed, "Mother, I'm sorry..."

She didn't want this to happen, but she couldn't control herself. She felt so sad. She couldn't enjoy eating so much anymore. Only when she filled her stomach could she stop thinking about him.

Her parents doted on her, yet she was willing to die for a man. She was so disobedient; she was not a good daughter.

"My darling child..."

Chu sighed and hugged Xiao Caidie tightly.

Once Xiao Caidie had calmed down, Madam Chu had a maid remove the food from the table.

Xiao Caidie stared blankly into space.

Madam Chu personally wiped her fingers and mouth clean, and said gently, "Xiao Die, do you know, have you heard about the woman who was divorced by Marquis Anping?"

Xiao Caidie nodded. She had heard it before, and she had even cursed a few times at the time.

When she received that letter, her world turned upside down, and she stopped caring about anyone.

Is that woman dead?

It would be normal for her to die, given how difficult her situation was.

"She now runs a business on South Street, selling noodles and dried meat. Her life is much better than when she was in the Su family. Her daughter is even more clever. The Su family tried every means to make things difficult for her, but she survived it all."

Chu spoke gently about Qin Shi's affairs, which she had naturally investigated.

Xiao Caidie was stunned: "Will the Su family let her off easy?"

Seeing that Xiao Caidie was interested, Madam Chu sat down and looked at her gently, saying, "The Su family will naturally not let her go, but she will not be defeated. A lot of things happened recently, let me tell you slowly."

Xiao Caidie's situation is different from Qin's, but they also have many similarities. She hopes to use this to encourage her daughter.

Xiao Caidie nodded in confusion, her curiosity piqued.