Xiu'er remained silent, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but Zhao Ergou knew that Xiu'er was wavering.

Zhao Ergou coaxed Xiaocao to follow Xiu back to Li Rouniang's place. Li Rouniang was waiting for Xiu in the courtyard. After Xiu came in, she asked, "Have you two made up your minds?"

Xiu shook her head wearily, coaxing Xiaocao to go upstairs first. Li Rouniang stepped forward and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Xiuer said, "Xiaocao ran out and bumped into Zhao Ergou. While we were talking, we ran into Li Si. He knows everything now. Rou Niang, I want to try again with Ergou."

Li Rouniang was shocked: "Xiuer, are you confused? How could you do this?"

"Sigh, for Xiaocao's sake, I'll just have to make do. Life's only so long, isn't it? Xiaocao wants a place where both her parents are together, so I'll endure it until she grows up and gets married, then we'll talk about it again." Xiuer sighed silently, her eyes no longer shining as brightly as before, but somewhat dim.

She had no hope for her future. As for what Zhao Ergou said about being wrong and changing, Xiu'er didn't believe it at all. This man was inherently wicked, how could he possibly change? He just wanted to hold on tightly because he had nothing now. Once he actually possessed it, it would revert to its old ways over time.

I just hope he remembers that his current soft heart is because of Xiaocao.

It's just a pity that she originally thought that if she had tried a little harder, perhaps she and Li Si would have a chance.

For the first time in her life, she had ever liked someone so seriously and wanted to muster the courage to pursue them.

Unfortunately, in the end, they were destined to be apart.