Qin Yu's forceful words forced Old Master Qin, who was sitting in the room, to come out. He only had one son, how could he force him to leave, let alone force him to elope with someone?

Madam Hu was quite surprised, but she quickly calmed down. If this were a proper young lady, why wouldn't Yu-ge'er have discussed it with them earlier? It was only now that they brought it up. She must be a vixen who is not presentable and has a lot of ulterior motives.

"So you've hidden her away? Fine, you don't learn anything good, but instead you choose to be like those spoiled brats who hide mistresses. I...I...I'll beat you to death."

Hu jumped up, intending to slap him hard, but then, fearing she would hurt him, she quickly stopped, and the blow landed on Qin Yu's shoulder instead.

“Mother, how could I do such a disgraceful thing? Besides, that young lady comes from a respectable family. Her family saved my life, and she is gentle, kind, and very honest. I only managed to touch her hand by cheating.”

"I saved your life... Could it be that I saw you dressed so elegantly and used your kindness to coerce you?"

Hu always had Yun Ruochun in her heart, so she looked down on others.

Qin Yu was somewhat dissatisfied with Hu's assessment. He was the one who had been shameless towards others, yet now he was being misunderstood as the kind of woman who coveted money. How could this be allowed?

"No matter what my mother thinks, I will stick to my own ideas. Happy New Year to you all."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Hu hurriedly took two steps forward, and seeing that the person had walked away, she stomped her feet in anger. Turning back to look at the silent Master Qin, she naturally vented her anger on him.

"Look at you, look at you, your son is in this state, and you're still sitting there?"

"Madam, please don't worry."

"Don't worry, don't worry. Our son is almost bewitched by those vixens outside. If he really attracts those shady characters, I'll be furious with you."

Master Qin quickly covered his ears, afraid of being pinched again, "When have you ever seen Yu-ge'er so serious? I suppose this young lady is not...no...no..."

Seeing the sharp, dagger-like look in Madam Hu's eyes, Master Qin quickly changed his tune, saying, "It's bad, definitely bad, but with Brother Yu gone, isn't this a perfect opportunity for me to investigate?"

Hu's complexion improved slightly.

**

Pei Lin's complexion improved slightly when he saw Yun Ling, but only slightly. Is Pingcheng really that big? Isn't Ren'an Hall very obvious? Why is she showing off to him inside, saying that going to Qingcheng is so difficult?

Yunling didn't know why this person was blocking her way without saying anything. Fortunately, she was magnanimous and didn't argue with him. She just punched him once and stepped on his foot before letting it go.

"You...you stepped on me!"

"I'll step on you if I want, because you were blocking my way."

After Yunling finished speaking, she was about to take a step forward, but before she could take two steps, someone behind her grabbed her little chin and she leaned backward. Fortunately, Pei Lin held her shoulders to steady her.

"You grabbed my hair, I'll fight you!"

Yunling turned around and reached out to scratch Pei Lin's head, but before she could touch his hair, her wrist was grabbed.

"How come you've become such a rascal after just one trip to Qingcheng? Did the boys there teach you that?"

"How did you know I went to Qingcheng?" Yunling was really curious about how this person knew which places she had been, so she moved closer to his face so as not to miss his flickering eyes.

Pei Lin couldn't bear to look at him like that, so he quickly turned his face away, coughed twice, and pretended to be calm, saying, "It was your elder sister who came to Ren'an Hall to deliver a gift and said that."

Upon hearing that it was Yun Chu who spoke, Yun Ling's doubts vanished, and she immediately distanced herself from the other person, saying, "Oh."

“There’s a cotton workshop in Qingcheng,” Pei Lin guessed Yun Ling’s purpose based on what Yun Chu had said about menstrual cloth that day. “You’re going there to buy cotton? You’re really bold.”

"I've always been quite bold. By the way, did your mistress say anything?"

"I know nothing about such matters of the bedroom, but the master mentioned that the herbal juice is well-prepared and, when combined with cotton, it is indeed helpful for regulating menstruation."

Pei Lin touched his nose and looked into the distance again. "You... your medical skills are not bad, why don't you develop in this direction? You studied menstrual cloth to make things easier for women, but if you became a female doctor, wouldn't you be able to help women even more?"

Yunling put her hands behind her back and raised her chin high. "I'm just an ordinary person, greedy for money and lustful, and I put profit first. It's not suitable for me to practice medicine and help the world."

Pei Lin felt she couldn't quite understand the person in front of her. She always did things that surprised people and said things that were unexpected, but she had an allure that was as strong as a poppy.

Will you go to the city to see the lanterns during the Lantern Festival?

"You want to ask me out?"

Pei Lin was flustered when his secret was exposed, and his hands and feet trembled uncontrollably. But his mouth was a step ahead of his heart, and he denied it, saying, "Have some shame. Who wants to invite you? I was thinking that if you go, I won't go, so as not to quarrel with you and ruin the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival."

"Then I'm definitely going. I'll swagger over there. As for you, you can just stay at home and count your toes."

Yunling was extremely pleased, but Xiaojiujiu was grabbed by this shameless person behind her. She was furious and chased after him to hit him.

Seeing this, Pei Lin immediately took off running, scolding Yun Ling as he ran. Instantly, laughter and playful chasing filled the fields, creating quite a lively scene.

**

Lantern Festival,

Yunling was happy from early morning. Just thinking about going to see the lanterns tonight made her happy to suck on Dahei and bite Xiaobai. She even enjoyed eating the red bean paste dumplings that smelled of cigarettes from her mother.

The lanterns for the Lantern Festival are enjoyed for three consecutive days. The Fan family went to the city to enjoy the lanterns on the fourteenth day of the lunar year, so someone can watch over their house tonight. Yunling can then take Dahei and Xiaobai to join in the fun.

After eating the silkworm rice, the family prepared to go out. Zhang dressed Yunling and Yunchu in maroon cotton-padded jackets, and then styled their hair, combing it into two sections and tying them into two large buns on either side of their heads.

Next, pull a small section of hair out from the bun and let it hang down naturally. Finally, comb some bangs in front of the forehead, and the hairstyle is complete.

The group set out as the sun was setting. The two donkey carts moved forward in the darkness. Fortunately, the weather was good today; it wasn't snowing. Yunling didn't have to hunch her shoulders and could simply lean against Zhang Shi for warmth.

Upon arriving in the county town, everything suddenly became clear, like a blind person who had endured darkness for a long time suddenly seeing the light. How could one not be excited and thrilled?

Before Yun Shenghua and Yun Ruoxia could even park the donkey cart, Yun Ling had already rushed into the street with Da Hei in her arms. It was as if she had entered a world of lanterns, with lantern balls, silk lanterns, lanterns with characters, water lanterns, dragon lanterns, phoenix lanterns, revolving lanterns, and so on.

Yunling was dazzled by the sight, touching this and touching that, lively and playful like a night sprite. This scene happened to fall into Lu Yinghuai's eyes, and he immediately ran downstairs to her...