Chapter 41 Returning the Gift Since he's not exercising anymore, Qiu…

Since he's not exercising anymore, Qiu Yuruo was about to go back to her food stall when someone came to visit Su Yunting before she even left the house.

Yesterday, after returning from the county, the news that Su Yunting had woken up after being in a coma for a year spread throughout Su Family Village.

Su Yunting has the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations). Even if he doesn't pass the provincial level, he will still have influence outside. Moreover, Qiu Yuruo has a good reputation. So today, everyone brought gifts to visit him.

With guests arriving at her doorstep, Qiu Yuruo could not go out now.

She had just finished entertaining one group when a second group arrived before they even left.

Seeing this, Qiu Yuruo realized that she wouldn't be able to leave before noon, so she quickly sent her younger sister to Aunt Shuncai's house to ask her to help out at the food stall.

I was so busy making lunch that I didn't have time to visit any new people.

Qiu Yu felt that this situation would probably have to continue for a few more days. She needed to entertain guests at home, and Ping An, who ran the food stall, couldn't manage it all by herself, so she needed to ask Aunt Shun Cai to help her every day.

Qiu Yuruo was thinking about divorcing Su Yunting and that she would definitely leave Su Family Village in the future. She was no longer worried that others would learn her skills and start their own businesses.

So she decided to formally ask Aunt Shuncai to help out at the food stall. Even if Aunt Shuncai learned how to do it, she wouldn't think about working alone anytime soon.

If Qiu Yu is planning to leave in the future, she will transfer the food stall to her.

Aunt Shuncai is an adult, so her wages can't be as low as Ping An's.

Because the food stalls operated on a weather-dependent basis, Qiu Yuruo set a daily wage of thirty coins.

Previously, when we asked Aunt Shuncai for help, Qiu Yuruo would go back home after finishing her work. Now, we're officially hiring her to work at the food stall. In the afternoon, when Qiu Yuruo makes pastries, we'll have her and Ping An learn together.

Seeing that Qiu Yuruo was completely unguarded, Aunt Shuncai began to worry about this honest and simple-minded child again.

Being so unguarded with people, if it were someone else, they would learn from this and dare to open their own food stall in just a few days!

She couldn't help but tell Qiu Yuruo to be careful to avoid people when making things in the future.

Qiu Yuruo knew that she meant well, but she couldn't tell her her plan now. She just said, "Don't worry, Auntie. If I don't explain my skills in detail, you won't be able to learn them even if you watch. Besides, I won't let anyone else see them."

Aunt Shuncai thought Qiu Yuruo was just as foolish as her mother-in-law, but she was still very pleased with Qiu Yuruo's trust in her.

I went to the county yesterday and didn't make any pastries or meat sauce in the afternoon. The stock was almost sold out this morning.

Qiu Yuru led the two of them for an entire afternoon. They did a lot of work and had to explain things to them in detail, so they closed up shop almost half an hour later than usual.

When they got home, Dafei had already helped Su Yunting lie down on the bed. Qiu Yuruo only went into the room to check on him, took her own clothes, and didn't go over again until she went to bed that night.

Su Yunting: ...

He needs to recover quickly, otherwise he won't be able to sleep soundly if he can't see Yu Ruo a few times a day.

Although she might be more wary of herself now that she's recovered, she can go out and earn money to ease the family's financial burden.

Everyone says Qiu Yu is capable, but in fact, on countless nights, she would say that she wanted to rest the next day, but the next day, she would still get up early to set up her stall.

So for Su Yunting, he wanted to stay by her side, and even more so, he wanted her to have enough money to support her so she could live according to her own wishes.

However, physical recovery is not something that can be done in a day or two.

The next morning, more people came to visit, including Uncle Qiu, who brought his father and son.

They were able to learn the news because Qiu Yuruo had specially arranged for someone to deliver a message to them.

When the news reached the Qiu family, they reacted in two completely opposite ways.

Uncle Qiu burst into laughter upon hearing this, and even took firecrackers to the door to set them off.

However, Qiu Laoda's family remained as quiet as if they had been muted.

Uncle Qiu and Old Man Qiu were overjoyed to see that Su Yunting had really woken up. They chatted with him for a while before going to the backyard to tend to the vegetable garden.

Ersheng followed Qiu Yuruo and told her what he had heard in the courtyard yesterday.

"Sister, you don't know, when Qiu Yulin heard that my brother-in-law had woken up, she locked herself in her room and cried secretly. My uncle went to the main room to find Grandma and complained that she had let you marry into the family in place of her daughter!"

Qiu Yuruo: I knew he was shameless, but I never imagined he could be even more shameless!

If Qiu Yu wasn't afraid that Old Man Qiu was shameless, she was worried that Old Man Qiu would also lose his sense of shame and might say something indecent later.

It's true that she wants to divorce Su Yunting, but she doesn't want to switch back with Qiu Yulin, and she doesn't want to go back to the Qiu family after the divorce.

It was already difficult enough to get a divorce, but the thought of the household registration issue after the divorce made Qiu Yuru even more upset.

Sensing Qiu Yuruo's agitated mood, Ersheng said, "Sister, don't be afraid. My father said that if they dare to mention it, he will take it to the clan chief and will definitely not let them succeed!"

Qiu Yu Ruo forced a smile at him: "It's okay, they're just thinking about it, they don't dare to say it out loud. Even if they did, your brother-in-law wouldn't agree."

Unless Su Yunting is confused, or he really is a time-traveling man who knows that Qiu Yulin is the god's favorite daughter in this world and that marrying her will allow him to ascend to immortality, why would he agree to such a brainless and disgusting request?

Ersheng also straightened his back with great pride and said, "My father also said that as long as my brother-in-law still wants a good reputation, he won't treat you badly!"

After hearing this, Qiu Yuru felt even more powerless. Everyone knew this, so how could Su Yunting not know it?

If I want a divorce, is it really possible to succeed?

Just as she was feeling down, she heard someone outside ask, "Excuse me, is this the home of Su Yunting, the scholar?"

The way she spoke made it clear she wasn't from a nearby village. Qiu Yuruo glanced at her clothes, knowing that someone was coming to visit Su Yunting today, so she dressed rather presentably.

She straightened her clothes again before responding and walking out.

Outside the door stood a well-dressed, very capable man in his forties.

Qiu Yuruo: "This is Su Yunting's home. I am his wife. May I ask who you are?"

The man bowed and said, "Madam Su."

Autumn whispers as if returning a gift.

The man said, “Our young master, Sun Ruimin, and Su Xiucai are classmates. I am the steward of the family. Our young master went away to study, and the old lady heard that Su Xiucai had just recovered from a serious illness, so she specially sent me to visit him.”

Qiu Yuruo: "So it's Steward Sun. Please come in."

The butler bowed slightly, and then a servant came in carrying a gift box.

Qiu Yuruo then led them to the living room where Su Yunting was staying.

Before even entering the room, Butler Sun exclaimed, "Young Master Su, you're finally fully recovered!"

Su Yunting's expression was indifferent. Only when Butler Sun came in talking did he put on a polite smile.

Steward Sun entered, bowed, and then said, "Our young master has been away for over a year. The old lady heard that you are much better and asked me to come and visit you first. We will come to see you again when our young master returns."

After he finished speaking, the servants presented the gifts.

Su Yunting: "Auntie, you're too kind. It should be me, the younger generation, who goes to visit her."

After Su Yunting finished speaking, he invited the other person to sit down, and the two began to exchange pleasantries.

The second sister served tea, and the two women took the gift boxes back to prepare return gifts.

Upon opening the gift box, a gift list was found inside, containing four items.

Qiu Yu took the gift list and looked at it first: two taels of tea, two catties of pastries, two pieces of ink, and forty taels of silver.

Autumn Whisper!

Tea, pastries, and ink blocks are all normal gifts, so why is there an additional forty taels of silver?

She asked her second sister, "Did your brother use silver directly when exchanging gifts with his classmates' families?"

Su Jingshu shook her head.

Qiu Yuruo: Regardless of the relationship between Su Yunting and that young master of the Sun family, since I've never met anyone from his family before, I'll assume they have an ordinary relationship.

Regardless of whether their gift-giving is normal, the silver should not be kept, and the tea and ink sticks should not be touched either, as they are not suitable for reciprocation. Only the pastries should be kept, and two jars of meat sauce should be given in return.

In the living room, Su Yunting exchanged a few polite words with Butler Sun, then began to look listless.

Just as Qiu Yuruo had her second sister write down the list of return gifts, she heard Steward Sun bidding her farewell in the courtyard.

Qiu Yuruo: Indeed, the relationship is just so-so.

After seeing the person off again, Butler Sun accepted the gift box, and the two politely said goodbye.

After the carriage left Su Family Manor, Steward Sun opened the gift box, looked at the gift list, and checked that not a single silver ingot was missing. He sighed helplessly.

The lady devoted herself entirely to the second young master and never cared about the eldest young master. Not long after Young Master Su fell into a coma last year, the eldest young master wrote back, asking the lady to help Young Master Su.

At the time, the second young master caught a cold, and the madam forgot about it after reading the letter. Later, the mother and son had little communication, and somehow the matter of sponsoring Young Master Su was missed.

Now that Young Master Su has woken up, he is very cold towards her, and his wife has not accepted the money she gave him!

Butler Sun could imagine that after the eldest son returned, the relationship between him and his wife would probably be even worse.

Regardless of what he thought after seeing the return gift, Qiu Yu Ruo Ke had no choice but to go to Su Yun Ting after seeing him off and tell him about the return gift.

Hearing how she returned the greeting, Su Yunting's smile widened, and he said to Qiu Yuruo, "That's a good reply. Even if I were to reply myself, it would be pretty much the same."

Since he thought it was suitable, Qiu Yuruo was relieved.

It seems that getting a divorce isn't something that can be done quickly. The two people will still have to live under the same roof for a while, so they need to communicate about many things in advance.

Qiu Yu Ruo then asked him, "Your classmates probably already know you're awake. I don't know who you're close to, so please tell me first, so we can take care of you properly later."

After she asked the question, Su Yunting didn't answer directly.

He paused for a moment before saying, "My closest friend is Sun Ruimin."

Qiu Yuruo: "..."

She had considered that it might be Wang Bin, or even Liu Jiancheng, or even anyone else who had come to see him, but she never expected it to be Sun Ruimin!

Su Yunting doesn't seem like a reclusive person. The friends he talks about are definitely not those he talks to more than others. The ones he calls his best friends, even if they aren't the kind of friends who would go to great lengths for each other, should at least be the kind of friends who would help you in times of need.

However, when the Sun family didn't see their charcoal during the snowy weather, he was the first to add to their good fortune!

Qiu Yuruo will not comment on Sun Ruimin's character for now, but the way his family behaves makes him someone you wouldn't want to get close to.

She thought Su Yunting would be somewhat sad, but to her surprise, he wasn't at all, and even seemed quite optimistic: "This illness has allowed me to see many people and things clearly, which is a kind of blessing in itself."

Qiu Yuruo: If you think it's good, then it's good. But the way you look as an observer makes you seem more and more like a time traveler!