Chapter 44 Qiu Yu Ruo, a fellow student, ultimately taught Su Yun…

Qiu Yuruo ultimately taught Su Yunting how to thread a needle, not because she wanted his help, but to see if he could keep his word.

He did what he said he would do, and she didn't know how to face him anymore.

To be honest, Qiu Yuruo felt a little overwhelmed by the constant vigilance she felt towards someone who was always showing her kindness.

It's really tiring to be on guard against someone all the time in life. Anyway, there are still two years until his mourning period ends, so let's get along for the next two years.

As for the future, let's talk about that later.

Once Qiu Yu had a change of heart, the atmosphere at home became much more relaxed.

Su Yunting said to her, "As long as you are in a good mood, our whole family will be in a good mood."

Qiu Yuruo: "Isn't everyone in a good mood because they have new clothes to wear?"

Su Yunting: "...Those three heartless people are probably just because of the new clothes. I'm only in a good mood because you are."

Qiu Yuruo: "..."

Ever since that conversation, this person has become even more shameless.

She said to him, "You should go study."

Su Yunting didn't want to go; seeing those basic things was nothing compared to being with his wife, which made him feel at ease.

He wanted to find an excuse to stay here, but unexpectedly, Qiu Yuru packed her things, picked up her sewing basket, and said to him, "Go study. If you're more comfortable in this room, you can stay here. I'll go to my second sister's room to do my sewing."

Su Yunting was afraid that she was thinking of moving back to her second sister's room, so in his anxiety he grabbed her arm.

When Qiu Yuruo had to stop, Su Yunting quickly said, "I didn't say I wouldn't go. You can sit in this room. It's bright here, and Second Sister and the others can come over too. It's more spacious than their room."

As he spoke, he subtly released her hand, stood up, took the basket from her hand, and placed it back on the table: "You sit down first, I'll go out and call my second sister over."

Without waiting for Qiu Yuruo's reaction, he left immediately after speaking.

Once outside, he let out a soft sigh of relief, then clenched the hand that had just held hers to ward off the itch that ran from his palm to the depths of his heart.

...

The new clothes were finished, and Su Yunting had finished his medicine. Qiu Yuruo told him to go to the county to have a doctor check his pulse again. If the doctor prescribed medicine, he could continue taking it for a while longer.

This time, Qiu Yuruo won't need to come along to the county. Su Yunting also didn't ask Yun Che to invite Su Huai. He plans to take Dafei to the county.

Su Yunting said to Qiu Yuruo, "I need to stay in the county for a few days this time to see if I can get the debts from outside back."

Collecting debts is the important thing, and Qiu Yu has no reason to object.

However, staying in the county for a few days would cost money, so Qiu Yuruo only prepared five taels of silver for Su Yunting.

Although she had prepared extra money, she still thought that when he went to the county, he would have to visit his teacher and invite his former classmates who had visited him to a meal.

After thinking for a while, Qiu Yuruo finally gave him another two taels of silver.

Su Yunting thought his wife was too soft-hearted; before he even asked, she couldn't help but give him the money.

If he were truly the kind of man who lives off a woman, and he loosened his grip on her like this, she wouldn't be able to save any money, let alone wait until she was twenty, or even another twenty years.

Su Yunting originally planned to borrow some money from his classmates, but now that his wife had given him the money, he didn't stand on ceremony. He wasn't going to rely on his wife for the rest of his life, so he would spend her money first, and all the money he earned in the future would belong to her.

Su Yunting took the silver very naturally and said to Qiu Yuruo, "I will give it all to you when I get the silver back."

Qiu Yuruo: Why does this suddenly sound like something you'd say to comfort someone?

But since I've already given the money, if he doesn't get it back this time, I won't pay him anything next time he goes.

...

Su Yunting took Dafei to the county to see a doctor and collect debts, and the house suddenly felt much more spacious.

There's no market today, but Aunt Shuncai and Ping An are running the food stalls. Qiu Yu doesn't have to go there, so she has a rare half-day of leisure. She's at home basking in the sun, thinking about the future.

Su Yunting still has two years of mourning left, so there's no need to worry about any qualitative change in their relationship during these two years; it can be considered a buffer period.

However, Qiu Yuruo felt that it was probably impossible to see anything in the next two years, because the unchanging life would not lead to any major changes, and therefore there would be no opportunities to test people's hearts.

Two years later, Su Yunting will be out of mourning and will take the provincial examination. If he fails, he will go home and continue his life. If he passes, he can verify whether what he has been saying these past few days is true.

Once she had a clear timeline, she started making plans in her mind.

First, we need to postpone the time when the relationship will change drastically until after the results of the provincial examination are announced. If he doesn't pass, there won't be anything to test him for the next three years, so we can be a normal couple for the next three years. As for what happens after that, we can only talk about it when the time comes.

If he passes the imperial examination in two years, witnesses the prosperity of the prefecture, and gets a glimpse into the officialdom, and returns to the same state as before, then everything will be fine. However, if his mind changes, then a divorce will be necessary.

With things sorted out, Qiu Yuruo stopped thinking too much about her relationship with Su Yunting.

Next, she will focus on making money. Whether they live together or divorce, they will both need money. She can live without a man, but she cannot live without money.

Once the medicine is obtained, Su Yunting will probably no longer need to take it, and he will earn an extra five taels of silver each month.

In addition, business is better this year than last year. If nothing unexpected happens, Qiu Yuruo thinks she can save at least fifty taels of silver this year.

With these fifty taels, I can open a shop in the county next year, or open a workshop specializing in making meat sauce.

Whether for career reasons or to prepare for a future divorce, leaving Sujiazhuang is an inevitable choice.

...

While Qiu Yuru was at home planning how to make money, Su Yunting had already arrived in the county.

Seeing the elegant young man moving freely, Dr. Zhang, after observing only his complexion, decided not to prescribe any more medicine for him.

Su Yunting placed his hand on the pulse pillow, and Doctor Zhang took his pulse, then nodded repeatedly.

When Dafei heard the doctor say that Su Yunting was fully recovered and no longer needed to take medication, he was even more excited than Su Yunting himself.

After thanking the doctor, the two left the clinic, booked two rooms at an inn, and rested after having a meal.

After lunch break, Su Yunting took Dafei for another tour around the county. Dafei thought that Su Yunting was just wasting time taking him sightseeing.

Su Yunting smiled without saying anything in response to Dafei's thanks. Seeing that it was almost time, he went to the academy where Dafei had studied, Mingshun Academy.

He first visited his teachers and elders, and when asked when he would return to study, he made up an excuse to avoid the question.

It wasn't that he was lazy and didn't want to study; it was just that what he needed to learn now was really basic content for Su Yunting, who had memories of his past life.

Instead of wasting time at the academy, it would be better to spend more time cultivating the relationship with his wife and come back to the academy when the provincial examination is closer.

Knowing that he had suffered a family tragedy and had just woken up from a coma, the teachers did not force him to come when they heard that he had a reason for not being able to come for the time being. They only told him not to neglect his studies at home.

Su Yunting listened attentively, behaving like a good student.

When it was time for school to end, Su Yunting's former classmates already knew he had come to the academy. Before he could even look for him, they all gathered around him.

Su Yunting first thanked everyone, then noticed that Wang Bin was not among them.

Su Yunting asked, "Where is Wang Bin?"

Someone answered, "He went to Xuanzhou. He failed the exam twice and lost heart, so he went to Xuanzhou to do business with his relatives."

Su Yunting cursed inwardly: What a coward!

Apart from Wang Bin, all the other classmates who went to Sujiazhuang to visit him were there.

Su Yunting invited everyone to a restaurant for a meal, and even made a special trip to invite classmates from other classes who had previously donated money to him.

A group of more than a dozen people went to a restaurant of moderate size, located two streets away from the college.

This restaurant is neither too expensive nor too cheap, and most of the students from the academy have been here.

Su Yunting cannot drink alcohol because he is observing mourning, and tomorrow is not a day off. Everyone else also said they would only eat and not drink.

There were more than a dozen people, divided into two tables, and Su Yunting thanked each of them in turn.

During this time, he would often mention his coma and the medical treatment he received.

A classmate asked him, "We heard from the people at Dr. Zhang's clinic that if you had come to the county when you first fell into a coma, you would have woken up in a few days. What were your family thinking? Why didn't they bring you to the county to see a doctor in the first place?"

Su Yunting sighed and said, "My father had already passed away, and my grandfather was in charge of the family. We got medicine twice in our town, but he didn't wake up. The doctor was at his wit's end and said that his medical skills were limited and he couldn't treat my coma. And then..."

He shook his head and smiled, saying, "It's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore."

The more he tried to hide it and didn't want to talk about it, the more curious others became. Su Yunting couldn't resist everyone's questioning and could only briefly recount what happened afterward.

Although it was only a few short sentences, it contained enough information. People who knew his family situation said, "Your family's business was mostly earned by your uncle back then, wasn't it?"

Moreover, since you are the eldest son of the family, you should have received more. How come you only received a dilapidated courtyard and thirty acres of land, and even gave the old man ten acres of land for his retirement!

This way of dividing things is so biased!

Another classmate asked Su Yunting, "Your family's property now belongs to your second uncle?"

Su Yunting didn't reply, but simply waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about it anymore."

Although he didn't answer, everyone knew the outcome and felt sorry for his plight.

Having made sure everyone knew what needed to be known, Su Yunting steered the conversation to a different topic.

For scholars, the most important things are naturally the imperial examinations and becoming an official.

When Su Yunting talked about these things with his current classmates, it was like a game-changer. Whenever he spoke, he tried to hold back, but every word he said still made these young scholars, who were still inexperienced, marvel at how he was worthy of being recognized by their teacher as having potential, and how his thoughts were indeed different from their own!

From the imperial examination system to the officialdom that followed, and then to the various princes and nobles that everyone is currently paying attention to.

When this topic came up, Lu Yide, the nephew of the county magistrate and a classmate from another class who had donated money to Su Yunting, sitting next to him, noticed that Su Yunting, who had been quite insightful just moments before, hadn't participated at all in this discussion.

Su Yunting pretended not to know about Lu Yide's attention, but in his heart he already knew that what he was going to do was a sure thing.