Upon learning that Jiang Liu's clothes had been soaked in water, Qiu Yan hurriedly asked Zhao Yuanyuan.

How serious is it?

"The ground was covered with a layer of rainwater, so we couldn't put our feet down. However, we have already helped the lady move the wet clothes and fabrics to the storeroom, and we are just waiting for the weather to clear up so we can dry them. We just don't know if they will still be usable."

Zhao Yuanyuan thought of the water-soaked clothes and fabrics; although they weren't hers, she still felt heartbroken.

The autumn rain poured down, causing flooding in the clothing store. Rainwater streamed through the cracks in the roof.

On the second floor, all the clothes and fabrics had already been moved out, but the roof was leaking, threatening the safety of the shop.

Jiang Liu originally thought that the leaking shop was bad enough, but she never expected that the rain would directly threaten her residence.

Strangely enough, apart from the shop in front, only her house was leaking.

She felt helpless; if the autumn rains continued, what would become of their shop?

Poor Cuizhu is currently busy pouring the water from the basin out of the house.

“Miss, you shouldn’t have sent the shop’s workers home.”

"How could I have known that the rain would get heavier and heavier, and that the house would leak?"

Cuizhu poured out another basin of stagnant water, looked up at the sky, and...

"Miss, please have your meal first."

Even with the torrential autumn rain, the workers at Xingyuelou still braved the rain to deliver meals, though the delivery was somewhat slow.

After Cuizhu and the workers finished their work, they had already eaten.

She was afraid the food would get cold and affect the young lady's appetite.

"I'm not hungry." Jiang Liu was preoccupied with worrying about the clothes and fabrics and had no appetite.

To be honest, she never had much of an appetite.

"How long will this rain last?" Cuizhu thought that if the rain kept going on like this, she would be exhausted.

Jiang Liu hadn't expected the rain to get so heavy. "We'll have to ask God."

Cuizhu clasped her hands together and bowed to the heavens. "Miss, perhaps we should ask the master to come and help." Not only did the water inside the house need to be cleared, but there were also several basins and jars on the second floor of the shop, which she had to check on from time to time.

"No need!" If Tang Yi saw her in such a predicament, wouldn't that just be exactly what he wanted, forcing her to close her shop?

Cuizhu felt sorry for Jiang Liu. After emptying another basin of water, she said to her, "Miss, please go to my room and rest for a while. I'll take care of things here."

Jiang Liu shook her head; how could she possibly fall asleep at a time like this?

At this moment, Qiu Dafu entered the backyard with heavy steps.

Hearing footsteps behind her, Cuizhu turned around and exclaimed, "It's you?"

Ever since Jiang Liu twisted her ankle and Qiu Dafu took them home, Cuizhu has had a particularly good impression of Qiu Dafu.

Although it was a bit strange, at that moment, she was completely focused on the puddles.

"You've come at the right time. Come over here and help clean up the water."

Jiang Liu turned around and was visibly stunned when she saw that the person who came was Qiu Dafu.

Qiu Dafu and Jiang Liu looked at each other and stopped in their tracks.

"Why are you here?" Qiu Dafu, standing in front of me, was soaked through with rain, his clothes and face dripping with water.

"Just passing by." Qiu Dafu's expression was blank. In Cuizhu's eyes, Qiu Dafu was more indifferent than usual today. In reality, Qiu Dafu was a little reserved because of his abruptness.

"You've come at just the right time." She couldn't quite believe it. Jiang Liu figured Qiu Yan must have sent him.

Jiang Liu felt a little more at ease. She glanced at the leaky house again and said, "I'm sorry to have bothered you."

Cuizhu glanced at Jiang Liu, then at Qiu Dafu. When did their young lady become so close to Qiu Yan's second uncle? What had she missed?

Qiu Dafu looked in the direction Jiang Liu was looking and said, "Madam, the roof is leaking and needs to be repaired."

Jiang Liu sighed, "I know, but with such heavy rain, if we repair it now, what if it falls off the roof? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

Qiu Dafu: "If this rain keeps going on, how can we let the roof keep leaking? Let me try."

"No, it's too dangerous." Jiang Liu knew that things could continue like this, but at the moment, she really had no other choice.

Qiu Dafu insisted, "Don't forget what I do."

“Qiu Dafu, you…why…” Jiang Liu’s words caught in her throat. She suddenly felt that Qiu Dafu was acting strangely. “Let’s wait until the rain stops before we do the repairs.”

"Don't worry." Qiu Dafu didn't say much and went to get the ladder.

"He's really stubborn." Jiang Liu tried to persuade him several times, but to no avail, so in the end she could only let him be.

Now, all she can do is help Cuizhu hold the ladder.

Qiu Dafu found some handy tools, went up to the roof, and began to move the tiles and repair them.

At this moment, Qiu Yan arrived.

Hearing the noise, Jiang Liu saw that it was Qiu Yan. Remembering that Qiu Yan had learned about the situation from Zhao Yuanyuan, she was touched. "Xiao Yan, I'm fine here, don't worry."

Qiu Yan then realized that there was another person on the roof.

She was surprised to see the man on the roof. "Why is Second Uncle here too?"

Since construction began on the house in the south of the city, my second uncle had a row of thatched huts temporarily built there.

Qiu Yan thought that her second uncle was still taking shelter from the rain in the south of the city.

Jiang Liu: "Didn't you ask him to come?" So she was touched for nothing?

“Uh…” Qiu Yan looked at her second uncle again, her eyes filled with inquiry.

She called him "Second Uncle" and waved to him.

When Qiu Dafu saw Qiu Yan arrive, he nodded to her, his expression slightly unnatural.

In order to repair the roof as quickly as possible, he sped up his work.

"I was hoping to make a little money before the New Year, but now it seems I can only sell it off cheaply." Although Jiang Liu was sad, she remained calm.

Some clothes absorb water and wrinkle, looking like they've been worn, and the fabric looks the same, so they're not easy to sell.

Qiu Yan: "It will look much better after ironing." Hopefully, after ironing, the water stains will not be visible.

“We have irons in our shop.” Jiang Liu’s mood improved considerably after saying this.

Then she asked Cuizhu to find something that looked like a large spoon and instructed her, "Go and buy a few more irons like this tomorrow."

Since Jiang Liu had her second uncle's help, Qiu Yan couldn't offer any assistance by staying, so she left without lingering.

Before we knew it, more than half an hour had passed, and gradually, the leak in the house stopped.

"Liu'er, such a big thing happened, why didn't you tell me?" Tang Yi's voice came before he arrived.

Jiang Liu glanced worriedly at the roof, but when she looked again, there wasn't a single person left on it.

Where is Qiu Dafu? If Jiang Liu hadn't actually spoken to him back then, he would definitely think he was hallucinating right now.

Cuizhu did the same; she searched everywhere for Qiu Dafu, but couldn't find him.

Jiang Liu questioned, "Knowing it was raining, why didn't you stay home to avoid the rain? What are you doing looking for me?"

Tang Yi coughed lightly: "Liu'er, this shop is old and dilapidated and uninhabitable. You should come home with me now."

Jiang Liu looked at Tang Yi indifferently, "Lord Tang, where is the divorce agreement I requested?"

Lying on the roof, Qiu Dafu listened to the argument below and felt that the autumn rain was not as desolate as before.