"Oh, my dear husband, how much have you drunk... Second Manager, what's going on? Where's my son?"

If something were to happen to their son, how would their family survive?

“Your son is fine. He went to the academy this morning.”

Qiu Dayu patiently explained, saying this countless times, but the half-drunk, half-awake landlord Zhou simply wouldn't listen.

At this moment, he only hoped that Madam Yuan would listen to him.

When Madam Yuan heard that her son was alright and that Bin'er had already gone to the academy to study, her tense heart finally relaxed.

She pressed on, "Do you know where my son went last night?"

"..." Qiu Dayu paused slightly, unsure whether he should tell the truth or a lie.

“Your son… stayed at the academy last night.”

"Why is he staying at the academy all of a sudden? And where does he sleep at the academy?" Madam Yuan pressed. Does the academy even have a place for his son to stay?

“This…” Qiu Dayu didn’t know how to answer, so he simply shook his head. “You have to ask him yourself.”

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now." Qiu Dayu didn't want to stay at the Zhou family's house for even a moment longer. After saying this, he turned to leave.

However, in his drunken stupor, Zhou the landlord once again grabbed his sleeve tightly, saying, "You can't leave until you see my son."

Qiu Dayu couldn't free his hands; his head was throbbing with pain.

Seeing that Yuan had locked the courtyard gate behind her back, Qiu Dayu was furious.

Okay, he'll wait!

Deep down, he was always hoping that Zhou Bin would come back.

However, to his surprise, he waited until sunset, when it was dark, but he still couldn't wait for Zhou Bin.

What exactly is going on with Zhou Bin?

What Qiu Dayu didn't know was that Zhou Bin had been questioned by the teacher about skipping school the day before and was forced to stay at the academy to copy poems and books as punishment. However, he was so tired that he fell asleep on his desk.

Zhou Bin is honest and straightforward; he doesn't lie.

When he woke up, it was already dark. He had no choice but to go to the courtyard from yesterday. There he was, staring at Zhou Zifang, who was acting strangely, and then they ended up sleeping in the same bed.

That night, Qiu Dayu was forced to stay in the guest room of Zhou the landlord's house.

The worst part was that when he got up the next day, he found that the landlord, Zhou, had locked his room from the outside.

When Zhou the landlord sobered up, he concluded that his son had been abducted by Qiu Dayu, and immediately locked Qiu Dayu up.

Qiu Dayu was forced to become a prisoner of the Zhou family.

Early in the morning, after Zhou the landlord woke up, he stood outside the door and questioned Qiu Dayu.

Where is my son?

Qiu Dayu said with a mixture of helplessness and frustration, "I already told you yesterday that I'd be at the academy, but you just wouldn't believe me. There's still a ton of stuff waiting for me at Xingyue Tower, so please let me go."

He ate breakfast yesterday, but hasn't eaten yet.

Zhou Bin, Zhou Bin, if you don't come back soon, I'm going to starve to death at your house.

Qiu Dayu's stomach was rumbling; he was so hungry he felt dizzy and saw stars.

"Hmph, if he were at the academy, why would he stay away from home for two days and nights in a row?"

"Don't even think about leaving until you tell me where my son is!" Where was the kind attitude that Zhou the landlord had when he first did business with Qiu Dayu?

"I told you, you just didn't believe me. If you don't let me go, I won't cooperate with you anymore." Qiu Dayu, this matchmaker, is almost risking his life.

“If my son disappears, what’s the point of me earning so much money?”

Landlord Zhou practically shouted those words.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Qiu Dayu simply turned his head to the side and pretended to be mute.

After breakfast, Qiu Yan and her aunt went to the Jiang residence at Jiang Liu's invitation.