Bai Ruozhen walked into the house suspiciously. Under the light, Bai Ruozhen saw the person clearly. To be honest, he looked pretty good and had a scholarly air. He didn't look like a bad person.

"Brother Gu, I want to see Xiaoli." The man said, looking at Gu Changqing pleadingly, "I know what I did yesterday was wrong and my words were harsh, but please give me a chance to make amends."

Bai Ruozhen was shocked. Could this be the man her Xiaoli likes?

It turns out that her daughter Xiaoli likes scholars?

She looked at the other person silently, and the more she looked, the more dissatisfied she became. She always felt that this man was not worthy of her Xiaoli.

Gu Changqing seemed to notice her change. He reached out and patted her hand soothingly. Then he turned around and said to the person opposite him with a cold face, "What's your name?"

"I'm Li Xiuming." Li Xiuming was a little tired from traveling all night, but he was in good spirits. He pursed his lips tightly and spoke after careful consideration, "I'm Gu Xiaoli's... high school classmate."

Gu Changqing raised his eyebrows, "Can a classmate come to my house in the middle of the night?"

Li Xiuming sat there with his back straight. Bai Ruozhen glanced at him and said, "What will happen after you apologize?"

Li Xiuming frowned slightly, not understanding what she meant, or perhaps he knew but didn't want to say it.

"After we apologize, we can go back to our respective places. She can go to her class and you can be her teacher?" Bai Ruozhen stared at him closely. "If that's the case, then I don't think there's any need to apologize. Because it's Xiaoli who should feel sorry. She's the one who caused you trouble. We, as her brother and sister-in-law, apologize to you on her behalf. Now, I ask you to leave and go back to where you came from. Just pretend you've never been here."

Li Xiuming listened to Bai Ruozhen's words, moved his body, then sat up straight, and did not speak for a long time.

"Please go back." Bai Ruozhen said, "Our Xiaoli doesn't need charity from others, and you haven't done anything wrong to her, so there's no need to apologize."

In the previous life, people's identities and status were restricted by strict family dogma. Although there are shortcomings here, people are at least equal. Li Xiuming has a poor background, but this cannot be a reason for him not to be good friends with Xiaoli. Does that mean people with poor backgrounds cannot marry?

Gu Changqing also frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he gave the same answer, "You go back, I will let Xiaoli return to Yancheng."

Li Xiuming on the opposite side raised his head quickly, and there was anxiety in his eyes when he looked at Gu Changqing.

Bai Ruozhen caught a glimpse of his anxiety and wanted to hear what he had to say in the end. Unexpectedly, Li Xiuming's straight back suddenly collapsed, and he stood up and bowed in the direction of Bai Ruozhen and Gu Changqing, "I'm sorry."

After saying this, Li Xiuming left the house without looking back and walked out into the yard.

"Li Xiuming!"

Bai Ruozhen and Gu Changqing followed him out of the house and saw Gu Xiaoli standing in the yard looking at Li Xiuming.

Li Xiuming stopped but didn't turn around or say anything.

"Li Xiuming, why did you come?" Gu Xiaoli asked him, standing still. "Why did you come?"

She said the last sentence in a tearful tone, and Bai Ruozhen felt heartbroken. He wanted to go forward to comfort her, but he felt that this was not a good time.

Gu Xiaoli felt upset because she didn't hear the answer, "Li Xiuming..."

Li Xiuming, who was standing in front of him, suddenly turned around and bowed to Gu Xiaoli again. "Gu Xiaoli, I apologize for what I said yesterday."

Without waiting for Gu Xiaoli to speak, Li Xiuming continued, "But we are indeed not suitable. I can't keep you. Goodbye."

After saying that, Li Xiuming strode out of the yard as if he was escaping.

Gu Xiaoli covered her mouth and tears flowed uncontrollably. She covered her face, squatted down and started crying.

Gu Changqing sighed and went to close the door.

Bai Ruozhen walked up to Gu Xiaoli and put her arms around her shoulders. She felt very sad. She hoped that her Xiaoli could be happy. In her previous life, Xiaoli could not get married because of her, and finally ended her life to follow her. In this life, she thought that God would give them both a happy life, but it was not long ago. She was indeed happy, but her Xiaoli still could not be happy.

Bai Ruozhen was overcome with grief, and flashes of her past life flashed before her eyes: growing up with Xiaoli, how Xiaoli had studied hard for her, learning needlework. Because her mother had said she couldn't study or sew, she needed someone who knew everything. Xiaoli had stayed by her side, even when she got married.

Their lives have changed a lot in this life. Xiaoli still takes good care of her. If it weren't for her, she probably wouldn't be able to survive here.

Seeing her daughter Xiaoli so sad, Bai Ruozhen wanted to kill Li Xiuming.

Her daughter Xiaoli is such a good girl, how could Li Xiuming bear to hurt her.

The difference in background is not determined by them. This is the way the world is. Good people may also be labeled bad people.

But can this be the reason why the two of them can't be together?

Bai Ruozhen felt that this was just Li Xiuming's excuse, an excuse for his cowardice.

"Xiao Li, don't cry." Bai Ruozhen wiped the tears from his own face and then went to wipe Gu Xiaoli's tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears came. The two of them simply hugged each other and cried.

Gu Changqing watched the two people burst into tears, stood in front of them, and said with a cold face, "You are useless."

The two crying people looked up at the same time and glared at Gu Changqing angrily.

Gu Changqing coughed lightly and said, "Well, if you two keep crying, I'll call my third brother and his wife over."

"Sister Zhenzhen, let's go back to the room and sleep." Gu Xiaoli stood up with a pout, and pulled Bai Ruozhen towards the side room.

Then Gu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at Gu Changqing and slammed the door.

Gu Changqing raised his eyebrows as he looked at the closed door. It seemed that she no longer needed his comfort?