Chapter 73 I miss you today
"Cicada!"
Seeing that her daughter had no injuries, Mrs. Wang burst into tears again. She shook off her husband's hand and ran towards her daughter without caring about her dignity.
"Mother!" Wang Qingchan threw herself into her arms, crying bitterly, her shoulders shaking even more violently. "I'm sorry... I know I was wrong, mother..."
Mrs. Wang shook her head, hugged her tightly with both hands, and whispered, "I don't blame you, mother doesn't blame you."
Wang Qingchan grabbed her sleeve and said cautiously, "Mom, Sumei..."
Mrs. Wang only had this one daughter. She usually wanted the stars and the moon, but now she was in trouble, she was heartbroken and couldn't bear to blame her. "She's waiting for you at home. Don't be afraid, mother won't punish her."
Wang Qingchan wiped the tears from her face and looked back at the woman behind her, her eyes full of gratitude, "Mom, it was Su Cheng who saved me..."
Mrs. Wang followed her gaze and, seeing Su Cheng's appearance, her expression became even kinder. "Thank you, child."
Su Cheng nodded slightly, a smile in her eyes, "Madam, you are too polite. Lord Wang treats my uncle like his own son. His kindness is as heavy as a mountain. This is what I should do."
Xie Ming's eyes flashed, and he glanced at the woman beside him, feeling a strange feeling in his heart.
Su Cheng was wearing a man's coat. Although it covered her tightly, Wang Lin could still see that she was wearing her maid's clothes underneath. His anger immediately surged to the top of his head. Suppressing his anger, he said in a deep voice, "Little Su, you have helped me a lot. Saving Chan'er is equivalent to saving the lives of both of us. Is there anything you want? Just tell me, I will do my best!"
Su Cheng smiled and said slowly, "If it was Suzhou who saved people today, would Lord Wang also ask him what reward he wanted?"
Wang Lin was speechless. Looking into her clear and bright eyes, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Su Cheng smiled gently, "My Lord cherishes Suzhou and treats him as his own child. If I save Miss Wang, I am also saving my own family. Why should I talk about rewards?"
Hearing this, Wang Qingchan bit her lips tightly and lowered her head in shame.
There is a huge difference between me and Su Cheng.
"You...ah, forget it." Wang Lin sighed, gratitude flashing in his eyes. "If you encounter any problems in the future, as long as you ask, I will do my best to help you."
Su Cheng curled his lips and smiled, not even thinking of repaying the favor, "Your Excellency Wang, you're too polite."
"Cao Shanwei, send them back home." Wang Lin turned sideways, his eyes landing on his daughter, his expression suddenly darkening. "You, go home!"
Wang Qingchan's body trembled even more violently. Before leaving with his parents, he took a deep look at the woman standing in the temple and said, "Thank you..."
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The sun was setting and it was getting dark.
"Why hasn't he come back yet..." Xie Chen put his hands behind his back and paced anxiously in front of his courtyard door, "How long has he been gone?"
"Didn't Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle go to rescue Mom? Why haven't they returned yet when it's already dark?" Xie Cuicui couldn't sit still any longer, her eyes red with anxiety. "No, I have to go find them!"
Xie Chen had already had this idea, so he immediately ran to the kitchen, picked up the axe, and shouted, "I'm going too!"
"You two grandparents! Can you please stop torturing me?" Du Heng was already upset, and now that the two little brats were making a fuss, he couldn't calm down even more. "The two men in the family have passed away and there's no news. If something happens to you too, how am I supposed to live? You're abusing the elder!"
"But my mother—"
"Brother! It's the government carriage! Is mother back?"
Xie Cuicui interrupted her brother and pointed in the direction of the village entrance.
Hearing this, Du Heng and Xie Chen rushed out, and the three of them, grandfather and grandson, all stretched their necks to look over there.
In the distance, a carriage was wobbling towards the Xie family.
"It's them, they're back!"
As soon as Xie Ming jumped off the carriage, he saw two children running towards him. His handsome face, which had been cold for most of the day, finally raised a smile. He half squatted down and opened his arms, expecting his nephew and niece to jump into his arms.
"Mom, I miss you so much!"
"Mom, I've been worried about you too."
"Cheng, you scared me to death. Are you okay? Are you hurt?" The two children tacitly avoided him and went straight to Su Cheng who had just got off the carriage. Even Du Heng completely ignored him.
The corners of Xie Ming's mouth twitched twice, and he turned around stiffly, not daring to believe his eyes.
"You're overestimating yourself." Xie Jinyu curled her lips and sneered, glancing at him nonchalantly, then walked to Su Cheng's side, "I'm more worried about my sister-in-law than they are."
Su Cheng was shocked and frightened this day, and was exhausted both physically and mentally. He responded to a few people vaguely and was about to drag his tired body back to the house.
"Is this the Xie family?"
A man's puzzled voice was heard outside the door. Su Cheng turned around and saw a man in cloth clothes, looking into the Xie family's yard.
Du Heng lowered his eyes to look at him and whispered, "It's the Xie family, yes. Who are you?"
"I'm here to deliver a letter. Is Su Cheng... here?" The man whispered, holding the envelope in his hand. "Xie Xiucai asked me to deliver a letter to her."
"Xie Xiucai...Xie Suzhou?" Du Heng looked puzzled. He turned back to look at Su Cheng and muttered, "Didn't he just leave yesterday?"
"Just give me the letter." Su Cheng walked up to the man and took the envelope from him. "What else did he tell you?"
"He gave me thirty letters, repeatedly instructing me to deliver one a day and not give them all away at once." The man scratched his head, not understanding what Xie Suzhou meant. "He didn't tell me about the rest."
"Wow, thirty letters, one a day, just enough for him to reach the capital." Du Heng couldn't help but gasp in amazement. He winked at the two younger ones and lowered his voice to tease, "Who said your second uncle is dull? I think he's quite clever!"
Su Cheng's cheeks felt slightly hot. He put the envelope in his arms and ran back to the house quickly.
Xie Jinyu's face did not look good, and even the curve of his lips was difficult to maintain. He really did not expect that his second brother would still plot against him after he left.
No wonder he is my elder brother, the older the ginger, the spicier it is!
Thirty letters, one a day, and more letters would be sent to the capital so that his sister-in-law could think of him every day.
The temperature around him suddenly dropped. Xie Ming noticed something was wrong and looked to his side calmly. Seeing that his third brother had an ugly expression, he pulled the corner of his lip with some evil taste.
He hadn't seen his third brother being humiliated in many years. In the past, he was the only one who bullied others.
Su Cheng hid in the west room and his eyes fell on the envelope. The handwriting on it was neat and pleasing to the eye.
——Written by Ah Cheng himself.
Su Cheng's cheeks flushed, and even the tips of her ears felt hot. She gently tore open the envelope and unfolded the letter. There was only a short sentence on it.
——I miss you today.
Su Cheng's heart started beating rapidly. Through those six short words, she seemed to see the man's handsome face.
"Thirty letters, can't all say the same thing?"
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