Chapter 54 Qiu Yulin's Crying...
Qiu Yulin's crying startled the Qiu family father and son, who had been warmly welcoming her, and their expressions turned ugly.
Qiu Yuruo was already feeling uneasy because her cousin was the one who initially arranged the marriage with Su Yunting. Now, as soon as she entered the house, her cousin started crying, which made Qiu Yuruo feel even more disgusted.
Having lived through a lifetime, Su Yunting's emotions are generally very stable, except when it comes to Qiu Yuruo.
This time, he felt an urge to curse.
He was frustrated inside, but he had to keep a straight face and pretend he hadn't heard anything.
Su Yunting was able to keep his composure, but Uncle Qiu was not.
Since the family split up and he took charge of the household himself, Uncle Qiu has become increasingly aware of the importance of face. Today, Qiu Yuru brought her son-in-law home, while on the other hand, her eldest niece, who had once been engaged to Su Yunting, burst into tears.
The situation was already awkward, but now that she's crying, everyone looks even worse.
Uncle Qiu was instantly enraged.
But we can't respond now, because responding would give Qiu Yulin an excuse to make a scene.
He was furious but couldn't vent it, so he could only find a way to start a conversation with Qiu Yuruo: "I'm planning to move into a courtyard in a couple of days. Yuruo, if you have time, why don't you come and help your third aunt with some cooking for a couple of days?"
Uncle Qiu had been thinking about building a house and moving out for a long time, and originally planned to save up some more money and build it next spring.
Now, because of Qiu Yulin's crying, he no longer wants to live in this courtyard.
After Uncle Qiu asked, Qiu Yuruo agreed without hesitation.
Back when she was still living in the Qiu family, she was forced into a marriage by the biased old man Qiu. She was on the verge of death, and everyone else was indifferent, except for her third uncle's family, who had helped her.
After marrying into the Su family village, he helped her quickly establish herself, not to mention that he accompanied Su Yunting to the county for medical treatment every time.
Now that my third uncle is building a house, even if I had the time now, I would still have to take a break from the food stall to help out, just like before.
Qiu Yuruo agreed to help her third uncle, and Su Yunting added, "Third Uncle, let's both come together then."
When farming families build houses, women help at the stove, while men help by doing the actual work.
Uncle Qiu dared not ask the scholar who had just regained consciousness to help him. Whether the scholar could do it or not was another matter. If the scholar got hurt, Uncle Qiu really couldn't bear the responsibility!
He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I'm already very grateful that you thought of helping me. You're a scholar, so you can't let your study time be delayed. It's better to pass the provincial examination and become a successful candidate than anything else!"
The things Su Yunting needs to learn now were already thoroughly learned in his previous life, and they are still as if they are imprinted in his mind. He doesn't want to stay at home and review books that he knows too well, thus wasting time with his wife.
So he made up an excuse, saying, "If you take the exams further, it's not just about what's in the books. Building a house isn't just about physical labor; it also involves planning and calculation. I can't do the physical labor, but I can still learn something by participating in the process."
Since he had already said that, Uncle Qiu couldn't refuse anymore. However, he still emphasized again, "You'll have to help me with the accounts later, but you absolutely mustn't do any of the work!"
Su Yunting readily agreed: "Okay, I'll listen to Third Uncle."
As he spoke, the annoyance caused by Qiu Yulin's crying dissipated.
The children had just finished unloading the gifts they brought. As usual, Qiu Yuru gave Grandma Zhou two packages of the best gifts, while the rest were from her third uncle's family.
Everyone 'naturally' ignored the crying in the yard.
The children went off to play by themselves, while the adults chatted and laughed as they went into Uncle Qiu's house.
As soon as Qiu Yuruo sat down, she heard her grandmother, Old Lady Zhou, yelling in the courtyard, "What are you crying for? You've ruined all our good days with your crying, you wretched thing!"
These are insults directed at Qiu Yulin.
After scolding her granddaughter, Old Master Zhou then scolded her daughter-in-law: "Eldest daughter-in-law, what are you doing in the house during the day? You don't do any work or take care of the children, all you do is lie around in the house all day long. How could I have married such a lazy woman like you to my eldest son! You're a jinx. My eldest son has such good talent, but his failure in the exams is all because of you..."
Old Mrs. Zhou's cursing reminded Qiu Yuru of the days and nights she had spent here.
Although she wasn't cursing herself now, Qiu Yuruo still couldn't help but feel sad.
Su Yunting immediately sensed Qiu Yuruo's emotional change. He didn't need to ask to know why his wife, who had just recovered a little, suddenly became depressed.
Old Qiu was a man who cared a lot about his reputation. Su Yunting was about to use the words of a sage to say something that would embarrass him, but before he could open his mouth, Qiu Yuruo pulled him back.
He first looked at his wife and saw her gently shake her head at him.
Qiu Yu Ruo didn't know what he was going to say, but when she first arrived at the Su family, she had often told him about her resentment towards Old Madam Zhou.
What he's about to say is definitely to vent his anger.
Qiu Yuruo didn't want him to suffer even the slightest loss of reputation because of a scoundrel like Old Lady Zhou.
Not letting Su Yunting speak doesn't mean she has to keep holding a grudge.
Amidst Old Lady Zhou's shouts and curses, Qiu Yuruo said to Old Man Qiu, "Grandpa, there are no outsiders here today, so I'll speak frankly with you."
The moment Qiu Yuruo uttered that respectful term, Uncle Qiu's heart tightened.
Old Qiu: "What can't we, grandfather and grandson, say to each other?"
Qiu Yuruo continued to flatter him: "I only dared to tell you this because I know that Grandpa is broad-minded."
Despite her obvious attempt to create a trap, Old Man Qiu, as the person directly involved, was so emotionally affected by Qiu Yu Ruo that he didn't realize she was trying to dig a hole for him.
Old Qiu not only didn't feel it, but he also felt quite pleased.
Uncle Qiu had witnessed Qiu Yuruo's tricks on his father more than once. He glanced at his father discreetly, saw that he looked quite smug, and then silently looked away.
Su Yunting knew that his wife had stopped him earlier, and now that she was praising Old Man Qiu, he knew she was looking for a way to vent her displeasure.
Qiu Yuruo: "Grandpa has always hoped that someone from our family would become a scholar and change our family's fortunes. Everyone in the family knows this. Over the years, my eldest uncle has not passed the exam. From what Grandma is saying, she now feels that my eldest uncle's wife is hindering his career, right?"
When Old Man Qiu heard her talking about his eldest son's repeated failures in the imperial examinations, he was displeased, but he still nodded in agreement.
This year, Qiu Laoda failed the exam again. Because of the family division, Qiu Laoda's education was no longer as easy as before, and the Qiu family's elderly couple were furious about the tight budget.
For Old Mrs. Zhou, with Qiu Yuruo no longer serving as a punching bag, the person who would take the blame for her frustrations had changed to her daughter-in-law. Now that the third son's family had moved out, it was inconvenient for Old Mrs. Zhou to find fault with them for no reason.
She vented most of her anger on her eldest daughter-in-law. To make it easier to yell at her and to find excuses for her eldest son's repeated failures in the exams, she blamed her daughter-in-law for his failures, saying that she was the one who hindered him.
Qiu Yu shook her head when she saw that Old Man Qiu also admitted it, and then sighed and said, "Although I have grievances against my uncle, to be fair, with my uncle's talent, he should have passed the imperial examination long ago."
As for why I haven't passed the exam, it was indeed hindered, but it wasn't by my aunt.
Old Man Qiu: "It wasn't because of her after all!"
Qiu Yuruo said definitively, "It's definitely not her fault!"
Old Qiu asked in confusion, "How did you know?"
Qiu Yu looked at Old Man Qiu with a sorrowful expression: "Grandpa, do you still remember my younger brother? You may not know, but my younger brother was only three years old at the time. However, when my mother was teaching me to read, he just listened and listened, and he remembered it better than I do!"
Old Qiu was shocked upon hearing this: "I've never heard your parents mention this before!"
Qiu Yuruo's earlier sorrow was feigned, but when she thought of her parents and younger brother, grief welled up and tears streamed down her face.
She cried and said, "My mother taught me to read. My mother told my grandmother that my brother was smart, and my grandmother scolded her, saying that my brother had the blood of a tomb carver in his veins. It was fine if he couldn't read, but if he could, he would be dealing with graves."
Old Man Qiu: !!!
To avoid getting caught up in her grief, Qiu Yu wiped away her tears. "My father, not wanting to upset my grandmother, dared not mention my brother's intelligence again. He only told you that my brother should go to school when he grows up."
Old Man Qiu still remembered him. His second son had always been filial and rarely objected to decisions made by him and his wife. However, he repeatedly brought up the matter of his grandson's education.
Qiu Yuruo: "Grandma was my younger brother's biological grandmother. What she said to him came true. My younger brother knew most of the characters by the age of three, and then he passed away at the age of three."
My younger brother was born extraordinary; even if he didn't grow up, he would still take something with him, so our parents went with him.
Qiu Yuruo made up a story in a serious manner.
After hearing her words, Old Man Qiu actually believed her to some extent, and then felt a pang of pain in his heart.
Qiu Yuruo continued: "It is said that it is difficult for children from poor families to become successful. I used to not fully understand this, but now I finally understand that this difficulty is not only a difficulty in terms of resources, but also a difficulty inherent in the poor families themselves."
A blessing earned through countless lifetimes, all because of... sigh!
Based on my younger brother's aptitude, if he can grow up safely, even if our family doesn't produce any outstanding sons, he can still pass the imperial examination at the lowest level (xiucai).
However, his younger brother died in childhood, a fate foretold by his own grandmother.
Old Qiu's already aching heart felt like it had been stabbed again.
No one else interrupted, and Qiu Yuruo continued: "Back when I was still at home, my grandmother always said I was a jinx."
Grandpa, think about it carefully. If I really am a jinx, why is it that apart from my three-year-old brother who died because of her prophetic words, and who also took my parents away, nothing bad has ever happened in our family?
Why did my husband, whom the doctor had declared would never wake up, wake up after only a few months of taking medicine, after I married into the Su family?
Upon hearing this, Old Man Qiu was already 80% convinced of Qiu Yuruo's story.
He felt that he wasn't swayed by Qiu Yuru's casual words; it was simply that Su Yunting was sitting right across from him, moving freely and naturally, making it impossible for him not to believe it.
Not only was Old Man Qiu persuaded, but Third Aunt also felt that what Qiu Yuruo said made sense.
After Qiu Yuruo finished speaking, her third aunt couldn't help but say, "Yuruo's younger brother is indeed smart. He is only a little older than Ersheng, but when Ersheng was three years old, he was not as eloquent as Yuruo was when he was two years old."
When he was just learning to talk, he could understand everything the adults said!
Old Man Qiu already believed about 80% of what Qiu Yuruo said, and now, hearing the third son's family talk about his deceased grandson's intelligence, he felt dizzy and his vision blurred...
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