Chapter 9 Su Yunche hurriedly ran out of the house...
When Su Yunche rushed out of the house, Qiu Yuruo had already prepared breakfast.
Seeing that he hadn't even put his shoes on properly, she laughed and said, "Don't worry, your brother is fine."
At this moment, Su Jingshu also came out yawning. When she saw Qiu Yuruo, she said apologetically, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I overslept."
Before Qiu Yuruo married into the family, the three siblings of the Su family were filled with worry, fear, and anticipation every day. Yesterday, they discovered that their sister-in-law did not dislike their eldest brother and the three siblings who were like burdens to them at all.
I felt relieved and slept soundly that night. When I opened my eyes, it was long past the time to get up.
Qiu Yuruo was not a strict person and did not mind that the siblings woke up late: "They have been working hard for several days. It's okay to sleep a little longer after finishing. If your little sister is not awake yet, don't wake her up. Let's eat first and eat when she wakes up."
The weather was nice today. After breakfast, Qiu Yuru asked her siblings to help move Su Yunting onto the bamboo couch and carry him out to bask in the sun.
Su Yunting regained consciousness amidst the swaying, and heard Qiu Yuruo's voice in his ear: "Let's stay here, be careful not to crush yourself."
The bamboo saddle landed slowly, and all three of them were a little out of breath.
Once they caught their breath, Qiu Yuru instructed them: "Second sister, go and wake up your younger sister for breakfast. Yun Che, help your older brother swat away the mosquitoes."
Early autumn is the season when mosquitoes and flies swarm back, and getting bitten can result in a large welt.
Qiu Yuruo went back into the room to get a quilt, came back and covered Su Yunting with it, then moved a small stool and sat down on the other side of Su Yunting.
Seeing his older brother being well taken care of, Su Yunche thought that if his sister-in-law could continue like this, she would be the most important person in his heart besides his older brother and sisters.
Qiu Yuruo had no idea what he was thinking. She only saw the boy opposite her sitting there silently, occasionally waving his hand to shoo away the flies that flew over.
After initial contact, Qiu Yuruo couldn't tell whether Su Yunche was a person with a conscience, but his concern for his older brother and sisters was very obvious.
Su Yunting lay on the bamboo couch, his body warmed by the sun. The most important people to him sat on either side of him, but they were still strangers to each other and there was no communication between them.
The only sounds in the courtyard were the chirping of insects and birds, followed by the sound of the second sister calling for the younger sister to get up from inside the house.
Qiu Yu Ruo had only been married into the family for a day, but things had already changed. Her younger sister, who was always in bed, was the best proof of that.
Since her mother passed away, the younger sister had never slept in late again. But on the very first day Qiu Yuruo married into the family, she started sleeping in late again.
Just as he was thinking about how his wife's marriage would go smoothly and whether it would change the course of his younger siblings' lives, the person who was thinking spoke up.
Qiu Yu asked Su Yunche, "How many years did you attend private school before, Third Brother?"
Su Yunche looked up at her and replied, "Two years."
If Qiu Yu didn't know the progress of the lessons at the private school, "Have you all learned all the characters for the first lesson?"
The boy, who had been calm all along, finally showed a hint of pride when he heard the question: "I had already learned all the characters for the first lesson before I went to the private school!"
Qiu Yuruo: "So amazing!"
Qiu Yuruo's praise was absolutely sincere. In her memories of this life, her mother had taught her to read before she passed away.
My maternal grandmother's father was a stonemason. My mother said that my maternal grandmother also had beautiful handwriting. My maternal grandmother was literate and taught my mother to read. Unfortunately, my maternal grandmother passed away early, and my mother only knew the basic characters and could write them, but she was still far from being able to write them beautifully.
When it came to me, I only vaguely recognized a few words and hadn't even used a pen much before my parents passed away. If it weren't for my memories of my past life, I probably would have forgotten most of it by now.
Su Yunche knew all the characters before he even started learning, so it's no exaggeration to say he was amazing.
The boy, who had just smiled after being praised, quickly lost his smile as he realized he would never be able to study again.
Looking at the boy who had calmed down again, Qiu Yuruo said, "Although you can't go to the private school now, you can read and write, and there are notes left by your brother when he was studying at home. You can study at home first. No matter whether you have the opportunity to go to school again in the future, it will always be good to learn more knowledge."
Su Yunche stared blankly at Qiu Yuruo. The successive changes in his life had left him with neither the thought nor the time to touch a book again.
Just when he had resigned himself to his fate, the person in front of him said that he could continue to study at home!
Seeing the child's constantly changing expressions, Qiu Yuruo couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Look at you, you seem surprised. Is it something that's so hard for you to study at home by yourself?"
Su Yunche lowered his head again. "It's not that I didn't think of it, it's that I dared not think of it."
His voice was soft, yet it struck Su Yunting's heart like a heavy hammer.
After Su Yunting regained consciousness in this life, he could often hear his mother telling him about the family's hardships. On the contrary, his younger siblings, perhaps because their mother was still alive and they had someone to rely on, rarely complained to him.
After their mother passed away, they remained silent most of the time.
My brother's words, "I dare not think about it," were more heartbreaking than hearing him cry.
Qiu Yuruo's gentle voice rang in her ears: "I didn't dare to think about it before, but I can think about it now."
Didn't you say that I'd be in charge of our family from now on? For the next two years, all you need to do is eat well, study hard, and take good care of your older brother when I'm not home. I'll take care of everything else; you don't need to worry about anything else."
Su Yunche's eyes welled up with tears when he heard the last sentence.
Since his mother passed away, he has shouldered too much pressure that is not his age. Now, when someone tells him, "I'll take care of everything else, you don't need to worry about it," the boy, who always thought he could persevere, suddenly broke down.
He didn't want Qiu Yuruo to see him in such a state of collapse, so he quickly lowered his head to avoid her gaze.
Just then, the younger sister got up. Without washing up first, she went straight to Qiu Yuruo and called out softly, "Sister-in-law."
There are three siblings in the family. The youngest sister, Su Jingxuan, was the first to meet Qiu Yuruo and the first to accept and choose to rely on her directly.
Perhaps it's because she's still young and hasn't learned to analyze people's good and evil, truth and falsehood, but she has an intuition for good and evil, and her heart naturally follows her intuition.
Su Jingxuan's feeling was absolutely right; among the three siblings, Qiu Yuruo felt the most pity for her youngest sister.
Seeing her reminded Qiu Yuruo of herself when she first woke up in the Qiu family back then. If she hadn't merged with a modern soul, Qiu Yuruo felt that she might not have survived all these years!
When faced with a little girl who was the same age as her before they merged and who had also lost her parents, Qiu Yuru couldn't help but want to be kind to her.
Qiu Yuruo gently rubbed her fluffy head and said softly, "Your second sister has heated up your food. After you eat, let's take a stroll along the main road."
When Su Jingxuan heard that her sister-in-law was going to take her out, the lingering drowsiness disappeared instantly. She cheered and went to wash up.
The younger sister's cheers distracted Su Yunche from his breakdown and also eased Su Yunting's mind somewhat.
He hadn't heard his little sister cheer for a long time; the last time he heard it was before he fell into a coma in his previous life.
After her younger sister went to eat, Qiu Yuruo said to Su Yunche, "You stay home and look after the house today. I'll take your second sister and younger sister for a drive along the main road. Tomorrow, the Qiu family will come to pick me up for my homecoming, and then I'll take you and younger sister with me. Your second sister will stay home to look after the house."
Su Yunche raised his head and asked again uncertainly, "Are you taking me back to my parents' home?"
Qiu Yuruo said matter-of-factly, "Since your brother can't go, you should come back with me. It will let the people of Qianqiao Village know that our family isn't without male members."
Her words gave Su Yunche a sense of responsibility for being valued and needed.
The young boy nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, I'll go back with you tomorrow!"
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After finishing her meal, Qiu Yuruo went back to her room and took out half an ounce of loose silver.
Before taking a bath last night, she searched the inner room thoroughly and found a hidden compartment in a wardrobe. There, she put the five taels of loose silver that Boss Qiu had given her for easy access.
He gave her an additional five taels, Old Man Qiu gave her ten taels of silver ingots, and there was also the silver bracelet left by her mother. Qiu Yuruo hid it in a secluded place.
The money was taken out to prepare gifts for the bride's return visit tomorrow.
After deciding to marry into the family, Qiu Yu Ruo had no intention of having much contact with Old Man Qiu, who had never cared about her and was reluctant to part with the eldest son's daughter for the sake of face.
I've done all the proper etiquette. Now I just need to wait for the right opportunity to get my revenge on Boss Qiu. As for getting close to him, I'll just forget about it.
However, after meeting Old Man Su and Second Uncle Su, Qiu Yuru changed her mind about getting married.
When facing those two people, our family was at a disadvantage due to our inherent social status.
They are the kind of shameless people who will rush forward for profit and kick people aside when there is no profit. Since everyone on their side is a junior, if you argue with them, even if you are right, you will inexplicably seem to be wrong.
She married into the Su family because Old Man Qiu lost to Old Man Su, and the reason was that Old Man Qiu was caught by Old Man Su.
From now on, he will be absolutely right in any conflict between himself and Old Man Su. As long as Old Man Qiu stands on the moral high ground and confronts Old Man Su, he will be able to trample Old Man Su underfoot.
Qiu Yu put the loose silver into her sleeve pocket, sighed, and thought to herself, "It really proves the saying that human nature is driven by profit. As long as there is enough profit, even the biggest conflict can be resolved."
They didn't value their lives back then; they were cold and ruthless. I had all sorts of vicious thoughts.
In just a few days, my own ideas have to change!
After putting the silver away, Qiu Yuru came out and told Su Yunche, "We'll go to town along the main road and be back before noon."
Su Yunche replied, "Okay."
The Su family's old house was located on the east side of the village. Once you exited the alley, you could see the main road. Qiu Yuru went to the kitchen to get a basket and then led her two younger sisters out.
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