Upon seeing the two of them, Qiu Ling'er came out of the kitchen and asked in surprise, "Fourth Uncle, what brings you here?"
She selectively ignored Du Changjun, leaving him feeling quite awkward.
Qiu Dazhi's lips twitched slightly. As soon as he approached Qiu Ling'er, he saw her quickly take a step back and move away from him.
He stopped, his face showing unease. "Ling'er, your fourth uncle has come to see you."
Du Changjun thought to himself,
Qiu Dazhi, are you here to see your little niece? Are you here to help me get out of this predicament?
Qiu Ling'er said "Oh," still puzzled.
My fourth uncle usually has a cold expression, but today he looks much more pleasing to the eye.
Qiu Yan turned to look at the two people outside and said through the window:
"Du Changjun, if you hadn't come, I would have been looking for you later."
Perhaps because she was in a good mood, Qiu Yan's tone was gentle, completely unlike her coldness from yesterday.
Those who didn't know the situation might have assumed the two had a very good relationship.
Ignoring Qiu Yan's purpose in speaking, Du Changjun simply listened to her words and felt his mood improve considerably.
But this wonderful feeling only lasted for a moment before Qiu Yan poured a bucket of ice water on it, chilling him to the bone.
"Where are the silver notes?"
“Uh…” Du Changjun scratched his head and looked at Qiu Dazhi, signaling him to plead for him.
Qiu Dazhi was used to being arrogant in front of Qiu Yan and her two siblings, so he found it hard to lower himself and plead for Du Changjun.
However, for his friend's sake, he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "Xiaoyan, let's be lenient and let it go. Changjun really can't come up with that much money."
He felt that he had dragged Du Changjun down with him.
If it weren't for the fact that he had just learned that his mother had been sent to prison by Qiu Yan and he wanted to visit her but didn't have the money to bribe anyone, which led him to tell Du Changjun and borrow some money, Du Changjun wouldn't have deliberately had people make things difficult for Qiu Xu at the academy gate.
Of course, he was genuinely angry about Qiu Yan's actions at the time, and Du Changjun was the person he confided in.
Looking back now, if what happened before hadn't happened, Qiu Yan wouldn't have made things difficult for Du Changjun.
It was all his fault.
However, no matter how bad Yang was, she was still his birth mother.
Although his mother has been released from prison, Qiu Dazhi still feels angry about what happened before.
Du Changjun selectively forgets how her biological mother treated Qiu Yan and her two siblings.
At that very moment, Qiu Dayu returned.
Seeing the lively scene in the courtyard, he looked puzzled.
The two brothers looked at each other but ignored each other.
Qiu Xu leaned against the door frame. He knew that with his sister around, he wasn't needed.
He and his sister were both completely bewildered. Qiu Yan sent them to the kitchen to have a meal with Gu Xiaoran and her servant.
After dinner, her younger siblings will need to review their lessons, while Gu Xiaoran will need to go to bed early.
Qiu Yan glanced at Qiu Dazhi and said calmly, "Why should I let it go? He came to me for treatment himself, so the consultation fee is naturally unavoidable."
If you truly want to help him, why don't you pay off his debts for him?
One sentence left Qiu Dazhi speechless.
He was extremely poor; his pockets were emptier than his face.
If it weren't for Du Changjun's frequent financial assistance, he probably would have dropped out of school long ago.
In his eyes, two hundred taels of silver was an astronomical price.
He retreated helplessly, unsure of what to say.
Du Changjun looked at Qiu Dazhi again, desperately trying to wink at him, urging him to continue pleading for her.
However, Qiu Dazhi simply couldn't bring himself to do it.
Qiu Dazhi's appearance made Du Changjun mutter a lot of complaints to himself.
Helpless, he tried to ingratiate himself with Qiu Yan, saying:
"Qiu Yan, I have already apologized for what happened before. You are beautiful and kind-hearted, please don't hold it against me."
He had no choice but to back down; after all, he was broke.
After he finished speaking, he nudged Qiu Dazhi.
"Yes, Xiaoyan is the kindest." Qiu Dazhi nodded with his eyes lowered, his previous arrogance completely gone.
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