Just as Elder Mu was thinking this, he heard Qiu Ling'er say:
"Grandpa Mu, I want to go to Luming Academy with my brother."
"How can this be? Absolutely not!" Old Master Mu refused without hesitation.
He knew it! This girl had been trying to get close to him lately.
Qiu Ling'er's eyes drooped. "Why can't it work?"
Old Mu took a bite of wonton, then a sip of the soup, and shook his head, saying, "You're a girl, and there's a saying that goes, 'A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent!'"
Qiu Ling'er disagreed, "My sister said, women are just as capable as men!"
Old Master Mu sat up. "That won't do! The academy has no precedent for this."
"But you are the top teacher of the academy. If you say it's possible, then it's definitely possible." Qiu Ling'er was still unwilling to give up.
Master Mu waved his hand and sighed, "I am just a teacher at the academy; I cannot make that decision."
He realized that these two sisters were truly extraordinary.
When Qiu Xu returned, he heard the scene of Old Master Mu arguing with his sister.
Qiu Xu slowly shook his head, entered his room, and then took out a bunch of keys from his hand. "Sir, are these your keys?"
While chewing on his wontons, Old Mu asked Qiu Xu,
"Yes, how did it end up in your hands?"
"Right on the desk where you were lecturing."
"Sigh, look at my brain, I'm so forgetful." Old Mu sighed, pointed to the food box, and said to Qiu Ling'er, "These wontons are quite delicious. Ling'er, tell your workers to bring me a serving of wontons every morning starting tomorrow. I'll listen to you and have the vegetarian ones."
“No problem.” Qiu Ling’er smiled radiantly, happy that she could help her sister’s business.
Having recovered the key, Old Master Mu, fearing that Qiu Ling'er would continue to pester him, quickly distanced himself from her and left.
As he walked, he kept looking at the torrential rain and complaining, "When will this rain finally stop?"
Qiu Ling'er stopped dwelling on the matter. She glanced at the wonton box on the table, quickly picked it up, and then opened an oil-paper umbrella to chase after him. "Grandpa Mu, you haven't finished eating yet..."
As for Zhou Zifang, his father blocked him at the school gate all morning, and he didn't get to attend school all afternoon.
At the clothing store, Qiu Dafu was on the second floor, helping to clean up the accumulated water.
Unfortunately, the rain was too heavy for him to repair the second-floor roof.
On the first floor, Cuizhu sat at a table, her hands supporting her chin. Every now and then she would look up at the second floor, and sometimes she would fall into deep thought.
Jiang Liu felt a pang of sorrow when she thought of all the custom-made clothes that the ladies had ordered being soaked in water.
Her clothing store business is doing fairly well; I wonder what tomorrow will bring.
Looking at the constantly dripping rooftop, Qiu Dafu said to Jiang Liu, "Go to sleep first."
"Qiu Dafu, it's getting late, let's go back."
"The rain is too heavy. If the floodwater is not dealt with in time, the clothing store will be ruined."
"It's not that serious." Qiu Dafu had been helping her all afternoon, and even if Jiang Liu were a blockhead, she could tell that this man had feelings for her.
Qiu Dafu remained silent and continued helping to clear the water. When he looked up, he met Jiang Liu's gaze. He didn't look away, but instead gave Jiang Liu a reassuring look.
This time, it was Jiang Liu's turn to be at a loss.
She cleared her throat. "Well, the weather isn't very good today."
Qiu Dafu: "Yes, it's pouring rain."
As he finished speaking, two streaks of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by two deafening claps of thunder.
Jiang Liu shrank back, wondering if this person knew how to talk.
Jiang Liu: "Qiu Dafu, why are you so good to me? Don't you know I'm already married?"
Qiu Dafu: "We are currently in the process of getting a divorce."
"Qiu Dafu, you..." Jiang Liu choked. She took a few deep breaths, patted her pounding heart, and after calming herself down, quickly went downstairs.
She needs to calm down.
Qiu Dafu was still waiting for Jiang Liu to continue, but unexpectedly, Jiang Liu simply turned her back on him.
At that moment, he felt somewhat inferior.
That night, at the Tang residence, Hu Ying was leisurely lying on the couch, thinking about how to turn her life around and become the mistress of the Tang residence, when suddenly, a masked man broke in through the window.
Before Hu Ying could scream, her mouth and nose were covered by the other party.
Hu Ying's heart was pounding in her chest. Only after she calmed down did the masked man release her.
Released, Hu Ying quickly ran to the window. After looking around for a while, she turned and glared angrily at the man in front of her, saying irritably, "Speak, what do you want with me?"
"I want you to... plant someone in the Tang residence."
“That’s easy.” Hu Ying thought for a moment, then continued, “However, you must not harm the master. Also, send me two more people. I want to kill that little bitch Qiu Yan!”
"Hu Ying, don't forget why you're here. Don't let jealousy cloud your judgment. Because of you, one of our people was killed, and the other is still in prison."
"You were the one who said I should replace Jiang Liu. It's their own fault for being stupid, they can't blame me... Ah..."
As soon as Hu Ying finished speaking, the masked man suddenly grabbed her by the neck.
"Three hundred taels of silver notes, pay me back!" The masked man tightened his grip, almost suffocating Hu Ying.
"I...cough cough...I don't have that much money." Hu Ying coughed a few times and forcefully broke free from the masked man's arm.
Now, the thought of owing Qiu Yan three hundred taels of silver for no reason makes her hate Qiu Yan to death.
"That's your problem." After saying that, the masked man released Hu Ying and sat directly on her bed, making it clear that he wouldn't leave until she paid him back.
Hu Ying wanted to say, "Who did you give the money to? Go ask them for it back," but faced with the masked man's violence, she dared not speak.
"I really don't have any money." She was unwilling to admit to the debt.
Seeing the masked man approaching her again, she took a few steps back, until she had nowhere left to retreat.
"There are some gold and silver valuables under the bed..."
The man softened his expression. "Take it and pawn it. I'll come and collect the money at this time tomorrow."
"My lord, you've arrived." Hearing the footsteps outside the door, Hu Ying broke out in a cold sweat.
After giving Hu Ying a threatening look, the masked man climbed out of the window.
It rained all night, but the weather finally cleared up the next morning.
Qiu Yan was worried because she hadn't seen her second uncle all night. So, early in the morning, she went to the clothing store with Zhao Yuanyuan.
Inside the clothing store, the first floor was alright, but the second floor was still damp.
Jiang Liu was instructing the shop's workers to busy ironing clothes and fabrics.
Zhao Yuanyuan realized she was a little late, so she hurriedly followed behind Hua Xiuniang, ironing her clothes.
Jiang Liu could not hide her grief and indignation. The thought that this was not a coincidence made her furious. Just as she was thinking about how to avenge this, she saw Qiu Yan.
"Xiaoyan, it's such a small matter, thank you for your concern."
"I happened to have some free time, so I came to take a look."
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