After leaving Xinghua Lane, Yu Jiao said to the waiter outside the car, "Let's go to the restaurant on the street."
The two sat down in the restaurant. Yu Jiao ordered a few side dishes and had dinner with the waiter before returning to Qingyu Village.
The carriage stopped outside the courtyard gate. The Yu family's courtyard was brightly lit and the gate was open, as if they were waiting for her.
When Yu Jiao got off the carriage, she saw Yu Fuling walking out quickly. She winked at Yu Jiao and whispered, "Grandfather is waiting for you in the main hall. My father and I had just arrived home when he called us over for questioning. He asked us about our time in Qiyun County, and I didn't dare to say anything."
Yu Jiao nodded. She knew that she would not be able to live peacefully in the Yu family, so she had dinner with the waiter on the street.
"You and Wu Dagui go to the town and find an inn to stay in, and leave a carriage." Yu Jiao turned around and instructed the waiter in the carriage.
Yu Fuling went into the yard and called Wu Dagui out. After the two servants drove away, Yu Jiao entered the yard.
Song Chun and eldest wife Zhang stood in the yard holding little Platycodon, both with smiles on their faces, "Are you back?"
Yu Jiao called out, "Aunt Song, aunt." Before she could exchange pleasantries, Yu Ruhai came out from the main hall, "Meng girl is back? Come here."
Seeing Yu Jiao walking towards the main hall, Song Chun encouraged her and said, "Dad, Meng girl just came back. If you have anything to say, it won't be too late to wait until she has finished her meal."
Yu Ruhai glanced at her and said, "Send the meal to her in the living room. It won't interfere with our conversation while she's eating."
Yu Jiao turned around and said, "Aunt Song, you don't have to worry. I've eaten."
After entering the main room, Yu Jiao sat down on a chair. Yu Zhoushi, who had not been seen for many days, looked a little old. She stood aside, glanced at Yu Jiao, and poured a cup of tea for Yu Ruhai.
Yu Ruhai took a sip of tea and then asked in a fake tone, "Are you tired from the journey?"
Yu Jiao stood up, brought the teapot over, and poured herself a cup of tea. "I am quite tired. If you have anything to say, please be brief."
Yu Ruhai's beard twitched slightly, and he tried to maintain a kind expression. "You and Fuling have been out for more than a month. What kind of illness would take so long to treat?"
Yu Jiao sipped her tea slowly and said calmly, "Treating a disease is a labor of love. You have been practicing medicine for half your life and you should know that there is no disease that can be cured immediately with just one dose of medicine."
"What's it like for a girl to be out in public all day?" Yu Ruhai didn't dare to say anything too harsh, and continued, "From now on, you can see patients at home. If there are patients, let them come to your house for treatment. If something happens to you two girls outside, the whole family will be worried."
Yu Jiao finished a cup of tea, played with the cup in her hand, and said, "During this trip to Qiyun County, Sister Fuling and I did some small business there. We will have to show our faces in public in the future. If you think it's not good, you might as well delete my deed from your Yu family's household register."
Yu Jiao said this, and Yu Ruhai's self-cultivation for many days could no longer hold back. He endured it again and again, exchanged glances with Yu Zhou, and said to Yu Jiao, "What are you talking about? We are already a family. I said all this for your own good. What kind of business are you and Fuling doing outside?"
Yu Jiao smiled faintly, "My father passed away early, and my mother doesn't like me. I'm really not used to people saying such fussy things to me in the name of doing good for me. Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the last, and merchants are of low status. I want to be a merchant in the future. It's for your own good that I'm advised to return the deed to me, so please don't be ungrateful."
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