Two streams of hot tears flowed down Qi Yasheng's face.
He choked back tears, saying, "Moon, my poor Moon..."
Qiao Tianyue also wiped away her tears:
"Uncle, I also knitted you a scarf and a pair of gloves."
My technique isn't very good, so I hope you won't mind. Even if you don't wear it, please accept it.
Oh, Uncle, I have one more request—we talked about changing my name last time, but it wasn't done yet, so I still…
I want to change my name back to the one my mother gave me.
"Yes, that's the thing. I'll take care of it first thing tomorrow morning."
Qi Yasheng reached out and caught the bundle, hugged it to her arms, and could no longer hold back her sobs, crying out, "Yue'er, your life is so hard, so hard!"
Qiao Tianyue, however, thought differently:
"Now, I am so much better off than I was in Zhangqiao Village!"
The thought that I might have been married off by my adoptive mother to someone in Inner Mongolia, more than 1,000 kilometers away...
I couldn't help but tremble all over.
I can easily imagine what my fate would be if I were married off to such a faraway place...
Regardless, I still want to thank you all.
Thank you for giving me a new life.
"Thank you, Uncle, for clearing my name."
After saying that, she looked at Su Ruyi and smiled, "Dr. Su, I would like to invite you to dinner. Please don't refuse."
Su Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you stay at my house for the New Year?"
"Is that okay?" Qiao Tianyue's eyes immediately crinkled with laughter.
"Of course." Su Ruyi also felt a little sad.
Qiao Tianyue's eyes welled up with tears: "That's wonderful."
"Alright, I'll have Brother Chu pick you up. When do you guys get your holiday?"
"We have a four-day holiday. We start our holiday at 4 PM the day after tomorrow!"
"Then come over early, I'll have Brother Chu pick you up tomorrow morning—anyway, my place is closer to your factory. I haven't touched your bedding or anything in your room, just bring a change of clothes!"
"Um!"
The day after tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve.
Everything was agreed upon.
Qi Yasheng really wanted to speak up and bring Qiao Tianyue to the memorial service the next day to reveal their identities.
But he understood that that would also hurt Qiao Tianyue.
So he went alone.
Now, despite Qi Zhao's desperate pleas, Qi Yasheng still refuses to reveal Qiao Tianyue's whereabouts.
Finally, Qi Zhao steeled his heart, his knees buckled, and he knelt before Qi Yasheng:
"I know you blame me, my cousin was my fault."
But if you make this mistake, you probably can't avoid it either!
When someone is deliberately deceiving you in everything they do, and you feel guilty towards that person...
Being used and schemed against... was inevitable!
I never shirk my responsibilities, but my heart is always set on the best interests of the real Yue'er.
I want to make it up to her for the rest of my life!
“But she doesn’t want to see you, I asked her.” Qi Yasheng said firmly.
"Then...then I'll withdraw some money tomorrow, could you help me give it to her?"
Qi Yasheng thought for a moment and said, "I can pass it on for you, but I don't know if she wants it or not."
"Thank you! Thank you, cousin." Qi Zhao stood up and left, his body swaying slightly.
Three days later, one morning, before Su Ruyi had even gotten out of bed, someone was knocking on the courtyard gate again.
Su Ruyi went to open the door, only to find four people standing outside who she never expected to appear in front of her.
The four people were Shen Heping, Ji Xuchang, Li Wang, and Yi Lele.
Yi Lele was the first to rush over and hug Su Ruyi tightly: "Ruyi! I missed you so much!"
Su Ruyi was so overjoyed that her eyes welled up with tears: "You...you've come?...How did you get here?"
As he spoke, he ushered the group inside.
Yi Lele looked around and said, "Ruyi, you've really made it big—you're even living in the Prince's mansion now. I remember my grandfather brought me here when I was a child. There's a huge lake in the back."
Seeing Yi Lele's expectant eyes, Su Ruyi nodded: "The lake is frozen over. This place is too big. I only move around in the front yard. The back is basically sealed off. I'll have someone get the key so we can take a look."
Shen Heping followed behind the two, looking like he wanted to join the conversation but couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Ji Xuchang and Li Wang walked a little further back, and seeing Shen Heping's expression, they couldn't help but laugh.
Li Wang spoke up, "Ruyi, we all have luggage with us, let's settle our luggage first!"
Su Ruyi then realized what was happening and quickly led the four people to their guest rooms, settling them in one by one.
Shen Heping then found a chance to speak to Su Ruyi: "Ruyi, are you alright? You seem... a little fatter."
This is the second person to say that Su Ruyi has gained weight.
Indeed, she herself felt that her cheeks were fuller.
Su Qiushi prepared delicious meals for her three times a day, without repeating any of them, in the space.
The city of Beijing has an exceptionally rich variety of ingredients, and Qi Yasheng also sends over fresh ingredients from time to time. As a result, Su Ruyi has indeed eaten more and gained a little weight.
His face had become fuller, and he had lost some of his thin appearance.
"You guys are so good at surprise attacks!" Su Ruyi asked with a smile. "Besides Lele, I knew she was coming; I wrote a letter beforehand. But what about you—how did you manage to get leave? Could you not go back to Haicheng on your family visit leave and come to Beijing instead?"
“In principle, it’s not possible, but we’re not exactly principled people,” Ji Xuchang said, blinking.
Su Ruyi then looked at Li Wang.
Li Wang laughed and said, "I'm back to see my grandfather—it's a proper family visit leave."
"Oh, your grandfather is in Beijing? Isn't he in Tieshi?"
"Tie Shi is a relative of mine," Li Wang said with a smile. "I may not have told you much about my family yet. Anyway, I, Li Wang, am going back to the city this time."
"No wonder! No wonder you gave away all your bedding! And you said you were going to bring new ones from home? You're lying to me, aren't you? You might as well give me those books then!"
Ji Xuchang felt a pang of pain in his heart whenever he thought of the few out-of-print books that Li Wang had given away to others.
Li Wang chuckled: "If this isn't kept secret, it won't work."
By this time, Jin Xingqiu had already washed several large fruit platters of various fresh fruits and placed them on the coffee table in the reception room: "Children, eat! Don't be shy!"
"Thank you, Junior Sister!"
Everyone followed Su Ruyi's lead and called Jin Xingqiu "Little Martial Aunt," and they all reached out their hands without any hesitation.
These fruits, which look to be of excellent quality, are all produced by Su Ruyi Space.
But to Jin Xingqiu and the others, they said they came from Qi Yasheng.
Although the group was puzzled as to why they could still eat fresh fruit so close to the New Year, they were somewhat relieved to think that they were in Beijing and that Qi Yasheng had connections everywhere.
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