Director Zhou's eyelids twitched when he heard her talk in an old-fashioned way.

But Uncle Zhou didn't mind at all, and looked at Xia Lu with heartache, "Okay, come in, let's talk alone, you all go out, stay away, don't eavesdrop."

Zhou's father immediately told his son to leave.

When no one was around

, Uncle Zhou looked at Xia Lu, shocked and sad, "Where are the children? Why didn't the two children come? And you, how did you get yourself into this state?"

Xia Lu was the most beautiful girl on Qinhuai Street back then, but now, she has white hair and looks listless.

Xia Lu smiled and said, "Why do you have that expression? What have I done to you? I didn't bring them here. The thing I want to tell you can't be known to that child."

Uncle Zhou felt a little sad. "If I had known you were living like this here, I would never have let you go. Jiang Ke would have been heartbroken if he saw it."

"Why don't you take the children and go to Qin City with me."

"No." Xia Lu refused directly: "You are busy enough now. You will die in a few years. You remember Jiang Ke and my kindness, but it doesn't mean your son and daughter-in-law will remember it. I am a woman with two children living with you. If your daughter-in-law has any misunderstanding, it will tarnish my reputation. I came here to ask you a favor."

Uncle Zhou had a toothache, "You stinky girl, you are still as outspoken as ever. What's the matter?"

Xia Lu took out a letter, "This..."

"I don't feel comfortable giving it to anyone else."

"Why don't you give it to your parents-in-law..."

"My parents-in-law are nice people, but they are the parents-in-law of the fifth branch of the Qin family, not just my parents-in-law." Xia Lu said, "There are two letters in total. One is for you. You can open it after returning to Qin City. After you open the other one, you will know that it is related to my two children. Keep it well."

Uncle Zhou said solemnly, "Don't worry, if you don't want to go to Qin City with me, and you are afraid that it will damage your reputation, why don't I take one of the two children away?"

Xia Lu refused and said, "Without a father and a brother, it's just right for the two sisters to depend on each other. It's not good to separate them by force. The concubine can become the power of the curse, and the curse can protect the concubine! You have to be willing to take care of them for me in secret. By the way..."

"Old man, do you have any connections in Yangcheng?"

"What's wrong?"

"There is a child named Zhuang Mingshou. He may cause some trouble. If you have connections, see if you can find connections to help me save his life at a critical moment. He is my adopted son. If you can do it, do it. If you can't, don't force yourself. You are already a lot of years old. Don't try to show off." Xia Lu said.

"Okay, I'll take note of it." Uncle Zhou took note of it seriously. He felt very guilty now. He hoped that Xia Lu would make more requests to reduce his guilt for not keeping his promise. He carefully suggested, "Xia Lu, Jiang Ke has been gone for a few years. You are alone and your children have grown up. You haven't thought about it... Otherwise, I will introduce you to a few good boys. They are all good boys picked out of a million! And they are handsome, tall, and have good figures." He said tentatively.

"Okay." Xia Lu agreed immediately.

Uncle Zhou was delighted.

Xia Lu said cheerfully, "If you can find someone who treats me as well as Jiang Ke, who gives me ninety-nine out of a hundred yuan, who drinks the soup while I eat the meat buns, who carries me through puddles on rainy days to keep my shoes from getting wet, who washes and combs my hair, who cries like a baby when I'm sick, I have no objection."