Chapter 40 Madam Yang Arrives
Su Yanli will be on duty at the Imperial College tomorrow. I wonder how the concubine's affairs are going? Cheng Yingzhen hurriedly went to greet him, "Sir——"
Su Ruojin noticed that her father had a smile on his face, "Dad, is it done?"
Su Yanli brushed off the dust on his outer robe, took the child from his wife's hand, and said with a smile, "Go in first."
The first month of the lunar year had not yet passed. The sun was setting and the corridor had become cold and gloomy. Su Yanli carried the child and his family into the bedroom with the fire pot. Cheng Yingzhen looked at him expectantly, "Sir..."
He just smiled and said, "This afternoon, Wan Shi has sent Auntie to Yueshui Temple outside the city. I heard the news and asked someone to follow her quietly. It should be fine."
When she heard that her aunt had finally left the tortured Cheng family, she couldn't help but cover her face and cry, "My poor aunt... Aunt..." At this moment, Cheng Yingzhen wished she could go to Yueshui Temple outside the city to see her aunt immediately.
Su Yanli put his son in the cradle, turned around and hugged his wife who was crying with her hands covering her mouth, and patted her back gently, "Don't worry, I've used the money, and that person will secretly take care of Auntie."
Although Su Ruojin had never seen her aunt and had no idea what had happened to her after being tortured by Mrs. Wan, she had seen Mrs. Xu torture her son's concubine when she rented a house from Mrs. Xu the year before last. The woman, who was in her early twenties, was tortured to death until she fainted and hit her head on the well. Mrs. Xu's family refused to let her see or eat, and she died within two days. They rolled her up in a straw mat and threw her into a mass grave.
Su Ruojin pulled her mother's clothes to comfort her: "Don't cry, mother. Wait until father has a day off, and then we can go out of town to see my aunt."
With the help of her husband and daughter, Cheng Yingzhen finally felt better. "When the time comes, Ah Jin, you must make more delicious food for your aunt."
"That's for sure." Su Ruojin stretched out her hand and pulled out the small golden lock from her neck. "When I was born, my aunt secretly sent someone to give me a golden lock. I will always remember my aunt's kindness!"
It was not easy for a slave concubine to save money and give a gold lock to her granddaughter under Mrs. Wan's nose. If the door of the Cheng family was a little easier to enter, she could go back to the Cheng Mansion with her mother to see her mother-in-law. But Mrs. Wan locked the door of the Cheng Mansion like an iron barrel. If a concubine wanted to see her biological mother, she had to bring gifts and cash. The Su family was struggling to make ends meet, so how could they afford to knock on the door of the Cheng family?
Su Yanli persuaded again: "Now it's finally all right. Auntie is out, and we have some money in our hands. We can send her some food and clothes every now and then, and life will slowly get better."
"I'll buy it myself."
"Then use you." Su Yanli advised her, "Besides, we can't let Mrs. Wan find out. Once she finds out that Auntie is suffering in Yueshui Temple, won't she be taken to the mansion and tortured again?"
"Then..." Cheng Yingzhen couldn't help but cover her mouth and cry again, "Auntie is suffering..."
Alas, it seems that mother needs father to coax her for a while. Su Ruojin took Su Sanlang out of her parents' bedroom and said, "Come on, sister will take you to the study to study with big brother."
When he heard about reading, Su Sanlang shook his sister's arm in protest, "No, I want to eat fried taro strips, best with bubble milk tea."
Isn't it a perfect match! I didn't expect this little brat to be such a good eater! I just wonder when she can open a small shop to sell bubble tea, taro sticks, and of course her favorite fried chicken, which is simply the best fried fast food!
As night falls, the cold wind blows through the alley, dispersing the New Year atmosphere. The alley is silent, with only the occasional barking of dogs making the night seem even colder.
The Su family had already had dinner. Su Yanli was in the study room as usual, reviewing what he had learned during the day with his son. Su Ruojin was sitting in the armchair beside the desk, yawning as she listened to Su Dalang reciting answers to Su Yanli's questions.
For the first half quarter of an hour, she listened very seriously, but as she listened... she began to nod her head and rest her chin on her hand. The father and son saw it but pretended not to notice. Every time they asked her to go to bed early like Sanlang, she refused and insisted on listening here. She fell asleep after listening for a few sentences.
Su Yanli shook his head and sighed, then held his daughter in his arms and patted her on the back while continuing to test his older son's homework. It was not that Su Yanli wanted to force his older son to study late, but his older son had the inner motivation and was willing to learn. As a father, he had no other skills but this little knowledge, so as long as his son needed it, he would teach him everything he knew.
Su Ruojin was drooling in her father's arms and dreaming. In her dream, she opened a fried chicken and milk tea shop. The business was booming and she made too much money to count, haha...
Ha ha……
Su Dalang, who was explaining the meaning of the text, looked at his sister who was laughing in her sleep: ...
Su Yanli frowned and looked down. Seeing his daughter's dreamy smile, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He could only shake his head and said, "An'er, we'll stop here today. You should also go to bed quickly."
"Yes, Dad." Su Dalang's efforts were ruined by his sister, so he had to take a shower and go to bed.
Su Yanli sent his daughter to the bedroom. Mother Dong had already warmed the bed for her. She took the child from her master and said, "Go to sleep, my Lord. I'll take care of the rest."
Su Yanli nodded, "Mom, go to bed early too."
"Okay." Mother Dong nodded with a smile. After the male host left, she washed the young lady's feet and wiped her hands. After everything was done, she finally put the young lady, who had become as soft as a ball, into the warm bed. The child did not open her eyes throughout the whole process.
Mother Dong felt both amused and distressed. She sold breakfast outside and had to prepare things to sell the next day when she came back. The three meals a day at home were basically taken care of by this child. She also had to prepare extra delicious food for her mother, elder brother and younger brother. She was busy all day long, and when she relaxed at night, she slept like a pig.
Su Ruojin had a wonderful dream all night and was so tired that she couldn't get up the next day.
Su Yanli and his wife thought their daughter was sick, and they were so scared that he didn't go to work and wanted to ask a doctor. Su Ruojin almost raised her hand and swore, and his father went to work half-believingly.
Cheng Yingzhen would never let her daughter do housework. She let her daughter rest and she took care of the housework herself.
Well, Su Ruojin thought to herself that she would just take Sunday as a day off, and closed her eyes and took a nap again.
When I woke up and walked out of the bedroom, I found that Mrs. Yang from the right house was actually sitting in my main room.
"lady?"
Yang Si Niang ran over and whispered to her mysteriously, "My mother likes your pearl milk tea and wants to cooperate with you to open a milk tea shop."
Su Ruojin: ...A beautiful dream is about to become reality? She blinked hard. Is Madam Yang so discerning about fashion?
But what kind of cooperation is this? 28... 37... or 46?
She walked into the main hall with a feeling of joy and indescribable emotion, and greeted Madam Yang sweetly, "Ajin greets Madam!"
"Oh, we are all neighbors, Ajin, you don't need to be so polite." Madam Yang took Su Ruojin's hand and smiled at Cheng Yingzhen, "I heard from Arong that if you tell Ajin about your ideas, he can cook them into a delicious dish. Our Ajin has a talent for food!"
(End of this chapter)
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