Chapter 237 Sadness
Qin Huiyin went over and when she saw Xia Ruwan getting out of the carriage, her eyes were full of shock.
"What's wrong with you?"
Compared to last time, she lost at least ten pounds.
Xia Ruwan was originally a slender girl. Now she was even thinner, her body so thin that it seemed like a gust of wind could blow it away, and her face was so thin that it was unrecognizable.
Xia Ruwan's eyes were red and she wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"What's wrong?" Qin Huiyin quickly pulled her inside. "It's too cold here, let's go inside and talk."
Shu Hui felt sorry for Xia Ruwan: "The young lady has not eaten or drunk for several days. If it weren't for me mentioning you, Miss Qin, I'm afraid the young lady would still be locked up in the room."
"What happened?" Qin Huiyin asked Xia Ruwan to sit down.
As soon as Xia Ruwan entered the room, she noticed that it was very warm, and there was no brazier in sight. She looked around curiously and touched the kang under her.
"Why is your house so warm?"
"When I built my new house, I dug a lot of ventilation ducts at home. As long as the fire in the kitchen is not extinguished, the whole house will be warm."
"This is a really clever idea. You are such a smart girl." Xia Ruwan said.
Qin Huiyin moved the small stove over and boiled tea and roasted peanuts directly on the stove.
"Shuhui said you haven't eaten or drunk anything for a few days. Are you still not eating now?" Qin Huiyin asked.
“I haven’t eaten yet!”
"Then sit here for a while. I'll make you a bowl of porridge. You haven't eaten for a few days. You can't eat greasy food suddenly. You must nourish your stomach with some porridge first."
Xia Ruwan was bored, so she followed her to the kitchen.
When she saw the space in the kitchen, she said, "Your kitchen is bigger than my kitchen."
"We have a large family and often entertain friends. Most importantly, I like to cook, so I need a lot of tools, and a big kitchen is required to accommodate them all."
Tang Yi smiled and came in with a bucket, saying, "Sister, we caught some fish. Can we have grilled fish for lunch?"
"Are you craving grilled fish?" Qin Huiyin took the bucket from his hand. "Okay, I'll make it for you at noon. Your fish came just in time, I'll make fish porridge for Sister Wan'er."
Only then did Tang Yixiao realize Xia Ruwan's existence.
"Miss Xia." He greeted her politely.
Xia Ruwan bowed generously: "Young Master Tang."
She knew that the Tang family had a 'young master', so she called him the little young master.
It was the first time Tang Yixiao heard such a "grand" address and felt a little uncomfortable.
"Second sister, I'm going to help eldest sister. She's still catching fish."
"We can't eat too much, so don't catch too much."
"We can give it to the villagers! We just dug a hole in the ice and the fish jumped out by itself. It didn't take much effort."
Qin Huiyin smiled and said, "Okay, be careful with the ice. Some places are weak and may not be able to bear your weight. If you fall, your body will not be able to bear it."
Xia Ruwan looked at Tang Yi enviously as he left with a smile: "Your family is so nice."
"If you like our home, come often. We are very hospitable." Qin Huiyin said as she started to kill the fish. "Stay away, be careful of splashing water on you."
"It's okay. I just want to talk to you." Xia Ruwan said, "Last time you suggested that I ask Doctor Wei to see my mother, but the truth is the result I least want to see. My mother's illness is not a disease, but someone poisoned her. I thoroughly investigated the Xia family and found many traitors. I investigated and investigated, guess what I found?"
"Is it related to your father?"
"Look, even you, an outsider, knew it, but I blinded myself and refused to believe this terrible fact."
Qin Huiyin asked as she sliced the fish: "When we first met, it happened to be because your father had an affair with Liu. At that time, you acted very calmly. I thought you had seen through it a long time ago and would not be affected by your scumbag father."
"Bad dad? These two words really suit him. Of course I know what kind of man he is, but I didn't expect him to be so cruel that he actually wanted to kill my mother." Xia Ruwan said, "He originally had nothing, but after becoming the Xia family's son-in-law, he can get whatever he wants. Even if he has no feelings for my mother, he shouldn't be so cruel!"
"A man who betrayed his wife, do you still expect him to be reliable in other aspects?"
"You're right. I underestimated human nature."
"How is your mother now?"
"Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and the medicine prescribed by Doctor Wei was very effective. Her condition has improved a lot. However, she concealed this matter, and my father still thinks he has won the victory. He is waiting to collect my mother's body and then swallow up the Xia family's property. I have almost thought about what will happen to me after things have come to this point."
"You haven't eaten or drunk anything these past few days because you can't accept that your father would kill you and your mother for his property. You still held out a glimmer of hope for him, but now that hope is gone." Qin Huiyin said, "Your father certainly won't mind if you don't eat or drink, but if your mother knew, she'd probably be worried again. Our bodies are our most important assets in this world. With our bodies, we have hope. Without our bodies, everything is gone. You've lost your mind this time. But it's okay, you can relax in the village, I'll play with you for a few days, and those monsters and demons won't be able to get into your heart."
"good."
Shu Hui exhaled lightly: "That's great, my young lady finally listens to others. Miss Qin, you don't know that my young lady has been like a walking corpse these days."
"Your young lady is omnipotent in your eyes. However, she is also an ordinary woman with flesh and blood, and she also gets sad sometimes. There is another reason, that is, now is the time for the New Year holiday, and every household is harmonious and happy, only Xiazhuang is cold and deserted, the father is not a father, the daughter is not a daughter, the husband is not a husband, and the wife is not a wife. This will magnify the emptiness and grief in her heart, making her body and mind more prone to collapse than usual. If it were a different time period, your young lady might not be so fragile."
Xia Ruwan hugged Qin Huiyin.
"Sister Wan'er, I'm filleting the fish, be careful not to burn you."
"You are simply a worm in my stomach. You know everything I am thinking. You are so smart, but you must not become my enemy in the future."
"We are partners, how can we become enemies? Unless one day you are dishonest and want to eat all the food by yourself, so you kick me out. Then it will affect my ability to make money, so don't blame me for turning hostile!"
"You are such a money-grubber. My Xia family has so many businesses, and we still need something like you? Let's make a deal, we will always be sisters, and you are not allowed to scheme against me like others do."
"I'm plotting against you. I'm plotting against you to eat more fish porridge to nourish your body. Look at how you look now, you're even more like a refugee than a refugee." Qin Huiyin looked disgusted. "I'll take care of you these few days and get your flesh back before we go back to the city."
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