Hua Rujin stuffed the flower cloth parcel back into Mrs. Tao's hand. Thinking of the years she had spent in Shu's school, she took out the five taels of gold from her arms and put them on the parcel, and said with a smile:
"Before, there was a lot of trouble at my grandmother's house. My second aunt took advantage of the money my father brought back for repair work. I just scraped together some money and asked my grandmother to accept it. I have bothered my cousin to run around for me these days. My granddaughter is very grateful. I will definitely repay the favor if I have the opportunity in the future. As for the money my grandmother gave me, my granddaughter took it very seriously. When the family was divided, she returned the money the Dou family compensated to me and my father, so the family can still deal with it for the time being."
Mrs. Tao didn't feel sorry for the money, and she didn't expect this girl to pay back the money she spent studying at the Shu family. Besides, it was none of her business, and she knew the reason for it.
She simply didn't want this girl to pester her grandson anymore, so she pushed the package over again: "Take it."
"Grandma, there's no need to say more. What you owe your family is always a debt, and brothers have to settle the accounts clearly."
Hua Rujin decisively stuffed the package into the arms of the maid beside her, then looked at the carriage outside the door, and said with a warm smile: "Grandma, you can rest assured that the relationship between my cousin and I is just a simple brother and sister. In the past, I I won’t pester him, and I won’t have any quarrel with him in the future.”
Mrs. Tao's eyes darkened and she sighed softly: "I feel relieved when you say this. If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell your grandmother. You also know that your uncle and two cousins really love you."
"Thank you."
Hua Rujin replied: "I won't keep my grandmother."
After all, this old woman is not as easy-going as Shu Jinxuan. She even refuses to step into the yard. There is no need for her to pretend to be enthusiastic and bring trouble to herself.
Mrs. Tao watched her resolutely turn around and walk into the courtyard. He hesitated for a moment. He originally wanted to invite her to his birthday party, but she was a young widow now and was worried that she would no longer be connected with her grandson, so she quickly gave up the idea. He strode back to the carriage.
Shu Jinxuan waited in the carriage for a long time before seeing his grandmother return, and asked anxiously: "Grandma, what did you and your cousin say?"
"What can I say? It's not just the bad things between you two."
Mrs. Tao glared at her grandson angrily: "You are not allowed to come to your uncle's house again in the future, and you are not allowed to see Rujin again."
"Why?"
Shu Jinxuan frowned anxiously: "My uncle and cousin's family are in need of help the most right now. How could I leave their family alone? How can I explain to my elder brother and how can I explain to my dead mother when my grandmother asks me to do this?" Explain?"
"Don't think I don't know your thoughts."
Tao said in a strong tone: "I will leave my words here today. As long as I am alive, you will never marry your cousin."
"What grandma is talking about, my grandson is not thinking about anything else, he just wants to help his uncle's family more."
Shu Jinxuan lowered his head angrily.
Mrs. Tao glared impatiently: "Since you have no other thoughts about hanging out with your cousin all day long, don't you know that there is a lot of trouble at the widow's door?"
"She is not a widow. Today, the prefect has announced the evil deeds of the Dou family in front of the whole city. The Dou family cheated on the marriage and the marriage has been annulled."
Shu Jinxuan raised his head at a loss and complained: "If it weren't for my second aunt who obstructed me and my grandmother who pushed me so hard, why would my cousin be like this? If my grandmother hadn't refused to accept my cousin and asked me to take the exam in Beijing, she Why go to the Dou family to suffer?"
"I know the virtues of your second aunt and grandmother."
Seeing her grandson's aggrieved expression, Mrs. Tao softened her voice, and while instructing the groom to drive the carriage, she taught him earnestly: "It is precisely because of such messy things in their family that we should draw a clear line with the Hua family.
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After thinking for a while, she continued: "It's not that grandma wants to interfere with your marriage, it's just that you are a child who has no integrity all day long. If you can be like your elder brother, I will naturally not care about you. Your mother passed away.
Good morning, my father is someone who doesn’t even know how to plan his own life. If I don’t keep watch for you, one day you will be charmed by a little goblin and do it for your mean grandmother just like your grandfather did.
If everyone rebels and abandons their relatives, the entire Shu family will suffer along with it."
Hearing this, Shu Jinxuan secretly gritted his teeth and said nothing more.
In the final analysis, I am not as capable as my elder brother, so my grandmother has to have a hand in everything I do.
Back then, Hua Shiyin, the eldest cousin in my second uncle's family, was hooking up with my eldest brother all day long, but my grandmother just turned a blind eye. In the end, it was the eldest brother who disagreed.
Now, he and his cousin Rujin were in love, but she came out to stop him, which made me feel depressed just thinking about it.
Thinking of this, he also secretly made up his mind to become famous as soon as possible like Ye Chengguan.
Back in the main room, Hua Rujin was so sleepy that her upper and lower eyelids were fighting.
Although Cai Baiwei and Hua Junnian had gloomy faces, seeing that their daughter was exhausted, they quickly put away their sad faces and asked with a warm smile: "Have you found out everything about the third son of the Dou family?"
"Um."
Hua Rujin took out the divorce letter and confession letter written by Dou Yue and handed them over to them: "From now on, we will have nothing to do with the Dou family."
"That's great."
Cai Baiwei cried with joy. She cried so hard that she took the document and looked through it carefully. While reading, she asked: "Are you hungry? I will go and cook for you."
"I'll take a nap first."
Hua Rujin’s voice was a little weak.
Cai Baiwei wiped away her tears and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, after so many days of hard work, we finally have the result. We will eat again when you wake up."
Seeing that the girl was weak, Hua Junnian hurriedly came over to help her: "Are you okay?"
Hua Rujin shook her head: "It's okay, I'll feel better after a while."
Hua Junnian supported her towards the inner courtyard with distressed feelings. Hua Youen and Hua Muyang looked at the tired sister and did not dare to talk to her. They blinked and followed Hua Junnian to the east wing together.
After helping Hua Rujin to lie down, Hua Junnian asked in a low voice: "Have you returned the money?"
"Um."
Hua Rujin responded softly: "I've paid it all back, and I still have the money I owed Shu Xiu from the past few years."
"Okay, that's good."
Hua Junnian was moved and sad, and took the lead to leave the wing with heavy steps.
The two little cubs stayed in front of my sister, watching her sleep blankly.
Back in the main room, thinking about the words of the old lady of the Shu family, Hua Junnian slapped himself hard on the face several times, and kept cursing: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault."
Then, big tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
Cai Baiwei looked scared and distressed, and quickly came over to comfort her: "Don't say that, you have already done a good job. I can't blame you. I have never complained about you."
Although she has suffered some injustices over the years when she married into the Hua family, she has no regrets.
After all, it was not the words of the matchmaker ordered by his parents, nor the fact that the matchmaker was marrying into the family. She was touched by the fact that he had the courage to separate from that family for the sake of mother and daughter.
Hua Junnian shook his head heavily: "But I failed to keep my promise to protect you mother and daughter, and I almost gave up to Rujin."
Cai Baiwei took the handkerchief and gently wiped away his tears: "It's all in the past, it's all in the past. If it weren't for you, Rujin and I would have died back then. How could we live so long longer? We are content, we are all
Poor man, I don’t want anything, I just hope that our family will never be separated again and can always stay together."
"Yes, I will go to work at the dock tomorrow. The money I save every month should be enough for the family to live on. After a while, we can start the previous business. We don't have to worry about which family. We can always live a good life.