Qiao Chu exited the study, and Qiao Xiaofu and his two younger brothers and sisters sat across from Yao Cuiliu.
The two little ones, one on the left and one on the right, held onto their sister's sleeves tightly, but Qiao Xiaofu had already adjusted his mood and looked at his mother opposite: "What do you want to do when you come to the capital?"
Yao Cuiliu opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say.
"You want money, I'll give it to you. How much do you want?" Qiao Xiaofu's voice was very cold.
Yao Cuiliu was greatly stimulated today. She had heard it so many times from other people's ears, but it was not as clear as seeing it with her own eyes.
Looking at her eldest daughter, who was dressed in brocade clothes, pearl earrings, and exquisitely dressed but with a cold expression, her heart ached.
Qiao Chu's words hit her heart like a whip: Xiaofu said that she wanted to support her younger brothers and sisters, so she had to work hard to make money, so her small body supported Tianxiangfang, which made a lot of money every day.
"Xiaofu, I'm not..." Yao Cuiliu's tone was inexplicably weak.
"I don't allow you to go to my father. Ever since you went to be someone's concubine, you have nothing to do with my father. If you must be raised by someone, I will raise you." Qiao Xiaofu didn't even bother to beat around the bush with Yao Cuiliu and directly
So he threw out his trump card.
"But you three were born to me and him, how can you say it doesn't matter?" Yao Cuiliu was unconvinced now and tried to persuade Qiao Xiaofu.
Qiao Xiaofu glanced at Yao Cuiliu, with contempt in his eyes: "You are not the only mother-in-law who has lost a man in Qiaojia Village. Sun Qiaoniang did not leave her mother-in-law to remarry; Second Mistress Qiao also raised four children single-handedly; she is the remarried flower.
Auntie, she also waited five years for her child to get married before she left... But you couldn't bear it for half a year."
"I..." Yao Cuiliu wanted to say that it was too difficult for her, but she knew that those people Qiao Xiaofu mentioned had a much harder life than her!
"When you left, we still had thirty-five-five taels and eight cents of money. As a family, we can live frugally for two or three years without any problem."
"But you didn't want to. Not only did you run away, but you also took away all the thirty-five taels and eight cents of the family's money, leaving not even a single coin. Have you never thought about how we three sisters can survive?"
Yao Cuiliu lowered his head in embarrassment, not daring to look at the shocked and disbelieving eyes of the two little ones.
Qiao Xiaofu and Qiao Chu both knew what happened back then, but the two younger ones were too young, so they didn't tell the younger ones about Yao Cuiliu.
This was also the first time the two little ones knew that their mother had actually done such a thing!
There are some things that you can self-hypnotize when doing, giving yourself enough excuses, but Yao Cuiliu still feels embarrassed when being exposed like this in front of his face.
Seeing his mother in such embarrassment in front of him, Qiao Xiaofu didn't feel proud, nor did he feel happy to express his feelings. He only felt chills in his heart and his fingers were trembling.
"So, if you want to live a prosperous life, I can satisfy you by asking a servant to take care of you and give you silks, fine clothes and food." Qiao Xiaofu's request was very clear.
But Yao Cuiliu obviously didn't just want to do this. After being silent for a while, she still said: "I want to meet your father."
Qiao Xiaofu was dejected: "Xiaolu, Xiaoshou, let's go."
Yao Cuiliu was a little confused: "Is your father's newly married stepmother so nice? Why do you want to protect her like this?"
Qiao Xiaofu held a small one with one hand and looked back at Yao Cuiliu: "It's not that my stepmother is great, but I think that a heartless person like you is not worthy of my father."
Yao Cuiliu's complexion turned pale instantly.
Qiao Chu had already asked someone to tell Qiao Ancheng.
Because Liang Ruozhu was pregnant with a child, and for the safety of the child, Qiao Ancheng had been living next door with Liang Ruozhu these days. As soon as Qiao Chu came here, he had already come over.
When the three children came out, Qiao Chu motioned for him to go in.
In the end, it is a matter between the two of them. No matter what others say, they can't get around them.
Seeing the man who once wore coarse cloth, now standing in front of him in a brocade robe and a jade crown, with a tall body and familiar facial features, Yao Cuiliu cried on the spot!
I regret it!
Qiao Ancheng also had mixed feelings in his heart. He saw Yao Cuiliu crying, but he did not step forward to comfort her. He just sat two feet away opposite her and watched her cry.
The more Yao Cuiliu cried, the colder her heart became. She raised her head with tears in her eyes: "Your heart is hardened. Seeing me crying like this, you can't help but comfort me..."
Qiao Ancheng lowered his head and saw that he was picking his fingers unconsciously. He smiled helplessly: "I am married now. My wife has a child in her belly. I have to be responsible for her and the child and cannot make them sad."
"Then you still have feelings for me, don't you?" Yao Cuiliu's eyes lit up and she looked at Qiao Ancheng with stern eyes.
Qiao Ancheng raised his head helplessly, with memories in his eyes and a clear sense of reality: "Ever since I learned that you left your child to be a concubine for someone else, I tried to let go of you. Now, I live a good life."
Yao Cuiliu: "I..." I had no choice but to do it.
I feel embarrassed to say this after all.
She was also afraid that Qiao Ancheng would say to her face that she left her children and took more than thirty taels of silver to become a concubine...
My face hurts too much and I don’t want to be hit.
"No matter whether the children support it or not, and whether my wife agrees or not, I will never let you in again."
Qiao Ancheng was so decisive that he directly sealed Yao Cuiliu's mouth.
"If you can't survive and want to find someone to rely on, Xiaofu can support you. Now that she has money, she can give you a prosperous life." After Qiao Ancheng finished speaking, he took a deep look at Yao Cuiliu, stood up and left.
"Dajiang..." Yao Cuiliu shouted in a trembling voice.
This is the tone that Yao Cuiliu would occasionally shout when the couple were in bed.
Qiao Anguo actually trembled.
However, after just trembling for a moment, Qiao Ancheng sighed: "Stop using any other means. Once something is done, it can no longer be treated as if it never happened."
Just like you took the initiative to be a concubine for someone, just like you gave up living with Xiaofu and the others again before.
"You have brought too much harm to the children. Don't do it again. Live your life in a down-to-earth manner." Qiao Ancheng advised.
"I am willing to be your concubine, or a concubine!" Yao Cuiliu shouted in despair.
"No. I can't break my wife's heart. I will never take a concubine or take in an extramarital wife in this life." Qiao Ancheng decided to leave. Yao Cuiliu sat in the study with a heartbroken heart, not knowing what to do.
A maid arranged by Qiao Xiaofu came over: "Madam, why don't you go take a bath?"
Yao Cuiliu followed him into the clean room in a trance, where the maid was waiting to bathe, change clothes and comb her hair.
When warm and comfortable clothes were put on and the fragrant food was placed on the table, Yao Cuiliu came to his senses in a daze: "Am I eating here alone? I'm not eating with Xiaofu and the others?"
"Today Tianxiangfang is closed for the Chinese New Year. The owner invited the waiters and technicians to have dinner together. The owner said that he will let you eat here alone."
Yao Cuiliu was indeed very hungry, so she only hesitated for a moment before devouring her food.
When she was full, she put on the big cloak she had put aside and walked gently to the front yard.
In the hall in the front yard, Qiao Xiaofu was sitting next to Qiao Chu, standing to toast everyone. His bright smile and bold and heroic aura made Yao Cuiliu look very strange.
Since when did my eldest daughter become like this...
Did it start when Xiaofu wanted to take on the responsibility of taking care of his younger siblings after he abandoned the three sisters? He was less than ten years old...