C55 (1/2)

Cui Hua had guessed her intentions the moment her mother raised her hand. Thus, at the last moment, not only did she extend her hand to stop her mother's hand, but when her mother was preparing to use her other hand to cover the smack earlier, she took half a step back first and then said: ”Mother, I am still a servant of Xu Family.

”Mother, if you can afford to pay me silver, then please do it today. After that, I cannot work for Third Young Master, someone will definitely come to you to compensate you.” Cui Hua was well aware of her mother's personality, and her two sentences stabbed right into her heart.

Seeing that her mother did not make a sound and her hand had slowly lowered itself, Cui Hua then glanced at the bolt by her mother's side and said, ”I am your sister. Even though I am not your eldest sister, I am still your elder sister.” After saying that, Cui Hua didn't bother to look at her mother and Yu Zizi anymore, and directly passed between the two of them and left with big strides.

Only after Cui Hua had walked a distance away did she hear the words of Lei Gumo, who was behind him, scolding her mother anxiously and even scolding her mother.

After she shook her head, Cui Hua also started to worry.

When she was six years old, she had actually left home to work and feed herself. However, the previous owner of the house was not well, and only until nine years ago when Xu Family came, did a kind aunt introduce her to Xu Family for work.

Nine years into the Xu Family, although the work before was hard, but he was still able to eat his fill everyday.

Furthermore, she was being highly valued by the Third Young Master and was being trusted by the Third Madame. She really liked her current life, but what if her ten-year contract was filled at the beginning of next year?

When Cui Hua returned to the Shihuan Courtyard with a heavy heart, Xu Jun and Xu Jie had already left. Seeing Cui Hua return, Xu Shiqiu was just about to ask her how she came back so late, but when she raised his head, she just so happened to notice the worry on her face.

”You actually have something to worry about with your temper?” After Xu Shiqiu said this, he saw that Cui Hua had raised her head in embarrassment, and immediately continued: ”What's wrong? What happened to you today that made you so afraid to speak? ”

”Third Young Master, today this servant did encounter an incident.” As Cui Hua spoke, she took a few steps towards Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu, ”This servant has thought about it along the way, and felt that I should still tell you, but this servant does not know how to start.”

”It's fine, just say what you want to say.” Before Xu Shiqiu even had the chance to speak, Dong Shu had already spoken first. After he finished speaking, she added: ”You have been in Shihuan Courtyard for a period of time.

Hearing Young Girl say such words, Xu Shiqiu also nodded.

After hearing Dong Shu's words and hearing Xu Shiqiu's reaction, Cui Hua finally dared to speak.

”This servant went to town today to inquire about the old Elementary Scholar's matters. After half a day, I have finally determined that the old Elementary Scholar meets the Young Master's requirements.” Just as I was about to return, I met the servant's mother and brother at the entrance of the teahouse. ” As Cui Hua said this, she let out a sigh and continued, ”When Little Brother saw that I had money for tea, he wanted me to ask me for money to buy him some meat buns. I wasn't willing to give it to him, so Little Brother and Little Mother wanted to take it away.”

”Hmm? They actually dare to take action and rob us? ” Xu Shiqiu had never seen Cui Hua's mother and brother, but after he was certain that Cui Hua was left behind in Shihuan Courtyard, he asked around about the matters of the Cui Hua family.

Cui Hua first nodded her head, then said: ”Yes, even though they did not manage to snatch the servant away, she still gave them a slap in the face.” As she spoke, Cui Hua even brought her face that had been slapped closer to Dong Shu's. After confirming that Dong Shu had seen it clearly, he continued. ”Madam, you don't know, it's been over three years since I last saw my mother. I don't like her. She's only given birth to three girls in a row, and we three sisters aren't even able to eat our fill at home. We still have to do a lot of things every day.

My elder sister was even sold to a cripple when she was thirteen. It was because my younger brother wanted to eat meat that day, but she didn't have the money to buy meat, so she sold her elder sister. The last time he had heard news from his elder sister, it seemed like she had died from a loss of her appetite and a broken bun had been buried.

I've been working outside for a long time to feed myself, and yet I dared to resist, so I'm still alive and well. But the third sister of the family, I know, a fifteen-year-old girl, looking at her younger brother who is not even thirteen yet, all she does is work all day.

”I think my mother kept Third Sister all this time. She probably planned to sell her brother off when they get married. That way, she would have the money to give him a marriage.”

This was the first time Cui Hua mentioned these things, so Dong Shu did not know about any of these things.

Just as they were about to speak up, they saw Cui Hua continuing: ”The reason I'm saying this is to tell Third Young Master and Madam that my home is really not good, so when the time for my contract ends next year, can Third Young Master think of a way to keep me here? ”I don't need silver coins. As long as I can eat my fill and wear clothes, I will serve Madame for the rest of my life. In the future, I will continue to serve young gongzi.”

Cui Hua's personality had always been straightforward, and he wouldn't keep his thoughts to himself. After she directly revealed her thoughts, Xu Shiqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

”I understand what you mean. You don't want to go home, because you haven't lived at home since you were young. Also, your mother is not well, so you don't want to go home, so you don't want to go back.” Xu Shiqiu saw that after he finished speaking, Cui Hua nodded continuously, held back his laughter, and continued to speak: ”Alright, I will report this to Mother. There will definitely be someone by Mother's side who can take care of this matter.”