Chapter 82 - Chapter 82: Chapter 82: No More Connection (1/2)
Chapter 82: Chapter 82: No More Connection
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“Since you’ve made up your mind, I respect your decision, but it’s not just up to you, your family must agree as well.”
“Miss Su, don’t worry. The silver from selling myself is more than for just working, my stepmother will surely agree, and as long as my stepmother agrees, my father will too,” said Jin Qiao. Yet, her words were filled with deep sorrow and helplessness. In this era that values sons over daughters, a woman’s fate is already unpredictable, let alone a girl who lives under a stepmother without her birth mother—it’s even tougher.”
Mrs. Liu Jin, standing by and listening, shed tears but didn’t counter Jin Qiao’s words. If her big brother truly had the resolve to protect his niece, it wouldn’t have come to this point. What a hard life for the child. “Why put yourself through this, child? Just keep working slowly; there’s always a way.”
“Miss Su, I am resolved, and I won’t regret it. I only ask for Miss Su to grant my request,” Jin Qiao said, kowtowing several times to Su Wenyue, hitting her head until it reddened.
“Alright, if that’s the case, go home and explain the situation, then bring your father here to sign the contract.”
Seeing the matter progress to this point, Mrs. Liu Jin knew she couldn’t stop it, and deep down she acknowledged the truth in her niece’s words. At least this was better than being beaten to death at home by the stepmother; it was still a way to live. Seeing that Miss Su was kind-hearted and the Su Family had a good reputation, perhaps her niece would have a good future.
As a member of Mrs. Liu’s mother’s family, she knew a bit about the Han Family’s affairs, aware that little Xiao Xi had previously been a servant in the Su Mansion under a death contract. Now she had redeemed herself and was rather esteemed by Miss Su and Han Yu. Xiao Xi now assisted Miss Su in her affairs quite splendidly. If Jin Qiao were loyal and served her master well, she too might have such a fortune. In reality, a servant’s future depended on the master’s wishes.
“This… I am a bit embarrassed to say it, but with my big brother’s household situation, I have no idea how the stepmother might mistreat Qiao Qiao if she returns. Is there a place for Qiao Qiao to stay for the night? I’ll bring my big brother over tomorrow to sign the contract and settle everything,” Mrs. Liu Jin said, feeling somewhat embarrassed but left without options. With Qiao Qiao unable to return to her father’s house, and her own home too cramped, there was no other choice.
“This…” Su Wenyue was inclined to agree, yet with Yang Juxiang and her daughter staying in the Han Family, there truly were no spare rooms left in the house.
“Sister-in-law, it’s not that Fourth Daughter-in-law is being stingy and refuses you. It’s just that we really don’t have any spare rooms. The only room we could free up is where those two mother and daughter are staying now. You’ve seen for yourself how arrogant they are; it’s absolutely impossible for them to agree to let Qiao Qiao stay with them. Perhaps you should consider some other solution,” Mrs. Liu hurriedly explained, since she had asked the Fourth Daughter-in-law for help and couldn’t impose on her too much.
Mrs. Liu Jin was at a loss for what to do. “How, how should we arrange this? You don’t know how cruel Qiao Qiao’s stepmother is, taking advantage of the fact that she gave my big brother a son, without any scruples. In just these few days, Qiao Qiao has accumulated even more new scars.”