Chapter 31 - Chapter 31: Chapter 31: This is Fate (2/2)
Su Wenyue cared deeply for Xiao Xi, this foolish girl, who willingly left behind the comfortable life at the Su family to suffer hardships with her at the Han Family.
“I thought that bowing earnestly would convince the Master and his wife of my sincerity. Don’t worry, Miss, I know my limits. I’ve been tough since childhood; a few bumps won’t hurt me, ” Xiao Xi said cheerfully, dismissing the minor injury, but she felt sorry to have made her Miss worry.
“Miss, I’m a servant girl, I shouldn’t trouble you to tend to my wound. I can handle it myself.”
“Sit still when I tell you to sit, don’t move, it will be over soon,” Su Wenyue insisted as she cleaned Xiao Xi’s wound, then took out wound medicine from her box brought from her mother’s family and applied it to Xiao Xi, which was unnecessary for such a minor injury to bandage.
Xiao Xi, seeing that she was finished, wanted to help in the Kitchen, but Su Wenyue held her back, “I’m not stopping you from working. Given the situation in the Han Family, you won’t be able to avoid working anyway. But you’ve injured yourself, and there’s no hurry for just this moment. Instead, we need to worry about where you’ll sleep tonight; we’ll likely have to tidy up ourselves.”
“No problem, cleaning up the room is a small task, easily done. I can manage it by myself without troubling you, Miss. That really isn’t the sort of task for the Miss, who’s been so pampered bv the Master and his wife. I can’t bear to see you endure such hardships now, ” Xiao Xi insisted.
“Enough, no need to feel sorry for me; days like these won’t last long. Let’s just bear it for a while, and I’m sure we’ll have better Days ahead.”
Counting on Han Yu to achieve immediate success was not yet feasible, but if the Han Family divided their household, they would eat what they desired, do what they wanted, no longer stifling themselves. This was not mere wishful thinking from Su Wenyue; indeed, in her previous life, the Han Family did divide, although it was a year away. Time was long, but if she could find a way, it might be possible. Su Wenyue didn’t intend any harm to the Han Family; however, Han Lin and Mrs. Wang were not kind-hearted. They were troublemakers, likely to stir up problems; that might be an angle she could work from.
By this time, Han Yu had moved all the items brought from the Su Family into their room, along with the dowry Su Wenyue had previously brought with her. With so many belongings around, the rather empty Room now seemed somewhat crowded.
There was no rush to sort out all those belongings immediately. After thinking it over, Su Wenyue picked out a few items they would need to pack up, then she took another small package and a jar of wine. With some time left before dinner, it was a good opportunity to visit the Father-in-Law and Mother-in-Law.
“The Fourth Daughter-in-law has arrived, you’re just in time. We’ve something to discuss with you concerning Xiao Xi. Your Dad and I thought of clearing out the storage room next to you and Fourth Child for Xiao Xi to stay. What do you think? The girl’s dress and manner make me believe she’s accustomed to better Days, but ours is the only accommodation we can offer, she’ll have to make do.
So we’ll have just that one extra Room..”