Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 377 - 217 Meeting_2

Chapter 377: Chapter 217 Meeting_2

Qian Yijin realized it was time to kowtow to their father. Seeing his sister standing still in the distance, staring blankly without any intention of kowtowing, he walked over and pulled her, saying, "Sister, you must be too happy to think straight. Dad’s back, let’s kowtow to dad."

Qian Yixiu was pulled by him to Qian Manjiang’s side but did not kneel; instead, she asked, "You claim to be my dad, then why have you circled near the back of the Capital City Splendid Shop several times, and even entered the Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop twice? Why didn’t you acknowledge me?"

Seeing Qian Manjiang looking at her in disbelief, she continued, "The monkey I raised is the Spirit Monkey; it noticed someone was secretly surveilling our home, it naturally had to inform me. And each time you came, it would tell me."

Having thought it over, Qian Manjiang then said with a smile, "That’s right, dad had a mission on him, and it was not appropriate to recognize his daughter in Capital City."

Qian Yixiu sneered and asked, "So, having another woman is also part of your mission?"

Qian Manjiang quickly shook his head denying, "Daughter, you misunderstood your dad, dad doesn’t have another woman."

Qian Yixiu wanted to ask about that woman, but she feared upsetting her young mother, so she restrained herself and decided to ask him privately later.

She then inquired, "You haven’t returned home for so many years, why come back all of a sudden now?"

Qian Manjiang’s eyes reddened again, and he said, "I saw your mother’s embroidered screen at the embroidery shop and heard what you said; I couldn’t bear it any longer. If I didn’t come back to see you all now, I think I might have died. After consulting Shangfeng and due to some other reasons, I was allowed to return."

Qian Yixiu let out a cold laugh before asking, "Why did you take the fall for that person? Was it for wealth and honor?"

Qian Manjiang hadn’t expected his daughter to ask so many questions, each sharper than the last. Nodding hesitantly, he said, "Yes, that was part of the reason."

Tears filled Qian Yixiu’s eyes as she asked again, "Do you think that wealth and honor are more important than your family, your parents, wife, and children?"

Qian Manjiang quickly shook his head, denying, "No, that’s not it."

Qian Yixiu took a step forward and looked into his eyes, saying, "If that’s not the case, why didn’t you come home immediately after the war? Why did you go to prison for that wealth and honor? Did you ever think that your family is not like others? Your father is disabled, your mother is gentle, your sister is still young, your wife naive. With such a family and a baby who’s crying for food, how did you expect them to survive?"

At this point, Qian Yixiu’s tears fell freely as she thought of the hardships endured by the family and the little Xiu who had passed away.

Wiping her tears, she continued, "Moreover, your wife is exceedingly beautiful. Do you know how hard it was to protect her from harm in such a crumbling household? Have you ever thought, with every day you delayed returning home, your wife was in more danger, and the family faced greater difficulties? You went to prison, and because of that, you became an official in Capital City. Did you ever consider what kind of changes might have occurred in the household over such a long time? Eleven years without a word from you, not a penny sent home. Grandpa nearly lost his life several times; grandma’s hair turned grey prematurely; my little aunt’s hands became as rough as an old woman’s; my brother, at just over a year old, was left to scrounge for food in the neighbors’ homes; little Xiu—before I was six, I never knew what it felt like to have a full stomach... Did you ever think about the many crisis this family has faced over these eleven years?"

As Qian Yixiu cried and accused, Qian Sangui and Qian Yijin also shed tears, while Lady Wu and Cheng Yue outright sobbed.

Qian Manjiang, both heartbroken and ashamed, said through his tears, "Xiu, dad was thoughtless... some things indeed were beyond dad’s control. Actually, these years, dad has occasionally asked others to check on the family. Hearing that there were no issues at home, I was reassured. Indeed, I never imagined you were living in such hardship. Now, fortunately, nothing is wrong at home, and dad has become an official. I will seek Imperial decrees for your grandmother and mother soon, to ensure you live well..."

Qian Yixiu flatly rejected, "We don’t need your help now, everything turned out fine. My brother is a great scholar; he will surely secure an Imperial decree for my grandmother and mother. Our days are already getting better; we even opened a shop in Capital City; we don’t rely on your official salary. My mother sold a piece of embroidery for three thousand taels of gold; you probably won’t earn that much in your entire life. The hardest days are behind us, so why bother coming back?"