Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 378 - 217 Encounter_3

Chapter 378: Chapter 217 Encounter_3

Qian Yixiu’s last sentence was indeed unconventional, but her family had long since grown accustomed to her outlandish way of speaking.

Cheng Yue, however, could hardly bear it, and said through tears, "Xiu’er, don’t talk like that about Brother Jiang, I’m sure he had no idea we were struggling. It couldn’t have been easy for him out there either, he must have suffered a lot..."

Qian Yixiu stamped her foot and said, "Mother, the people you should be most grateful to in this house are my grandfather, my grandmother, and my Auntie. They’re not related to you by blood, yet they risked their lives to protect you. After so many years of shared hardship and mutual support, we’re the true family. Stop bothering with this man, he’s too selfish. He talks a good game, leaves you with two children and couldn’t care less whether we live or die. All those years he didn’t bother because he couldn’t stand the torment of missing you when he saw the embroidered screen, so he came running back. He always thinks of his own feelings first, without ever considering how we should live our days."

She also said to Qian Manjiang, "General Qian, with your high rank, you’ll surely find a fine lady from the Capital City. Please, go away and stop bothering my mother. She’s too naive and couldn’t compete with others."

Upon hearing her daughter forbidding her from dealing with Qian Manjiang, Cheng Yue cried even harder, saying, "Xiu’er, he’s Brother Jiang, your father, your mother has waited so long for him, how can you drive him away?"

Lady Wu stood up to wipe Qian Yixiu’s tears and consoled, "Quick, stop crying, Xiu’er. It hasn’t been easy for your father out there either. Now that he’s back, let’s live well together."

Qian Sangui said to Qian Manjiang, "I understand why Xiu’er is so upset. You see the family doing well now, but it has only been in the last few years. Xiu’er was lucky; along with Monkey Brother, she stumbled upon some mountain treasures to sell, and that’s how our household gradually prospered. Your wife is beautiful, attracting the attention of many rogues, and it was Jinwa and Xiu’er who came up with ways to prevent misfortune. In previous years, our family has been on the brink of extinction so many times, even though we’ve managed to survive in the end, I don’t even want to speak of the bitterness we’ve faced — it was agony. Those years, I wished for death, but I couldn’t leave this weak family behind. I wondered, ’If I were gone, what would they do?’"

He pulled Qian Yixiu close to his side and said, "Xiu’er is a good girl. Grandfather knows that the household is what it is today largely thanks to Xiu’er’s efforts."

Qian Yixiu then leaned into Qian Sangui’s embrace and began to cry quietly, and Qian Yeejin joined in, hugging both Qian Sangui and Qian Yixiu as they cried together.

Qian Manjiang was overcome with tears too. He stood up and kowtowed to Qian Sangui and Lady Wu, saying, "Your son has been unfilial, causing the family to suffer." He kowtowed again, saying, "Your son thanks the elders, thank you for treating Yueyue like your own."

Lady Wu helped her son stand up, saying, "You’re my son, no matter what. Now that you’ve come back, your mother is happy."

The others tried to persuade the irascible Qian Yixiu to let go of her grudge, and the family gathered around the table to share their affectionate farewells.

As they listened to some of Qian Manjiang’s stories, which he naturally told selectively, people like Qian Sangui felt happy to know that he served in the Imperial Army as an official of the fifth rank, with opportunities to see the Emperor, her Majesty, the Prince, and Ministers. Of course, everyone except Qian Yixiu, who still pouted and occasionally gave Qian Manjiang sideways glances.

Qian Manjiang took no offense, and whenever his daughter glared at him, he just laughed softly. Once he even tried to touch her hair bun but she dodged away. His young wife was the most well-behaved, letting him hold her hand and smiling sweetly at him from time to time.

Qian Sangui and Qian Yeejin spoke of more household issues, causing Qian Manjiang to break out in a cold sweat. He truly regretted his decisions, perhaps his choice back then had indeed been wrong. There were many paths to filial loyalty, and he should not have chosen the most reckless shortcut. His daughter was right; his family’s situation was different from others’.

That evening, Qian Xiaoyu and Su Siwu brought dinner, and after the family ate together, Qian Sangui and Qian Manjiang, father and son, even had a little drink.

After dinner, everyone chatted for a while, and then it was time for them to head to bed. They all reached the doorway when Lady Wu turned around and asked Qian Yixiu, "Xiu’er, why aren’t you going back to Lianxiang Water Pavilion?"

Pretending to be naive, Qian Yixiu said, "Why would I go back to the Water Pavilion? I’ve always slept with my mother before, she’ll be scared without me."

Lady Wu said, "Your father is back, with him by her side, your mother won’t be afraid anymore."

Qian Yixiu stubbornly replied, "Let my father go sleep at the Water Pavilion. I’m not leaving." No matter how much Lady Wu tried to convince her, Bad Auntie refused to leave Wangjiang Building. Sneaking a glance at Qian Manjiang, sweating profusely and struggling to find the words to ask her to leave, she felt a wave of schadenfreude.

Cheng Yue naively continued to dab at his sweat with a handkerchief, saying, "It’s not that hot here, why is Brother Jiang sweating so much?"

After pleading with her granddaughter to no avail, Lady Wu finally relented, "Then Xiu’er, you’ll sleep on the Luohan bed in the studio, don’t cram in with your mother anymore."

Once only three people remained in the room, Qian Yixiu said to Cheng Yue, "Mother, go upstairs first. Xiu’er needs to have a private word with your Brother Jiang."

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