After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 51 Su Yu's Plans

The two of them stepped through the door together.

Hearing the commotion, Han hurriedly came out of the house to help, followed by a string of tails.

Su Yu went to the backyard almost entirely surrounded by everyone.

Madam Han placed her belongings on the bed and said, "Everything in the room is new, even the quilts were just made. From now on, this room is yours."

"Thank you, Auntie," Su Yu said politely, her demeanor graceful and elegant.

Seeing how much Han Shi adored Su Yu and kept praising her, even Ruan Xiaoyu was distracted by Su Yu several times.

The group put their things down and went to the main room to talk.

Su Tai then looked at Su Zhan, "Didn't you go to your maternal grandparents' house today?"

"We went!" Su Zhan glanced at Ruan Xiaoyu somewhat embarrassedly. "We all went, and Grandmother even gave Xiaoyu a gift."

Ruan Xiaoyu quickly took out her small purse, "It contains ten coins and a piece of fabric."

Judging from her bright and cheerful appearance, Su Tai could tell that she had also gained approval from the Han family.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu immediately guessed Ruan Xiaoyu's identity. She then took off the silver hairpin from her hair and placed it in Ruan Xiaoyu's hair, smiling as she said, "I don't have anything good on me, so please don't mind this hairpin."

"No, no. This is too precious, I can't accept it." Ruan Xiaoyu pretended to take the hairpin off.

Su Yu smiled faintly and shook her head, "If you don't accept it, it means you're looking down on me."

Ruan Xiaoyu dared not move.

Han then gestured for Ruan Xiaoyu to accept the gifts, and said to Su Yu with a smile, "You should rest well today. We still need the village chief's help to register your household. I'll take you there tomorrow to visit and get to know people."

On her first day back, Su Yu felt the warmth and kindness of her uncle's family, and her heart gradually settled down, making her feel more and more that her initial decision was correct.

The next day, around 7:30 AM, Han picked out two meat buns and four white steamed buns, and took Su Tai and Su Yu, who was wearing a veil, to the village chief's house.

As soon as the three entered the house, the entire Su family focused their attention on Su Yu.

This was the first time Su Sheng had ever seen such an unusual woman, and he was completely dumbfounded, his eyes remaining fixed.

Han proudly pulled Su Yu forward and introduced her to everyone: "This is Su Yu, Xiao Tai's cousin. She will be living in our village from now on."

Huang came to her senses, her face full of gossip. "Is that Chunsen's daughter? Oh! She looks different. Wasn't she working for a wealthy family in the county town? Why is she back?"

Su Yu touched her face with her delicate hand, her expression calm and composed. "Auntie, I accidentally injured my face and can no longer stay by the master's side to serve him. The master returned my indenture and let me leave the manor."

"Oh! Your master is so kind!" Huang was even more surprised.

It is common knowledge that once someone sells themselves into slavery, they will remain a slave for life. After all, they know so much about their master's affairs, and the master would rather sell them than release them from the manor, unless they have done the master a great favor.

Su Yu was not only released from the manor, but also stood prettily in front of them, so it must be the latter.

Han didn't hide anything and told Su Yu how she was injured.

The Su family couldn't help but praise Su Yu profusely.

Then Madam Han earnestly explained her purpose, "Only Xiaoyu from the eldest branch has returned, so she can only register her household with our family. We'll have to trouble you with this matter."

Su Changxi agreed without hesitation. At this moment, Su Tai asked about Su Yan, who was not present.

Madam Huang sighed, "That child is so stubborn. Ever since he broke off the engagement with the Sang family, he's been locking himself in his room."

Huang couldn't continue speaking.

Su Sheng then chimed in, "Little Tai, Yan'er is so stubborn and can't see the light. The other day she almost hung herself from the roof beam with a rope. My parents were so scared that they didn't dare leave her alone at home. If you see her, please help her talk things out."

Su Tai nodded, looked at Su Yu, and the two sisters entered Su Yan's boudoir hand in hand.

Su Yan originally wanted to avoid people, but unexpectedly Su Yu took the initiative to talk to her and even took off her veil.

When Su Yan saw Su Yu's wound, she was stunned and completely forgot her own emotions.

As Su Tai and Su Yu chatted back and forth, Su Yan learned the reason for Su Yu's injury and the "unavoidable" reason for her leaving the manor. She was so angry that she kept defending Su Yu.

Su Tai scolded, "Look at my cousin, and then look at yourself. It's such a small thing, why are you making such a fuss? If something really happens to you, wouldn't the Sang family be the ones who are happy? They might even feel relieved!"

Su Yan slowly lowered her head, feeling extremely guilty. "Xiao Tai, I...I'm sorry, I just couldn't figure it out for a moment."

As she spoke, she glanced at Su Yu's face again, made up her mind, and clenched her fist. "You're right. My problem is nothing compared to Sister Su Yu's. If I really tried to kill myself, the Sang family would be even happier. I can't let them get away with this!"

Su Tai and Su Yu exchanged a smile.

Su Yu put her veil back on and left the room with composure and elegance.

After Su Tai and the other two left, Su Yan unusually came out of the house on her own and asked for food and drink.

The whole family breathed a sigh of relief, and Mrs. Huang was so happy that she cried tears of joy, constantly praising Su Tai and Su Yu.

On the way, Su Tai told Han about what had just happened.

Han nodded to Su Yu with satisfaction, "Su Yan's matter has been a heavy burden on the hearts of the entire village. Now that you have comforted Su Yan with your own words, if Su Yan really understands, they will owe you a great favor. With the village chief's family around, there will definitely be no gossip about you in the village."

Su Yu nodded obediently.

A few days later, Su Yu had almost settled into life at the Su family home when Su Chunsen arrived.

The father and daughter reminisced inside the house.

Su Chunsen looked at his daughter with a face full of guilt, "How are you doing at your uncle's house? It's just the two of us here, and Dad wants to hear the truth."

Su Yu smiled and said, "Dad, my uncle's family treats me very well, and the villagers are also nice. They say what they think and don't say one thing to my face and another behind my back. To be honest, I was a little uncomfortable getting along with them at first, but I've only recently gotten used to it."

I've heard quite a bit about this lately, Dad. I think our family could also set up some business in the village.

Su Chunsen's expression changed drastically. He looked around in fear and scolded in a low voice, "Are you crazy?! You can't say things like that!"

From the day they were sold into servitude, everything they owned belonged to their master, including the money they had saved and the children they had borne. Masters were most averse to servants acquiring property outside the home and having no intention of leaving.

Normally, the master wouldn't investigate these things, but if they commit a crime and the master intends to punish them, and then finds out that they own property outside, he might just take their lives and take back those properties.

Su Yu shook her head and comforted him, "Father, it's just the two of us here, that's why I dare to tell you so much. Look at Uncle's family, although they've had a hard time, their lives are getting better now. If they could, who would want to be a servant for life? It's just that Mother was misled by those people in the mansion and always thought that being a servant was good."

But you came from a law-abiding citizen yourself, so you should know the difference between the two. Your daughter never dared to think about it before, but now that she's out in the world, she naturally has to plan carefully for our family.”