The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

What to do about Chapter 29?
"Yan'er!"

It was too late for Madam Qiu to stop it.

He really spoiled his daughter. To put it nicely, she's naive; to put it bluntly, she's stupid. Whether Xiao Chunyu knew about this or not, he shouldn't have asked her directly.

How should she answer?

"Mother..." Seeing her mother's reproachful gaze, Qiu Yan felt both wronged and indignant: "It's true, the Wu family is going too far!"

"Yan'er, you mustn't be rude."

Oh no, what am I going to do now that I've raised a mentally challenged daughter?

There's no reason to speak ill of someone else while standing on their turf.

"Mrs. Qiu, Miss Qiu, thank you."

Fortunately, they told her; otherwise, she would have been the last to know.

"Young Miss, right now..."

Madam Qiu didn't even want to call her Second Young Mistress anymore. Look at how badly she'd been bullied. Her face was deathly pale, and she looked incredibly haggard. Despite being a woman not yet eighteen, she looked like she was forty-eight.

If this continues, it's questionable whether she even has any humanity left.

"Mrs. Qiu, Miss Qiu, I'm alright, I understand."

The Wu family did not hold a third-day celebration for the child because Xiao Chunyu was the daughter of Physician Xiao. The Xiao family was beheaded, their property confiscated, and they were exiled back to their hometown. Who would hold a third-day celebration for their daughter?

People forget you when you're gone, and the Wu family is heartless too. If it were a son, they might have made some arrangements, but if it were a daughter, they wouldn't even mention it. They're unwilling to get involved in this mess.

"Then take good care of yourself." Madam Qiu was too embarrassed to stay any longer. She had brought some tonics and a set of jewelry, such as a gold necklace and gold lock, for the child. "We have some things to attend to, so we'll take our leave now."

"Granny Zhou, please see Madam Qiu and Miss Qiu off for me."

"Yes."

Granny Zhou was also helpless. She and Mo Lan and Jian Lan had tried their best to keep it a secret, but things didn't go as planned. They didn't expect Miss Qiu to be so quick to tell the Second Young Mistress about it as soon as she arrived.

"Sister Yu, if there's anything I can help you with, just send someone to tell me." Qiu Yan felt sorry for her older sister: "Even though Nuan Nuan isn't in the capital, I'm still your sister."

"Okay, thank you."

"Sister Yu..."

"By the way, do you and Nuannuan exchange letters?"

"Not yet, we haven't received any news from her yet." Qiu Yan was very worried: "According to the itinerary, they should have arrived in Sichuan by now."

Sichuan must be a very beautiful place. Although it is a bit poor, you won't feel lonely if you have family around.

Chunyu really wants to go to Shu.

Looking down at her sleeping daughter in her arms, she knew she had risked her life for her, and naturally couldn't bear to abandon her. But if she took her with her, she was too young to endure long journeys.

"Sister Yu, if Nuannuan writes a letter, I will definitely tell you."

“Okay.” Xiao Chunyu said, “You also promise your sister one thing: if you communicate with Nuannuan, tell her that I have a daughter, a very well-behaved daughter, and that everything is fine with me in the Wu family.”

"Sister Yu!"

“Miss Qiu, compared to the hardships and exhaustion of my grandmother and Nuannuan, at least I have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, don’t I?”

"Sister Yu".

"Alright, Yan'er, do as Miss requests. If Nuannuan writes a letter, tell her that Miss is doing well."

Madam Qiu was well aware of Xiao Chunyu's thoughts. Married daughters are accustomed to reporting only good news and not bad.

If the Xiao family were still the same as before, she wouldn't need to hide her suffering; the current Xiao family are all just a bunch of clay idols, telling them that Xiao Chunyu is not doing well will only add to their troubles and sadness, and will not be of any use.

"Mother, Sister Yu is so pitiful."

On the carriage back to the mansion, Qiu Yan shed tears.

"Mother, why can't we tell Nuannuan?"

"You've really been spoiled rotten by me."

After analyzing the situation, Qiu Yan understood, but she felt even more sorry for Xiao Chunyu.

"So, is this all there is to it, Sister Yu?"

"It depends on her own thoughts." Madam Qiu sighed. "A woman only has two chances to change her fate in her life: one is being born, and the second is getting married."

"Fine, I won't get married!"

Qiu Yan thought marriage was terrifying. If she were to marry into a family like the Wu family, she estimated she would be devoured until not even a bone was left.

"You're talking nonsense again." Madam Wu laughed in exasperation. "We will find you a good family to marry into."

"Isn't the Wu family good? Back then, weren't Master Xiao and his wife choosing a good family for Sister Chunyu?"

No, that's not good. Why would she marry her daughter to him?

"The Wu family is really not a good family," Madam Qiu said. "I don't know why the Xiao family chose the Wu family. Look at the Wu family's concubines, illegitimate children, and illegitimate children, and look at what Miss Wu said. Such a family is corrupt from top to bottom, and none of them are good people."

"Well..." Never mind, I don't know what Xiao Chunyu was thinking, marrying such a man.

"Mother, if I'm going to get married, I must marry someone I love."

"You silly child," Madam Qiu said with a smile, "Does the person you like necessarily have to be a good person? Some people are all show and no substance, rotten inside. You shouldn't marry someone who's nice to you, but someone who's good to you from the start. Marrying someone isn't just about marrying a man, it's about marrying into a family..."

This was the first time the mother and daughter had such a heart-to-heart talk, and Madam Qiu took the opportunity to teach her daughter a lot about the secrets of the inner quarters.

“Your father also took concubines, but the concubines in our household are just concubines. No one dares to mess with me.” Madam Qiu said, “A family without rules is chaotic. Stay as far away from such families as possible.”

"Exactly, the Wu family is a mess." Qiu Yan was quite angry. "Sister Yu won't let us tell Nuan Nuan, what is she going to do?"

Qiu Yan felt so sorry for her, having to swallow all the bitterness and pain alone.

"It depends on her."

Madam Qiu thought to herself: The Xiao family girls are indeed all excellent, but this eldest daughter is a bit too soft-hearted, which is why she's so easily manipulated. If it were her…

Forget it, I can't tell Yan'er this. That girl is naive and will tell everyone in the future.

It's said that it's better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage, so she shouldn't bear the infamy.

In the backyard of the Wu residence, Granny Zhou, Mo Lan, and Jian Lan were at a loss as to what to do with Xiao Chunyu, who had remained silent.

At this moment, they even hoped that the young lady could cry a few times, just to distract the eldest lady.

"Granny Zhou, what should we do?"

"Call the wet nurse over," said Granny Zhou. "Tell her it's time to feed the young lady."

As a result, when the wet nurse arrived and said it was time to breastfeed the child, Xiao Chunyu mechanically handed the child to the wet nurse without saying a word.

"Miss, if you're feeling bitter and want to cry, just cry it out," Jianlan said, choking back tears. "Don't stay silent like this, it scares us servants!"

(End of this chapter)