After being abandoned, Tofu Xishi broke off the relationship

Gu Ji also sighed softly, "That stupid boy is so stubborn. I told him about your severance of the relationship with the Su family. If I didn't let him intervene, you would have solved it yourself, but he..."

"But he said that you and Mr. Mu have a deep affection for each other. If you don't have the support of your family, you will be even inferior to Mr. Mu in the future."

"He always thought that the Su family didn't want you, so he wanted to do work for them so that he could plead for you..."

"You should know that women who are spurned and abandoned by their families will be laughed at by the world. If they go to their husband's family, they will be despised even more. That silly boy is doing this for your own good..."

Su Ruanruan stroked her chin and looked at Gu Ji.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I told him not to bother with it, but he just didn't believe me..."

"Why are you feeling guilty? I didn't say anything to you. Let's go and see him."

Su Runruan placed Bai Runruan in the yard of Gu Ji's house, and she and Gu Ji went to Qin Bei's house.

In the yard, Qin Bei's mother was peeling corn, and Su Runrun greeted her obediently.

But the other party just hummed lightly.

Su Ruanruan has gotten used to it. She has always known that Qin Bei’s mother didn’t like the original owner.

Now seeing that she looked much better, in good spirits, and still had the strength to peel corn, it was a comfort to Qin Bei.

Gu Ji lifted the curtain and Su Runrun walked into Qin Bei's room.

The person who had his eyes closed to rest opened his eyes immediately when he heard the noise.

When he saw Su Ruanruan, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Ruanruan, why are you here?"

Su Ruanruan moved a stool and sat down in front of him.

"Are you feeling better?" she asked.

Qin Bei glanced at Gu Ji and said, "I feel better after taking the medicine he gave me."

Su Ruanruan stared at him for a long time, then suddenly laughed, "You are so stupid."

Qin Bei didn't expect Su Ruanruan to say this to him in front of Gu Ji. His face turned red in embarrassment and he coughed a few times.

Su Ruanruan stood up and patted him on the back, then sat back down when she saw that he was feeling better.

Her gaze fell on Gu Ji's face for a few moments, then she looked at Qin Bei.

"I have long wanted to take Xiaoxi away from the Su family, but there has never been an opportunity. I was young at that time, and I just thought that if I obeyed them, Xiaoxi would have a place to sleep and not go hungry."

"But I just kept tolerating them, and they abused me even more. Brother Qinbei is an apprentice in town, and Brother Guji and Uncle Gu are often not at home. You probably don't know that I fell into an ice hole while fishing in winter and almost drowned, right? If I hadn't been saved by Zhang Dashan, I would have become a drowned person by now."

"But why did I go fishing? Because they took away all the money I earned from washing clothes for others. There were no wild vegetables on the mountain in winter, so I could only catch fish to fill my stomach..."

"There are countless such incidents. The abuse from Mrs. Wang, the beatings from Mrs. Zheng, and the wailing of Xiaoxi are all lingering in my mind."

Su Ruanruan smiled bitterly again, "To be honest, even the snacks you brought me back didn't make it into my mouth."

Su Ruanruan touched the thin calluses on her palms. "If we stay in the Su family, sooner or later, Xiaoxi and I will be killed by these people. It would be better to leave completely. I have wanted to do this for a long time."

Qin Bei and Gu Ji looked at each other. They had never heard Ruanruan mention falling into the water.

They knew that the Su family treated the two siblings badly, but they never thought it would come to this.

It's better not to stay in such a home or leave it.

"Ruanruan, then you owe the tofu shop owner some money..." Qin Bei was about to get out of bed, "I still have some savings, although not much..."

"I have some too..."

Su Ruanruan pushed Qin Bei back and said, "You don't have to worry about the money. Mu Bai has already paid it off for me."

They both fell silent, almost forgetting that Su Ruanruan had a lover who was a scholar.

"Brother Qin Bei, I will never be blackmailed by the Su family again, and you are not allowed to work for them. When you recover, you should go back to work at the furniture factory. Be careful that your boss doesn't want you."

Qin Bei was silent for a moment, then said, "The boss's family wanted to live somewhere else, and the furniture factory might have to be sold. They were looking for a buyer these days, and there wasn't much work, so I asked for leave from the boss and came back to help... to help the Su family."

Su Runrun knew that the craftsmen in the furniture factory where Qin Bei worked were all very skilled. Take Qin Bei for example, although he was not very old, he was very good at carpentry, and many old customers specifically asked him to do work.

How come there is no one to take over this profitable furniture factory?

Su Ruanruan asked this question.

Qin Bei said, "Everyone who wants to buy knows that the owner is eager to sell and has pushed the price too low. Even if the owner is in a hurry to leave, he can't sell at a loss. He can only waste time with them."

Su Ruanruan asked, "You know the situation of the furniture factory best. Do you think it's worth buying there?"

"Of course it's worth it!" Qin Bei scratched his head embarrassedly, "I just don't have the money, otherwise I would definitely buy it."

Su Ruanruan lowered her eyes and decided to ask Ziwu to go and take a look after they returned to the city.

How can you not do a profitable business?

It has to be done quickly, otherwise if the work doesn't start, the masters won't get paid. And then when the experienced masters jump ship, it won't be cost-effective.

When we came out of Qin Bei's house, it was getting dark.

Su Ruanruan followed Gu Ji back home, only to find Bai Ruan having a great time chasing butterflies in the yard.

Su Ruanruan sat in the yard, watching the little white ball running around.

Suddenly, she stopped smiling and remembered the purpose of her visit today. She almost forgot that she still had important matters to deal with.

"Have you found any clues on the matter I asked you to investigate?"

Talking about this matter, Gu Ji's expression became much more serious and he sat down next to Su Ruanruan.

"I asked the kids in the village, and they said some strangers did come to the village a few days ago."

"Have you ever asked them in detail what they look like?"

"I asked, and the kids said there were peddlers walking the streets, women coming into the village to collect embroidery pieces, and some people visiting relatives... There were too many, and they couldn't remember them all. But they didn't see a woman as tall as you said, wearing a veil."

Su Ruan Ruan pondered for a moment, and then took out a dozen copper coins from her bosom, "Then please ask them if they have seen this girl in the village. This is what she looks like without the veil."

She took out the portrait she had drawn earlier and put it in Gu Ji's hand along with the copper coins. "If anyone of them provides clues, give him the copper coins."

"Okay, wait for me here, I'll be back soon."

Su Ruanruan sat in the yard, staring at the clouds in the sky in a daze.

At this moment, no one knows where Mu Bai is.

After she finishes the things at hand, she will wait obediently for Mu Bai to come back.

Su Ruanruan stood up and stretched, but suddenly found that Bai Ruan had disappeared.

She looked around but couldn't find the little guy.

Su Ruanruan went around to the backyard of the house, but still couldn't see Bai Ruan. She could only hear her whimpering sounds.

Su Ruanruan looked in the direction of the sound and her eyes fixed on a corner covered with weeds.

There was a discarded low cabinet, its lacquer peeling off and damaged by wind and rain. It looked like it had been there for some time.

The white and soft cry came from behind here. It was obviously stuck in the crack of the wall.

It is too naughty.

Su Ruanruan moved the low cabinet outward and found that it was not as heavy as she had imagined.

When the width was large enough, Bairuan finally felt comfortable. Before Su Ruanruan could catch it, it chased the butterfly and ran away again.

Su Ruanruan couldn't do anything about it and was about to restore the low cabinet to its original state.

But he found that there was a small hole in the wall that was blocked by the low cabinet, and a stone was stuffed outside the small hole.