How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Xia Chu moved her fingers, they were gripping so tightly, was she asleep or not?

"My sister hasn't woken up yet? Is she sick?" There was a noise at the door, and it was Wang Qiuyu's voice speaking in a low voice.

"You went to bed late last night. It's okay to sleep a little longer. Can I let Cuihua take you out to play?" This is Aunt Xu.

"Oh, okay. I can't play today. I haven't written for several days. Can you give me paper and pen? I need to practice writing for a while, otherwise my second brother will nag me again." After saying that, Wang Qiuyu sighed deeply. Xia Chu could imagine his wrinkled little face.

Second Brother was a master at dealing with him. Wang Qiuyu wasn't afraid of being beaten or scolded, and he was tough and thick-skinned. But he was afraid of being nagged. Whenever Second Brother dealt with him, he would keep repeating in his ear until he begged for mercy.

"Okay, young master, you're really hardworking. I'll ask someone to get it for you right away. Do you need a book? Master Ting has some in his study. I'll go ask."

"Take me to see you?"

"Okay, I'll take you there."

It was quiet outside, and the two of them should have gone to Jia Junting's place.

Xia Chu yawned and turned around to find Jia Qingwu had woken up. There was still some pain in her eyes, which slowly dissipated when she saw Xia Chu.

"Xia Xia." Jia Qingwu called out and reached out to touch Xia Chu's face.

"I'm here." Xia Chu squinted her eyes and smiled, "Did you sleep well, Mom?"

"Great." Actually, it wasn't great; she still woke up many times during the night. But as long as she could hold that hand, she would remember that her daughter was back. Having her daughter by her side made her feel at ease.

"Get up." Xia Chu rolled over and climbed to her feet. The curtains on her bed were drawn tightly, blocking out the sunlight. When she stepped out, she realized it was already bright outside. Judging by the brightness, it must be around ten o'clock.

You don’t need to eat breakfast, just eat lunch.

Cuihua and Cuiya heard the noise and brought over the prepared toiletries.

"Madam, cousin, is there anything you would like to eat?" Cui Ya asked softly.

"Let's have some porridge. It's almost time for lunch." Jia Qingwu said.

While he was drinking porridge, a servant came to announce that the Wang family's guests had arrived. Xia Chu finished his porridge in a few mouthfuls and was about to go over.

"Xia Xia, where are you going?" Jia Qingwu stood up nervously.

"My parents are here, I want to go see them." Xia Chu couldn't hide her happiness.

Jia Qingwu frowned, then remembered that they were Xia Xia's adoptive parents, so she should go meet them and express her gratitude. "I'll go with you."

When they arrived, Wang Yong and Dong Xiaohuan were sitting in the living room drinking tea. The fact that Old Master Jia personally received them showed the importance the Jia family attached to them.

"Xiaochu." Dong Xiaohuan noticed her daughter first, then saw the skinny woman behind her. She could guess her identity with a quick thought. She frowned secretly, feeling pitiful.

"Mom! Did you guys rest well yesterday?" As soon as she saw Dong Xiaohuan, Xia Chu couldn't help but relax, and there was a hint of coquettishness in her voice.

"Everything's fine, everything's fine. How are you? Is Qiuyu making a fuss?" Dong Xiaohuan looked her over from head to toe, then saw her expression. She was relieved to see that she was indeed fine. Wang Yong would sometimes say during his previous cases that wealthy families were prone to dirty deeds. She had been worried last night that something bad had happened to her daughter, but fortunately, nothing had happened.

"Dad." Jia Qingwu greeted her father first and signaled to her daughter with her eyes.

Xia Chu suddenly realized that she had been rude. Generally speaking, people should greet the oldest person first, but she ignored that and only focused on talking to her mother. She quickly bowed and said, "Grandfather."

"Dear, sit down and talk." Old Master Jia's face showed no emotion. He smiled and beckoned his daughter over. "Nini, come here. Let daddy check on you. Did you sleep well last night?"

"It's rare that I had a good night's sleep, thanks to Xia Xia's company." Jia Qingwu walked over with light lotus steps, knelt down and kowtowed, "I'm sorry for causing you worry over the years. I'm an unfilial daughter."

"Hey, kid, get up quickly." Old Master Jia frowned, then smiled at the Wang couple, "Excuse me."

"It's okay." Wang Yong smiled.

After everyone was seated, Old Master Jia sighed and said to Wang Yong, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Anyway, the whole city has known for years that the Jia family has a crazy daughter."

"Dad...it's all my fault. I've brought shame to our family." Jia Qingwu's eyes turned red, and she tried hard to hold back her tears.

"Why should I be ashamed? I'm not the one who should be ashamed. My daughter has only been married for a few years." From the tone of Old Master Jia, it seems that he is very dissatisfied with the Sun family. He did not hide it. "You returned to the city, don't the Sun family know? From yesterday to today, they didn't even send anyone to ask." He looked at Wang Yong and said, "My daughter is smart. She became ill after she was lost and is often unconscious. If you hadn't picked up Xia Xia and taken such good care of her, I don't know if I would ever see this child again. The Jia family doesn't know how to thank you. You are the Jia family's benefactors."

After saying this, Old Master Jia stood up and actually tried to salute Wang Yong and Dong Xiaohuan. They quickly stepped aside, not daring to accept the salute.

"Grandpa, you are embarrassing us. We can't do this. We youngsters can't bear it." Wang Yong said anxiously.

"Of course I deserve it. I have three sons, and I only have this one daughter. I picked her carefully, but who would have known..." Old Master Jia sighed again, "Please sit down. We don't have much else at home, but I heard you own a shop? The Jia family also has two shops in Lin'an. The locations aren't great, but they're not bad either. I'll give them to you two as a thank you for taking care of Xia Xia over the years."

Dong Xiaohuan was startled and looked at Wang Yong. Wang Yong looked a little unhappy. "We didn't raise a daughter for this. I'm a rough man. Don't blame me for being blunt, Mr. Jia. Two shops can buy the love between my husband and me and Xiaochu."

Is this what Mr. Jia meant? Xia Chu stood up instantly and walked behind Wang Yong.

"Xia Xia!" Jia Qingwu reached out to hold her, but was a step too slow, and tears fell.

"Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant." Old Master Jia said kindly, "It's just that my family is just a merchant family, and we don't have anything to show for it. I don't have that idea. In the future, our two families can just treat each other as relatives, right?"

"There's no such thing as throwing money at people among relatives." Although Old Master Jia was smiling, Wang Yong had dealt with many people. Businessmen are best at hiding a knife behind a smile. Perhaps he didn't mean that. But taking the shop as soon as they met was obviously not a good intention. "We raise our daughter, but we won't sell her. If Xiaochu wants to return to the Jia family in the future, we respect her wishes. If she doesn't mind our poverty and comes back with us, I can support her for the rest of her life."

Old Master Jia looked up to the Wang couple. He had assumed they were an ordinary family, with the head being a constable who had probably never seen much money in his life. If they were greedy for money, it would be easy to deal with them. Just throw money at them. As long as they could keep Xia Xia and let her stay with Nini while she recovered, that would be enough. But they were loyal and righteous, which made them more difficult to deal with. If they weren't loyal and righteous, why would they take in a few beggars and bring them home, even supporting them in their education and preparation for the imperial examinations?

If Xia Xia lives in a home like this, she will also be a person who values friendship, which is both good and bad.