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

When Xia Chu returned, Jia Qingwu was already awake. She had cut a basket of flowers and was arranging them. She had recently gained some weight, and her plump face looked gentle and charming. The silhouette of her face was like a beautiful painting, making it hard to disturb her.

But Aunt Xu had already seen her and bowed with a smile, "Miss Xia is back."

Jia Qingwu turned around, the smile on her face even more beautiful than the flowers in the vase, "Xia Xia."

"Mom." Xia Chu walked over with a smile and casually put the paper in his hand on the table.

Jia Qingwu took a glance and smiled with her hands covering her lips.

Xia Chu's face flushed, "Mom, please stop laughing at me."

It would have been fine if she hadn't said anything, but once she did, Jia Qingwu burst into laughter. She rarely laughed like that, her eyes curved into crescents, and there were two dimples on her cheekbones, which made her look a little cute and playful.

In fact, Xia Chu was not afraid of being laughed at by others. Seeing Jia Qingwu laughing like that, she also laughed.

It has been a long time since I saw the lady so happy. As Aunt Xu smiled, she couldn't help but turn her back and wipe away her tears.

"Just practice your handwriting. Write two pages every day." Jia Qingwu said with a smile.

Xia Chu pouted, pretending not to hear. She trimmed the branches and put them in the vase.

Jia Qingwu watched her interruptions with amusement, but she said nothing, letting her mess around. She was actually quite fond of her daughter, finding her expression when she was misbehaving adorable. Her eyes were full of affection as she reached out to her and handed her the flowers. She thought to herself, "I'll put this vase in the house later and look at it every day."

"Madam, cousin, Master Zhang is here." The servant came to report.

"My second brother?" Xia Chu glanced at the sky. It was already past mid-afternoon. Why would he come at this time? Could something urgent have happened? Thinking of this, she quickly stood up. "Go and invite him."

Zhang Zhou came over quickly, not looking anxious. Xia Chu felt relieved, curious about why he came at this time. "Second brother."

Zhang Zhou smiled and nodded at her, then bowed to Jia Qingwu, "Hello, Aunt Qingwu."

"Okay, come and sit down." Jia Qingwu greeted.

After he sat down, he pulled out two letters from his sleeve. "Xiaochu, these are letters from Lin'an. I guessed you'd be eager to read them, so I didn't check the time and sent them to you as soon as I got them."

"A letter from my parents?" Xia Chu happily took it. The first one was indeed from the Wang family. Judging from the handwriting, it was from Guan Xu. "Brother Xu's handwriting is getting more and more beautiful."

She couldn't stop smiling, her mouth almost stretched to her ears, showing how happy she was. Guan Xu's handwriting was round and regular, just like him. The letter said that everything was fine at home, and after adding ovens to the two shops, they sold a lot of barbecue, and their business was booming. Dong Xiaohuan said that she would keep the share of the profits and give it to her when she returned. Also included in the letter was a silver note for one hundred taels, telling her to buy whatever she wanted and not to be stingy.

Xia Chu looked at it, her eyes sore. She took out the banknote and looked at Zhang Zhou, "Does my second brother have it? I don't have any money to spend, so I'll give it to you."

Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head, "I have it, keep it for yourself."

"Okay." Xia Chu looked at the second letter. "Huh?" She exclaimed in surprise, "It's a letter from Sister Yun!"

She quickly opened the letter. It began with greetings, then recounted the time someone had inquired about her situation. She hadn't wanted to share it, but her mother had a good relationship with the other person, so she didn't hide it. Later, something happened at home, and she should have given Xia Chu a heads-up, but ultimately forgot. After she dealt with the situation, she learned the Wang family had left. When the Wang family returned, they learned of Xia Chu's recognition of her family, and she specifically apologized in the letter.

Xia Chu didn't mind it much and forgave her immediately. She continued reading. The next paragraph was from Bai Wuxia, blaming her for leaving without saying goodbye and writing a lot of complaints. Xia Chu was amused by this. She decided to choose some gifts for them before returning. Lin Lang also nags Bai Wuxia a few times, saying that she is cold and heartless, and that she didn't consider them friends after being gone for so long.

Then Mo Qingmei said that the music score had somehow come to life, and that a lot more had been printed recently. She transferred some silver and gave a share of the money to Dong Xiaohuan.

Finally, they said they hoped she would come back soon so they could drink tea, appreciate flowers, play the piano and paint together.

Xia Chu held the letter with a smile on her face.

"Whose letter is it? Why are you so happy?" Jia Qingwu asked tentatively.

"They are my friends!" Xia Chu didn't mind showing it to Jia Qingwu and handed it to her directly. "I forgot to tell them before I left. I was afraid they would be angry with me."

"Can I read it?" Jia Qingwu happily took it. She wouldn't give such a personal letter to anyone she didn't trust. She was secretly delighted and quickly scanned it. She sighed, "That's great! I'll pick out a few gifts for you to take back."

"You and I were thinking the same thing." Xia Chu smiled.

"Then I'll go back first." Zhang Zhou completed his mission and said goodbye directly.

"Have dinner first and then go back." Xia Chu tried to persuade him to stay.

"Yes, it's already this late. Let's eat first and then go back." Jia Qingwu said, calling out to Aunt Xu. Aunt Xu immediately responded and went to the kitchen, ordering more people to eat.

These two letters were the happiest things for Xia Chu during this period, and she was so happy that she didn't even smile until the evening.

She must miss her friends terribly. If it weren't for me, she would have gone back long ago. Jia Qingwu couldn't help but think about it, and the panic and palpitations came back. She pressed her chest, trying to suppress the feeling. She had to get better quickly, she couldn't get sick again.

"Madam?" Aunt Xu was the first to notice something was wrong with her, but Miss Xia had gone to wash up. "Madam, don't think too much. Calm down."

"It smells good." Jia Qingwu panted and pointed towards the room.

"Incense..." Aunt Xu hurried to get it, "Incense, incense, light the incense..."

As the fragrant mist drifted up, Jia Qingwu closed her eyes and tried hard to empty her mind so that she wouldn't think too much.

"Mother? Mother!" As soon as Xia Chu came in, she saw Jia Qingwu lying on the chaise longue, her face pale, and Aunt Xu standing beside her with a worried look on her face.

"Miss Xia, come and persuade the Madam to stop overthinking it." She was fine just now, why did it suddenly become like this? Madam Xu couldn't understand, "The doctor said that this is caused by overthinking and worrying too much. Sigh."

"Mom, let's go out for a walk tomorrow? I've been here for so long, and I haven't been out to play yet?" The more times like this, the more you can't persuade her. If you persuade her too much, it's like reminding her to overthink things. It's better to change the subject. "Where are the fun and interesting places in Huizhou? I saw Qiu Yu eat so much last time that she could hardly walk. Are there many delicious foods here?"

"Delicious?" Jia Qingwu looked over slowly, and began to think about what delicious food there was in Huizhou. What was there?

Aunt Xu helped to recommend some delicious food and mentioned some fun places.