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

Xia Chu actually preferred directness and simplicity, but even when she wanted to clarify, Zhao Huazhang never made anything clear. A blunt rejection seemed a bit presumptuous. Besides, aside from that one time he climbed over the wall in the middle of the night, he never overstepped his bounds.

She wasn't very good at dealing with this kind of relationship and didn't know what to do. She had no intention of discussing marriage yet, and she didn't want to enter a wealthy family. She heard the rules were strict, and she didn't want to be locked up in the backyard, taking care of her husband and children for the rest of her life.

But how could she clearly tell Zhao Huazhang what she was thinking? She was a little troubled. If it was really a romantic relationship, she would still be willing. But in ancient times, there was no such saying. If a man and a woman were interested in each other, they would get married immediately.

Zhao Huazhang saw her suddenly become dazed, and seemed a little worried. Her slender eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her eyes looked into the void, and her delicate lips were gently pouting, making her lip beads more prominent, making people...

He quickly stopped thinking, a blush creeping up his ears. This was too much! How could this be possible? He was annoyed and embarrassed. Fortunately, Miss Wang didn't notice, otherwise she would have cursed him loudly.

The two were each thinking about their own things. Cuihua waited for a long time, but didn't hear them talking. She raised her head and looked at her young lady. Was she in a daze?

Seeing that it was getting dark, she couldn't help but whispered, "Miss?"

"Ah?" Xia Chu came back to his senses, looked at Cuihua, and then looked at Zhao Huazhang opposite him with a red face and a wandering look.

"Miss, it's getting late." Cuihua reminded softly.

"Yes, then, Brother Zhao, I'll go back first." Xia Chu shook the jade ball in her hand. "Thank you for your gift. Do you want to come to my house for dinner?"

Zhao Huazhang was rebuking his own dirty thoughts. How could he dare to go to eat? He shook his head and said, "No, maybe next time. I'll take you back."

Xia Chu refused, "No need, Brother Zhao, go back and have dinner too."

Zhao Huazhang said nothing and took two steps back.

Xia Chu thought he agreed, but after a few steps, she realized Zhao Huazhang was lagging far behind. Knowing she couldn't convince him, she stopped caring. But she couldn't help but think, "If only they were in love."

Pity.

Zhao Huazhang walked all the way to the door of Wang's house, and watched Xia Chu wave at him and walk into the house. He turned back, and Qingsong ran over with Ma Baba, "Master, are you going home?"

"Let's go back." Zhao Huazhang sighed. Fortunately, the gift was sent out.

Back home, she heard a crackling sound in her palm, and Xia Chu realized she had been holding the jade ball. She examined it, and saw the adorable, snow-white rabbit inside, its belly exposed as the ball flipped.

She looked closely and saw a small word carved on her belly: Chu.

is her name.

Xia Chu felt a ripple in her heart. Zhao Huazhang was really thoughtful. He must have specially asked someone to make this jade ball, otherwise where did this word come from?

"Miss..." Cuihua tried to hold back, but couldn't help asking, "Young Master Zhao, right?"

"Right." Xia Chu played with the jade ball in her hand, "But I don't want to get married. I don't want to be locked up in the backyard without seeing the sun. I want to live freely, go wherever I want, and do whatever I want."

Cuihua was silent. This was too difficult.

If a woman married, if she didn't have children, she would revolve around her husband and parents-in-law; if she did, she would revolve around the children. She couldn't do whatever she wanted; she had been in the Jia family. Even though the old master and the old lady were kind and the household restrictions were few, she rarely left the house. When she did go out, it was either for a banquet or to run errands. The rest of her time was spent either handling household affairs, educating the children, or accompanying the master.

She had once envied the eldest lady, who could eat whatever she wanted and buy whatever she wanted. The jewelry, headwear, clothes, shoes and socks were all good things she could not even dream of.

But now, after hearing what the young lady said, I feel worse than the young lady. Although the Wang family is not big, there are few restrictions. The young lady can go out for a walk when she wants to, and when she doesn't want to go out, she can stay in her room and write, draw, or play the pipa.

So, is this freedom?

Can she have this kind of freedom?

No, no, no, Cuihua shook her head. She was doing well now. Thanks to the young lady's kindness, she was no longer a slave. She had a good monthly salary and days off.

During the New Year holidays, she and Cui Ya had a good sleep. The days of shopping and playing with money in their pockets were more wonderful than they had ever imagined before.

Xia Chu sat in front of the window in a daze. Xiao An ran over with a ball in his mouth, wanting her to play with him.

It tilted its head back, saliva dripping from its mouth holding the ball. Xia Chu smiled and said disdainfully: "Hey, it's so dirty, don't spit on me."

Xiao An tilted his head, moved forward again, and put the ball into Xia Chu's hands.

"Xiao An, I'll play with you." Cuihua was very afraid of the two dogs when she first arrived, but after getting familiar with them, she felt that Xiao An was like a child. She reached out to catch the ball, but Xiao An tilted his head and pushed her away with his butt. She couldn't help laughing, "You still despise me."

"Let me play with it. My mother will be back soon. Is Cui Ya in the kitchen?" Xia Chu asked as he took the ball.

"Miss, Cui Ya is preparing food in the kitchen." Cui Hua replied.

"Then let's play for a while and then have dinner." Xia Chu rubbed the dog's head vigorously. Da'an was squatting at the door. When he saw her take out the ball, he wagged his tail happily.

As soon as he reached the front yard, Daan went to open the door with his tail wagging. Dong Xiaohuan came back and asked, "Xiaochu, how are you today?"

"Not as good as yesterday, but still doing well." Xia Chu threw the ball. Xiao An yelled and rushed out, but Da An pinned his head with a paw. Da An brought the ball back with him, and Xiao An cried out, "Ah, ah, ah, ah."

Xia Chu didn't understand what it was saying, but she felt that it must be very dirty. She touched Da'an's head and said, "You are bullying your brother again, right?"

Daan flicked his ears with an innocent look on his face.

"That's good. You can't be impatient when doing business. Once you become famous and everyone knows about it, everything will be fine." Dong Xiaohuan comforted her daughter, fearing that she would be sad.

"I know." Xia Chu wasn't in a rush. Business, after all, wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight. But with so many people showing up on the first day, she was sure there would be plenty of people coming. A lot of people showed up today, too. While it wouldn't make up for yesterday's loss, as long as there was some income, it was fine.

Wang Yong came back and also asked about the situation, and said a few words of comfort. His words were similar to what Dong Xiaohuan said. Everyone knew that she had put in a lot of money and was worried that she would get anxious and angry.

Xia Chu just smiled and nodded. "I'm fine. This is a new business, so it's normal to have no one at the beginning. Even if we can't make any money, it doesn't matter. At worst, I can ask Third Brother to be my chef and turn it into a restaurant."