The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

He used all that skill to seduce Shen Qing's father.

He knows absolutely nothing about anything else.

Hu Wei was a smooth talker and a good braggart, and he quickly won over Aunt Liu.

Some time ago, this kid lied to Aunt Liu, saying he had a way to smuggle salt with extremely high profits, but he didn't have any capital.

Aunt Liu perked up immediately upon hearing this, saying, "You may not have money, but I do!"

So, under the boy's coaxing, he handed over all his belongings to him, including several shops in the capital.

This includes the shop that Shen Qing and Zhou Chu used to run.

In the end, she even mortgaged her house to the money lender.

Under Hu Wei's sweet words, the mother and son moved into Hu Wei's house.

After getting the money, the kid got tired of pretending and simply kicked the mother and daughter out.

Aunt Liu was truly desperate and even tried to go home to her parents, but they didn't recognize her at all. They had sold her to buy property for their son, so why would they bother with her now?

She had no other choice; she couldn't just watch her son starve to death, so she had to throw all pride away and cause a scene at the entrance of Yun Gui Fang.

She was originally a person who cared a lot about her reputation, and if she had any other options, she wouldn't have done such a thing.

After all, the Shen family's affair caused quite a stir in the capital back then, and for a long time she didn't even dare to go out.

I'm too ashamed to go out.

“Aunt Liu, I, Yun Gui Fang, can support you and your daughter. It won’t cost much money anyway, but I must make this clear beforehand.”

Zhou Chu tapped the table rhythmically with his right fingers as he spoke.

There were some things Shen Qing couldn't say, but he had to make them clear to prevent future trouble.

"Tell me, tell me, as long as my daughter and I have something to eat, we'll do anything."

Aunt Liu hurriedly assured her.

Zhou Chu didn't take these words seriously at all.

Any promises made by someone at this time are completely worthless.

When you can't even get enough to eat, you naturally won't think about anything else; all you'll think about is being able to eat your fill.

But after you've eaten your fill, your mind will gradually start to wander.

Zhou Chu wanted to take precautions before things went wrong.

Zhou Chu glanced at Shen Ming beside him.

Aunt Liu was also a very observant person.

"Mingming, you go play with this older brother first."

Aunt Liu pointed at Afu and said.

Upon hearing this, Afu looked at Zhou Chu and saw Zhou Chu nod, and immediately understood.

"Come on, I'll take you to buy some maltose."

Shen Ming was, after all, a child at heart. He hadn't eaten candy in a long time, so when he heard this, how could he disagree?

“We will buy you and your daughter a courtyard, and you will have no worries about food and clothing. As for other things, you can accept whatever Shen Qing wants to give you, but you cannot ask for anything she doesn’t want to give. If you ask for anything even once, I will find a way to send you and your daughter to prison.”

Zhou Chu didn't want Shen Ming to hear these words.

Although Shen Ming is still young, if he hears these words, he might raise an ungrateful child in the future.

"Also, you must not try to drive a wedge between Shen Ming and Shen Qing. You must know that one day you will have to leave him. If he is capable, that's fine, but if he is not, the only person you can rely on in the future is Shen Qing."

"If the siblings get along well, Shen Qing will treat him even better. Maybe in a couple of years she'll find him a tutor so he can continue his studies, don't you think?"

Aunt Liu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

"Don't worry, I understand the principles. Although I may be a little petty, I know what I should and shouldn't say. Even for Mingming's sake, I can only say good things about Qingqing."

Zhou Chu nodded upon hearing this.

"You'd better keep your word. If I find out you have other intentions, Shen Qing might not have the heart to do it, but I won't. Our Yun Gui Fang used to be Feng Family Shop, you know? The owner of Feng Family Shop was the one I sent to prison."