The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

The two were stunned when they heard the sound at the door. Kui'er looked at Tong Qian who had suddenly appeared. Even though she had just said those words, she was still a little lost and her eyes kept darting around, as if she was afraid that Tong Qian would see her.

When Yun Yatou was here before, almost no one would come to see her. Even if someone did come, they would treat her with great courtesy. When would someone come in without even knocking? Hearing this voice, she stood up abruptly and turned around to look. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Tong Qian standing there.

He swallowed those words back, pouting slightly in grievance, and muttered softly, "Miss Tong, why didn't you say anything when you came in? I thought it was those people in the teahouse, and I was about to say they didn't know the rules. If I had spoken any faster, I would have said it was you." As he said this, he let Tong Qian sit down inside.

Seeing her like this, Tong Qian teased, "Why don't you just say it out loud and let me hear what that timid little girl has to say about those who don't know the rules." Seeing her pouting higher and higher, she straightened her expression and said, "I thought you could understand the look Kui'er was giving you." After saying that, she just watched the two of them staring at each other.

Yun Yatou knew that she never got the better of Tong Qian, so she coughed lightly and said, "Miss Tong, please stop teasing me. You must have just gone to the boss. How was it? What did the boss say? Are you particularly happy about this?"

Tong Qian felt somewhat helpless looking at Yun Yatou's excited state. Over the years, Yun Yatou had developed all sorts of attitudes when facing others, but when facing her, she was always the same, doing whatever came to mind. But wasn't the reason she cared so much because of this?

"The boss will naturally not refuse such a thing. After all, when Kui'er was there before, the boss had the intention. But... now that she's here, how can he say anything more? However, you must do a good job on the task I've given you. I may not be able to come over for the next few days, but when I do, I want to see a different Kui'er."

As she said this, she first looked at Yun Yatou, seeing her confident appearance, and then looked at Kui'er. Although the determination in her eyes moved her, she could also see the struggle in her eyes. Yun Yatou must have already told her something, so she didn't offer any further explanation.

After explaining these things, he was about to get up and leave when he heard Kui'er call out, "Miss Tong."

Hearing this voice, she stopped what she was doing and just looked at her, waiting for her to say something. Yun, who was standing to the side, was already getting the things she had brought for the children. She was also a little puzzled by her sudden voice and looked at her with a curious expression while holding the things.

After listening to what Tong Qian said, Kui'er hesitated for a long time before finally mustering up the courage to speak: "Miss Tong, thank you. Whether it's what I heard before in this teahouse or what Miss Yun just told me, I can see that you and your outward appearance are not the same."

Seeing that Tong Qian wasn't impatient with what he was saying, he continued, "Actually, I've always been afraid of interacting with others because I'm afraid of not being needed, afraid of being abandoned, and afraid of being disliked. But I can see in your interactions something I've always longed for but never dared to hope for."

"Maybe I can't do anything right now, and I can't help you with anything, but I will do my best to help you whenever you need it. Mr. Li is indeed my benefactor. If it weren't for him, I probably wouldn't be in this world anymore."

“My family sold me to pay off their debts. You should know that the worst outcome is becoming a wife in the family, and the worst outcome is losing your life. At that time, they were indeed preparing me for a sheltered place... Luckily, Boss Li passed by, took pity on me, and bought me back.”

“Playing the piano is probably an innate ability of mine. To repay my boss, I am willing to do anything for him. So when he said he wanted to find someone to help perform in the teahouse, I told him about this, which even my father did not know. Although he was very kind to me at first when he saw that I could bring so many customers.”

"But after all, I haven't studied it, and what I know is only what I initially learned. The guests will naturally get tired of hearing it too much. It's not a problem in the short term, but in the long term, only a few scattered people remain. At that time, he was already very dissatisfied with me, not to mention what happened later."

"As for the rest, you all know. Actually, I don't have any major entanglements with him, but it's just that he helped me during my most difficult time, which I can't forget no matter what. Perhaps I've been binding myself too much before, but, Miss Tong, I think I can definitely change my mindset from now on. I, I..."

Tong Qian felt a lump in her throat as she watched her blurt out so much. She had vaguely guessed some of it before, but she never expected that she would sell herself to those people to pay off debts. Even if she was rescued, these things would always follow her. No wonder she was afraid to interact with others when she should have been able to speak.

Seeing her sobbing with her head down, my heart ached. I stood behind her and gently patted her shoulder, trying to offer her some warmth. After hearing this, Yun Yatou also whimpered softly. She had never imagined that such a thing could happen.

Tong Qian didn't know how to comfort the two of them, so she just stood there with them, but in her heart she was thinking about how to make Kui'er forget what had happened before and dare to be herself. After half an incense stick had burned, the two of them finally calmed down.

Tong Qian simply comforted the two of them, told Yun Yatou about the temporary arrangements for Kui'er, and then returned to the courtyard to find Ji Xiuping and talk about the recent events. After all, she hadn't told him about Kui'er yet. She had always hoped that he would stand with her, rather than being a bookworm like her.