The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

He said, "Brother Xiuping, since you think the current situation is quite suitable, then you can continue studying with Master Qiu for the time being."

“I was originally thinking that if you couldn’t find a more suitable method with Master Qiu, I would look for another opportunity to find a different master for you, but now it seems that it’s not necessary.”

In short, she told Ji Xiuping about bringing Kui'er back to the teahouse from the largest teahouse in town, as well as the series of arrangements she had made for Kui'er afterward. She also mentioned some of Kui'er's previous encounter with Boss Li, and asked him about his attitude towards these matters.

After listening, Ji Xiuping immediately understood that when Tong Qian first came in, she had been emotionally unusual. She didn't want to say anything nice, but simply listened and felt a little sympathy for the courtesan's experience.

But after all, there are differences between people. There is only one you in the world, and only one Tong Qian. There will never be such a perfect moment again, nor such timely emotions. There will never be a feeling of being able to empathize with someone. As for those things, they are just a sigh left behind.

As for Tong Qian's arrangements in these matters, she always had her own plans, and the results she achieved each time were always surprising. However, she still gave Tong Qian some constructive advice without stating her own exact attitude.

Ji Xiuping had always known that Tong Qian handled things at the teahouse very well, and that she was good at negotiating with the owner, something he himself had never been able to do. He felt that if he got too involved, she would only lose what she originally wanted in the process. Besides, he didn't have the energy to spend on those things right now, so he just made a suggestion and then fell silent.

As Tong Qian listened to Ji Xiuping's suggestions, she vaguely began to form a plan. She had previously thought that combining the two of them would save the trouble of combining two different techniques, but combining techniques would better promote their tacit understanding, thus saving time and allowing them to try different things on their own.

Regarding Kui'er's situation, what Brother Xiuping thought of was indeed similar to what he had imagined. Although he didn't say it aloud, this bold idea gave him a relatively clear direction: Kui'er and Yun'er could indeed teach each other their strengths.

Then they can try things they are not good at. In this way, they will have novelty and exposure, and they will not have to spend any effort to promote themselves. Similarly, this will prevent them from developing in a single direction. Even if they only do one thing, they can still amaze people. Thinking about this, I can see Ji Xiuping's abilities in these areas more and more.

Although the two remained silent, Ji Xiuping, seeing the gleam in Tong Qian's eyes, knew she must have come up with some new and ingenious idea, and this time it was because of him. While pleased, he simply said:

"Qian'er, no matter what happens, don't put too much pressure on yourself. No matter what, you must remember that as long as Brother Xiuping is still here, he will definitely be able to protect you. As for the rumors in the village, you don't need to think too much about them. I believe that justice will prevail and they will not do anything excessive."

Tong Qian was grateful that Ji Xiuping was still thinking of her at this time when she heard the first half of his sentence. However, when she heard the second half of his sentence, she felt a pang of regret. She had been able to change Yun Yatou's mind, and perhaps later Kui'er's mind, and had changed so many other children. But how come she hadn't been able to change Ji Xiuping's nature even after spending so much time with him?

My brother Xiuping still hasn't seen through the true nature of those people. If they truly believed in justice, they wouldn't spread rumors without understanding the truth when they heard things that were just malicious speculation. It's because of them that my reputation has been greatly damaged in this situation.

Even though she hadn't started doing anything yet and the children had only just been settled, these things had already become indispensable. Even if something unexpected happened later, she was determined to get this done. Thinking this way, she didn't want to influence Ji Xiuping's thoughts at this moment.

She simply said casually, as if she were not paying attention, "Alright, I know Brother Xiuping will be with me. To be honest, I'm not worried about these things at all. You don't need to think too much about it. When you go back next time, you will definitely see a completely different scene."

As she said this, she smiled at Ji Xiuping, as if she really didn't care about anything. But probably only Tong Qian herself knew that she wasn't indifferent, but rather that she didn't want to use these things to restrict her limited time and prevent those counterattacks from having the most suitable opportunity.

After explaining these things to Ji Xiuping, she took the things that Yun had prepared for the children and returned to the village. She thought that it was not very early and there would not be many people on the road, so she did not deliberately avoid them. However, as soon as she entered the village, she heard the gossip of those people.

Many people are saying that she suddenly brought back so many children, and they don't know what she's going to do with them. Maybe they're her children with Ji Xiuping. But if they think about it, that's absolutely impossible. When she met Brother Xiuping, she wasn't even older than Li Ziyi. How could such big children suddenly appear?

They were talking about how their house had been bustling with people lately, and they didn't know what had happened. At this time, Ji Xiuping had stopped coming home. Could it be because of those people? Had something happened to Ji Xiuping? Some people even threatened to go back and see what he was up to.

As Tong Qian listened, she couldn't help but lower her head and curl the corners of her lips. Anyone with a bit of sense could see that these people were simply too idle every day, which was why they saw problems in everyone. However, if these things were actually accomplished later, everything would be very different.