The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

"If he finds out, there will be no secret left. This old woman can see that you treat Young Master Ji very well, and Young Master Ji also cherishes you dearly." As she said this, she looked at Tong Qian with a smile on her face.

Tong Qian silently warned herself that as long as she was careful, she shouldn't accidentally let this slip. She had already explained this to Master Qiu, so she couldn't let him bump into her at this moment. Thinking this, she smiled and continued to explain to Madam Qiu:

“Madam, please don’t overthink it. It’s not because I dislike you or have any higher demands that I don’t want to stay. It’s just that I really have a lot of things to do today, and I can’t keep running around town every day. So I’m planning to get things ready after I’ve settled these matters today, and then I’ll quickly start preparing for the things I’ve already planned to do.”

"I won't bother you any longer today. I'll come back to try your cooking when I have time in the future." With that, he gave a slight curtsy and turned to leave, not wanting to waste any more words on such trivial matters.

Madam Qiu had never expected Tong Qian to stay. She was only saying that because she was doing her duty. But no matter what, she was still shocked by what Tong Qian said at the end. She never thought that someone who seemed to have saved her family from disaster could be so approachable.

What she would never know was that her old man had just had a heated argument with this gentle little girl in his heart, and after watching Tong Qian leave, he took the breakfast he had prepared and went to find Master Qiu.

Seeing his absent-minded look, she asked, "Old man, what's wrong?" Seeing Master Qiu's distracted state, as if he had just heard something extremely shocking, with an expression she had never seen before, she felt a surge of anxiety.

Master Qiu only came to his senses after his wife said that. In fact, he hadn't been thinking about anything just now. It was just that when Tong Qian left, his mind went blank for a moment, but he felt like he was thinking about a lot of things. He had an indescribable sense of clarity in his heart.

Seeing the expression on her face, he breathed a sigh of relief and comforted her, "It's alright. It's just that Miss Tong just told me something about knowledge, and I haven't figured out a solution yet, so I've just gotten a little absorbed in it for a while."

While Master Qiu and his wife were having breakfast, Tong Qian had already left Master Qiu's house and gone to Master Yuan's house, which she had previously arranged to visit. Seeing that he and two students were busy in the courtyard, she couldn't help but smile slightly.

If Master Qiu's house showed me the warmth of mutual support among the elderly, then Master Yuan's house showed me the deep affection between teacher and student. After looking at them, I walked in, nodded slightly to the two students, and then greeted Master Yuan.

Master Yuan never expected Tong Qian to come so early in the morning, especially since she hadn't said anything beforehand. He had anticipated that she would be setting off in the next few days. But he never expected her to come and talk to him about this in person.

"For Miss Tong to come to this dilapidated place at this time to inform us of the matter you've already decided on, does that mean you've already resolved all your other concerns?" As he said this, he looked directly at Tong Qian without any attempt to hide it, leaving her nowhere to escape her emotions, no matter what she might want to do.

Tong Qian never expected that Master Yuan would be so direct, but she did indeed prefer simple people, so she nodded and said, "Master Yuan, the truth is indeed as you just thought. My arrangements in the village are all in place, and now we are just waiting for you and your fellow disciples to take charge."

At this moment, Master Yuan suddenly didn't want to pay too much attention to Tong Qian. Seeing that the two students were still there, he told them to go back and pack their luggage, to see if there was anything they had forgotten, and that they could buy some things at the market later.

After watching the two leave, he said, "Miss Tong, let me tell you something. It's one thing for you to come here so early today, but you also look like you've been traveling a long way. Did you go to other places before coming here? But if we're going to talk about business, I'm sure the outcome will be good. There doesn't seem to be any other worry in your eyes."

Tong Qian listened and nodded. "That's right. I did come here today to take care of some things, but there are some things I need your help with." Seeing his questioning look, she told him everything she had just talked about with Master Qiu, and also mentioned the names of the martial arts teachers that Master Qiu had told her about.

Tong Qian did indeed want to take this opportunity to see what kind of people Master Qiu had recommended to her. If Master Yuan's attitude towards them was relatively positive, she could go and see what their situation was like if she had time later.

When Master Yuan heard the names Tong Qian uttered, he searched his mind for information about them. Although he wasn't particularly familiar with them, he knew they were all exceptionally powerful in martial arts.

But why did Tong Qian suddenly seek out such a person? Didn't she say that those children were to be used to do farming with her? However, Master Yuan knew that he had no status or proper qualifications to ask Tong Qian the reason for doing so, so he told Tong Qian everything he knew about them.

This time, Master Yuan was particularly clever. He didn't ask Tong Qian too many questions about the reasons behind things, but simply did what she thought was right. This was in stark contrast to Master Qiu just now, and it made Tong Qian even more determined in her heart that if she needed anything in the future, Master Qiu could only be considered as a channel for providing information, while Master Yuan was more like the kind of suitable person she was looking for.