“Pfft, you will definitely get it. Whatever you want to eat, my sister and I will find it for you.” Su Qingliu stepped forward to comfort her.

“Yes, Madam Ma, you must take good care of your illness. Look at Master Ma. I just looked at him. It seems that his energy and spirit have been drained away. Can you bear to see him worrying about you day and night?”

Su Qingyu said, hoping to awaken some of her will to survive.

Hearing the name of her husband, Madame Ma suddenly burst into tears.

The sick beauty shed tears, like an orchid that was suddenly hit by frost, which was particularly pitiful.

“I’m afraid I will let him down. He has paid so much for me, given up so much, and brought me to hide in this small town, willing to live a dull life… I see that he has lost his former spirit, and my heart aches. I am sorry for him, letting him accompany me to hide here and live such a mediocre life…”

Before she finished speaking, she coughed again. Master Ma, who was guarding the door, strode in.

Su Qingyu hurriedly stood up and gave up her seat.

Master Ma sat on the edge of the bed, gently held her in his arms, and leaned on her back to help her breathe and calm her cough: “Li Niang, you have not let me down. The days I have spent with you in Fengting Town in the past few years were the happiest and most joyful days of my life. I am willing…”

Looking at the two people leaning on each other in bed and talking about the love between husband and wife, Su Qingyu pulled Su Qingliu out of the room.

Seeing Cui Yuying sobbing at the door, she pulled her away.

“You should come and accompany her more often, bring the children with you, she is suffering too much, too much…” Cui Yuying covered her face with a handkerchief, crying with red eyes.

Su Qingyu comforted her: “Don’t worry, I will. Tell me what you need me to do.”

After talking for a while, Su Qingyu and her sister felt bad. Seeing that Master Ma could not come out, Su Qingyu and Su Qingliu had to leave with the two children.

From that day on, Su Qingyu went to talk to her almost every day and brought the two children with her. Sometimes when the private school was closed, Qingyang and Qiyou would also go there. When Madam Ma saw the children, she was indeed in much better spirits. Although she didn’t let the children get close, she would talk to them from a distance.

Seeing that Yaya always wanted to rush to her, she smiled very gently.

Sometimes when the weather was fine, Master Ma would carry her to the yard to sit, and Su Qingyu would accompany her while basking in the sun and talking. She would touch Su Qingyu’s belly and tell the children in her belly about the interesting things her sons did when they were young.

Sometimes when the child in her belly moved, she would be very happy. She loved to talk to Su Qingyu’s belly about her children’s past and spoke softly about the past…

There was nostalgia in her eyes, with tears in her eyes, but she forbore and didn’t let them fall.

Su Qingyu didn’t know why her sons were suddenly gone and why she and Master Ma suddenly came to Fengting Town. She didn’t say, and Su Qingyu didn’t ask.

She just talked to her.

Seeing that she liked to recall the childhood of her children, she often led her to talk about them. Sure enough, she was the happiest at this time. She coughed less and could talk about her children for a long time without feeling tired.

Su Qingyu heard from her words that when a mother missed her deceased son, it was so strong that people couldn’t help but feel sad.

Because of Madam Ma’s illness, Su Qingmei didn’t have the heart to do many things. Sometimes she was not in good condition and stayed in the store.

There were Father Su, Su Qingliu, and others in the store, so it was convenient for her to call someone if she had anything. At the Lu family house, the room she lived in was a little far away from Lu Shengcai and Wu Shi, and they might not hear her when she called them. So Su Qingyu stayed in the store more.

One day, when Aunt Zhou came to the store, she knew that Wu Shi was very dissatisfied with her.

She talked a lot about her at home. She said that Lu Yuzhu’s marriage proposal was not going well, and Su Qingyu didn’t help at all. She also said that she lived in the store and there were other men in the store. She was so close to Su Dahu. Was she waiting for Lu Bocheng to get sick so that the two of them could become a family?

Su Qingyu didn’t take it to heart, but Father Su was furious.

Su Dahu was silent for a night and moved out the next day, renting a small courtyard in the town. He didn’t want to leave and wanted to see her every day, but he didn’t want others to say anything about her because he would be sad if they said anything about her.

Su Qingyu was a little helpless, and seeing that she couldn’t persuade him, she had to let him move out.

Since opening the shop, he had also made some money, and he should have saved some money. He still helped in the shop when he was free but never asked for wages from Su Qingyu. He had to pay rent to move out. Su Qing’an felt a little sorry for him.

From then on, she didn’t like to go back to the Lu family home anymore.

Before the New Year, Lu Shengcai saw that she hadn’t been back for a long time, so he came to find her.

Seeing that her belly was getting bigger, he was very happy. He was going to be a grandfather, and his son had an heir. Lu Shengcai was very happy to tell her a lot of things.

Su Qingyu listened respectfully.

This father-in-law still had his eldest son in his eyes, so she was willing to treat him as an elder and take care of him. When she opened the shop, he gave her ten taels of silver for her to collect the goods. Su Qingyu remembered his kindness.

Lu Shengcai said that Lu Bozu was going to get engaged, and he came to tell her, the eldest sister-in-law, the news in person.

The other party was from Pingchuan County, and her family was higher than Lu’s, and she was a lady from a scholarly family.

It was said that Lu Bozu met her when he attended a poetry meeting in the county. The other party’s family also had a clan school. It was said that after the two were engaged, Lu Bozu would go to the other party’s clan school after the New Year to prepare for the Tongsheng exam in February and April next year.

Lu Shengcai had a smile on his face when he said this. He fantasized that his second son would make a leap and change his family.

Su Qingyu was a little surprised at Lu Bozu’s luck. He failed the Tongsheng exam two or three times. Now it seemed that as a son-in-law of a wealthy family, if the Yue family put all their efforts into training, maybe the Lu family would really be able to change their family.

Lu Shengcai was all smiles, talking to Father Su, his face glowing. Hearing Father Su’s agreement and praise, he was even happier and laughed continuously.

Su Qingyu also sat beside him respectfully.

Hearing that he would go to the county to place an engagement in a few days, she, the eldest sister-in-law with a big belly, was afraid that she could not go. Lu Shengcai did not ask her to go with them but only asked her to take good care of herself.

When Lu Shengcai left, Su Qingyu gave him twenty taels of silver, saying that it was a gift from the eldest brother and sister-in-law.

Lu Shengcai took it with a smile and was very happy about her understanding. He also made an appointment with Father Su to drink together next time.

After Lu Shengcai left, Father Su sighed repeatedly: “I can’t believe that my son-in-law’s younger brother has such luck and has climbed into a wealthy family. Now he has a promising future. Maybe my son-in-law can also borrow some light.”

What light could he borrow? It would be fine if Wu Shi and Lu Bozu didn’t suppress him. Still borrowing light.

Su Qingyu seemed to be able to foresee that once Lü Bozu achieved success, he would definitely advocate splitting the family. If something happened to Bocheng, he would have to take care of his eldest sister-in-law, nephew, or niece for the rest of their lives. Would he be willing to do that?

If they didn’t split the family now, they were just afraid that they would be recruited again next year and the quota would fall on him. After all, there were only three males in the family.

(End of this chapter)