Chapter 14: 14 She used to

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When they bought her from the Zhu Family, she was so skinny that only skin and bones were left of her. After a month at the Xiao Family, they never shorted her food. However, she remained gloomy all day, curled up in a corner and never willing to eat much rice.

He and his second brother tried to encourage her to eat more.

His second brother’s left face had a scar, which frightened her into crying whenever she saw it.

Therefore, it was up to him. He specially stewed the meat that the second brother brought back from hunting to nourish her. She eagerly savoured the meal, as she might have not eaten meat for a long time.

He thought she would stay with the Xiao Family. But when she saw the condition of their younger brother, she cried and made a fuss on the spot, begging for mercy on her knees.

The three brothers knew she was unwilling to be the Xiao Family’s daughter-in-law, she especially looked down upon their younger brother’s disability. She pleaded with them to let her go.

However, the family was struggling, and the sixteen taels of silver was a savings accumulated over many years. The Xiao Family’s circumstances did not allow for them to just let her go.

If they let her go, they might have to save money for another ten or eight years to buy another daughter-in-law. And then what if that one didn’t want to stay either, would they have to let her go again?

Moreover, they, the three brothers, were no longer young. Their older brother was twenty-five, and he himself was twenty-two. In the village, men their age often already had several children.

The Xiao Family couldn’t wait any longer.

After that incident, he and his second brother hardened their hearts. They could tolerate many things, but they couldn’t tolerate her looking down on their youngest brother.

Su Qingyue picked up the rice bowl and began to eat. Her body was weak, and she would never deliberately make life difficult for herself. No matter how foul or disgusting the food was, she needed to eat enough to have the strength to clean up, didn’t she?

Xiao Yuchuan’s gaze lingered on her as he observed. Everyone knew her life had been very poor in the Zhu Family. The old lady of the Zhu Family was tough and would often skimp on her food and drink. However, perhaps assuming that the brothers owe her since she came to the Xiao Family, she often complained about the quality of the food.

After the incident where she despised their youngest brother, neither he nor the second brother made the effort to make good food for her anymore. Whatever the family ate, she was given the same. As a result, she complained even more about the poor food and ate very little. Even after being in the Xiao Family for a month, she did not gain any weight.

And now, she not only calmly ate at the table, she seemed to have no complaints about the poor quality of her food.

Xiao Yuchuan, who was a keen observer, could not help but reassess the situation. “Stinky old woman, if you agree to stay in the Xiao Family and be a good wife, I will not sell you.”

Su Qingyue, of course, being deaf, did not hear him.

Seeing her just eating with her head down, with no reaction to his words, Yuchuan thought she was being unresponsive, which angered him immediately. “Take a good look at yourself. Do you think you’re some kind of fairy beauty? Only the Xiao Family would take you in. What, are you still thinking about running away? You stole eight taels of silver and almost died from the beating and hunger. You lowered yourself to become a thief, which proves that you can’t survive without the Xiao Family!”

After Su Qingyue finished eating, she raised her head and saw his angry face. She was not sure what he had said to suddenly flare up like that. All she saw was him saying the last three words… “can’t survive”.

Was he saying that if it weren’t for his brothers saving her, she would have died?

Considering her injuries and hunger from yesterday… In case no one took care of her and she had to spend the night on the street, it was a possibility.

She nodded in agreement.

Xiao Yuchuan abruptly stood up, “What does nodding mean? Are you planning to run away again or admitting that you can’t leave the Xiao Family?”