A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 299

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 299 – I’ll find a dying man to marry (1)

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“Thank you, Miss! Thank you, Miss!” Chen Aqing kowtowed again to express her gratitude.

-kowtow

The cook was overjoyed as well. “Aqing has truly met a benefactor!”

“You can take her away now. Have her come see Xiumei tomorrow,” Wei Ruo said.

“Alright, alright!” The cook answered repeatedly.

As she walked away, pulling Chen Aqing along, she said, “Let me get you a change of clothes. You’re going to work at Miss Wei’s friend’s shop, and these clothes are not presentable. For now, stay at my place and don’t go back home. Otherwise, your mother might take the new clothes I give you and alter them for your younger brother.”

The cook wasn’t aware that the shop actually belonged to Wei Ruo. Wei Ruo had told others that it was her friend’s shop, and that she and Xiumei were just helping with the braised food and hiring staff.

As the two walked further away, some long-buried memories surfaced in Xiumei’s mind.

“Miss, I just remembered—I think I was sold to the He family because my mother gave birth to a younger brother, and they couldn’t afford to raise us all.”

Xiumei was very young when she was sold, so her memories of her original family were faint.

It was an irrevocable servitude contract, so there was no contact afterward.

When Wei Ruo was brought to the Wei family, Xiumei, as her sole personal maid, had her contract transferred to the Wei family as well.

Although she was just a maid, the He family didn’t dare to refuse. They worried that if they returned Wei Ruo to the Wei family without a maid by her side, it might reveal that their legitimate daughter had suffered under their care.

Even now, the Wei family didn’t know how Wei Ruo had lived in the He household. The He family’s explanation was that Wei Ruo had been sent to the countryside to recover her health because she was unwell.

Wei Ruo patted Xiumei on the shoulder. “Forget about them. If they didn’t want my Xiumei, it’s their loss.”

Xiumei nodded emphatically. “That’s right! I don’t need them. I’m happy living with you, Miss, and Nanny Xu and Uncle Xu!”

“Just wait a little longer,” Wei Ruo said to Xiumei. “When I’m old enough to marry, I’ll find a dying man to marry so I can establish my own household. Then we can all live together.”

“Miss, isn’t there another way? I don’t want you to sacrifice yourself by marrying a dying man,” Xiumei muttered reluctantly.

“At home, I follow my father; when married, I follow my husband. With my current status, this is the simplest and most straightforward way to establish my own household. Besides, what’s so bad about marrying a dying man? If he can leave me a stepson, I’d be even happier,” Wei Ruo said with a smile.

Wei Ruo truly didn’t see any issue with it.

As someone who had lived two lives, she cared more about living her own happy life than about love and romance.

Perhaps the biggest problem would be finding such a person. A dying man who fit all the conditions wasn’t easy to come by, especially one who would gain everyone’s approval.

Xiumei muttered, “That’s really not better than Aqing’s situation. At least she can come out and make her own living.”

“Everyone has their own struggles,” Wei Ruo replied. “We can’t choose the life we’re born into, so we can only choose the path we walk on.”

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Wei Ruo was busy for over ten days straight.

One day, Madam Yuan came to Tianqing Garden to find Wei Ruo and brought her good news.

“Ruo’er, great news! Your father has once again achieved a decisive victory against the Japanese invaders!”

“Really?” Wei Ruo’s face lit up with delight.

“Really! The victory report has just reached the prefectural yamen*. As soon as my husband heard the news, he immediately sent someone to inform me.”

*yamen: administrative office or headquarters of a local government official in imperial China.

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