“Fu Ya, don’t talk nonsense!” Fu Aiguo coldly stopped her.
Hearing him defend Su Wanyin only made Fu Ya angrier. Gritting her teeth, she said:
“She was clearly buying things with some scruffy wild man! Zhishu and I both saw it, and he was even holding your hand!”
Hearing this, Fu Aiguo looked at Su Wanyin in disbelief.
Qin E also hadn’t expected this twist. Her eyes shifted as she added fuel to the fire:
“It’s broad daylight, Wanyin. How could you do something like this?”
Su Wanyin sneered inwardly. Her watery eyes widened in surprise as she softly explained:
“Ya’er, you misunderstood. I had just arrived in the capital and didn’t know the roads. I could only ask passersby for directions to the pharmacy.”
“I happened to meet a kind soldier. Seeing that I had already taken many wrong turns, he guided me there.”
Fu Ya sneered, clearly unconvinced.
“You call him a soldier? That wild man was obviously wearing a ragged jacket!”
“Your brother knows him too. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him,” Su Wanyin said as she bit her lip委屈edly and lowered her eyes.
After hearing everything and seeing the girl with lowered brows and eyes, Fu Aiguo fiercely glared at his daughter for making accusations without knowing the truth and shouted:
“Wanyin already said your brother knows him, and you still don’t believe her? Why are you so unreasonable? If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll make you stand at military attention!”
Fu Ya still wanted to argue, but upon hearing the last sentence, she shrank back and didn’t dare say another word.
After scolding his daughter, Fu Aiguo looked at his wife and coldly questioned:
“Why did you leave Wanyin alone on the streets? She just arrived here. What if she got lost?”
Qin E hadn’t been reprimanded by her husband in front of so many people for years, especially not because of an outsider.
Her eyes widened in disbelief as her lips trembled slightly.
Meeting his wife’s furious stare, Fu Aiguo also felt uneasy, but he still kept a stern face.
At that moment, Su Wanyin timely spoke up.
“Uncle Fu, please don’t blame Aunt Qin. I was the one who wanted to walk around by myself.”
Before leaving earlier, Qin E really had suggested asking Aunt Zhao to accompany her shopping, but she had refused.
After all, she had important matters to handle.
“So that’s what happened. Then next time, make sure someone goes with you. It wouldn’t be good if you got lost.”
Facing his wife’s angry expression, Fu Aiguo awkwardly chuckled twice.
Qin E hadn’t expected this girl to actually speak up for her, and for a moment, her feelings became complicated.
After chatting briefly, Fu Aiguo remembered his earlier idea and immediately prepared to go upstairs.
Seeing him about to leave, Su Wanyin hurriedly stopped him.
“Uncle Fu, there’s something I want to talk to you about.”
Qin E’s heart instantly tightened, and the expression that had just softened became tense again.
Could it be that this girl had only pretended in front of her earlier and now planned to complain in private?
“What is it?” Fu Aiguo stopped walking, glanced at his wife’s strange expression, then looked at Su Wanyin.
Su Wanyin glanced at the servants and people nearby before lowering her voice.
“Uncle Fu, I’d like to speak with you alone.”
As expected!
Qin E’s suspicions were confirmed. She coldly glanced at Su Wanyin and interrupted:
“Old Fu, I also have something to discuss with you.”
Then she looked at Su Wanyin with a slight smile.
“If your matter isn’t important, let Auntie speak first.”
However, before Su Wanyin could say anything, Fu Aiguo made the decision first.
“We’ll have plenty of time tonight to talk about our matters.”
Then he kindly said to Su Wanyin:
“Wanyin, come upstairs with me.”
Qin E’s expression stiffened, her face turning red and pale alternately. She shot her husband a furious glare, completely not expecting him to give her no face at all.
Ignoring her, Fu Aiguo quickened his pace upstairs.
Inside the study.
“Uncle Fu, I want to ask for your help contacting a school. I want to continue studying.”
Fu Aiguo looked at her in surprise, then smiled.
“It’s good that you have such thoughts. Don’t worry, Uncle Fu will immediately arrange a suitable middle school for you.”
Middle school?
Su Wanyin awkwardly interrupted him.
“Uncle Fu, I want to attend high school.”
“High school?” Fu Aiguo widened his eyes, then frowned awkwardly. “Wanyin, I more or less know your middle school grades. Why don’t you spend another year reviewing and strengthening your foundation before attending high school?”
Only then did Su Wanyin remember that in her previous life, she had barely had time to study because she was always helping with household work. She was often forcibly kept at home to help Su Baoli with chores and could hardly attend school.
Naturally, her studies had fallen far behind.
Su Wanyin couldn’t exactly say that she had already relearned everything in her previous life, so she casually made up an excuse:
“Actually, Uncle Fu, while I was working before, I met a kind teacher who gave me many high school textbooks. I’ve already studied ahead on my own.”
Fu Aiguo still didn’t quite believe her. High school courses were difficult—how could someone truly master them through self-study alone?
Besides, the teaching content in rural areas and cities might not even be the same.
But he didn’t want to discourage Su Wanyin, so he smiled and said:
“Then Uncle Fu will help you ask around. In the meantime, review by yourself first. All of Shimo’s textbooks are still in his room. You can look through them.”
At the mention of this, Su Wanyin’s expression changed slightly. Looking at his kind face, she pursed her lips and said:
“Uncle Fu, there’s another matter I want to talk about.”
“Go ahead,” Fu Aiguo replied cheerfully.
“I know that Fu Ge and I are not well matched, so I just want to focus on studying and getting into a good university. That way I won’t hold him back.”
“What?” Fu Aiguo stared at her in shock. “You want to cancel the engagement?”
Under his astonished gaze, Su Wanyin nodded firmly.
Originally, she had thought that if Fu Shimo had good character and decent looks, relying on him wouldn’t be so bad.
At the very least, she wouldn’t have to struggle so hard anymore, especially considering her body was also a hidden problem.
Unfortunately, judging from the hostility of Qin E and Fu Ya…
Forget it.
She didn’t want to suffer a lifetime of frustration like in her previous life.
She would rather live a shorter but happier life than endure misery forever.
But unexpectedly, the moment she said this, Fu Aiguo sternly rejected it.
Without leaving any room for discussion, he pushed Su Wanyin out.
“Wanyin, don’t worry. Other than you, there can never be another daughter-in-law in our family. Just安心 marry in your sister’s place!”
After warmly giving her reassurance, he ruthlessly shut the door.
As soon as the door closed, Fu Aiguo hurriedly made a phone call and sent a telegram to the Fu family far away in Banyao Village.
…
After coming downstairs, Su Wanyin was met with Qin E sitting on the living room sofa, her face gloomy and eyes practically devouring her alive.
She calmly withdrew her gaze and walked toward the kitchen, but the clicking sound of high heels soon followed behind her.
“Wanyin, what exactly did you and your Uncle Fu talk about?”
Su Wanyin turned around and looked at her seemingly composed face. Her gaze swept across the fingers clutching her skirt so tightly they had turned pale, then ambiguously replied:
“I just told him what you wanted me to tell Uncle Fu.”