Chen Biao's father was taken aback, then his face flushed with shame.

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“Miss, I was in the wrong. If your fourth uncle's family wants to break off the engagement, then so be it. We won't say a word of complaint.”

However, I would like to request that the mistress of this house take good care of my son Chen Biao in the future.

“This child may not have any special skills, but he is diligent and hard-working.”

"Have him run errands in your tavern, do some odd jobs, at least he'll have a steady meal."

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“He has enough to eat, his mother won’t starve. As for his brother, I can’t help him!” Chen Biao’s father pleaded in a low voice.

Yang Ruqing said, “Well, rest assured. As long as Chen Biao is hardworking and diligent, he will always have food to eat. Even if my help is limited, he will meet other people willing to help him.”

Then Chen Biao's father nodded gratefully, "With the words of the young lady from the East House, I feel reassured."

Outside the ward, Chen Biao sent Yang Ruqing and Luo Fengtang out.

Yang Ruqing stuffed ten taels of silver into Chen Biao's hand. "I'm your patron, not a doctor. In this situation, all I can do is help financially. Take it." Please note that the original text was empty. I've simply retained the html tag as requested.

Chen Biao looked at the ten taels of silver in his hand, astonished.

"Miss Dong, the fact that you travelled so far to visit my father is already a great kindness. I cannot accept this money!"

Chen Biao shoved the money towards Yang Ruqing, who took a step back.

"Take what I give you." she said.

"I know your family's situation well. With your father's illness this trip, you must have spent all your savings, right?" she asked.

Chen Biao flushed and nodded.

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Our family didn't have much savings to begin with. My father worked at the docks in the county town, carrying heavy loads every day just to support our family of four.

I only started working at the restaurant a year ago, and that's when my family was able to start saving money.

I hadn't even saved two or three ounces of silver when my father fell ill.

The savings of two or three taels of silver had really been exhausted these past few days, leaving only the last seven hundred wen in hand, three hundred of which were still sent by my uncle yesterday...

"Chen Biao, brother, let Qing'er keep it. Here at the clinic, you'd have to spend money every day just coming in and out." Luo Fengtang also spoke up.

Chen Biao looked up and told Luo Fengtang, "The doctor told me earlier that I should take my father back to our hometown these two days. The doctor said there is no cure, and at most, he has less than two months left."

“Let me get my father some food and drink, so he can enjoy himself for a few days...”

Then Chen Biao couldn't go on, tears streaming down his face.

Luo Fengtang patted Chen Biao's shoulder: "Cheer up!"

Chen Biao nodded, this matter, there's no way to turn things around...

Yang Ruqing walked over and said to Chen Biao: "So you should take this money even more, buy some good things for your father to eat, and do a good job of filial piety."

"For the past two months, I've given you leave and kept your position open. Now, focus on taking care of your father at home!"

Leaving the county town and heading back to the village, Yang Ruoqing's mood was quite heavy.

Ten taels of silver would be enough for Chen Biao to buy delicious food for his father for the remaining two months.

But, when a person's life truly reaches this point, what use are mountains of delicacies and treasures?

“Qing’er, don't be discouraged. This is God’s arrangement and Chen Biao's fate. It has nothing to do with you.”

As Luo Fengtang drove the carriage, he turned his head and said to the woman beside him.

Furthermore, you only gave Chen Biao ten ounces of silver. That's nothing to those high-ranking officials and nobles,"

“Ten taels of silver is a considerable sum for ordinary people like us. It would be enough to support Chen Biao's family of four in town for two years!”

“As the host, you've already shown enough compassion to your subordinates. Chen Biao knows this in his heart.” He added.

Yang Ruqing nodded.

"After this trip, I suddenly understood something," she said.

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"What's the reason?" he asked.

Yang Ruqing said: "When people are alive, they should live a good life. Eat when it's time to eat, sleep when it's time to sleep, and be happy when it's time to be happy."

“The poor have the joy of the poor, and the rich have the joy of the rich. In the face of birth, aging, sickness, and death, no matter what kind of person you are, you are equal.” Let me know if you have more text you'd like me to translate!

"So, what's the joy in living, and what's the fear in dying? Life is just a process, we should enjoy it!" she said.

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Luofengtang laughed, "My daughter Qinger's words are becoming increasingly profound and unfathomable. However, she is truly insightful!"

“So, from now on, you’re not allowed to hang your head like that anymore. Otherwise, others will think that I, as a man, have been scolding you, my little daughter-in-law! Hahaha...”

Luo Fengtang smiled, and Yang Ruoqing also smiled.

Yang Huazhong, who was dozing off in the carriage behind, clutching a blanket, heard this and smiled faintly.

Changping Village.

"It's been three days now, that little wretch Ju is refusing to eat a single thing! She's truly putting on a performance to make me desperate! What am I going to do?"

Yang Huazhong and Yang Ruqing had just arrived home when Yang Huaming and Lao Yangtou showed up.

Yang Huaming and Yang Huzhong here were at a loss for what to do.

"For the past three days, my mother-in-law and I have been forcing her mouth open to feed her a bowl of rice congee. At other times, she doesn't eat or speak at all, just lies in bed crying, her eyes are almost swollen shut!" Yang Huaming said.

“This girl’s temperament is really fierce, just like an untamed wild horse. I'm truly in a panic right now, caught between a rock and a hard place. What should I do?” Yang Huaming said again.

Yang Huazhong said: "I heard Qinger say that you took her away tied up? Did you untie her in these few days?"

Yang Huaming said: "I untie her hands when she eats and uses the toilet, but I keep them tied at all other times. I'm afraid she'll run away or do something foolish with scissors again!"

Yang Huazhong's brows were tightly furrowed, "From the very beginning, you shouldn't have bound your daughter like this. She is a daughter, not an animal!"

“The more you act this way, the worse it gets. If it were a son, I wouldn’t say a word if I beat him up. But for a daughter, you can’t do this, you have to coax her!” he said.

"What if I can't coax her?" Yang Huaming asked, "That stubborn girl is determined to find Chen Biao. I'm busy breaking off my engagement!" Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

Yang Huazhong said, "I don't even want to hear it anymore, the more I say, the more absurd it becomes!"

"You guys figure that out yourselves when you get back, don't bother telling me about it. I'm exhausted and don't want to deal with all this, I can't handle it!"

With an unprecedented display of impatience, Yang Huazhong's usually good temper flared. He couldn't simply usher Yang Huaming and Old Yang out the door, so he decided to return to the backyard to rest on his own.

Yang Huaming was frustrated. Seeing Yang Ruqing and Luofeng Tang also unwilling to pay him any mind, he could only leave dejectedly.

Old Yang also stood up and sighed, "Let's not talk about this. Just let your fourth uncles do whatever they want."

"By the way, Ching'er, when you return, tell your father that your fifth uncle and his family will be moving into their new home in two days."

Yang Ruqing nodded. "Well, my father knows about this; he'll make arrangements."