The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

Chapter 64 An Old Friend Who Shouldn't Have Appeared

"Zhou'er, don't be afraid. Tell me slowly. Who did you just say?"

Yun Yuke quickly pulled Liu Zhou'er along and patted her back, "Don't be afraid, Sister Yun is here."

Liu Zhou'er calmed down a bit. Then she slowly revealed what she knew.

Aunt Hua needs to go to the market every few days to buy vegetables for the people in the mansion. This has been a long-standing tradition, so there's nothing strange about it.

The main issue is that an unexpected situation occurred today.

After buying her groceries, Aunt Hua was about to enter the store through the Yanchun Pavilion when she was stopped by a customer before she even reached the backyard.

According to Xu Huibing, the shopkeeper who was on duty at the time, a male customer suddenly grabbed Aunt Hua, saying something like "Yu Niang," and pulled and tugged at her in an indecent manner.

"Yu Niang?" Yuan Chen and Yun Qingjin were a little curious, but Yun Yuke was not surprised. "You two don't know, this is Aunt Hua's maiden name, but we don't usually call her that."

Since that male guest knew Aunt Hua's name, he must be Liu Jie, Aunt Hua's husband, whom Liu Zhou'er had mentioned earlier.

Xu Huibing told Liu Zhou'er that when Aunt Hua met her husband Liu Jie, who had died young, she was initially quite surprised, but after chatting for a while, she sensed that something was amiss.

This Liu Jie was dressed in luxurious clothes and had a full range of accessories.

Jade pendants, waist ornaments, jade thumb rings on the hands, and a crown inlaid with gemstones on the head.

Every accessory exceeded the standard that a typical merchant should carry.

It seems this person's life after "resurrection" is quite good.

Upon meeting his former wife in a foreign land, Liu Jie chatted briefly before inquiring about their children. He was naturally pleased to hear that his son was married with children.

But upon hearing that her daughter was still unmarried at this age, she changed her tone and scolded Aunt Hua.

It's not a problem if it's just a couple arguing, but the key issue is that Sister Liu never says anything nice about Aunt Hua.

What do you mean, "I left the child with you, and all you care about is your own appearance? Your daughter isn't even married yet, and you're not even taking care of her?"

The words were quite harsh.

"Sister Yun, I've never seen my father. Mother said he went out to do business and we haven't heard from him since. She said someone sent word that he met with a disaster at sea and his body was never found. My family has even built a cenotaph for him back home. He...he..."

"Don't be afraid, it's alright. Aunt Hua won't be abused by your father anymore. With Sister Yun here, she's not afraid of anyone."

Yun Yuke and the other two quickly accompanied Liu Zhou'er towards Yanchun Pavilion. To avoid Liu Zhou'er being seen, they decided to have Yuan Chen stay with Liu Zhou'er in the backyard while they took Yun Qingjin to the front to meet the person.

Along the way, Yun Yuke gave a brief introduction to Aunt Hua's situation.

"I heard that Aunt Hua's husband was a businessman. He had a bad temper and had beaten Aunt Hua before. Although he was able to earn money for the family, he would beat people when he was drunk and unhappy. He even beat his son Liu Haidong back then."

"Huh? How could this person be like this? How is he still alive? I feel like my dead husband would have been better."

Yun Qingjin still managed a precise retort, but after saying it, she realized that she was talking about Liu Zhou'er's biological father, so she quickly added, "Sister Zhou'er, I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean to."

Liu Zhou'er's mood improved considerably. Hearing Yun Qingjin's words, she quickly shook her head. "It's alright, Qingjin. You're right. I was young then and never got beaten. My brother and mother suffered much more. Actually, I also think it would have been better if we hadn't come back."

Knowing Liu Zhou'er's attitude, Yun Yuke roughly knew what to do next.

When the group arrived at Yanchun Pavilion, most of the guests were gone, except for the "deceased" husband who had suddenly appeared. Only Aunt Hua and Xu Huibing remained.

“Madam, please calm down,” Xu Huibing comforted the woman, and rolled her eyes at the husband. “This customer, I don’t know what your relationship is with this lady. She’s a regular customer here. It’s really not appropriate for you to touch her inappropriately in my shop.”

Because of the complex power dynamics in Changgan City, Yun Yuke set a rule for her family: when they meet outside the Yun residence, they should try to acknowledge each other as ordinary neighbors.

When necessary, they may even pretend to be strangers in order to protect themselves.

Just like when Yun Yuke and her group encountered Zhu Ling outside, they naturally wouldn't take the initiative to admit that they knew Zhu Ling before, but that it was just a casual relationship between a customer and a merchant.

This "outside" area naturally includes the lobby of the family's shop.

Of course, Yuan Chenyun and Yu Ke were already working in the shop, as were other people working there, whether they were craftsmen, embroiderers, or weavers. When these people met, they didn't need to put on too much of a show.

This requirement is mainly directed at Aunt Hua, Liu Zhou'er, and other people in the Yun family.

The reason for doing this is to avoid outsiders discovering the relationship between everyone. If something happens, it would be easier to handle things if we are strangers, and we can also look out for each other.

As it turns out, this plan was quite ahead of its time.

The husband, Liu Jie, met Aunt Hua in the jewelry shop, so to this day, Liu Jie still believes that his wife came to the shop to buy jewelry.

When the two first started arguing, it was probably about whether or not they should buy jewelry.

“Your daughter isn’t even married yet, and you still have the mind to buy jewelry here? Look at you, you’re already this age, and you’re still thinking about dressing yourself up. Is this how you behave when I’m not home?”

Liu Jie still arrogantly reprimanded him.

From the beginning, Xu Huibing wanted to speak up for Aunt Hua as a family member, but Aunt Hua stopped her from speaking.

“I earn my own money and raise my own children. Is it any of your business if I buy jewelry? Can’t I come to this shop? Let me tell you, I just love Yanchun Pavilion’s jewelry. I come here every month to buy a new piece of jewelry, and I also buy my daughter a piece of jewelry every month. And you? All these years, you’re still alive, and you haven’t even sent a single message to the three of us. What right do you have to talk to me like that?!”

Xu Huibing understood the implication in Aunt Hua's words: Aunt Hua didn't want the other party to know that she lived in the Yun residence, nor did she want Liu Zhou'er to come to the front hall.

So when things first started to get chaotic, Xu Huibing first asked the other two craftsmen around her to calm down the guests in the front hall, while she went back to inform Liu Zhou'er about the situation and told her not to come to the front hall.

"Gentlemen, since we've been reunited after so long, why have things come to this? Life is short, and we've already wasted so much time. Arguing is truly..."

"Manager Xu, I know you mean well, but you be the judge, I thought he was dead before, but now that he's back, he starts cursing at us. Has he never considered the lives of us three?"

"You, you, you... It's been so long, how come you've turned into a shrew! Come home with me! I'll deal with you when we get home!"

After saying that, Liu Jie tried to pull Aunt Hua out of the house.

The incident happened suddenly, and the man's actions were quite crude. He pulled hard, causing Aunt Hua to stumble.

"Stop! Who's causing trouble in my shop?"