After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 233 Mr. Tang Yu
Wan's eyes lit up. "Brilliant! How come I didn't think of that! If the other party were the right age, we could really discuss this properly."

Han looked at the two of them and shook her head repeatedly, "I think you two are really crazy!"

Because Wan and Su were in the middle of a great time, no one listened to what Han was saying.

A few days later, Madam Zhu sent an old gentleman over. He said he was from out of town, but you could tell from his accent that he was from Zhaohua County. Madam Wan found an excuse to have Su Chuan send the man back.

“Madam Zhu, the gentleman you have chosen is not suitable.” Su Chuan spoke to Madam Zhu with neither servility nor arrogance.

Madam Zhu raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Why not? This old gentleman is quite well-known in Lizhou. He's more than capable of giving my child an early education. I went to great lengths to invite him."

Upon hearing this, Su Chuan explained gently, "The teacher is certainly excellent, but not suitable. You also mentioned that the teacher is renowned. Such a person's appearance is likely to attract attention and expose their situation. If you really want to find a teacher for your child, look outside of Lizhou."

Ideally, the person should be truly talented but unknown, someone nobody in Lizhou knows. You will bring them to my home, and I will personally escort you to your destination. However, Madam, you must inform your husband beforehand that once you come with me, you cannot leave that place for at least ten years, unless Young Master Zhu returns beforehand.”

Madam Zhu's expression suddenly turned sharp. "Are you guarding against me?"

"No, we wouldn't dare! We're guarding against all dangers," Su Chuan replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

After a long silence, Madam Zhu smiled and said, "Alright, alright, we'll do as you say."

After Su Chuan left, Madam Zhu angrily knocked over the teacup beside her. "What a formidable family! No wonder my son trusted them to take care of the person. Only my stupid daughter couldn't see through them. All my efforts were for nothing!"

She had indeed planned to start with her husband and follow the clues to find her grandson's whereabouts, but she didn't expect that her plan would be seen through so easily. Now she couldn't use any more tricks, lest she really push the Su family mother and son to the brink and they wouldn't reveal anything, making her hope of seeing her grandson even more remote.

Su Chuan, who had just left, had no idea that Madam Zhu was thinking this way, but it wasn't a bad thing for them.

Because of Su Chuan's demanding requirements, Madam Zhu had to pull a lot of strings to find someone who could barely meet them.

When the person was brought to the Su family.

Madam Zhu introduced first: "This gentleman's surname is Tang, given name Yu, and he is from Luzhou."

"Luzhou? Is that Luzhou, the southernmost part of Langya Kingdom?" Su Chuan asked in surprise.

Tang Yu returned the greeting with his hands clasped in a fist salute, "Indeed! I have been traveling and studying far and wide, and have been away from home for many years."

Su Chuan listened carefully to Tang Yu's speech and found that his accent was very pure. He couldn't tell where he was from, but it definitely had nothing to do with Lizhou.

"Sir, are you aware of our conditions? If you come with me to teach, you cannot leave for ten years."

He emphasized this point.

Tang Yu nodded slightly, his back straight. "Madam Zhu has already mentioned it to me, and I have agreed."

Su Chuan paused for a moment, then said, "Alright, sir, please stay at my place for now. I'll take you there after I've made the arrangements."

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Mrs. Zhu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Su Chuan had accepted the man. She thanked Tang Yu politely, "Mr. Tang, I'm entrusting my grandson to you. The monthly allowance will be settled annually, and they will hand it over to you then." "Of course."

After Madam Zhu left.

Tang Yu also moved into the Su family home.

Looking at the neat and clean house and the stone walls on all four sides, he became more interested. As soon as he went out, he asked Su Chuan about the situation in Dongmen Village. "I am new to this place. I thought that Lizhou was a barren land and that the people's lives would not be as good as those in Luzhou. I did not expect this village to be so rich."

Whether a village is rich or poor can be judged by looking at its houses and its people. The Su family wore clothes without patches and had an excellent appearance.

Su Chuan smiled and explained, "The village grows high-yield wheat, and every household has made money, so the natural conditions are much better than in other places."

"Oh? So the high-yield wheat came from this village?" Tang Yu seemed quite surprised.

Su Chuan nodded and pointed to a house not far away, "That's my second uncle. His family was the first to grow high-yield wheat, and it was his family that led the village to prosperity."

"I see! That must be a very kind family!" Tang Yu praised sincerely.

Su Chuan's lips curled up slightly, and he asked, "Mr. Tang is so young and talented, why did you come all the way from Luzhou to Lizhou? And why are you willing to stay for ten years?"

He had wanted to ask this question earlier, but seeing Tang Yu's clear and bright eyes, he didn't say it in front of Madam Zhu.

Tang Yu looked up at the sky, sighed deeply, and recited a sad poem. A tear welled up in the corner of his eye. "My wife died in childbirth three years ago, taking two lives with her. This was a huge blow to me. If I stay in my hometown, I will always hear people talking about this. It's better to leave and have some peace and quiet."

"I'm sorry, I didn't know," Su Chuan quickly apologized.

Tang Yu waved his hand, "It's alright, these things will need to be explained to you sooner or later."

Seeing his open and honest demeanor, Su Chuan respected him even more and praised him, saying, "Sir, you are truly devoted to your wife."

Tang Yu smiled bitterly, “We are deeply in love and have a strong sense of loyalty. We got married by the arrangement of our parents and the matchmaker. I accepted the county magistrate’s invitation to take up a post in the county government just ten days after the wedding. I was thinking of bringing her to my side after I had established myself in the county government.”

But my parents said she was pregnant and couldn't move around much. I thought I was a grown man and couldn't take good care of my pregnant wife, so I agreed. I never expected to receive news that she had died in childbirth.

I couldn't accept this fact. Only after burying my wife and son did I learn the truth from the villagers. It was about how my parents treated my wife. This was a huge blow to me. I couldn't face them. But they thought it was only natural for parents-in-law to set rules for their daughters-in-law. They thought they hadn't done anything wrong. They then started arranging for me to get married again.

I refused, but they said I was unfilial.

What is filial piety? Is it simply obeying their every word? I have repeatedly reflected on this, but I still cannot find the answer, and I am tormented every night.

To avoid them, I even stayed at the county government office and dared not go back.

But they wouldn't let it go and made a scene at the county government office, crying and telling everyone about their good intentions. As a result, even the county magistrate questioned my character. At that time, I was exhausted, both physically and mentally, and I was planning to end my life and return this broken body to them.

When I jumped into the river, a Taoist priest happened to pass by and saved me. He said that life is not easy, so one should go with the flow, follow one's heart, and be free and happy. Only by taking off the shackles can one be reborn from the brink of death.

I couldn't achieve the Taoist priest's detachment, but at that moment I suddenly didn't want to die. So I packed my bags, left a letter, and traveled far away. It took me three years to get here.