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

Chapter 286 Tang Yu Confesses His Feelings
Seeing that Madam Wan was determined to leave, Su Tai had no choice but to give her some things to take back with her.

After seeing Wan off, Su Tai locked the courtyard gate again and quickly went to the backyard of the cellar.

Ke Yunyun had already packed her things and was staring blankly out the window.

Su Tai tiptoed to her side and said softly, "You can reconsider my advice from before."

"Cousin, I think I should leave." Ke Yunyun interrupted Su Tai, then looked up and smiled quietly.

Su Tai was heartbroken. "If you're going to leave, you should be fully prepared before you go. This world is still very chaotic. You're a weak woman with a child. I'd be crazy to let you leave!"

Ke Yunyun lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong.

Su Tai sighed helplessly and shook her head. "They say an elder sister is like a mother. Since your uncle, aunt, and cousin aren't here, I, as your cousin, will take the liberty of making a decision for you. I'll go and sound out Mr. Tang's opinion later. If he's interested in marrying you, we'll get my father and the others to be witnesses and quietly get the marriage done."

This time, Ke Yunyun did not refuse.

Su Tai felt a little better after that.

In the neighboring school, Tang Yu was intently teaching the children to write. Shen Yuezhang and the others had already learned all the characters and could read other books on their own. When they had nothing to do, they would study on their own and ask Tang Yu for help when they encountered something they didn't understand.

Seeing how focused everyone was, Su Tai didn't want to disturb them.

Tang Yu was the first to notice her presence. After assigning the homework, he immediately went out to see Su Tai. "Mrs. Shen, did you need to see me?"

Su Tai nodded and went to talk to Tang Yu in a corner of the yard.

“Mr. Tang, my aunt is here today, you know her too.”

Tang Yu nodded. "I know Aunt Su from Dongmen Village. What's wrong?"

Su Tai recounted the situation at the Zhu family's place in detail: "Madam Zhu's intention is that the Zhu family will not acknowledge the existence of Yunyun and her son, nor will they acknowledge Kang Cheng's identity. They also intend to send them far away and will not provide them with tuition fees this year."

"Outrageous!" Tang Yu exclaimed, her face flushed with anger. "The Zhu family is going too far! Miss Ke is so sensible, and Kang Cheng is so clever and bright. With proper guidance, he will surely achieve great things in the future. How could the Zhu family give up on him so easily?"

The person he could never have in his dreams was someone else who looked down on him, and Tang Yu simply couldn't accept it.

Su Tai agreed wholeheartedly, “That’s what I think too. Unfortunately, ordinary people like us can’t compete with powerful families. Outsiders don’t know about Kang Cheng’s existence, and Young Master Zhu has kept it a secret. Even if we go to make a scene now, it won’t do any good. Instead, it will be detrimental to Yunyun and her son.”

Yunyun's intention is to take the child and move far away. Mr. Tang's initial purpose in coming to Shenjiazhuang was to educate Kangcheng, so I wanted to ask Mr. Tang what his plans are for the future.

Upon hearing this, Tang Yu became even more anxious. "How can Miss Ke, a frail woman, take a child and leave for a distant place? It's too dangerous! No, no, Madam Shen can't let her leave like this!"

Su Tai was in a dilemma. "That's what I think too. If you ask me, since the Zhu family has taken the initiative to reject them, Yunyun shouldn't keep thinking about it. It would be better for her to find a good family to marry into. She's still young and shouldn't waste her life like this. Don't you think so, sir?"

"Madam Shen is absolutely right! What does Miss Ke think?" Tang Yu's heart tightened inexplicably. While waiting for Su Tai's reply, he felt his mouth go dry, and time seemed to stand still, stretching on endlessly. Su Tai deliberately kept Tang Yu in suspense for a while before saying, "Actually, I had advised Yunyun before, but at that time she still had expectations and did not accept my advice. Now that she has given up, she has naturally relented. I plan to make some arrangements for her in the next few days, but I don't know if there are any suitable candidates nearby."

"Mrs. Shen, Mrs. Shen." Tang Yu hurriedly stopped Su Tai, her face flushed, and after a long pause, she finally mustered the courage to say, "Do you think I'm suitable?"

Su Tai had been waiting for him to say this, so she immediately feigned surprise and asked, "Mr. Tang wants to marry my cousin?"

Tang Yu nodded emphatically, her face as red as a monkey's bottom, her tongue tumbling out, "I...I admire Miss Ke, and she treats Kang Cheng like her own son. I will take good care of them, mother and son, I swear!"

After speaking her mind, Tang Yu felt much more relaxed.

Su Tai fell into deep thought. "Mr. Tang is a scholar, and a gentleman values ​​his promises most. Of course, I trust you. However, your parents are so domineering. If Yunyun marries you with her child, I'm afraid she will be bullied to death by your parents. I'm still a little worried about that."

Tang Yu quickly replied, "Madam Shen, you are overthinking it. I will not return to my hometown, and even if I marry Yunyun, I will not go back to Luzhou."

His reputation has already been ruined by his parents. If he goes back, he will be condemned by everyone and there will be no way for him to survive. So why would he go back?
"So, what are Mr. Tang's plans?"

Su Tai always wanted to figure out what Tang Yu was thinking.

Tang Yu didn't hide anything and carefully calculated, "I've saved up several hundred taels of silver in the past two years. I want to take them, mother and son, to live in the capital. It's far from Lizhou and Luzhou, and no one knows us there. This will broaden Kangcheng's horizons and give him a better living environment."

It just so happens that Yunyun is in poor health and prefers to live in warm places. The capital city has the best climate in Langya Kingdom, so going there would be more beneficial for her. I can also find a job as an accountant, or go to a wealthy family to teach their children. I'm sure I can support them.

Now that Madam Shen can read, we can correspond regularly and she will be able to keep up with our lives.

Su Tai was surprised that Tang Yu had thought so much, and she became even more satisfied with him. "Okay, I will tell Yunyun and my father and uncle what you mean. If they have no objections, Mr. Tang can then come to propose marriage. We won't have a big ceremony, just the whole family can get together to witness it, how about that?"

"Thank you so much, Madam Shen!" Tang Yu was overjoyed.

When Zhu Kangcheng got home from school, he learned that his mother was going to marry Mr. Tang. He was as happy as if it were New Year's Day. "Great! Great! I have a father now! I have a father now!"

The child's unintentional words, however, caused Ke Yunyun heartache and pain, and she immediately made a decision.

After the busy spring plowing season ended.

Su Tai took her child back to her parents' home to tell them about Tang Yu's proposal to Ke Yunyun.

The Su brothers respected Tang Yu greatly and were naturally happy to see it happen. The Wan family was the most excited and kept saying that they wanted to arrange a good wedding for Ke Yunyun and also give the Zhu family a good dressing down.

Now that the Zhu family no longer cares about Ke Yunyun and her son, and Wan Shi no longer has to worry about anything happening, she decided to hold a wedding in the village so that Ke Yunyun could get married openly and legitimately.

Su Tai naturally had no objections and even brought her child over to help.