Qī Yòu thought not as much as Huà Rú Chū, but his thoughts were the same as hers. Neither of them wanted to be too distant from each other. When she asked him questions, even though he was not used to talking a lot, he tried his best to organize his words to explain things to her.

  "Third Uncle is the most capable of the three brothers, Third Aunt's family is a powerful and influential one, so she can be considered to have married down, which makes her attitude somewhat arrogant. However, compared to Second Aunt, she is completely harmless, just sharp-tongued and critical. Second Aunt doesn't say much, but has many thoughts in her mind. My mother and Third Aunt combined are no match for her. She always wants to be in charge and gets along best with Grandmother. In the Qi family, you need to be most careful of her. Once she thinks you'll become a threat to her, she will definitely take action against you."

  Second Uncle has a idle job and hasn't made any good connections, his household has the most wives and concubines, not to mention the mistresses he keeps outside, he's the one who causes the most trouble in the Qi family. I've sent someone to keep an eye on him discreetly, just greet him when you see him, don't bother with him too much.

  "As for my father, he used to have grand ambitions, but... something happened and now he's just holding a second-grade idle post. Although the position is high, it has no real power. My mother only has me as her son, so she definitely won't harm me. However, she's too biased towards her natal family. Usually, nothing happens, but I'm afraid that at critical moments, she might not be clear-headed. You should pay attention to this aspect in the future. As for those aunts and sisters, you'll get to know them slowly over time. They can't stir up big waves, but there aren't many who are easy-going either. That's roughly how things are."

  Qian Youyi finished drinking the tea in one breath, and Hua Ruochu couldn't help but want to laugh. This man probably hadn't spoken so much at once for a long time, and he himself felt awkward.

  "What about grandparents?"

  Qiu Jin refilled Qi Youyi's teacup and also changed a cup for her own young mistress.

  "Grandfather doesn't interfere with household matters, unless you mess it up, otherwise he won't say anything to you. Grandmother is in charge of all the affairs of the Qi family, and she has always been in charge of the business outside as well. As long as you don't make mistakes, she won't target you either, but she tends to believe Second Aunt's words, so be careful about that."

  After all, it seems that Erniang's family is the biggest unstable factor in Qiguan. "You see very clearly, didn't you ever think of reminding your grandmother?"

  "Useless."

  "Does grandma not listen?"

  She has her own set of rules.

  Hua Ruchu somewhat understood that old people are mostly stubborn and become more stubborn as they age, saying too much would only make them unhappy, "I'll just keep it to myself."

  After saying so much, Qi You felt a bit unaccustomed to it. Just as he was thinking about whether to go back to the inner chamber to rest for a while, he heard someone outside reporting, "Big Uncle is here."

  Hua Ruyi rushed in extremely quickly, not even waiting for someone to open the curtain before she pushed it aside herself. Seeing the situation inside the room, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. The two of them seemed to be getting along quite well, and if that was really the case, then she could finally put her mind at ease.

  Qī Yòu got up, "Brother."

  Hua Ruyi sat down beside her sister, "I thought you were resting, but it turns out you were discussing business, what result did you come up with?"

  "Big brother, you even want to know about our private matters as a couple, are you too idle?" Seeing her brother, Hua Ru's eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles, more than three times more genuine than usual.

  Qī Yòu's eyes dimmed slightly, it was because he had thought too beautifully, as for the first time he used what he thought was his most natural posture, and he always thought so, but once there was a comparison, the difference became apparent.

  Hua Ru Yi habitually stretched out his hand to pinch his little sister's face, but when he saw the pearl hairpin on her head, he suddenly remembered that she was already married and he should be more reserved. He withdrew his hand halfway and placed it on his leg, fiddling with the red knot at his waist.

  "Big brother has come to bid you farewell."

  Hua Ru's smile froze on her face, "So soon you have to leave? Big brother, can't you stay with me for a few more days?"

  "I'd like to too." I wanted to stay with you for a while and get used to the life in the big house, but "something came up, and since my place is closer, if I don't go, Dad will have to come back and forth, so let him just stay home and keep Mom company instead."

  It must be that the martial arts world has started another dispute, she said being the leader of the martial alliance is not a good thing to do, there's no peace and quiet, and troubles come with it. "Next year I'll definitely make dad step down from that position, big brother, if you can't persuade him, I'll use extreme measures."

  "Give me a guarantee, and be a good wife to Qi Fu's young master. I'll take care of this matter. Besides, Father isn't thinking of continuing as the Alliance Master like you think." Hua Ruyi glanced at Qi You and continued: "If that identity is really gone, I hope you won't be affected."

  "We're all married now, can they still return us? Husband, don't you think?"

  Qī Yòu received various information from within, and his response was not slow either. "Naturally, the imperial edict will be issued, there's no reason to withdraw it."

  Hua Ruyi glanced back and forth between the two, then smiled and said nothing more about it. Instead, she said: "Remember that address I gave you, if anything happens be sure to send word, we'll receive it quickly."

  "Brother, I will take good care of myself, don't worry." After a pause, he added another sentence, "Also let Mom and Dad feel at ease."

  "You can rest assured if you put your mind at ease, I'm currently free and will come visit you when I have time."

  The farewell is imminent, and after this, it will be a long time before they can meet again. Hua Ru Chu's heart is reluctant to part with her family, but she can only suppress her feelings deep down. As a married woman who has taken on her husband's surname, she must establish her own position in the new family. She understands this point clearly and will make an effort to adjust on the surface, but deep down, the home that gave her love and trust is still her true home, forever and always.

  Knowing they had something private to discuss, Qi You stood up and said, "I have some business in the study, you two chat slowly."

  Hua Ruyi stood up and looked at Qi You with a trusting gaze, "Although Ruoyi is a bit willful, in all other aspects she is very good and deserves the best treatment. Qi You, please treat her well."

  Qī Yòu looked at her with a glance, nodded, "She will marry me, I will certainly treat her well, brother can rest assured."

  Even if it was just superficial, Hua Ruyi slightly put her mind at ease and saw Qi You out of the house before turning around to ask: "Ru Chu, how is he?"

  "Better than expected."

  "Well then, you'd better hold on tight to him, you have the ability to do so."

  "Big brother, loving someone should be a willing and happy thing. If it's obtained through trickery, it's not pure. I wouldn't stoop to that either. Emotions that are forced won't necessarily bring happiness."

  Hua Ruyi had always known that Ru Xi was arrogant, but this arrogance wasn't on the surface, it was deep within her bones. It couldn't be seen at a glance, but once you touched upon it, you would know just how far that arrogance went.

  "Big brother, if you can't come back in a short time, please help me pass on a message to second sister and ask her to find some skilled embroiderers to send over to me."

  "You're thinking again..." Worried that the wall had ears, Hua Ru Yi swallowed back her words, but her eyes were full of disapproval. "Ru Xuan, you can't be as reckless as before, or you'll suffer for it."

  PS: Two updates, isn't it really good to not give a recommendation vote?