I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 565 - 559: Secret Love Comes True

Sister-in-law Liangbao was a woman of few words, so she was really curious about what she would say.

Qiao Ye, "In poverty, no one asks about you in a bustling market, while in wealth, distant relatives appear even in the mountains."

Qiao Qingyu couldn’t help but laugh. Had the conversation really come full circle?

She then asked Qiao Ye, "Da Niu, if Little Sister asked you, suppose Qiao Feng preferred the old you instead of the current you, would that mean he is not a social climber?"

Confusion flickered in Qiao Ye’s eyes. What was she like before?

People say that as you walk along, you forget the path you came by, and as you walk, you forget what you used to be like, but she would never forget.

A few years ago, she was a genuine farm girl, hands rough from frequent farm work, complexion darkened by the wind and the sun.

Back then, her biggest dream was to buy a bottle of face cream at a town store, and then to enjoy a baked bun.

She didn’t know how a girl should live to truly be living. She probably had an empty mind, muddled and aimless, without any goals.

But what was she like now?

She looked into Qiao Qingyu’s eyes, and Qiao Qingyu quietly looked back at her, some things were not so absolutely black and white, right and wrong.

It all depends on what you want to do, and what you think in your heart.

Qiao Ye had always considered herself a farm girl, yet she was not the same farm girl as before.

She had self-studied and completed a community college course and obtained her diploma. She held a medical practice license and had passed the Traditional Chinese Medicine exam in the province.

With these certificates, wherever she went, she was respected.

Now everyone called her Dr. Qiao.

She was confident in her medical skills. Dr. Jiang had said she was born for this profession, that while others might spend ten or even twenty years learning acupuncture, she managed it in five.

She memorized various prescriptions, meticulously studied them, and had all the medicinal herbs in her mind; she was fluent in discussing the characteristics, growth habitats, functions, and contraindications of any given herb.

She could even recollect several prescriptions that included the herb on the spot.

She took care of her family’s health. Her grandfather, who had been laid low by her grandmother’s passing, and her great-grandparents, who had been critically ill, were nursed back to health by her carefully devised herbal formulas and treatments tailored to their conditions.

Now, her grandfather was hale and hearty.

And her great-grandparents, who previously couldn’t even walk, were now capable of digging up potatoes in the fields after a period of her acupuncture treatment.

This was her capability, as well as her achievement.

Her status within the Qiao Family was not the same as before.

She was vastly different from her former self, and she often felt proud of herself.

Now, Qiao Qingyu’s words had prompted Qiao Ye’s heart to suddenly shift from one line of thought to another.

She stared blankly at Qiao Qingyu, not saying a word.

Qiao Qingyu continued, "I’m not speaking for Qi Feng; I’m simply stating a fact. For instance, Qiao Ye, I want to ask you, if your Brother Qi wasn’t as he is now, just a regular, uneducated farmer with not much money, even struggling to find a wife, would you still like him?"

Qiao Qingyu’s words were gentle, yet they held a sharpness.

The world, in reality, was both genuine and cruel.

"Would the Prince actually fancy a Cinderella with nothing to offer?"

"Maybe he would, but only if this Cinderella was exceptionally beautiful, as beautiful as a fairy."

"Just like those girls from ordinary families who marry into wealth in later generations, there is always something striking about them, something to show off—either extraordinary abilities or stunning looks."

"People always crave something from the other party, men and women alike."

"Take the ending between He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu in this book, for example."

"He Xiuyu wasn’t one to focus on appearances, so someone like Han Liuya would never catch his eye; hence, in their original world, they had no children, which proves they were never together."

"The birth of their son, Chaoxuan, proved both this body and He Xiuyu were fine."

"Of course, she wouldn’t say too much about it, young girls still hold a dream for love, preferring to wrap themselves in a beautiful, pure, and unsullied gauze free from worldly touch."

"Just like the song popular on the streets and alleys now says: women love the free and easy, men love beauty."

"There’s nothing wrong with that."

"When Qiao Qingyu spoke these words, Qiao Ye didn’t immediately blurt out a response; she even hesitated for a long while, her face turning red with a mixture of shame, sadness, and an indescribable complexity."

"In fact, she and Brother Qi are the same type of people."

"The words of my niece may not sound nice, but they make sense. Put yourself in their shoes. Not to mention now, let’s go back to the year Brother Qi arrived; there were young men in the village who could only farm, had no education, and couldn’t even afford a bride price."

"She didn’t know if she would like such people, but at the time, she definitely didn’t think highly of them."

"Qiao Ye then felt she was being somewhat pretentious."

"Niece, you have a point, I am not that great myself," Qiao Ye simply admitted, sighing, "If Brother Qi wasn’t from the city, didn’t have a job, and wasn’t educated, what would have I liked about him at that time?"

"But Qiao Qingyu then changed the subject," "At that time, Qi Feng had a bad reputation, getting into fights over a girlfriend, and even losing his job; such impulsiveness isn’t reassuring to any parent. It’s his honor that you could like him."

"Qiao Ye looked at Qiao Qingyu and, for some reason, burst out laughing, and the whole mood lightened; she reached out to hold Qiao Qingyu’s hand, leaned in close, and affectionately rubbed her shoulder."

"She knew what to do now."

"Why worry about the details?"

"Right now, Brother Qi truly likes me, respects me enough, and is very careful not to let his feelings for me affect my reputation."

"And to tell the truth, I still love him."

"There are too many marriages in this world in name only, staying together just for the children or other unknown reasons."

"And she might actually have a marriage based on mutual love and affection."

"As for the future, why worry about something so distant?"

"I have medical skills, and no matter where I end up, I can ensure I provide for myself."

"Qiao Qingyu didn’t say any more. This kind of thing isn’t like a math problem where you can simply add, subtract, multiply, and divide to get a clear answer—sometimes, matters of the heart are just a muddled mess."

"She tousled Qiao Ye’s hair affectionately, saying, "You’re a smart girl. I believe you will handle this well and make yourself even happier.""

"Niece, I will."

"And Qiao Ye was true to her word. On the day before Qiao Qingyu and He Xiuyu were set to leave, she brought Qi Feng through the door of Qiao Liangbao’s house."

"She introduced him openly, saying, ’This is my boyfriend; we are dating with the intention to get to know each other better before getting married.’"