But Cao Hui did not like pampered girls. He was a young man from the countryside who preferred a grounded, capable woman. A pampered girl like Yu Qing was someone he couldn't afford to support even if he married her.
Cao Hui treated the original owner well and helped her out of pity, not love.
The Cao family lived right behind the Xu family. Erlaizi would beat his wife and stepdaughter every few days; neighbors all around could hear and see it, but Erlaizi was such a scoundrel that no one dared to intervene, fearing he would try to extort them if they got involved.
Chapter 1090