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The Power of a Promise , Historical Romance, Emotional Series - ENGSUB
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00:00Mr. Smith, let's not beat around the bush.
00:03The Cooper family is the richest in town.
00:06Their second son, Ivan, is gravely ill.
00:08They urgently meet a girl with matching birth charts to marry him for luck.
00:11But look at the betrothal gifts they offered.
00:13This is something others couldn't earn in several lifetimes.
00:16What do you think?
00:18If I marry into their family right now and Ivan dies, I might be buried alive with him.
00:22Isn't that basically a death sentence?
00:24Yes, yes. The Coopers are very generous.
00:26But there is one thing.
00:27This wedding is rushed.
00:28She has to marry him within three days.
00:31Your daughter Ava's birth chart is a perfect match for Ivan.
00:36I agree.
00:37As long as the Coopers don't mind that she's mute.
00:40Never mind three days.
00:41She can marry him tomorrow.
00:43I've raised Ava all these years.
00:46It's time she paid the family back.
00:47My eldest sister Leah already got married.
00:49My second sister Lily is dad's favorite.
00:50He wouldn't bear to leave her.
00:51As for me, I am just a mute.
00:53I haven't spoken a word since I was born.
00:55Trading an eyesore of a mute like me for that much in dad's heart.
00:58It was completely worth it.
01:00I raised this mute for five years.
01:02What a waste of money.
01:13Ava?
01:14Raising you was worth it after all.
01:18Once you marry into the Cooper family, take good care of your husband and your in-laws.
01:22Did you hear me?
01:23If there's nothing serious, don't bother coming back.
01:25The auspicious hour has arrived.
01:26Send off the bride.
01:29Ava?
01:36The auspicious hour has arrived.
01:38Lift the sedan.
01:42Lift the sedan.
01:52It's Lily's favorite pastry.
01:55Yet it has been crumbled into pieces like this.
01:57I wonder how long she hid it in her arms.
01:59Just so dad wouldn't find out.
02:01She's afraid I'll blame her.
02:03But in the face of life and death, who wouldn't be afraid?
02:22Husband and wife, bow to each other.
02:24Ivan is too sick to get up.
02:26So his older brother stood in for the ceremony.
02:29Good.
02:29At least they didn't use a rooster.
02:31That's decent enough.
02:32The ceremony is complete.
02:33Escort them to the bridal chamber.
02:43Mrs. Cooper, the auspicious hour is important.
02:45Please don't stop.
02:46The rumors are true.
02:47This coffin really is big.
02:49Enough for two people.
02:56Mr. Ivan.
03:11You may all leave.
03:14Yes.
03:29Miss, honestly, marrying you was not my intention.
03:33I don't want, I don't want my own misfortune to put an innocent girl like you in a dilemma.
03:40I have prepared the travel expenses and a pass for you.
03:42You can return home at ease.
03:54I'm fine.
03:55Don't call for anyone.
03:57Could you pour a glass?
03:59Of water for me.
04:08Sorry you had to see that.
04:10I know exactly what condition my body is in.
04:14I shouldn't have burdened an innocent young lady.
04:17But I never thought my parents would be so stubborn.
04:21I apologize on their behalf.
04:23Miss, don't worry.
04:24After you leave today, I will take care of everything.
04:27I won't implicate you or your family.
04:38Miss?
04:41Are you unable to speak?
05:00Miss?
05:00Miss?
05:11Miss?
05:12Since you are unwilling to leave, then so be it.
05:15Just consider it my selfishness.
05:17Rest assured.
05:19As long as I'm alive, I will protect you.
05:21Even if my time is short, I'll arrange everything well for you.
05:25I will never burden you.
05:27You will live a long life.
05:30Miss?
05:32Just now?
05:33Did you speak?
05:42Ivan?
05:44You will live a long life?
05:46Ivan?
05:47No one knows.
05:48That it's not that I can't speak, but that I cannot.
05:53Because...
05:54Boom!
06:00Don't be hurt.
06:03This ability of mine comes at a huge price.
06:06I've been emotionally detached since childhood, and no one has ever truly cared about my wishes
06:09or feelings.
06:10No matter how harshly we treat you, you always have the same dead look.
06:13It's bad luck just looking at you.
06:14What's the point of raising a mute?
06:15Marrying into the Cooper family can offset all that debt.
06:20Fine.
06:21I agree.
06:28Marrying Ivan...
06:30It doesn't seem like a bad idea after all.
06:45Could you help me up?
06:57Ava, I will go with you.
07:02Ava, he actually knows my name?
07:07Mr. Scholar, you're a learned man.
07:08Please give my precious son a good name.
07:10He is going to bring honor to our family in the future.
07:17Since he is the treasure of the family, and the root of your lineage,
07:21let's name him Edric Smith, which means both the ruler.
07:24Huh.
07:24Wow, that's a good name.
07:26Edric Smith.
07:27And what about this little girl?
07:30Since they are twins, I'll give her a name too.
07:34Let's just call her Ava Smith.
07:35Thanks to my brother, Edric, the scholar tossing it in as an afterthought.
07:39I didn't end up with a weird name like some of the girls in the village.
07:42Instead, I got the name Ava.
07:50Mr. Ivan actually came outside!
07:52And he doesn't even need anyone to support him!
08:02Ivan!
08:03Didn't I tell you to rest in your room?
08:06Why did you come out?
08:08Ava, this is my father and my mother.
08:14Please don't worry, mother.
08:16I'm already feeling much better.
08:18I'm sorry for making you and father worry.
08:21Good girl!
08:23You marrying into our family was the right choice.
08:26Ivan can even get out of bed now!
08:29My dear, you're scaring Ava.
08:31Ava just arrived.
08:33She isn't used to this yet.
08:35Right, right!
08:36The welcoming gift!
08:37I completely forgot!
08:41Ava!
08:43When I first married into this family,
08:45my mother-in-law gave me this jade bracelet.
08:47Now I'm passing it on to you.
08:58I'm passing it on to you.
09:01Alright, don't just stand around.
09:03Let's go inside and eat.
09:08Let's go inside and eat.
09:14Something came up at the shop in Fairmont.
09:16So your brother set off first thing this morning to handle it.
09:20Once he gets back, he will come see you both.
09:22If he knew your health was improving,
09:25he would be absolutely thrilled.
09:36When I was at home,
09:38my breakfast was always leftover oatmeal at the bottom of the pot
09:41or cold-steamed buns so hard they hurt my teeth.
09:44Only my father and brother were worthy of smelling this aroma.
09:49Try this bun.
09:50It has tender bamboo shoots,
09:52fresh pork,
09:53and free-range chicken inside.
09:54It's the specialty of our family's chef.
09:56It's really delicious.
10:04So this is the taste that my father and brother would always fight over,
10:08even licking the broth clean every single time.
10:26Eva.
10:27Don't eat too much in the morning.
10:29The pastries are sweet and rich.
10:31Eating too many will give you indigestion.
10:32If you like them,
10:33I can have the kitchen make them for you every day
10:36with different varieties for every meal.
10:38Oh no!
10:39I must look like a beggar who has never had a full meal,
10:42completely embarrassing him.
10:50Compared to him,
10:52my way of wolfing down food is truly unrefined.
10:57It's fine.
10:58Having a good appetite is a blessing.
11:05Oh honey.
11:07Eating a lot means you are healthy.
11:09You don't need to hold back in the Koopa family.
11:11Just eat whatever you want.
11:12There's no need to deprive yourself.
11:15When you are at home,
11:16did you never get to have a full meal?
11:26Ava is just having a meal that suits her taste for the first time.
11:29We can slowly nurse her back to health from now on.
11:32She is pure and kind-hearted.
11:33Much better than those women who put on airs and are two-faced.
11:42I wasn't being considerate enough.
11:44From now on,
11:45the kitchen will prepare meals every day according to Ava's tastes.
11:47We'll make more of what she likes.
11:50That's right.
11:51Our family doesn't lack for anything.
11:53As long as Ivan is healthy
11:55and Ava is eating well,
11:57that is better than anything else.
12:00Ivan.
12:01Hurry back to your room and rest.
12:03You can't overexert yourself.
12:05Ava.
12:06Stay with him and look after him.
12:08If anything happens,
12:09call for help immediately.
12:15I will go back and rest now.
12:26Did you see that?
12:27Mr. Ivan can actually get out of bed now.
12:29His complexion is even rosier than the past few days.
12:32His new wife must have brought him good luck.
12:35What good luck?
12:36She's just a mute from the countryside
12:38who can't even read a single word.
12:40Marrying our talented and handsome Mr. Ivan?
12:42She just got lucky.
12:44Shh.
12:45Keep your voice down.
12:46I was in the dining hall this morning.
12:48You didn't see it.
12:49The way she was eating was like she had been starving for years.
12:52She has no manners at all.
12:54She is just lucky that her birth chart matched with Mr. Ivan's.
12:57Just you wait and see.
12:58She is nothing but a tool to bring good luck.
13:00Once Mr. Ivan really recovers,
13:02do you think he'll still want her?
13:03She'll definitely be sent right back to the countryside
13:05when the time comes.
13:09Ava.
13:10Don't take it to heart.
13:12You are my legally wedded wife.
13:13We went through all the proper wednesdays.
13:15You are the rightful Mrs. Cooper.
13:16In the Cooper residence,
13:17no one has the right to gossip about you
13:19or look down on you.
13:45He is incredibly handsome,
13:47but unfortunately he has been plagued by illness since childhood.
13:50He couldn't even keep a full meal down.
13:52He treats me so well.
13:54I also want him to get better faster.
14:06Mrs. Ivan, what brings you here?
14:09Mr. Ivan's meals are handled by a dedicated cook.
14:12If you are hungry,
14:14I can bring you some snacks to eat in the side room.
14:48I didn't expect Mrs. Ivan to know how to cook.
14:51It smells so good.
14:52This is even better than what our family's cook makes.
14:54No wonder Mr. Ivan favors her.
14:56She doesn't seem like the lazy type.
14:58This is what I can do for him.
15:00He gave me respect and warmth.
15:02So I want to do everything I can to help him get better.
15:09Mrs. Ivan, stop right there!
15:11Mr. Ivan has a delicate constitution,
15:12and he is used to fine meals.
15:14Your crude countryside cooking methods
15:16produce greasy and gamey food.
15:18If it ruins Mr. Ivan's health,
15:19are you going to take responsibility for it?
15:21You better take it back and eat it yourself
15:22so you don't delay Mr. Ivan's recovery.
15:24If Mr. Cooper and Mrs. Cooper were to blame us,
15:26you wouldn't be able to bear it.
15:32Ava, why aren't you coming in?
15:39Mr. Ivan, I...
15:40I was just worried that the coarse food she made
15:42wouldn't suit your taste
15:43and would hurt your stomach.
15:44I was just advising her against it.
15:46Nina, you were rude just now.
15:48As a punishment for disrespecting my wife,
15:50from this day on,
15:51you are expelled from the Cooper residence,
15:53never to be hired again.
15:57It's windy outside.
15:58Let's go in.
16:00Mr. Ivan, I know I was wrong.
16:02Please forgive me.
16:04I will never dare do it again.
16:06Please, for the sake of the years
16:08I've served Mrs. Cooper,
16:09please spare me.
16:12You made this for me yourself?
16:19It's delicious.
16:20It's refreshing and not too rich.
16:21I'm not gamey at all.
16:22Ava, your cooking is wonderful.
16:33Ava.
16:34Do you know how to read?
16:36How could a country girl have the privilege
16:37to learn how to read?
16:38Even if my family had a little extra money,
16:40they would only send my brother to school.
16:42For a mute like me,
16:43just staying alive is hard enough.
16:44Becoming literate was a luxury
16:45I couldn't even dream of.
16:46Ava.
16:48Let me teach you how to read.
16:51Can I really learn to read and write too?
16:59From now on,
17:00I'll teach you to read every day.
17:02How does that sound?
17:04How about this?
17:05I'll teach you how to read
17:06and you'll teach me sign language.
17:07Deal?
17:08That way.
17:09Whether you are happy
17:10or unhappy,
17:11what you want to eat
17:12or what you want to do,
17:13I'll be able to know right away.
17:15I won't have to keep guessing.
17:18Ava.
17:19I want to get to understand you.
17:21No one has ever wanted to understand me before.
17:23My parents didn't want to
17:25and my siblings didn't want to either.
17:26Only him.
17:27He says
17:28he wants to understand me.
17:32Okay.
17:34Smith is your surname.
17:36Your name means desired or wished for.
17:39It also represents
17:40a growing seedling, Ava.
17:42It's a very beautiful name.
17:44Like a spring seedling.
17:45Full of life and resilience.
17:48No one has ever said my name so beautifully.
17:51And with such care.
17:59Mr. Ivan's health is getting better and better now.
18:01He truly does on his wife
18:02from the bottom of his heart.
18:03No one would dare to look down on her now.
18:08This word means peace.
18:12My biggest wish
18:13is for you to be safe your whole life
18:16and filled with warmth year after year.
18:21My wish
18:23is for you to live a long life
18:25and be healthy always.
18:27I wish you
18:29a long and healthy life.
18:35Okay.
18:36We will both live a long life
18:38and be safe year after year.
18:40Ivan.
18:42You will live a long life.
18:44Definitely.
18:47Mrs. Cooper.
18:48The madam would like you
18:49to visit her courtyard.
18:52Other than my daily greetings,
18:54my mother-in-law rarely summons me
18:56specifically like this.
18:57Could there be something important?
19:07Ava, take a look at all of these.
19:10See if there's anything you like.
19:11If you don't like any of them,
19:13I'll take you to the jewelry store
19:14to buy new ones.
19:15Rest assured,
19:16as long as I'm here.
19:17No one in the Cooper family
19:19can mistreat you.
19:25When an elder gives a gift,
19:27you shouldn't refuse.
19:28Just take
19:29what I give you
19:30and keep it safe.
19:32It's our fault for being thoughtless.
19:35We were only focused on Ivan's health.
19:37We should have prepared
19:38for your visit back home sooner.
19:40Ivan has just recovered
19:41and can't handle the exertion.
19:43On the day of your visit,
19:44I will accompany you to go back.
19:46Going back to that home
19:47where I suffered?
19:49I don't want to.
19:51I will go back,
19:52but I definitely can't let you
19:53go to a place like that
19:54and suffer such indignity.
19:56No need.
19:57Oh honey,
19:58I know you suffered a lot
19:59in that home.
20:01For the sake of money,
20:02your father didn't even hesitate
20:03to marry you into our family.
20:04He didn't even care about you.
20:06If I don't go with you,
20:07who knows what he might do to you.
20:15Good girl.
20:17Don't be afraid.
20:18I am here with you.
20:26Our Ava
20:27is so beautiful.
20:30You are handsome too.
20:37I'm sorry.
20:38I'm sorry, Ava.
20:40I've made you suffer.
20:42My body is too weak.
20:44I can't accompany you
20:45on your trip home.
20:45It's nothing.
20:47Just wait for me at home.
20:48I will be back soon.
20:50All right, all right.
20:51You two lovebirds,
20:52stop being lovey-dovey.
20:53We will be back by noon.
20:54I promise I'll take good care
20:56of your wife.
21:00Then I will leave her in your care,
21:01mother.
21:29I'll take good care.
21:31You wretched girl are you trying to get me killed if you want to die don't die outside on your
21:36own don't drag your old man down with you
21:41Stop Ava is now the legally wedded wife of Ivan not someone you can just hit as you please
21:53Are you madam Cooper is are you madam Cooper?
22:01Don't be afraid Ava. I am here with you
22:07Eric bring the gifts in
22:10Yes madam
22:16Oh madam Cooper it's a misunderstanding it's all a misunderstanding this wretched girl doesn't know any better
22:22I was just worried she might have caused trouble at your home and embarrassed the Cooper family
22:25I was just anxious for a moment. I wasn't really going to hit her Ava
22:30Look at you. Why didn't you tell me about your visiting advance? I could have prepared some of your favorite
22:35foods
22:37You are too polite
22:38We came today firstly to follow the custom of home visit and secondly to make things clear to you
22:43Now that Ava has married into our family. She is a member of the Cooper family and my daughter-in
22:48-law
22:49From now on her honor and disgrace are tied to the honor and disgrace of the Coopers
22:53If anyone dares to bully her they are going against the Cooper family and me Judy Cooper
22:58Regarding the betrothal gifts our Cooper family didn't short you a single cent
23:01Ava's debt of upbringing is now considered settled
23:04From now on I hope you will keep the promise you made that day
23:07Do not go to the Cooper residence to bother Ava as you please and don't even think about using her
23:11in exchange for any benefits
23:12Yes, yes, whatever you say. I will remember it all
23:21Ava you take care of yourself
23:29Let's go come home with me
23:33From today onwards I have no more ties with this family
23:41Ava, this restaurant's crab bread tofu is exceptional
23:44Their sweet and sour fish and Osmantha's sticky rice are also especially delicious
23:48Today the two of us will have a proper meal out
23:52After we eat I will take you to browse the shops
23:56We can pick out some jewelry and clothes you like together
23:59You dress a bit too plainly
24:02A young girl like you should wear brighter colors to look good
24:07Mother you have already spent a lot of money no need to spend anymore
24:11You are not allowed to say no when an elder gives a gift you shouldn't refuse
24:14Listen to me a mother-in-law spending money on her daughter-in-law is perfectly natural
24:19There is no such thing as wasting money
24:22Thank you
24:25Later I still need to quickly find a good doctor to take a look at her muteness
24:29What if it can be cured?
24:32She's such a nice girl
24:34Unable to speak anyone could bully her
24:38But I really should go learn some sign language
24:41Otherwise I just seem a bit too chatty
24:43And I won't even be able to have a proper conversation with my dear daughter-in-law
24:52Ma'am your soups are all served
24:54Thank you mother you are so good to me
25:00Ava
25:01I am the one who should be thanking you
25:05Also, I need to apologize to you too
25:10I insisted that Ivan marry you out of my own selfishness
25:13The luck brought by a bride was our last hope
25:17Besides
25:19I just didn't want my son to be lonely when he passed away
25:23I also know
25:25You must have heard the rumors
25:27Saying that the Cooper family was looking for not just a bride
25:30But someone to be buried with him
25:33Mother, I don't blame you
25:34I am also very glad to have married into the Cooper family
25:36And to have met you and Ivan
25:40Good girl
25:43Such a dear
25:46Ivan is a pitiful child
25:48But he is also an outstanding one
25:50Even though he was frail as a boy
25:52He was exceptionally smart
25:53He could read at 3 and write poetry at 5
25:56He is the pride of the entire Cooper family
25:57When I was pregnant with him
25:59I mistakenly took poison given by someone else
26:01Which caused him to be born weak and sickly
26:03All these years
26:04I have lived with the guilt
26:06But he has never blamed anyone for it
26:08Ava
26:09For my sake
26:10Please make Ivan happy
26:12Okay
26:13I can tell that you are very special to him
26:16Ever since you arrived
26:18His appetite improved a lot
26:21His father and I
26:24Have never seen him so happy and relaxed
26:31Don't worry mother
26:32I will take good care of him
26:51You're back
26:52Did you have a good time today?
26:56It's cold at night
26:57Why aren't you under the blanket?
26:59Be careful not to catch a cold
27:04I was careless
27:06I'll be more careful next time
27:08I couldn't sleep without you here
27:11So I read a book while waiting for you
27:15During your visit home today
27:16Did the smiths give you a hard time?
27:19Was the food at Moon Petal House good?
27:41You!
27:42What's wrong?
27:43It seems my wife had a rough day today
27:46Did the old man selling candied berries not set up his stall today?
27:50Tell you what
27:51I'll go buy some with you in a couple of days okay?
27:54We'll also go to the bakery in South Vale
27:56And buy a few boxes of chestnut pastries
27:58They smell amazing when they're fresh and warm
28:01Also
28:02Among the land deeds my father gave you
28:04I remember there's an estate that has a hot spring
28:07It flows with warm water all year round
28:09How about I take you there to experience it?
28:11If you like it
28:12We can stay there for a few days
28:15Thank you, Ivan
28:17I know that all these changes happened because of you
28:20Ava
28:21Are you sleepy?
28:23Let me carry you to bed, okay?
28:27Ava
28:28You
28:29Ava
28:30You can't back out now
28:32How could I back out?
28:34I will never regret being with you in my whole life
28:42Mrs. Ivan comes from such a lowly background
28:44Now that Mr. Ivan is fully recovered
28:46How could he still want her?
28:47Exactly
28:48I even heard someone say yesterday that Mr. Langley's daughter is asking around about our Mr. Ivan
28:52That Newt's good days are over
28:55Who's there?
28:56Show yourselves
28:58Please forgive us, Mr. Ivan
29:00We know we were wrong
29:01Please spare us, Mr. Ivan
29:03Repeat what you've just said
29:06I said repeat it
29:10Is my wife
29:11Someone you have the right to gossip about
29:13Disrespecting the lady of the house and spreading rumors?
29:16Guards
29:19Give them 20 lashes
29:21And throw them out of the Cooper residence
29:23They are never to return
29:24Please spare us, Mr. Ivan
29:32Today I'm taking you to see your shops
29:35From now on
29:36You are the owner of these three shops
29:38You can manage them
29:40However you want
29:49I have no experience at all
29:50I won't be able to manage them well
29:55That's fine
29:55I will teach you
29:56No one is born knowing how
29:59I will teach you how to read the ledges
30:00And how to manage the shops
30:01From now on
30:02You can
30:04Be your own boss
30:06And live
30:07A good life by yourself
30:09He genuinely wants to teach me the skills to live
30:13Without depending on anyone
30:22I will teach you
30:24Mr. Cooper
30:25Mrs Cooper
30:27What brings the two of you here?
30:29Please have a seat
30:37Bring out this month's ledgers
30:39For my wife to review
30:41Well, Mrs. Cooper has a delicate constitution, and these accounts are complicated.
30:46I'm afraid it might be due taxing for her.
30:47What? Am I not allowed to see them?
30:51Of course. Of course you can look at them. I'll go get them right away.
30:57This is the income. This is the expenditure.
31:00And here is the inventory.
31:02Mrs. Cooper, you are truly clever. You understand everything immediately. So impressive.
31:08I'm 700 tales of silver.
31:17Mr. Ward.
31:20The purchase price of this brocade is 20% higher than the market rate.
31:24Why has there been such a huge loss of fine silk over the past six months?
31:28Where did it all go?
31:31Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Cooper. I...
31:36Well, these were all accidents.
31:38Accidents?
31:38Are you playing the fool? Or do you take my wife for one?
31:44Ava trusted you.
31:45And this is how you repay her?
31:48Ava.
31:49This shop is yours, and this man works for you. Tell me, how should we deal with him?
31:55Recover all the money he embezzled, report him to the authorities, and never hire him again.
32:00All right.
32:01Guards.
32:02Do exactly as my wife said.
32:04Have mercy, Mr. Cooper!
32:06Have mercy, Mrs. Cooper!
32:16Ava, you're truly amazing.
32:18For your first time managing a shop, you are so organized.
32:22You are even better than I imagined.
32:25So, I am not just a burden who can only cook or rely on him.
32:30I can also accomplish many things of my own.
32:44Ava, you are finally back!
32:47Ava, I'm sorry.
32:50We didn't mean to bother you.
32:52It's just that, we really have no other choice.
33:12Ava, I heard you are managing several of the Cooper family's shops now.
33:16That's impressive.
33:17Ava, I don't want a farm anymore either.
33:19Could you talk to Ivan, and let me go to one of the shops to be a manager?
33:24Also, I'm getting married soon.
33:26The bride's family is asking for ten tails of silver.
33:29They also want three new brick houses built.
33:31Ava, you have to help me out.
33:32You are Mrs. Cooper now.
33:34This amount of money is nothing to you.
33:37When I was sold off as a lucky bride for a hundred tails of silver, you were busy eating meat
33:40buns.
33:41Did you ever care about me at all, and now you dare to act so entitled?
33:45Dream on.
33:49Ava Smith, don't push your luck!
33:51If Dad hadn't sent you to the Cooper family, would you be living such a good life today?
33:55Now we are just asking you to help the family out a bit, and you are making all these excuses.
33:59You ungrateful wretch!
34:00Let me tell you, if you don't give me the money and get me a job today, I'm not leaving.
34:05I'll sit right at the Cooper residence's door and let the whole town see what an ungrateful person Mrs. Cooper
34:11is,
34:11and how she ignores her own brother!
34:15Edric, stop causing a scene!
34:19Ava!
34:21Please, I'm begging you.
34:22Just help Edric out.
34:24The bride's family said if we can't pay the betrothal gift, the marriage is off.
34:28Dad said if Edric can't get married, he doesn't want to live anymore.
34:32Ava!
34:33I know you have suffered, and I know you hate us, but we are family after all.
34:39We are blood siblings.
34:42Please, for the sake of the time I snuck you that bag of pastries, help us out!
34:47That bag of pastries, it was the only warmth I felt in that house.
34:51But this warmth shouldn't be used to blackmail me.
34:56What are you doing?
34:59Well, Ivan, you, you're here too.
35:05Ava, did they bully you?
35:07I'm fine.
35:08I can handle this.
35:11When Dad sold me to the Cooper family for a hundred tales of silver,
35:14my debt for being raised was already paid in full.
35:16The Smith family and I are even.
35:18Whether you live well or not, has nothing to do with me.
35:21I won't give you any money, and I certainly won't find a job for Edric.
35:26I remember the kindness Lily showed me with that bag of pastries.
35:29These five pieces of silver repaid that kindness.
35:32From now on, our ties as siblings end here.
35:41Ava Smith, are you trying to brush us off like beggars?
35:45You think five pieces of silver will get rid of us?
35:47Let me tell you, no way!
35:50If you don't give us 50 pieces of silver today, I will...
35:53You will what?
35:54Are you going to cause a scene at the Cooper residence, or are you going to lay a hand on
35:57my wife?
35:58Let me tell you, what Ava said is exactly what I mean.
36:02You and she are all ready, even.
36:04From now on, if you ever dare to harass her at the Cooper residence again, or speak disrespectfully
36:08to her, I will let you know, that you can't afford, to offend the Coopers.
36:16Guards, throw these two, out.
36:19From now on, they are not allowed anywhere near the Cooper residence.
36:22I'm not leaving!
36:24I won't leave!
36:25Give us the money!
36:27Give it to us!
36:32It's all over now, Ava.
36:34From now on, as long as I am here, no one will ever force you to do anything you don't
36:39want
36:39to do.
36:43Thank you, Ivan.
36:46You are the one who gave me the courage to completely cut ties with my past.
37:07Ivan.
37:08Ivan.
37:09Dad.
37:11Marrying Ava.
37:12Is the greatest blessing of your life.
37:16I know.
37:28Ava.
37:29I'm home.
37:30Are you tired?
37:32I made some soup for you.
37:33It's heating warm on the stove.
37:35My Ava really takes the best care of me.
37:38I know.
37:54I'm going to take you home.
38:08affair in my entire life back in my old home i was never included in this kind of fun okay
38:16then it's settled when we go i'll take you to get candy berries look at the lanterns
38:22and watch the performances whatever you want i'll make it happen
38:50take your time no one is going to take it from you if you like it we can get more
39:05it's so sweet just as sweet as you ivan
39:13ms reed
39:16ivan what a coincidence i didn't expect to see you here
39:20my mother and i came to the fair together i was just starting to get bored when i bumped into
39:25you
39:29ms reed my wife and i are walking around the fair we should get going
39:37ivan i heard that recently you've been managing the tea business in fairmont it just so happens
39:41my father has an associate who was a tea trade official in fairmont maybe he could be of some
39:45help to you i appreciate the offer ms reed but the cooper family's business has its own arrangements
39:50please don't trouble yourself over it let's go there are performances up ahead
39:59her eyes were full of venom her eyes were full of venom i'm afraid she won't just let this go
40:23you must be ava smith
40:30oh i forgot you are a mute you can't speak a mute from the countryside
40:38reeking of poverty completely unpresentable so this is mrs ivan she does look quite ordinary
40:44she's just a mute country girl marrying mr ivan was just blind luck isn't that ms reed
40:50i heard she has always had feelings for mr ivan we are in for a good show now ava smith
40:55why don't
40:56you take a good look in the mirror and see what you really are are you even worthy of ivan
41:02you come from a lonely background you can barely read and you are a mute besides cooking what else can
41:08you do can you help ivan with his business can you bring him any connections or support you can do
41:15nothing but drag him down the whole town is laughing at him laughing at the dignified mr ivan for taking
41:23a mute bumpkin as his wife if you have any self-respect you should leave him ask ivan for
41:31a divorce and stop clinging to the position of mrs cooper so desperately
41:38you mute i am talking to you did you hear me
41:50who are you to touch my wife
41:56mila reed what did you just say say it again
42:05ivan i i just wanted to say a few words to her she was the one ignoring me
42:12talk to her is this how you talk to her humiliating her in public calling her a mute bumpkin
42:19and trying to hit her mila reed let me tell you ava smith is my legally wedded wife
42:25the person i cherish most in my heart never mind the fact that she just can't speak even if she
42:29were blind or crippled she would still be my only wife in this lifetime it is not your place to
42:33judge
42:36ivan you are treating me like this for a mute country girl how am i inferior to her
42:41she doesn't need to compete with you because in my eyes you can't even hold a candle to her
42:49ava did she scare you or hurt you
42:55miss reed regarding today's incident i will personally visit and have a good talk with mr reed
43:00i want to ask him if this is how he raises his daughter teaching her to publicly humiliate the
43:05family of a royal merchant and to hit people ivan please don't i was wrong i won't ever do it
43:11again
43:12i apologize to your wife i'm sorry i was wrong mrs ivan please forgive me this once
43:25forget it let's go home mila reed ava may let you off today but i won't forget from now on
43:32if i ever
43:32catch you harassing her again or saying another disrespectful word to her i don't care whose
43:36daughter you are i won't let you off easily
43:42ava
43:45i'm sorry it's all my fault i shouldn't have let you go out alone and let you suffer such
43:50humiliation i shouldn't have let you go out alone and let you suffer such humiliation
43:59it's not your fault i wanted to go to the shop myself besides you already protected me i'm not upset
44:06ava there is something i want to make clear to you in front of everyone
44:21i invited you all here today because there is something i want to make clear and i want you to
44:26be my witnesses i ivan cooper in this life will only have ava as my wife the cooper family has
44:34a
44:34rule all sons of the cooper family can only take one wife and cannot take a mistress as for me
44:38no
44:38matter what happens in the future or what others say i will only ever have ava as my wife there
44:42is
44:43no possibility of me divorcing her or taking a mistress
44:52my wife ava is my legally wedded wife welcomed into my family with full honors she is the one
44:58i cherish most from now on if anyone dares to gossip about her humiliate her or disrespect her
45:03they make an enemy out of me ivan cooper and the entire cooper family that is all i have to
45:08say
45:08today consider yourselves warned
45:26over these years everyone thought i was a burden an unpresentable mute girl
45:33only he treats me like a treasure giving me the utmost respect and dignity
45:48ivan thank you
46:01after the banquet that day no one in town dared to look down on me again
46:06even mr reed brought mila to our door to apologize not daring to show the slightest
46:11disrespect anymore life became peaceful and stable
46:28mr ivan is suffering from a relapse of his old illness combined with a severe cold it came on very
46:33aggressively i have prescribed a few strong remedies but there is no improvement i'm afraid whether he can
46:37pull through will depend entirely on fate ava
46:46ava don't be afraid
46:50i don't believe you will just leave me like this we agreed to see the rivers of fairmont together and
46:57the desert sunsets ivan
46:59ivan you can't break your promise
47:02ivan you will be safe and sound stay healthy and live a long life
47:21a miracle truly a miracle his pulse is steady the fever has broken too mr ivan
47:26is out of danger with proper care he will recover quickly thank goodness thank god for this blessing
47:42i heard that voice again
47:44i heard that voice again
47:47you saved me ava
48:10i know that your gift comes with a price on our wedding night you spoke
48:16and wished me a long life and my health improved this time when i was critically ill you spoke again
48:21and i woke up
48:24silly girl how could i not know i've read widely since i was young and i've seen it in ancient
48:29texts
48:30the oracle clan are born unable to speak once they do speak their wishes are bound to come true but
48:34it
48:35costs them their own longevity or even their lives i should have figured it out sooner on our wedding
48:39night even though you were a mute you suddenly spoke and wished me a long life
48:43ever since then my health has been getting better every day how could i be so foolish as to believe
48:48a lucky bride could cure me ava i don't want a long life i don't want you to trade your
48:53life
48:53in exchange for mine i only want you to be safe and stay healthy by my side if my life
48:58costs you a
48:59lifespan in return then i'd rather not have it
49:03i am willing ivan as long as you are well i am willing to do anything you gave me a
49:11home i never
49:12had you showed me respect and love you were the one who pulled me out of the misery i was
49:17trapped in
49:17trading my life for you to live a long life is the most willing choice i have ever made
49:22silly girl you really are a silly girl without you even if i live to a hundred what is the
49:29point
49:30ava we agreed to live a long life and see the world together without you none of it counts okay
49:38we will live a long life together year after year we will never be apart
49:50open it
49:59ava these are the household ledgers for the cooper residents the keys to the different courtyards
50:04and the land deeds for the estates and shops from now on i am handing them all over to you
50:11mother i can't this is too valuable i won't be able to manage it oh honey why wouldn't you be
50:18able to
50:19you manage those three shops of yours perfectly business doubled ever since you took over managing
50:26this household will surely be no problem for you i am getting old i have managed this household my
50:31whole life and i am tired i want to retire and enjoy my peaceful days furthermore this household
50:38would be hunted over to you sooner or later you are ivan's wife and the future lady of the cooper
50:44family more importantly you have a kind heart you are righteous and your feelings for ivan are genuine
50:50you are also truly filial to us handing this household over to you i have absolutely no worries
50:57these past few days i have seen it all you are composed detail-oriented and organized in everything
51:02you do you are neither overly humble nor arrogant and you treat the servants with a balance of strictness
51:06and leniency thank you for trusting me mother i will definitely manage the household well and i won't let
51:12you down good girl i know you can definitely handle it
51:25mrs ivan these accounts are complicated if you don't understand them i can take a look for you
51:31to avoid any mistakes and keep minim cooper from blaming us
51:51these purchasing records don't add up they are inflated by 30 percent iris will you accept your
51:57punishment willingly or should i enforce the family rules
52:10have mercy mrs ivan i know i was wrong i will never do it again
52:24thank you mrs cooper
52:33did you see that that's my wife the most capable and brilliant woman in the world
52:54ava you have a lot of nerve who gave you the authority to cut off our monthly allowance
53:00exactly a mute country girl has only been managing the household for a few days and already dares to walk
53:05all over us the monthly allowance of the cooper family is for the family members who have contributed
53:12to the family you all have been taking the monthly allowance yet have never done a single thing for
53:16the cooper family you even if we haven't achieved much we've put in the effort we are part of the
53:23cooper
53:23family instead you've been siphoning off funds in secret lining your own pockets the accounts record
53:30everything clearly if you object we can go to see my father-in-law together in front of the entire
53:35clan
53:35we'll settle the accounts line by line to see who is in the wrong
53:42uncle if we make a scene in front of the clan our act of siphoning the money
53:49diva you shouldn't put it that way we are all part of the cooper family even if we haven't contributed
53:54much
53:55we still deserve some allowance to support ourselves if you want your allowance fine the cooper shops are
54:00short on staff you can all go work there earning your pay based on merit the more you work the
54:05more
54:05you get but if you just want to reap without sowing you won't get a single cent
54:21great uncle elders what eva said is exactly what i mean these are also the cooper family rules if you
54:29want your allowance you must work in the shop if you don't want to work then stay home and behave
54:35stop
54:36coming here to trouble eva otherwise don't blame me for being harsh
54:50my wife is truly amazing you were so composed when you faced those old schemas you really put them
54:57in their place i know that no matter what happens you will always stand by me
55:06as my solid support eva i don't want you to be so tired tomorrow let's set off
55:14and travel around the world shall we
55:26eva ivan you must be very careful on your journey wear more when it gets cold and don't eat anything
55:32raw
55:33or cold stay in the best inns don't deprive yourselves once you arrive somewhere remember
55:37to write home and let us know you are safe got it ivan you have just recovered so don't overexert
55:43yourself get plenty of rest eva is a young lady traveling with you so you must take good care of
55:49her don't let her suffer at all father mother please don't worry i will remember everything i will
55:55definitely take good care of eva and i will look after myself as well while you are at home you
55:59must take
55:59care of your health eat on time rest on time and don't work too hard go on then young people
56:05should
56:05go out and see the world we will handle everything at home so don't worry about a thing once you
56:09have
56:09had your fun come home soon ivan eva have a safe trip i will take care of things at home
56:17so just enjoy
56:18your trip if anything happens just send word to me your big brother will always have your back
56:23thank you for giving me a home and endless love and support right right it's not as if you're never
56:32coming back why the tears get in the carriage any later and the weather will get too hot
56:44don't be sad once we've traveled enough we'll come back
56:48this will always be our home they'll always be waiting for us the streets outside are unfamiliar
56:52this is a world i've never seen before the road stretches out endlessly our first stop is fairmont
56:57famous for its rivers
57:12once we pass briarport up ahead we'll officially be in fairmont territory spring in fairmont is the
57:17most beautiful there are miles of blooming lotus flowers fragrant autumn osmanthus lush willows painted
57:22bridges and breezy weather it's completely different from the scenery in the north
57:36ava we're in briarport
57:41let's stay here for a few days to explore briarport city what do you think
57:50oh
57:51oh
57:51oh
57:52oh
57:54Oh, my God.
58:23Oh, my God.
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