Chapter 11: Fate

After finishing the negotiation at the bookshop, Su Shengsheng bought some hairpins, rings and jewelry. By the time she returned to the house, it was already noon.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Su Yuanling leading a few juniors to sweep the snow.

Seeing that Brother Heng's nose was rubbed red, Su Shengsheng felt very distressed and pulled him over to touch his forehead.

"It's time for dinner, why don't you go inside and eat?"

Brother Heng said with a heavy nasal voice, "The snow has been trampled down hard, so it won't melt in the sun. It will freeze into ice at night, and Heng'er is worried that his family will slip."

Brother Heng was afraid that his sister would not let him do anything, so he took the initiative to say that he wanted to do it.

Su Shengsheng pinched his little face and said, "Let's do it later. Let's go into the house and eat first."

After being busy for a while, she is really hungry now.

But Su Yuanling started to speak sarcastically, "No one has been seen since early morning. All the work in this room has been left to us."

Qing Ning got angry when she heard this. The young lady was humiliated in that morning just to earn some money for the family.

I was so tired after a long while that I didn't even have time to drink a sip of water. I was given the cold shoulder without even asking any questions.

Su Shengsheng reached out to stop Qing Ning, "My bad. I wanted to buy some food, but I got so caught up in choosing jewelry that I forgot the time."

As she spoke, she took out the wrapped jewelry and handed it to Su Yuanling and Su Nianwei, but Su Yuanling had a cold face and didn't take it at all.

Su Shengsheng glanced at the cautious Su Nianwei and placed the jewelry in her hand. "Next time, I'll take everyone to choose together."

Su Nianwei hurriedly thanked her and put it away. Su Yuanling snorted coldly and threw away the broom.

"You're bribed by a small favor. You're really petty."

Although Su Yuanling was a bit arrogant in the past, she never looked like this.

Although Su Shengsheng was confused, she didn't want to ask too much and pulled Brother Heng inside.

Su Wenqian, who had been hiding somewhere, suddenly showed up.

"Sixth sister, do you have my jewelry?"

Su Wen Qian is the daughter of Su Deyong, the fourth son of the family. She has learned to be as cunning and deceitful as her father and is quite shameless.

Su Shengsheng treated everyone equally and took out the bag she bought for her.

Su Wenqian thanked her happily, but she was still looking at what she was holding. "I guess Sixth Sister won't be able to use these anymore. Why don't you give them all to me?"

If you were to ask who in the Su family dislikes her the most, it would be Qing Ning.

My young lady has a good temper. Although Su Yuanling was domineering in the past and always let her choose clothes and jewelry, it was still okay.

But this fifth young lady, with her useless father, couldn't even find a husband.

His eyes were always on the third room, and whenever the young lady bought any jewelry, he would come to ask for it.

Even if they were items purchased by the mansion for the young ladies in each room, just wait and see, they would be moved to her room in the blink of an eye.

The young lady saw that the concubine's daughters' things were either shorter in this place or that place. After asking, she found out that they were all taken away by the fifth daughter.

When Qing Ning heard that this was going to happen to the young lady again, she couldn't tolerate it and was about to retort.

But Su Wenqian continued with a smile, "Fifth sister is here to congratulate Sixth sister first. If you have something good later, don't forget to help Fifth sister."

Congratulations?

Su Shengsheng was confused by the expression on her face, "Why are you so happy?"

Su Wen Qian covered her mouth and giggled, "Look at me, I forgot you just came back." As she spoke, she pulled Su Shengsheng into the yard.

"Young Master Ji is here. Grandfather and the others can't come back at noon, so Grandmother is entertaining them in the main hall!"

Ji Yanli? !

Su Shengsheng was a little surprised.

One reason was that they had just arrived, and they didn't expect this young man to follow right after them.

Her heart tightened slightly, "Did you say what it was?"

Su Wenqian skillfully inserted the hairpin into her hair and said, "Don't worry, Sixth sister. I eavesdropped for a long time and didn't hear any mention of breaking off the engagement."

rest assured?

Su Shengsheng couldn't feel at ease.

"Fourth sister is jealous that sixth sister's future husband has traveled thousands of miles to this poor place. Doesn't this make him look inferior to her husband?" Su Wen Qian started to complain when they were a little further away.

However, it was not difficult to hear that she was a little jealous of Su Shengsheng's good fortune and was not in a very good mood.

The snow on the roof melted and gathered into a curtain of rain that dripped down. The dripping sound was very clear.

Zai Qing worked quickly and had already replaced and repaired the two windows of the main house. The sun was shining brightly and the temperature was just right. The door was open, making the hall even brighter.

"Grandma, Sixth Sister is back."

Following Su Wenqian's sweet giggle, Ji Yanli, who was sitting in the main hall, slowly stood up in shock and surprise.

But Su Shengsheng, who stepped into the house, was extremely surprised.

The two of them sat in silence, which made the people around them laugh.

My grandmother was very happy, and the sadness she had felt for the past few days had faded a lot.

When the Su family suffered a disaster, Su Shengsheng single-handedly supported the family. Everyone in the family felt that they had misjudged the family and buried a gem.

Old Madam Su originally felt sorry that Su Shengsheng was stranded in this filthy place.

Unexpectedly, the grandson-in-law chosen by the old man was really impeccable.

Her appearance and demeanor are both excellent, and most importantly, she has a good character, which is a perfect match for her smart granddaughter.

Old Madam Su was about to laugh when she saw the young master of the Ji family looking at her granddaughter without saying anything, but was interrupted by Qing Ning who came in from behind.

"Why is it Young Master?"

Only then did Ji Yanli come to his senses.

Upon hearing this, Madam Su looked at the two people whose faces showed unusual emotions and asked inquiringly, "Have you met before?"

Ji Yanli saw Su Shengsheng's face showing an unnatural look, then he remembered the embarrassing scene before, and hurriedly turned around to explain, "I just asked the lady for directions just now."

But as soon as he finished speaking, he froze slightly.

It’s because I asked the right person, but didn’t tell him the place.

Su Shengsheng didn't know whether he was deliberately exposing her shortcomings, but she was afraid that if he continued to explain, it would only make the situation more complicated, so she took over the conversation.

"My granddaughter is also new here. She just... got lost, so she came back late."

Although Mrs. Su felt something was wrong, she didn't think much about it and asked Su Shengsheng to sit over.

The extra tables and chairs in the hall were borrowed from the neighbors by Qing, and there were only two cups of boiled water on them.

It would have been somewhat inconvenient for female members of the family to meet men other than themselves, but the current situation does not allow it, so they just let things take their course.

"I asked Zaiqing to look for you, but he probably got lost too."

Madam Su kindly pulled Su Shengsheng to sit next to her and said, "Have some water first. Grandma will ask the housekeeper to look for Zaiqing again."

In fact, the housekeeper had already been sent out by Old Madam Su to buy wine and food. She was not going to look for anyone, but just wanted to give the two of them a chance to be alone.

Su Shengsheng was very surprised that her grandmother just left her here like this.

She quickly stood up and said, "Then my granddaughter and Qing Ning should go look for them too."

Madam Su smiled and patted her hands. "Grandma is old and can't sit still anymore. It's a good time for her to take a walk. Please help me entertain Brother Ji."

Su Shengsheng was a little dazed, and Ji Yanli also looked a little embarrassed. They hadn't reacted until Old Madam Su walked out.

As soon as Brother Heng walked in, he was pulled away by his grandmother, looking confused.

"Grandma, who is that young master from the Ji family?"

Madam Su's expression was gentle, "Young Master Ji has passed the imperial examination, and your sister Sheng will be getting married in style!"

Su Yuanling, who was about to enter the house, stood frozen to the side, watching her grandmother, who had once loved her, walk straight past her...