Chapter 23 Being Treated as a Fat Sheep

Yesterday, the Su family spent a lot of money to bribe people and finally got a male member to accompany Old Master Su home.

Today, Old Master Su's condition has not improved, and he is fortunate to be spared from working in the mine, so the men are not at home at the moment.

As night fell, Su Deyong returned in a rage.

It turned out that they were harassed by the supervisor at the mine again.

Fan Wenchang waited for the whole morning, but no one from the Su family came to apologize, so he went to find his brother-in-law.

At this moment, the men of the Su family came back from the mine, all looking exhausted.

Su Deyong was full of complaints, "A tiger in troubled waters was bullied by a dog, and now he has to endure this humiliation."

However, because the female family member was sick last night and their affairs still needed Ji Yanli to deal with, Su Deyong did not directly blame Su Shengsheng.

He returned in anger and paid no attention to the expressions of the people in the room or the food and wine on the table.

Although the female family members still feel unwell today, they have improved a lot and are recuperating in the west courtyard.

Since the Fourth Madam and Su Wen Qian were not there, no one reminded Su Deyong.

He cursed all the way, "Those greedy guys are asking for money again. I really hope they will be struck by lightning."

The food was placed in the main hall, and he went straight to the left room with anger.

Although Old Lady Su had disciplined this illegitimate son born to a concubine, he was not close to her because he lost his mother at a young age.

Over time, he became even more disobedient and developed his current bad habit of being lazy and gluttonous.

I thought things would change after I got married and started a family, but I didn't expect that he would only focus on the gains and losses of a few rooms all day long.

Now that Old Master Su has fallen from power, he simply stops pretending and reveals his scoundrel nature.

Mrs. Su was displeased when she saw him enter the room without even greeting her.

But seeing that Su Zhiyuan's mood had improved, his condition had also eased, and he suddenly had an appetite today, the attack did not occur.

Su Shengsheng prepared a table of food and wine with others, hoping that everyone could relax.

Unexpectedly, Su Deyong, who came in first, had a face full of resentment.

"There is a happy event today, you can sit outside." Old Lady Su said to Su Deyong.

Su Deyong was stunned when he heard this, "Happy event?"

He looked at Old Master Su with confusion in his eyes: "Why is there such joy?"

A room full of women fell ill, and he had neither the mood nor the energy to take care of it.

"Why did you prepare so much wine and food when my father is still sick?" Su Ruilin's deep voice came from outside, and his tone revealed displeasure.

He was not unhappy because he was being harassed at the mine, but because his expenses were too high and there was no income, so he was not in a position to ask the younger generation of the Ji family for help.

Cen came forward with a smile and gently brushed the dust off the clothes of several people with a marble. "Father-in-law, you don't know that the sixth sister did something important today. Grandfather will no longer have to work in the mine."

Su Deyong, who was following behind Old Master Su, heard this and glanced at the food and wine on the table. He immediately became happy and asked, "Did the young master of the Ji family ask someone to help him?"

It was just because of the indirect criticism he made when he entered the room that Qing Ning and the others ignored him.

Although Cen was gentle and kind, she ignored the fact that her fourth uncle was a jerk.

No one paid any attention to him, and Su Deyong looked embarrassed.

But when he heard that it concerned his own daughter, Su Jingshan asked anxiously, "Sheng'er, what big thing have you done?"

Li smiled and glared at him, "Please take a seat first, old master."

When the men of the Su family saw that Su Zhiyuan's complexion had improved a lot, they also felt relieved.

After Old Master Su took his seat, the other men followed suit.

After standing and looking around, Old Madam Su smiled and told the eagerly waiting crowd what had happened to Su Shengsheng today.

This time, not to mention Su Deyong, even Su Jingshan was surprised.

Although he knew that his daughter had some abilities, he never expected that such a difficult problem could be solved by his daughter.

"Today, thanks to the support of King Xuanming and the help of Master Ji, and the respect the candidates have for my grandfather, everything went so smoothly."

Su Shengsheng was not greedy for credit and explained with a smile.

Su Hengji then remembered something: "I heard the guards discussing this matter at the mine today, but I didn't know it was my sister who did it."

After hearing Su Shengsheng mention King Xuanming and the Mint, everyone believed it.

It’s not that they underestimated Su Shengsheng, but after all, they had just arrived at the border, and what official would dare to go against the imperial edict?

"I've been worried all day about what to do if my grandfather can't go to the mine tomorrow and the supervisor is in trouble. Now it's all over."

Su Ruilin felt relieved after hearing this.

Su Deyong was not happy when he heard that only Su Zhiyuan's hard labor was solved.

"Brother, don't be too happy too soon. The guards are torturing us like this today. We don't know if we will be alive tomorrow."

Su Ruilin said coldly, "It's just a little extra work. We are young and strong. As long as father is safe, what is there to fear?"

Su Deyong was unhappy but did not stop talking.

He is a man who knows how to enjoy life, so how could he have ever done such a hard job?

He was so exhausted after just a few days that he felt like he was falling apart and couldn't care less about anyone else.

Su Shengsheng listened to his complaints quietly.

The guard also had to act according to the warden's mood. Knowing that they had offended the warden, he asked for a huge amount of money.

There were other criminals who were instigated by unknown parties. They not only isolated the Su family but also threatened them secretly.

If you don't give them money, the Su family will be in trouble.

Are they really treating the Su family as fat sheep?

Su Shengsheng lowered her eyes and tapped her fingers on her knees.

"Alright," Old Madam Su interrupted his complaints. "Sheng'er prepared such a large table of food and wine today. Let's not let her down. Let's drink and talk about other matters tomorrow."

Su Deyong had to shut up and shift his attention after seeing chicken, duck, fish and meat on the table.

Su Yuanzheng couldn't find his mother and was worried about going to check on her, but was stopped by Cen.

"I will take care of your mother-in-law, so you can enjoy your meal in peace."

Su Yuanzheng did not sit down, but pulled the busy Cen to sit on the seat next to Su Shengsheng.

"My wife and Sixth Sister have worked hard today. I will take care of Mother. My wife, please take a rest."

In the past, the elders and men always sat at the same table, but during the exile they had become comfortable with this.

But today Su Shengsheng was a meritorious official, so he sat next to his grandmother, but Cen was the most polite.

"My husband is tired today, so I will go and take care of my mother-in-law."

Seeing them looking at each other with affection, Su Deyong couldn't bear it any longer and said, "Why don't you both go? Instead of pushing and shoving each other."

This fourth uncle was the most unreasonable. Cen didn't want to listen to his dirty talk, so she had to stop refusing.

After Su Shengsheng waited for her grandfather to pick up his chopsticks, she first picked up a large chicken drumstick for her sister-in-law. "One person eats, two people benefit. Your sister-in-law needs to protect her pregnancy now, so she needs to eat more good food."

Cen was able to find shelter thanks to the care of her sixth sister along the way, and she was always grateful.

Seeing her constantly putting food into her bowl, his eyes soon turned red.

When the house was searched that day, she was tricked by Yunxiang and returned to her mother's home.

But who would have thought that the urgent letter her grandmother asked her to bring was actually a letter of divorce.

She never expected that her mother's family, a family of scholars, would not even try to keep her after hearing that her grandfather was imprisoned...

Fortunately, her husband treated her well and her sister-in-law was considerate, so she and her child were safe.

Cen's tears rolled down her cheeks as she picked up a chicken leg for Su Shengsheng: "Sixth sister has lost weight too."

Su Shengsheng passed the chicken leg to her again, "I'm growing taller! Sister-in-law, you should give more nutrition to my brothers and sisters."

She touched her sister-in-law's bulging belly with joy, which made Cen's tears fall uncontrollably.

Not wanting to spoil the atmosphere, she wiped it with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "It's great that the whole family is here!"

yes!

The whole family is here.

Everyone's gloomy face was wiped away and they raised their glasses to drink together.