Chapter 75: Secret Pass through Chencang

Su Shengsheng finally spoke, her tone filled with indifference: "He is a member of the Li family. What does his gambling debt have to do with our Su family?"

The women of the Su family were still a little dazed after hearing this, and had not yet recovered from the shock.

At this time, the debt collector sneered, "This man claims that you are the daughter of their Li family and that he is your biological brother. Now that Shopkeeper Su has become rich, how can he not care about his brother's life or death?"

When everyone heard this, they all turned their eyes to Li Xiang.

The Su family was afraid that unexpected events would affect Su Shengsheng's marriage, so they did not spread the news. It was obvious that he really said so himself.

At this moment, Li Xiang was like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, unable to express his pain. He wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Su Shengsheng chuckled and said, "Gamblers like this will say anything to survive. If I were really his sister, he might sell me out one day to pay off his gambling debts."

Li's eyes widened and widened, making Li Xiang's head buzz.

Without waiting for anyone to say anything, Li said directly: "If you want to take this person away, take him away. Don't think about my daughter."

The women of the Su family naturally hope that Su Shengsheng can get rid of the label of being the daughter of a traitor, but they definitely don't want to push her into the fire pit.

Hearing this, they all echoed: "Sheng girl is from the Su family, who said she is from the Li family? Stop slandering her!"

They were not sad about the money that was about to be wasted, but they had originally planned to use Su Shengsheng's shop as a dowry.

But Li Xiang looked so honest that they misjudged him.

Fortunately, his true identity has been revealed now. Otherwise, if Su Shengsheng had discovered this after being taken away, the Li family would have used it to fill the hole.

Thinking about it this way, why did the Li family, who didn't care about Su Shengsheng, suddenly decide to let her uncle's cousin come and take her away?

Aunt Wei didn't even send a letter. She didn't even ask about the life or death of her own sister Li. How could she care about the life or death of her daughter who had been abandoned long ago?

What's more, this uncle, whom I had only met a few times, had a character that I knew from Li.

After so many years, who can be sure?

When the young master of the Li family arrived, he said that he knew about the Su family just by asking around. Who knows if he is eyeing the Su family's money?

If Su Shengsheng really followed him, she would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.

Thinking of this, everyone in the Su family couldn't help but shudder.

Seeing that everyone looked frightened, Su Shengsheng knew that the time was almost right and saying anything more would be too much.

She slammed three hundred taels of Jiaozi on the table and said coldly, "That's all. If you don't want it, go report it to the authorities and have them arrested."

The few extras found by Bao Er's brother, Uncle Bao, chattered for a long time. They seemed to know that the Li family and the Su family were only vaguely related, so they took the money with curses and left in a bad mood.

Before the old accounts are settled, new ones are added.

This time, everyone in the Su family was silent.

It was Jiao who came to her senses first. She said worriedly, "How can I tell Brother Ji about this?"

Originally, both families had planned that Su Shengsheng would marry out of the Li family. Now that this happened, how could they send her to the Li family?

Li no longer trusts anyone. If she didn't know that Su Shengsheng had made a lot of money now, these six hundred taels would have cost her life.

She immediately hugged Su Shengsheng and said firmly, "We can't hand it over to outsiders. If we can't even trust our own family, how can we trust them?"

Perhaps it was because Old Master Su had suffered a series of blows, or perhaps the events in Nanling Country were too much of a blow, but this time Old Master Su actually accepted it silently.

He waved his hand weakly, with a hint of determination in his tone: "The Su family will not keep such villains, please get out."

It is obvious that he doesn't want to have anything to do with the Li family anymore.

Li Xiang made a bitter face, glanced at the muscular Uncle Bao, and then secretly glanced at the silent Su Shengsheng.

In the end, he could only get up from the ground and walk out in shame with his head hung.

After all, they were Li's family, so the several branches had to give them some respect.

As soon as he left, the Su family was in an uproar.

"He sold nearly two hundred taels of goods. It seems he gambled it all away. If he hadn't been discovered today, what would have happened?"

After Jiao finished speaking, Zhong was at a loss.

"I was praising this Li family brother as a good businessman, but who knew he was just a sweet talker with a lot of tricks up his sleeve."

Su Shengsheng didn't even raise her eyelids, but in fact she was already beaming with joy.

Seeing that her grandfather remained silent, she was afraid that she would really upset him, so she said, "Grandfather, Master Ji has the imperial examination coming up soon, so let's put my granddaughter's marriage on hold for now."

Mrs. Cen is now more than six months pregnant. Although she has difficulty moving, she stood up anxiously.

"If we weren't anxious for Sixth Sister to marry as a member of the Li family and have the young master of the Li family escort her, how could we have been so easily deceived by him?"

Recently, they have been busy setting up a shop and preparing things for the wedding.

After all, Li Xiang was a stranger, and they couldn't have too much contact with him. Unexpectedly, she was deceived by him.

Old Master Su also knew that he was too anxious to get Su Shengsheng out of this quagmire and failed to see the way forward.

Who would dare to push Su Shengsheng out now?

"Let's put the marriage aside for now."

Hearing his grandfather say this, Su Shengsheng breathed a sigh of relief. "Should we not tell Master Ji about what happened today?"

"Don't say that."

"But you must not tell me."

The ladies of several rooms spoke almost at the same time.

First there are four wives, and then there is a cousin who is addicted to gambling. What will the Ji family think of them?

If Su Shengsheng marries him, will she not be looked down upon?

"Just do as Miss Sheng said." The old lady made the decision directly this time. "She said she was worried that it would interfere with Brother Ji's studies, so she put the marriage on hold."

The first and second wives also nodded, and this time even Mrs. Li was no longer in a hurry to marry her daughter off.

After everyone agreed, Su Shengsheng got up and left, going to find that big enemy.

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"Cousin, you act like this... aren't you worried about being exposed?"

What Li Xiang actually wanted to ask was how she could pretend to be innocent and harmless in front of the Su family?

But when he saw the two angry-looking Vajra statues behind her, he didn't dare to say anything.

Bao Da was a soldier who was laid off from the army. The Bao family had only two sons, and the elder brother had joined the army.

Bao Er, on the other hand, did nothing all day long and hung out with a group of idlers.

At the beginning, when Bao Er went to Su Shengsheng's Shixianglou, it was an accident that he found a place suitable for him to perform.

Although he was often secretly laughed at by others for working for a woman, when Bao Er saw those once powerful shopkeepers being defeated by Su Shengsheng, he couldn't help but change his mind.

Later, he heard that Su Shengsheng was recruiting workers in the barren mountains, and as soon as his brother returned home, he recommended his brother.

Su Shengsheng was just worried about not being able to find a familiar face to take care of her cousin's affairs, and just by chance, he came to her door.

She also wanted to wait until her mother and the others bought the shop, purchased the goods, and ran out of money to sell them before taking action.

This time it ended perfectly, and she was very satisfied with the deterrent power displayed by the people that Bao Da found.

She asked Qing Ning, the accountant, to give a reward to the men. "Last time, thanks to Second Brother Bao's help, this time I have to thank you two brothers even more."

Su Shengsheng had given her a reward last time, and this time she gave her even more. Bao Erya was grinning so hard that he almost crooked his smile. "Miss Su, if you have anything to do in the future, just tell us two brothers."

After Su Shengsheng sent them away with a smile, she looked back at Li Xiang, who was distracted. "If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who would know?"

These words are very threatening.

What he meant was that as long as the news leaked out, it must have been said by him.

Li Xiang's complex emotions were difficult to describe. Finally, he said with difficulty, "My father really does want to take you home."

But my cousin is so resistant. If I take her back by force, it will only hurt our relationship.

"Home?" Su Shengsheng chuckled. "I think home is where it is."

She handed the six hundred taels of Jiaozi she had taken back to Li Xiang, "The great gift I promised you!"

The Su family cannot leave this place, and she is worried that there is no one to take charge of the long-distance transportation outside.