Chapter 12 Su Yue complains about the huge dowry left by her mother!!

Father Su Yue walked out of the Su family's old house, preparing to go to her maternal grandmother's house.

Her maternal grandmother's house was in an old-style residential area, not far from the Su family's home, only about a half-hour walk. When she arrived, the gate was ajar, and she could hear a few low coughs coming from inside. Su Yue's heart tightened, and she quickened her pace.

"Old man, please drink it. Good medicine tastes bitter!"

"I don't want it! Take it away! This stuff is so bitter it could kill you!"

A man in his fifties, wearing a Zhongshan suit, carrying a bowl of medicine, came out of the room with a troubled expression. He bumped into Su Yue as she walked in, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"Oh dear, Miss Yueyue is here! Please come and persuade the old man. This medicine has been brewed for the third time, and he still refuses to drink a drop!"

The speaker was Uncle Chen, the old butler of the Chen family.

"Grandpa," Su Yue called out in a clear voice.

"Yueyue is here." Old Master Chen smiled, but when he saw the medicine bowl in her hand, his face fell again. "Keep this thing away from me, the smell gives me a headache."

Su Yue carried the bowl and walked up to him. She neither advised nor got angry. She simply put the bowl aside and spoke softly.

"Grandpa, before Mom passed away, did you promise her that you would take good care of yourself and that you would take good care of me?"

Old Master Chen paused, a look of pain flashing in his cloudy eyes. His once stern expression instantly crumbled, and he sighed after a long while.

"You little brat... you always use your mother to rub salt in my wounds."

He didn't say anything more. As if resigned to his fate, he picked up the bowl of dark medicine, his brows furrowed, held his breath, and drank it all in one gulp.

After drinking it, his whole old face scrunched up like a bitter gourd.

Uncle Chen watched in disbelief. All his efforts to persuade her were less effective than a single sentence from Su Yue.

Su Yue took out an insulated lunchbox from the cloth bag she had brought, opened the lid, and a sweet pear aroma instantly filled the air.

"Grandpa, this is pear soup I made for you to soothe your throat."

She ladled out a bowl and handed it over; the soup was clear and bright, and the pear flesh was stewed until soft, tender, and translucent.

Old Master Chen took a small sip, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Mmm! This pear soup tastes delicious!"

He finished the bowl of pear soup in a few gulps, a satisfied expression on his face. He felt very refreshed after drinking it.

"It's amazing, really amazing! After drinking this pear soup, my chest feels so much better, and even the bitter taste of the medicine I just drank doesn't seem so bad anymore."

Su Yue just smiled and didn't say anything.

She added some essence diluted with spiritual spring water from her space to her pear soup, how could it not be effective?

Just then, a tall and imposing figure strode in from outside. When he saw Su Yue, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

"Yueyue, what brings you here? You didn't even tell me beforehand!"

The man who arrived was none other than Su Yue's maternal uncle, Chen Kai. He possessed the bearing of a soldier, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's.

Immediately afterwards, Grandma also came out from the inner room, and was overjoyed to see Su Yue.

Su Yue looked at her loved ones in front of her, took a deep breath, and knew that the main event was about to begin.

"Grandma, Uncle."

Su Yue spoke softly, her originally clear voice carrying a deliberately suppressed heaviness, "I have something very important to tell you."

She recounted Su Guohua and Lin Xiuzhen's conspiracy from beginning to end, in its entirety.

"...They just want me to die out there so they can rightfully seize all of the Su family's assets. And they want that imposter Lin Wan'er to take my place in my marriage to Gu Beichen!"

"Bang!"

Old Master Chen slammed his hand on the table.

"You bastard! That beast Su Guohua, how dare he!!"

The old man was so angry that his face turned pale and his breathing became rapid.

Chen Kai's face instantly turned ashen, and his eyes blazed with fury. He abruptly stood up, his body taut, as if he were about to rush out and tear Su Guohua to shreds at any moment.

"What do they take the Chen family for?! Bullying my own niece, Chen Kai, is an insult to the Chen family!!"

He clenched his fists so tightly that the veins on his arms bulged and made a cracking sound.

Grandma, listening nearby, was already in tears, sobbing uncontrollably. She stepped forward and tightly grasped Su Yue's hand, her lips trembling, too heartbroken to utter a single word.

"My Yueyue... my darling... you've suffered so much, my child..."

"This isn't over yet!"

Seeing their intense reaction, Su Yue knew that her words had had the desired effect. She grabbed her grandmother's cold hand and, changing her tone, dropped an even bigger bombshell.

"I suspect... that my mother's death back then was also related to them!"

Upon hearing this, the entire main room seemed to be muted, becoming so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Yueyue, what...what did you just say?" Chen Kai's voice was hoarse and trembling uncontrollably, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

Su Yue looked them straight in the eye, her tone incredibly firm, each word clear and cruel:

"The mother and daughter were fighting like dogs last night because their safe was stolen. In the chaos, Lin Xiuzhen blurted out that Su Guohua had instigated her to go against my mother all those years ago, just for the Su family's wealth! She also said that if she hadn't seduced him, Su Guohua would never have..."

She vividly recounted the most crucial conversation from the recording pen last night.

Su Yue looked at her grandparents and uncle's pale faces, not giving them much time to grieve. She calmly comforted them, her eyes showing no vulnerability, only a burning flame of revenge.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, don't be sad. I will avenge them. I will settle accounts with them one by one!"

Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable resolve.

Seeing her granddaughter like this, the grandmother felt both heartache and relief. She wiped away her tears, as if she had made up her mind, and turned to walk into the inner room.

When he came out again, he had an old sandalwood box in his hand.

The box is exquisitely carved and exudes a faint woody fragrance.

“Yueyue, this is what your mother… Shuting left behind before she passed away. She said that if the Su family didn’t treat you well, she would give it to you.” Grandma’s voice was still choked with sobs, but her eyes became firm.

She placed the box in front of Su Yue and gently opened it.

There were no gold or silver jewelry in the box, only a few letters sealed with sealing wax, a neatly folded, yellowed map, and a smooth, warm white jade phoenix hairpin.

The phoenix hairpin was carved so lifelike that two tiny rubies, smaller than grains of rice, were inlaid in the phoenix eyes, making it an exquisite piece.

"These letters are handwritten to several old friends in Beijing. They are your maternal grandfather's old comrades-in-arms and your mother's close friends despite the age difference. Do not use them unless absolutely necessary."

“This phoenix hairpin is the key, and this map…” Grandma pointed to the old map and said slowly, “It points to a secret place on Qiong Island. That is another dowry your mother prepared for you, her own private property, to ensure your lifelong security in case of emergency.”

Su Yue picked up the cool jade hairpin and unfolded the heavy map.

This is not a dowry; it is clearly a way out and armor that her mother paved for her with her last bit of strength.

It is a mother's love and planning that transcends life and death.

Her eyes instantly reddened, but she forced herself not to let the tears fall.

She made her vow again, her voice soft but firm: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely avenge you! I won't let those two scoundrels get a single penny of the Su family's property!"

Chen Kai walked over and placed his large hand heavily on her shoulder, his eyes full of approval and determination.

"Yueyue, don't worry, I'll use all my connections in the military to help you find out the truth about what happened back then! Su Guohua wants to send you away? I'd like to see who dares to touch my niece, Chen Kai's niece!"

In the midst of this somber atmosphere, a clear and lively voice suddenly came from the doorway.

"Grandma! Dad! Cousin! Look at my new dress! Isn't it pretty?"

A girl in a floral dress rushed in like a whirlwind; it was Su Yue's cousin, Chen Xinyue.

She lifted her skirt and twirled in front of everyone, completely unaware of the almost frozen atmosphere in the room.

This sudden intrusion instantly dispelled the heavy atmosphere that filled the room.

Looking at her smiling cousin, Su Yue finally managed a slight smile. She put away the box, glanced at her uncle, and the two exchanged a knowing look.

"Uncle, we can discuss the follow-up matters in more detail later."

Chen Kai nodded.

"good."

Su Yue stood up and pulled the boisterous Chen Xinyue over.

"Come on, Xinyue, let's go for a walk with your cousin."