Hearing Su Bai's blunt words, Liang Siyu's swollen face showed a moment of embarrassment. "I...I didn't mean that. Meng Fu somehow got addicted to gambling. He gambled away all the money and land in the family and owed a huge gambling debt...He can't pay it back, so he's forcing me, forcing me..."

The woman's lips moved for a long time, but she couldn't bring herself to say the words "Dark Gate". "Siyu doesn't want to use money to measure the past between me and Sanhu, but now I really have nowhere else to turn."

I only ask that you lend me three hundred taels of silver to help me through this difficult time. I will definitely repay you little by little when I have the chance.

The betrothal gifts given by the Meng family were all given to her family. Part of them were used to pay for her younger brother's tuition, and the rest were held by her parents. But when she went home yesterday to borrow money, her parents were unwilling to give her a single penny.

She only had two or three satin garments and a few pieces of silver jewelry, which could be exchanged for a maximum of twenty taels of silver.

It's simply not enough to repay Meng Fu.

After much deliberation, she had no choice but to swallow her pride and go find Su Sanhu again. However, she waited for a whole day on the narrow path but didn't even catch a glimpse of him.

Unable to find Su Sanhu, she had no choice but to turn to Su Baishi and Su Hua for help. As for these two, she had no other option but to use the favor she owed Su Sanhu to persuade them.

“It is indeed only right to repay kindness.” Madam Su nodded upon hearing this. “However, your parents already asked our Su family for this favor six years ago, so there is no reason for them to repay it again.”

"What? It was already six years ago?" Liang Siyu looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Auntie, are you joking with me? How could this be..."

She had never heard her parents mention this.

Moreover, if she had truly repaid this debt of gratitude, why had Su Sanhu treated her so well all these years?

Su Bai's expression remained unchanged. "If you don't believe me, you can go back and ask your parents."

"Back then, when I went to your house to pick up Sanhu, your parents blocked the doorway, demanding two taels of silver and two chickens as repayment for rescuing Sanhu from the pit. They said they wouldn't let him go unless we agreed."

At this point, Su Bai's cold expression softened with a smile. "Actually, I was relieved that you chose to marry Meng Fu instead of coming to our family."

Originally, I thought that as long as it was someone Sanhu liked, it wouldn't be a big deal even if the in-laws weren't entirely to his liking. But given Liang Siyu's materialistic and snobbish nature, if she really married into the family, she would soon become the next Qian Shi.

Liang Siyu's face turned pale upon hearing this.

Since Su Baishi dared to make her confront her parents, then this matter must be true. Moreover, her father loves money, so there's no need for a confrontation; he's truly capable of doing such a thing.

Two taels of silver for two chickens?

It was a lot back then, but now it has cut off her only way out.

Without money, she would be sent by Meng Fu to work as a brothel servant, ruining her life and leading to a fate worse than death.

The woman's eyes flickered for a long while before she finally bit her lip. "Auntie, could you lend me some money for the sake of my six years of friendship with Sanhu? If you're worried, I can write you an IOU with interest, and I'll definitely pay you back..."

"Alright!" Madam Su frowned and interrupted coldly, "Stop talking about your relationship with the third son. Your relationship with him ended the moment you married into the Meng family."

Your affairs have absolutely nothing to do with the Su family. Get out of here and don't ever come back!

The Meng family has schemed against Hua'er time and time again. She wishes that all the members of the Meng family would be punished. How could she possibly lend her money to pay off Meng Fu's gambling debts? It's a joke.

As for how Meng Fu pressured Liang Siyu, she had absolutely no interest in it.

Seeing that she was not giving her any leeway at all, and that the maid beside her was trying to drag her out, Liang Siyu immediately started to tear at the blue bricks with both hands, crying and wailing in grievance.

"No matter what Auntie says, my friendship with Sanhu is real. Auntie and Sister Hua'er are now very wealthy. Three hundred taels of silver is just a drop in the ocean for you. Why can't you lend me some?"

Meng Fu owed gambling debts and couldn't pay them back, so he forced me to return the betrothal gifts. But the betrothal gifts were all in my parents' hands, how could I have the money to pay them back? Since I couldn't pay them back, that beast Meng Fu forced me to become a brothel madam!

My aunt and sister Hua'er are both women, they must know that once a woman becomes a prostitute, she has no hope for the future. Are you really going to stand by and watch her die...?

One cry after another, in the blink of an eye, the sobs turned into desperate cries.

The Su family members all looked a little off, and even Su Baishi frowned.

Su Hua was somewhat surprised to hear this. She had heard of people breaking up and having to pay back money and gifts.

Unexpectedly, after transmigrating to the world of Yu the Great, I was able to see a real-life version of it, and it was even after the wedding that the betrothal gifts had to be returned. This Meng family is truly bizarre.

However, she really didn't know what a hidden door was.

Seeing this, Danfeng whispered something in Su Hua's ear, and the latter immediately realized what was going on. After her initial surprise, she realized that this was something the Meng family was capable of doing.

Seeing that everyone was stunned, Liang Siyu quickly crawled to Su Hua's side, pleading with her eyes full of pleas: "Sister Hua'er, I beg you, please help me this once, for the sake of the fact that you once called me Sister Siyu."

After I repay Meng Fu's money, I will divorce him, and then I will do whatever Hua'er asks of me.

I can grow vegetables, work in restaurants, or farm in Zaozhuang. Whatever my sister Hua'er needs, I can do it. I will definitely try my best to repay you..."

Su Hua looked down at her, recalling how they first met.

That was at the entrance to Cangwu Town. At that time, she still had her hair in a bun and was only wearing a faded coarse cloth dress. But on her small face, which was no bigger than a palm, were a pair of watery eyes that seemed to be able to speak.

The person in front of me is completely different from the person in front of me.

She sighed softly and gestured for Danfeng to help her up. "When you abandoned my third brother for the wealth and status of the Meng family, did you ever imagine this day would come?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Siyu assumed that she was also unwilling to help her, and her tears flowed even more fiercely. "I know I shouldn't abandon Brother Sanhu, but I've lived for fifteen years without enough to eat or wear. What's wrong with wanting a prosperous life too?"

Su Hua's almond-shaped eyes darkened slightly. "It's perfectly normal to want to live a wealthy life. There are millions of people in this world who all want to live a wealthy life!"

But you shouldn't have done that, you threw away your brother's sincere feelings, and then, in the end, you even stomped on them.

If you want to marry Meng Fu and live a good life, you should just talk to your third brother directly. He's not the kind of person who can't let go of things and won't bother you or hold you back. But you insist on setting a trap for Meng Fu and scheming against him.

Do you know what my third brother was doing while you were having an affair with Meng Fu?

For your sake, he ran away in the dead of night to work on ships in Southeast Asia. What kind of place is Southeast Asia? It's a place where pirates roam, burning, killing, and looting, and those who go there rarely survive.

But he was willing to risk his life for your so-called twenty taels of silver as a bride price. How can you face him like that?