Chapter 378 Wasn't it supposed to be endured?

"Then how come you had so many children?"

Hu Wanyu was not satisfied with Song Chunxue's answer.

Song Chunxue picked up a piece of food, but suddenly lost patience with the girl.

But considering that they were numerous and powerful, and that she couldn't afford to offend them, she decided to endure it.

"I was stupid back then. I married into the Jiang family and had food to eat. They told me to have children, so I had them. If I were like you, with no worries about food or clothing, and no one to care about me, I could have had three children at most."

The fourth child, standing at the door, froze. He poked his head into the house, his voice filled with grievance, "Does Mother mean she doesn't want to have me and the third child?"

"No, if I had known I was going to have several children, I would have chosen two."

"who?"

Song Chunxue took a sip of tea, and it was inappropriate for her to speak her true feelings in front of the child.

“I won’t tell you,” she said, standing up. “Please enjoy your meal, Madam. I have other matters to attend to. Fourth Brother’s money has been swindled, and I need to get it back for him.”

Hu Wanyu was dissatisfied, saying, "It's outrageous that you leave before I have.

She looked at the fourth brother by the door, "He looks a bit dim-witted, no wonder. Tell me, who cheated you out of your money?"

The fourth brother clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and glared at her, saying, "Just you wait."

“Liu Jian,” the fourth brother said provocatively, “you don’t even know him.”

Hu Wanyu smiled, "What a coincidence, I happen to know him. He owes me some money. Since your mother knows how to handle people, let's go together."

With that, she stepped out of the house first, saying, "Let's go, I'll wait downstairs."

The fourth son was furious. "Mother, how could you swallow this insult? A junior like her spoke to you like that!"

"A wise person knows when to yield. Besides, if I were to argue with her, wouldn't I be wasting my life? Some people are like glue, the hotter they get, the more chaotic they become. I'm too lazy to create trouble for myself."

Song Chunxue tossed him the silver, saying, "Go pay the bill."

The fourth brother was initially reluctant, but when he found a lot of silver in the bag, half of his dissatisfaction dissipated.

Forget it, who would turn down money?

Before long, they arrived at the foot of a tavern.

Before they even reached the door, the people inside came out one after another, with Liu Jian leading the way.

"Sister Hu, what a rare treat! I never expected you to come back to your parents' home. We haven't seen each other for so long since you went to Pingchuan. How have you been?"

With a fawning smile, Liu Jian said, "Why are you standing at the door? Come inside and have some tea."

He automatically ignored Lao Si and Song Chunxue, and only had eyes for Hu Wanyu.

"Don't try to get close to me. Did you cheat this idiot out of his money?" Hu Wanyu pointed at the fourth brother and ordered Liu Jian, "Give it back to him."

Liu Jian smiled and couldn't help but glance at the fourth brother.

“Sister Hu, why are you speaking up for him? He’s just a naive and foolish young man who came to give me money on his own initiative. I’ve already returned some of it, so there’s no reason for me to take it all back. I’m a businesswoman.”

Hu Wanyu laughed, "With your connections, you think you can compete with Uncle Zhang for business? He used to work for Uncle Zhang. Although he was a bit of a traitor, would he have fallen for it if you hadn't promised him so many benefits?"

"Liu Jian, don't be so heartless. You're still young. If you want to have a smooth future, you need to know what you should and shouldn't do. Betraying your word and deceiving people is unacceptable. Even if you have mountains of gold and silver, you won't be able to keep them. Quickly return the silver."

Song Chunxue was surprised, "I didn't realize she knew these things."

The fourth brother muttered, "Anyone can say nice things."

Liu Jian looked at the fourth brother with a gloomy gaze, then gave a cold smile.

"Very well, since Sister Hu has said so, how can I not comply?" He looked at the fourth brother with a sinister gaze, "Tell me, how many taels of silver do I still owe you?"

"Five taels!" the fourth brother said angrily. "I ate your food and drank your wine those few days, and it doesn't even amount to a tael at most. Just give me four taels."

Liu Jian's smile became even more chilling; his narrow, upturned eyes seemed capable of killing, and the whites of his lower lashes were unusually prominent.

"You've calculated things quite clearly. How could I take advantage of you? The food and drink I gave you before were all my own choice," he said, staring at the fourth brother. "Give me five taels of silver!"

The fourth brother had never seen such a terrifying look in his eyes before; they were like those of a wolfhound, clearly not a kind person.

He was too good at disguising himself before.

Soon, the people in the room took out five taels of silver and handed it to Liu Jian.

Liu Jian weighed the silver in his hand and walked up to the fourth brother.

"Give."

"I want four ounces, nothing more."

The fourth brother understood that, based on his experience accumulated over the past few years, if he took advantage of Liu Jian today, he would suffer the consequences later.

He might even implicate his mother and Sanwa, and he didn't want to be disliked by his mother.

"Five taels is five taels, otherwise people will say that I, Liu Jian, am taking advantage of someone like you who has no father to discipline him. That would be awful." Liu Jian grabbed the fourth brother's hand tightly and placed the silver in his hand.

Then, he patted the fourth son's cheek and said, "How old are you? Still breastfeeding? You're asking your mother for money. Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?"

His gaze fell on Song Chunxue, scrutinizing her from head to toe with disdain.

"If I remember correctly, your mother is a widow, right? She's had a tough life all these years. How about I find you a stepfather?"

The fourth brother shoved him away, saying, "Get lost, don't worry about me."

"Smack!"

Liu Jian slapped the fourth brother hard across the face, "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences. Give him a good lesson..."

Song Chunxue narrowed her eyes and kicked Liu Jian in the stomach.

"Bang!"

"Clang...bang...smack!"

Liu Jian flew into the tavern like a sandbag, knocking over tables and chairs, and smashing wine bowls to the ground with a clatter.

This commotion caused everyone present to widen their eyes and turn to look at Song Chunxue.

Hu Wanyu was so frightened that she hid behind her maid. "Is that the Shadowless Kick?"

"Mother...didn't you say we should endure it?"

The fourth brother's heart leaped into his throat as he watched Liu Jian lean against the table leg, unable to get up. "His family has a powerful background; we can't afford to offend them."

Song Chunxue stared coldly at Liu Jian without saying a word.

Having cultivated for over two years, this was the first time she had encountered such a situation; she could see a woman lying behind Liu Jian.

She only glanced at her a couple of times before she saw the woman float towards her, raving incoherently and telling her to kill Liu Jian to avenge her, and that her cultivation would greatly increase in the form of such nonsense.

In that short time, she learned that Liu Jian had actually killed a woman four years ago, and the woman's ghost was haunting him every day.

That kid is wicked. Song Chunxue has been looking for an opportunity to beat him up. Luckily, he hit Lao Si instead, otherwise she would have no excuse.

"Sister Hu, aren't you going to help me?"

Liu Jian clutched his left ribs, pleading weakly, "Given our relationship, he's already like this, are you still going to side with them?"

“You humiliated my son, cheated him out of his money, and now you’ve humiliated me,” Song Chunxue stepped forward and sneered. “Besides, I can’t stand scum like you who has a life on your hands. You killed Zhao Xiaozao, didn’t you?”

"She's been following you, she'll make you pay with your life and bring you misfortune, do you know that?"

Hu Wanyu stared wide-eyed at Liu Jian, her eyes filled with horror and anger. "What? You killed Xiaozao?"