Chapter 685 You are the Old Lady's Darling

The second branch of the Shu family has been suppressed by the first branch for many years. Now that the elders, legitimate sons, legitimate daughters, and illegitimate sons of the second branch are all present, they seem to be planning to take over the family business.

Shu Feng looked up in the direction of the Shu family's residence. After a while, he said to Aunt Liu, "I understand. Let's go and gather firewood first."

“Alright.” Aunt Liu didn’t need to do much; she was simply stating a fact.

However, after the two men gathered firewood and returned home, the Second Master also came out, his face no longer showing the anger he had shown before. The Shu family members ate, washed, and slept peacefully.

But when they discovered the next day that neither Madam Hou nor the Sixth Miss had gone to work in the fields, their suspicions grew even stronger.

Meanwhile, Shu Yu, who had spent a comfortable night at home, sneezed twice as soon as she woke up in the morning, feeling as if someone was talking about her.

Ruan and Daya set off to sell food at dawn. Shuyu wanted to go with them, but they both refused.

She rarely gets two days off, so how could Madam Ruan and Daya bear to let her get up so early to work?

Therefore, when Shu Yu got up, the family had almost finished eating breakfast.

Lu Erbai was restless while eating breakfast. The old lady smacked him and said, "What are you doing? Do you have a needle in your butt? Can't you be still? You're moving around and it hurts my eyes."

Shu Yu looked up at his father and said with a smile, "Father, are you worried about Uncle Yao?"

Lu Erbai nodded. "He said he wanted to go to the county government office today, but I don't know if he went or not."

"Uncle Yao is anxious. Shouldn't he have gone by now?"

Lu Erbai thought it over and over, but he was still worried. "I have to go and check on him."

For him, carpenter Yao was both a mentor and a friend, and had helped him a great deal. The county government was clearly in turmoil now; the county magistrate was in trouble, and who knew if innocent Brother Yao would be implicated.

Lu Erbai simply couldn't stand idly by.

Shu Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "Father, I'll go with you."

"You're going too?"

"Anyway, I don't have anything to do, so I might as well go out for a walk. I'll go with you to the county government office and take a look at the situation in Heichang County."

Lu Erbai, “…” As soon as A Yu started talking about the situation, he inexplicably felt that the overall picture was very grand.

Lu Erbai coughed lightly and nodded, "Then, okay then."

The old lady gave Lu Erbai a disapproving sidelong glance. Ayu finally got two days off, couldn't she just stay home and sleep? Why did she have to find something for her to do? What a terrible father.

Shu Yu said to the old lady, "Grandma, you should rest well at home. We'll be back soon."

The old lady's expression changed instantly, and she said with a bright and kind smile, "Alright, alright, then be careful and come back soon."

"good."

The father and daughter then went out the gate. As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard, Lu Erbai sighed and said, "Your grandma is blaming me now. You've become her darling."

Shu Yu turned her head away. "Isn't this normal? I'm her granddaughter, and I'm very filial to her."

Lu Erbai looked up at the sky. Her own granddaughters? Aren't Daya and Sanya her own granddaughters?

Sanya used to be so afraid of the old lady that she didn't dare to utter a sound.

To be honest, his mother's personality has indeed changed a lot since Ayu came back.

In the past, I was stubborn but soft-hearted. Even though I cared a lot about others, the words I uttered were like knives.

Things are different now. His speech isn't as sharp anymore; he seems to have suddenly become gentler.

(End of this chapter)