Chapter 21 What a jerk!

Su Junyao was filled with grievances but had nowhere to seek redress. His mother had gotten older in recent years, and her actions had become increasingly disgusting.

They showered Zheng with real money and treated Qiao Muyang like a precious treasure.

That thousand taels had another purpose, yet his mother bypassed him and had the accountant withdraw so much silver directly!

"We can help in an emergency, but not in a life-threatening one. Mother, tell me, how can a family of only two people survive the winter and they need a thousand taels of silver!"

During the snow disaster in the north, the imperial court only donated 100,000 taels of silver for disaster relief, but his mother donated 1,000 taels of silver. She really should go to the north and get some cold snow to clear her head!

When Ms. Wen finally regained consciousness, she still had a disgusting metallic taste in her throat. Seeing that her eldest son had embarrassed her in front of so many people, she wished she could faint again.

Her chest heaved violently, and her hand, which was pointing at Su Junyao, began to tremble, and she looked not to be in good health.

Jiujiu stared at Wen without blinking, she never expected that her grandmother was a better actress than her cousin.

Quickly pinch her philtrum to prevent her from fainting.

The landlord's family has run out of grain; make her return all the money she's secretly given to her aunt over the years.

Give me the money, I'll spend it myself!

Ding! Money-loving Qiu is online!

Su Xiucheng, in a moment of recklessness, before anyone could react, suddenly stepped forward and pinched Wen Shi's philtrum.

I don't know if the child was worried about his grandmother or his father's money, but he put in a lot of effort anyway.

From Su Junyao's angle, he could even see the nails sinking into the flesh...

He stepped forward, picked up the little brat, and glanced at his mother's ashen face. This time, she was probably really going to faint.

Su Xiucheng's chubby face was filled with confusion: "Dad, let go, grandma is about to faint."

Mrs. Wen was barely breathing and she really wanted to faint but couldn't.

That little bastard really went all out!

Old Marquis Su was trying to suppress his laughter; if it weren't for wanting to save face for his wife, he would have burst out laughing by now.

"Stop making a scene!" he scolded his grandson with a stern face. "Your grandmother's health isn't good, how can she withstand this kind of torment? Go apologize to your grandmother!"

Su Xiucheng: "Grandmother, please forgive me. It was Xiucheng who was rash."

Lady Wen felt pain in her philtrum. She touched it lightly and then withdrew her hand. With the old Marquis and her eldest son watching over her, there was nothing they could do.

She shook her head, looking like a loving grandmother. "Xiu Cheng is so sincere, how could Grandma blame him? Please step aside. Your father and I have something to say."

Su Xiucheng: "Yes, Grandmother."

He readily agreed, but once he reached the door, he stopped moving.

Wen: “???”

Among the family's slender members, Su Xiucheng was rather plump, which made him look the most honest and simple. He looked up and smiled憨憨地: "Grandmother, I'll just wait here. It's no trouble. You can say whatever you want. If it really doesn't work, I'll just plug my ears."

He covered his ears and blinked his eyes. It had come to this point and if Wen continued to be aggressive, it would be her fault.

Ms. Wen: This child is just as unlikable as his mother!

Jiujiu was satisfied when he saw his brother, and waved his little paws, attracting everyone's attention.

[Quickly tell me, Chiu Chiu is in a hurry to go back and drink her bowl of milk!]

An empty stomach is bad for growth. You can neglect anyone else, but you can't neglect your own stomach!

Lord Su wholeheartedly agreed; his beloved grandson couldn't be allowed to go hungry!

"Madam, please tell me what's going on. While everyone is here today, let's find out where the money in the mansion went. Otherwise, it will be hard to explain later."

He didn't even give Madam Wen a chance to speak before summoning the people from the second and third branches of the family.

The daughters-in-law of these two rooms are not as easy to talk to as the eldest daughter-in-law. If Wen uses the money from the public account to help Zheng Xiulan and her son, there will probably be a big fuss.

Chiu Chiu was unaware of the seriousness of the situation and was thinking about the other two families.

These two families were minor characters in the book, appearing very infrequently, but she remembered that neither of them met a good end.

Madam Wen glared at Zheng Xiulan, furious at her recklessness. If there was anything wrong, she could have informed them privately. Now she's made a scene; if the Marquis investigates, the wealth she's given them over the years will be enough to ruin them!

“My lord, Xiulan and her son live a frugal life. I only have this one niece, so it’s understandable that I show some favoritism. These are all worthless things, so there’s no need to have the other people from the two families come over as well.”

Seeing Wen Shi's flustered expression, Lord Su knew that he must have done this kind of thing many times before.

I didn't want to get involved before, but things are different now.

Jiujiu is going to hold a full-moon banquet in a few days. As the only legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, it must be a grand celebration.

Where does this money come from?

Of course, some people should be made to spit it out!

"Lord Marquis?"

Wen cast a look for help, but before she could respond, a resounding female voice rang out from outside: "What's going on? I heard the accounts at the Marquis' Mansion don't tally. Did someone embezzle money?"

"Such a bold servant must be taught a lesson!"

The man spoke with such vigor that Jiujiu peeked in to get a better look.

[There are always cannon fodder every year, but my family has the most! Let me see who the first male lead blood pack to enter is!]

The visitor was the Third Madam, Liu Yueyao, the wife of Su Junyao's younger brother. Despite her elegant name, she possessed a strikingly heroic appearance. Originally the daughter of a butcher in Beijing, she was chosen to marry into the Marquisate because her horoscope matched that of the frail Third Master, Su Wenqi.

As soon as she entered the room, she ran straight towards Jiujiu. Without paying any attention to etiquette, she snatched Jiujiu from the old marquis's hands, held her in her arms and kissed her twice.

The red lipstick marks on both cheeks of the little girl have made her socially anxious.

[Family members, does anyone understand? My grandpa lost his grip and was sexually assaulted!]

Liu Yueyao and Su Wenqi have been married for many years but still have no children, supposedly because the Third Master's health is poor.

"It's all my sister-in-law's fault. She gave birth to such a lovely little girl and didn't even let us see her. I went there three times and didn't see her. Today I finally saw my little darling."

She rubbed against Jiujiu affectionately, but Jiujiu had never seen such a familiar person before, and was so scared that her eyes widened and she couldn't move like a rag doll.

Su Wenqi sensed a strange murderous aura rising in the room and gently touched his wife's arm: "Quickly return the child to your elder brother."

Didn't you see his older brother was practically eating people?

Liu Yueyao glanced at her uncle with a cold face and was not afraid of him, but thinking that she was here to discuss serious matters, she had to reluctantly return the Jiujiu.

"My dear, I will go to Jingxin Garden to see you later."

Chiu Chiu tried to wipe the cold sweat from her body, but her little arms wouldn't obey her commands and she couldn't lift them.

She squinted her eyes: "You're too enthusiastic. Maybe next time, it might scare the kid."

Liu Yueyao was full of affection for Qiuqiu, even lowering her voice by three-tenths. But she wasn't so good-natured with other people.

She kicked over the stool next to Old Marquis Su, and in full view of everyone, she grabbed Zheng Xiulan's collar and dragged her in front of Wen, then pressed her head and kowtowed to Wen three times.

"On the way here, I heard that my mother was so angry that she vomited blood. Why don't you apologize to her now!"

The Su family members were used to it, but Qiuqiu, who had never seen anything like it before, exclaimed: "My third aunt is really something else!"

(End of this chapter)