"But the losses caused to the Huo family by your Su family must be made up for; otherwise, the Huo family will formally sever ties with the Su family!"

Yin Jiao'e was at a loss. She never imagined that her momentary indulgence would bring such a big trouble to the Su family.

“Patriarch Huo, my Su family cannot raise so many spirit stones in a short time. Please grant us some time.”

Su Lingzhang said with a fawning expression.

Huo Kang frowned: "Fine, considering the years of cooperation between our two families..."

"I'll give you three days. If you don't return the 1.5 million spirit stones by then, don't blame me, Huo Kang, for being heartless!"

After saying that, he left with his sons.

As soon as everyone left, Su Lingzhang roared at Yin Jiao'e, "What exactly happened?"

"You, you yelled at me? You dare yell at me!"

Yin Jiao'e never imagined that her husband would dare to yell at her one day.

Her eyes reddened instantly, filled with disbelief.

Su Lingzhang realized he had been a bit too harsh, so he softened his tone and said, "With such a big thing happening, how could I not be anxious? Who arranged this marriage anyway?"

Yin Jiao'e then explained Su Xuejiao's idea to Su Lingzhang.

"Isn't this ridiculous!"

Upon hearing this, Su Lingzhang's face immediately turned ashen.

"How can marriage be such a trivial matter! As a mother, why don't you advise against it, but instead join in the commotion?"

"Now look what's happened! My Su family has to hand over so many spirit stones for nothing. What are we going to do? Without so many spirit stones, our Su family will soon decline!"

Yin Jiao'e said, "This money must have fallen into that damned girl's hands. We should just ask her to get it back."

"Heh, who's going to get it?" Su Lingzhang retorted. "Do you think this girl will still listen to you and me? Even your mother is on her side."

Yin Jiao'e: "I am her mother, and I have the right to decide everything for her. If she doesn't want to repay the money, she must marry into the Huo family. The Su family cannot decline because of her."

"Alright, stop fooling around!" Su Lingzhang laughed in exasperation. "You should really keep an eye on Xuejiao and the others. Stop causing me any more trouble, and don't come up with such terrible ideas again!"

Yin Jiao'e: "Husband, you can't blame Xuejiao for this. She was only trying to help that girl."

"This is not her business. Forget it, I need to raise these spirit stones. You take care of things at home and don't cause me any more unnecessary trouble."

After saying that, Su Lingzhang left, feeling upset.

Yin Jiao'e felt a headache coming on. She wanted to go find Su Yunying, but she was afraid of being humiliated by her mother and the expert beside her.

After thinking it over, I decided to ask Su Jinhao and the others how they handled the matter.

At this point, Su Xuejiao already knew about the Huo family's visit and was so frightened that she didn't know what to do. So she simply resorted to her ultimate move—crying.

This crying immediately broke the hearts of her three goofy older brothers, who comforted her repeatedly and took the blame upon themselves.

“Sister, don’t be sad. You were doing this for her own good, but she didn’t appreciate it. Don’t worry, I will definitely stand up for you in this matter.”

Su Jinhao, full of heroic spirit, vowed to stand up for his younger sister.

Su Xuejiao feigned emotion and hurriedly said, "Big brother, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, we wouldn't have put our parents in such a difficult position. They must be angry with me right now. I... I really didn't mean it."

"How could that be? How could your parents be angry with you?" Su Jinyi comforted her. "Everyone knows you are the apple of your parents' eye. You meant well but made a mistake this time. Your parents will definitely understand."

Su Jinyun also said, "If anyone is at fault, it's Su Yunying. If she had obediently married into the Huo family, how could she have caused so much trouble? She should be held responsible for this."

“Yes, Third Brother is right. It’s all Su Yunying’s fault. She must come forward and explain to the Huo family.”

“A smart man would agree to the marriage we’ve arranged for him and obediently marry into the Huo family.”

The two brothers, one after the other, directly shifted the blame onto Su Yunying, completely forgetting that they had never discussed this matter with her from beginning to end.

Meanwhile, inside Pin Yue Ju, Ji Bochang and Shen Zhao were sitting in the main hall, discussing something.

“Brother Shen, I was wrong the other day. I hope you can tell Miss Su that I want to apologize to her in person.”

"Don't give me that. Your apology is just a pretense; your real purpose is to seduce this young girl. Am I right or wrong?"

Ji Bochang was speechless for a moment, never expecting that this guy would play by his own rules.

Shen Zhao continued, "I heard you're engaged to Su Xuejiao. You're almost married, so stop thinking about other women."

You should just settle down and live a normal life with her. You and Su Yunying are fundamentally incompatible. I advise you to stop daydreaming.

Live your own life simply and honestly.

Ji Bochang: "The marriage arranged between my Ji family and the Su family is for the Su family's legitimate daughter, not an adopted daughter. Now that Miss Su has returned, she should marry me..."

"How can you just slept with someone and then deny it? Ji Bochang, how can you have no sense of responsibility at all?"

"It was an accident. If I hadn't drunk too much that night, and if Su Xuejiao hadn't taken the initiative, that accident would have happened. I didn't want it to happen either..."

"Shut up, stop talking. It's your own problem. No one can force you to do it if you don't want to. Don't try to shift all the blame onto others."

I advise you to leave quickly and not get entangled with the girl any further, lest you get yourself into unnecessary trouble. Do you understand?

After saying that, he threw out another package.

"These are the property deeds and land deeds for your Pin Yue Ju. The little girl said she has absolutely no interest in your Pin Yue Ju; she's just staying here for a few days."

Our arbitration committee is reasonable; we will return the restaurant intact, but we will take all the spirit stones and treasures from your Pin Yue Ju restaurant with us, leaving nothing behind.

Consider this the price you paid for buying this property. That's all I have to say. You can come and take over in a few days. Now, you can get out of here immediately.