Su Yan said speechlessly, "There are a lot of weeds and insects on the mountain, and there are also large animals. I've encountered them a few times and almost lost my life. If I bring you along, I can't bear the responsibility if something happens."

Tao Yue turned pale with fright at these words, her big eyes filled with terror. "So dangerous? Then why did you go? Couldn't you have just bought something to use?"

“The medicinal herbs I bought were all dried, which not only reduces their efficacy by half, but also makes them more expensive than fresh ones,” Su Yan said. “I have always insisted on collecting my own herbs and I have the ability to protect myself, otherwise I would not dare to venture into the mountains.”

"Then come back soon," Tao Yue said worriedly.

"Thank you for your concern, Ms. Tao."

Tao Jin: "I'm planning to rent a house near your home. Could you please tell me the address? Also, I've transferred the money for the medicinal cuisine to your account. You can go and take a look when you have time."

It turned out that he needed to go up the mountain to collect herbs himself. He suddenly realized that Su Yan didn't earn this money easily, after all, she was risking her life.

Su Yan wrote the address on a piece of paper, tore it off, and placed it on the table. She then said, "You can visit my house after you move in. I'll let my family know. If there are no other questions, I'll be leaving now."

Tao Jin: "That's all, take care."

"I'll see you out."

Tao Yue watched as Su Yan entered Li Juan's ward before turning her gaze away. She said to her brother, "If we had known this would happen, we wouldn't have accepted her discount. It would have been better if she had earned more."

Hearing this, Tao Jin laughed angrily, "Tao Yue, whose sister are you anyway? How can you be so biased towards outsiders? It wasn't me who suggested the discount."

"Oh dear! I know!" Tao Yue said dejectedly, "I just think the mountain is too dangerous."

Grandma Tao said, "Tao Yue, you're being too emotional. Although it's dangerous on the mountain, Xiao Su picked the herbs herself. Making medicinal cuisine requires her physical and mental effort. She can earn more than ten thousand yuan in just over ten days, so she's definitely willing to do it. Your brother doesn't earn money easily either. Don't talk nonsense like that anymore. Don't act like a fool all the time. Tao Jin is your real brother!"

Tao Yue bit her lip and said, "I understand, Grandma."

Then he looked up at Tao Jin and said, "I'm sorry, brother."

Tao Jin wasn't angry to begin with, so of course she wouldn't hold a grudge against her only sister.

They immediately changed the subject and started talking about something else.

...

When Su Yan arrived at Li Juan's ward, the atmosphere was a bit tense.

The ground was a mess, covered in crushed peanut brittle.

Su Changcheng glared angrily at Li Juan, but Guo Chang grabbed his hand in mid-air, as if he was about to hit her.

Su Yan curled her lips, "Oh, you couldn't hold back anymore? Su Changcheng, I thought you could keep up the act for a long time."

Hearing her words, Su Changcheng regained his composure slightly, but his face remained grim as he said, "Your mother wanted to eat peanut brittle from the west side of the city, so I went to buy it for her. As soon as I got back, she threw it on the ground. It was so hot, and I walked seven or eight kilometers. Wasn't she doing this on purpose?!"

"Yes! I did it on purpose!" Li Juan sneered, "Back when I was eight months pregnant with Su Lei, you insisted on eating the pancakes from the west side of the city. I walked twenty kilometers round trip to buy them for you, but you complained that it took me too long and threw the food to the dog in a fit of anger. Su Changcheng, aren't you deliberately making things difficult for me? You have the nerve to be angry and feel wronged? I despise you, you coward!"

Su Changcheng felt guilty and was speechless.

After struggling for a while, she finally managed to stammer out, "That happened so long ago! Why are you being so petty!"

"I'm going to hold this against you, I'll remember this for the rest of my life!" Li Juan said, her eyes reddening and her voice hoarse.

She had suffered injustices in the Su family for decades, and this one incident still made her so angry that her heart ached every time she thought about it!

"My mother is already eight months pregnant, and you're still such a scoundrel?" Su Yan looked at Su Changcheng with mockery in her eyes. "You want to hit someone? Su Changcheng, I'm really giving you too much credit."

Su Changcheng felt extremely uncomfortable under her gaze, and angrily retorted, "Can't you act like a daughter? I'm your father, you can't treat me like this!"

"Smack!"

Before he could finish speaking, Su Yan slapped him across the face!

"What right do you have to lecture me as a father? Have you ever fulfilled your responsibilities as a father? If you can't stand it, then get out. It's not like I'm begging you to come here."

Without giving Su Changcheng a chance to react, she ordered, "Guo Changcheng, run! Throw him out! Don't let him come back again. If he comes next time, beat him up and throw him out."

Guo Changcheng and Su Changcheng exchanged a glance, and the next second they dragged each other out.

"Su Yan! I am your father, you unfilial daughter! You will be condemned for what you have done!"

Li Juan's thoughts were still on the slap Su Yan had given her.

After a moment of shock, she finally found her voice, "Ayan, hit him!"

Su Yan shrugged and said casually, "Hit him if you want. He deserves to be hit for treating you like that."

Su Changcheng isn't her biological father, why is she so worried?

Even if he's her own father, he's done so many dirty tricks, she still won't hold back when it comes to taking action.

Li Juan's current feelings are a mix of exhilaration and confusion.

"But you still have half his blood in you, and you're still nominally your father. If anyone should be making a move, it should be me. What if this gets out and ruins your reputation?"

"I don't care about these things," Su Yan said calmly. "Anyway, if anyone makes me unhappy, I won't make them unhappy either."

Li Juan was in a state of confusion.

Her main concern was her daughter's reputation.

These days, the charge of being unfilial can crush a girl!

"Forget it, we've already hit him, I'll hit him again next time! Wait, if you don't let him come, do you not want the money?" Li Juan suddenly realized.

Su Yan laughed and said, "He can't possibly not come. I'll just give you a few days of peace and quiet. Besides, the Su family might be plotting something else, and it's all aimed at me."

"What?" Li Juan was stunned. "What else do they want? You have the blood of the Su family in your veins, do they really want to kill you?"

Li Juan was so angry that her heart ached.

"Just take it one step at a time. I'm not afraid of your daughter."

After Su Yan finished speaking, she changed the subject and said, "The medicinal cuisine business deal is done. I'm going up the mountain tomorrow. If you need anything, just talk to Guo Changcheng."

She had been into the mountains many times, but Li Juan was still worried. "Be careful, and run if there's any danger, okay?"

Su Yan responded.

Cheng Pao and Guo Chang are back now.

"Boss Su, we scared that guy off, and he left cursing," Guo Chang said.

Su Yan: "Please keep a close eye on him, he'll definitely come back."

Cheng said, "It's a small matter, don't worry about it, leave it to us."

Su Yan pays them a good salary, enough to make them work wholeheartedly.