Ah Liang decisively refused the people sent by Su Qinghe. He packed up the gold on the table and returned it to the visitors, then unceremoniously kicked them out of the house.
The visitor stood awkwardly outside Ah Liang's house. Although he was unwilling, he had no other choice but to leave in disappointment.
Having witnessed all of this, the three people who were spying from a distance looked at each other in disbelief, completely dumbfounded.
"I told you Ah Liang wasn't that kind of person, but you wouldn't believe me! Now that you've seen it with your own eyes, can you let him go now?" Su Xiaoning breathed a sigh of relief, but still clung tightly to Ding Yi's arm, afraid that he might do something to hurt Ah Liang.
Ding Yi remained silent for a while, then gradually relaxed. If this person was not to be used by the Seventh Prince, it wouldn't be a bad idea to spare his life for the time being.
He forcefully threw Su Xiaoning away and left without looking back.
Su Xiaoning stared intently at Ding Yi until his departing figure was completely out of sight before she finally felt relieved.
She tried to pull Su Qingcai away, but saw him staring at A Liang's house, seemingly lost in thought. After a moment of contemplation, Su Qingcai suddenly took a step and walked straight towards the house.
"Hey, what are you trying to do now!" Su Xiaoning's heart tightened, and she had no choice but to follow.
The two knocked on A Liang's door again. As soon as Su Qingcai saw A Liang, he said in a deep voice, "Are you willing to serve me?"
Since Ah Liang wasn't recruited by Su Qinghe's people, now is the best time for him to recruit talent. Only when this person works under his watchful eye can he feel completely at ease.
"Huh?" Ah Liang was completely dumbfounded. He didn't know how, just after one group of people left, someone else wanted to recruit him to work.
Su Qingcai was not like the group from before. He had Su Xiaoning, the benefactor of A Liang and Xiao Lian, by his side, which made it difficult for anyone to refuse.
A Liang didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he looked to Su Xiaoning for help.
Su Xiaoning scratched her head, still not understanding Su Qingcai's thoughts. She could only go along with him and say, "He wants to find someone who can build ships. I've only heard that your family's ancestors knew how to build ships in our two villages. Why don't you give it a try and study those blueprints?"
“But I really have no experience with these things…” Ah Liang said with a troubled look. “Well, since you’ve brought it up, I’ll think about how to do it. But don’t get your hopes up too high.”
Because of Su Xiaoning, A Liang finally agreed to study how to build ships.
With the matter temporarily settled, Su Qingcai felt relieved and was finally willing to go home with Su Xiaoning.
For the next few days, A Liang stayed behind closed doors studying the few blueprints left by his ancestors. Seeing how hard he was working, Su Xiao Ning felt a little guilty, so she took A Liang's wife, Xiao Lian, to Qinghe Town under the pretext of delivering goods. She planned to buy some cosmetics for her and have her take some daily necessities home, as a way of making up for A Liang's situation.
As soon as Su Xiaoning arrived in town, Ru Xing received the news. Without saying a word, she dropped her work at the restaurant and ran to the street to find Su Xiaoning.
On the street, Su Xiaoning was choosing rouge and face powder for Xiaolian.
"Young lady, this is the best rouge in our shop. We just received this stock a few days ago, and it came all the way from the capital! Every woman who wears it will be more beautiful than the last!"
The owner of the rouge shop enthusiastically recommended the products in the shop, and Su Xiaoning couldn't refuse his hospitality, so she took a box of rouge and let Xiaolian try it.
After applying rouge, Xiaolian truly had a rosy complexion and was incredibly beautiful.
Su Xiaoning was very satisfied. She took the rouge and was about to pay when she heard the shopkeeper quote a high price. Xiaolian was startled and waved her hands repeatedly, saying that she didn't want it.
"I promised to give you a gift, so how could I lie?" Su Xiaoning smiled and generously bought several boxes of rouge. She stuffed the rouge into Xiaolian's hand and gave her a bright smile.
Xiaolian lowered her head shyly, a blush creeping onto her face.
Ru Xing happened to see the two of them in this state.
Ru Xing didn't recognize Xiao Lian and thought that Su Xiao Ning was more affectionate towards other girls than towards her, which immediately aroused jealousy in her heart.
Without saying a word, she rushed forward to separate the two, grabbed Su Xiaoning's arm, and said loudly, "Miss Su, why didn't you come to see me first when you came to town? Everyone in this town knows that you and I are the best of friends! You didn't even ask me who you were bringing to play. Come on, I'll take you to see other places!"
As if asserting her sovereignty, Ruxing glared at Xiaolian.
Su Xiaoning was both amused and exasperated. She didn't know what had gotten into Ru Xing lately, as she was constantly pestering her and now saying nonsensical things. However, Xiao Lian was kind-hearted and didn't pay much attention, and actually followed Ru Xing around as the three of them strolled through the streets together.
The group was making a lot of noise and didn't notice the suspicious person following behind them.
The man followed Su Xiaoning and the others for a while, then turned into a small alley. He frowned and said to the people in the alley, "There are three women on the street over there. I don't know which one is Xiaolian. What should we do?"
"They arrested them all without even knowing who Xiaolian was. The prince said, 'Better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free!'"
The people in the alley were the same people who had previously visited A Liang's house. After being refused, they reported the matter to Su Qinghe, who directly gave instructions to kill A Liang's wife and force him to comply.
After discussing it in the alley, the group made a decision and went to make arrangements.
Meanwhile, Su Xiaoning and her two companions were completely unaware of the approaching danger. They continued walking along the street and unknowingly arrived at a secluded place.
A sudden sense of foreboding arose in Su Xiaoning's heart. She grabbed Ruxing and Xiaolian, intending to leave quickly, when suddenly she felt a pain in the back of her head and collapsed to the ground unconscious.
...
At that time, Su Qingcai was studying blueprints at home. A Liang gave Su Qingcai a copy of the blueprints, and he used his spare time to study shipbuilding techniques together.
When Su Xiaoning had her accident, Su Qingcai's heart skipped a beat, and an inexplicable unease washed over him, while also awakening more of his memories.
He remembered that the shipbuilder in his previous life had been recruited by Su Qinghe only after his wife was murdered...
Previously, A Liang refused the people sent by Su Qinghe. Given Su Qinghe's ruthless nature, would he find an opportunity to get rid of Xiao Lian?
Oh no! Su Xiaoning took Xiaolian to town. Could something have happened to those two frail women?!
Su Qingcai's heart tightened, and he rushed to Qinghe Town with great worry, only to find the town in chaos. After inquiring, he learned that someone had seen Ru Xing being knocked unconscious and kidnapped, along with Su Xiaoning and Xiao Lian!
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