Su Qingluan laughed and said, "Mother, how can it be as serious as you say? I just ate a bite for fun. I'm not a monster or a bandit. How can you be so unreasonable?"
Of course, although she appeared calm and persuaded Yang not to worry, she did not reveal a single detail about the Xie family's deliberate difficulties and fickleness to her family.
Firstly, Su Qingluan also knew the importance of things. These noble families were very averse to people who were doing business with them talking about their shortcomings behind their backs. Losing business was not the worst thing. If some petty person secretly made trouble for her, she, who had no power or influence, might suffer the consequences.
Secondly, those deliberate suppressions made it difficult for Su Qingluan to speak out. Even if she told others about it, neither Su Guangfu nor Yang would be able to retaliate. It would be useless to speak out, and it would only cause more trouble and worry for the family.
The most important point is that Su Qingluan doesn't want her family to know that this fruit jam looks like just an ordinary food, but it contains intelligence from Mu Xingzhi.
However, she herself did not ask too many details. As the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat. In a sense, no matter what Mu Xingzhi wanted to do, Su Qingluan had a feeling that it would not be a small move.
Although she wanted to use the power behind Mu Xingzhi to ensure the safety of herself and her family, she did not want to get involved in the vortex of the struggle for power change.
If you want to stay outside the center of power, a very wise choice is to ask less about things you shouldn't know. The less you know, the more likely you are to escape cleanly. Otherwise, if you are too curious and want to know everything, you will be like the cannon fodder bystanders in horror movies who always want to trigger the plot. Generally speaking, these people will die the fastest.
A new "little friend" came to the house, and the two little guys, Su Xueyan and Su Xuanhe, ran out curiously to watch Liu Yunniang.
"Sister, you are so dark... Ouch!" Su Xuanhe didn't finish his words when he was hit by Su Qingluan.
"How can you talk to someone older than you? Are you just ignoring the etiquette Master Zhou taught you?!" Su Qingluan scolded angrily, then looked at Liu Yunniang, "I'm so sorry, Yunniang, my brother is very naughty and has a bad mouth. We didn't discipline him well..."
Liu Yunniang quickly shook her head. "They're only a few years old, it's normal for them to be naughty. I live in that narrow alley, and many seven or eight-year-old children go up the trees and down the river, giving the neighbors a headache."
On the other side, Su Xuanhe was scolded and reluctantly apologized to Liu Yunniang, but as soon as Su Qingluan turned around, he made a face at Liu Yunniang.
"Sister, my brother made faces at Sister Liu!" Su Xueyan stretched out her tender white paws and pointed at her naughty brother, complaining blatantly.
Su Xuanhe glared at the little girl: "Little snitch!"
The little girl was unconvinced: "I'm not a snitch! Sister Liu is a guest, and you should be polite to guests!" Su Xueyan shook her head like a little adult, then turned around to seek approval, "Sister, am I right?"
Just as Su Qingluan was about to nod with a smile, she heard Su Xuanhe say in a disdainful tone, "What kind of 'guest' is she? Calling her 'sister' is already being polite. I heard it clearly just now. This woman is here to help our sister. In other words, she is a servant in our family. We are the masters. There is no need to -"
“Bang!!”
Before he finished speaking, there was a crisp slap on Su Xuanhe's cheek, which still had some baby fat.
Unlike the speechless anger she had before, Su Qingluan was really very angry at this moment.
Yang glanced at Liu Yunniang and wanted to step forward to stop Su Qingluan, but was stopped by Su Guangfu who had been standing behind her without saying a word.
However, Liu Yunniang completed Yang's unfinished task.
She was strong and hugged Su Qingluan, who was about to raise her hands again, and pressed her down hard to prevent her from doing so. She also advised: "Hey, your brother is only a few years old. Why are you taking a child seriously? If there is anything wrong with the child, we can just talk it out slowly. Why make such a fuss? Besides, the child is not wrong. I am just here to work."
Liu Yunniang was really not angry.
In her opinion, although she and Su Qingluan were friends and had a good relationship privately, she had to be careful and not act like a "friend" since she was there to work. The Su family was being kind by not treating her like a lowly servant, so she had to be sensible and not get ahead of them.
So the sentence "The child is right" is the true words, and it is also a reminder that Liu Yunniang always gives herself: keep a sense of propriety, don't cross the line, and take the kindness given by others as your due duty.
Su Qingluan looked at Liu Yunniang and said, "It's true that I hired you to do this work, but you use your own hands and earn your living honestly. This shouldn't be a reason for you to be inferior to me."
Liu Yunniang's expression was filled with gratitude. She sighed, "Qingluan, just one word from you is enough. Why bother hitting your brother?"
Su Xuanhe was initially dazed by Su Qingluan's slap and froze on the spot. However, after hearing Liu Yunniang's words, he came to his senses and yelled, "Hit me! Hit me again! I'll beat me to death!"
When saying this, Su Xuanhe's eyes were filled with tears, and he felt particularly aggrieved.
"Are you still feeling wronged?!" Su Qingluan pointed her finger at Su Xuanhe's face and said angrily, "You've been in school for a long time, and you've learned this kind of arrogant 'etiquette'?!"
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