Chapter 043: Trying every possible means to climb the ladder
"There's absolutely no reason for me to take back what I've given away. Besides, a favor needs a token of trust. Miss Su, please keep it!"
Su Wan knew that such a jade pendant was just an ordinary jade pendant to him.
If he didn't take it back, she wouldn't be so shy anymore, so she could just keep it. Just like he said, a token of gratitude is needed.
"Okay then, let's do as you say. Just call me Su Wan from now on. It sounds weird to always call me Miss Su. I can't get used to it!"
The two of them were not very familiar with each other, and they felt a little awkward when getting along with each other. They paid more attention to etiquette, which made Su Yun, who was watching the fun, feel that Su Wan was like a different person.
Why was he so ruthless to me? He was also very decisive and domineering when discussing business outside, but he became reasonable and understanding in front of Jiang Yu.
"good!"
Jiang Yu didn't hesitate and responded. To be honest, since he was a child, he had never been so friendly to any strange woman except his family members, let alone calling her by her name.
He had been sitting outside for a long time and couldn't help coughing twice, which made his chest hurt.
Seeing that he was holding his chest and frowning, and his face didn't look very good, Su Wan quickly asked Su Yun and Su Yi to help him lie down.
Su Yi was fine, but Su Yun was a little reluctant, but he finally helped him back.
"Excuse me!"
After lying down, Jiang Yu thanked the two brothers.
"Young Master Jiang, have a good rest. Since the eldest and second brothers have given the order, we will take good care of you!"
Su Yi is a person who tends to listen to his elder brother. He seems to be well-behaved and sensible, but in fact he has his own ideas.
Su Yun snorted twice, looking at Jiang Yu's eyes that were not eyes and his nose that was not a nose.
It's just that he looks good and is good at deceiving little girls.
Just now, seeing Su Wan's worthless appearance, he was so angry. Why didn't he want others to repay him?
She was a girl, wouldn't it be good for her to have gold and silver? Her brothers wouldn't covet a cent from her.
Su Yun is a realist, so it's not surprising that he has such thoughts.
"Just call me Jiang Yu!"
I'll have to stay here for a while, so it's better not to be so unfamiliar with you.
In the afternoon, He Jiaolan came to the Su family and brought a bunch of cabbage seedlings. These were winter cabbage seedlings. If they were planted now, they could be eaten in winter. When they grew into big cabbages, they could be put in the cellar for easy storage.
"Sister Su Wan, I'll bring you some winter cabbage seedlings. Plant them quickly while the sun is still low!"
Although she came with a bunch of seedlings, her eyes kept glancing around the yard. She felt a little disappointed when she didn't see the person she wanted to see.
Su Wan told her directly across the courtyard wall:
"Sister Jiaolan, my eldest brother is back to the county today!"
She told He Jiaolan so bluntly that she made people feel guilty. How did she know that you were here to see Su Jing?
"Oh, really? It's good."
She's still pretending. Su Wan has read the original novel, so how could she not know this little trick?
"Thank you, Sister Guerlain, for the cabbage seedlings!"
She had no intention of letting anyone in. After taking the cabbage seedlings, she found a few copper coins from her pocket and gave them to her, not asking for her things for free.
"Here, is four cents enough?"
This one is probably worth the price.
Seeing that she wanted to give money, He Jiaolan would never accept it. She was just here to do a favor, and it would be a different matter if she received the money.
"No, no, no, it's free. I'm giving it to you for free!"
Su Wan saw her waving her hand, took a step back, and then smiled.
In the past few years, He Jiaolan would come over every now and then to show favors and give some benefits from time to time, so that the Su family would remember her family's kindness.
Although they were all trivial matters not worth mentioning, like sharing some vegetable seedlings and helping with some chores, sometimes he would bring over a bowl of soup when a chicken was killed at home, especially when Su Jing was at home.
He Jiaolan's father is the village chief and should help the villagers. In the early years, when the children in the family needed money for education, most of the money was borrowed from the village chief. Others also borrowed more or less. With five or six children going to school, the amount was not a small amount. These accounts were managed by Su's father and mother. The children in the family were not aware of it, and it was not known whether they had paid it off now.
The village chief's family has plenty of land and food, and they also have two fish ponds, so they are very rich.
This good relationship started after Su Jing passed the imperial examination. The book mentioned that the village chief had a sharp eye and could judge people. He knew that Su Jing would be a good official in the future, so he wanted to marry his daughter to him so that she could become an official's wife in the future!
However, the entire text is described from the perspective of the heroine, and most of the perspectives are mainly based on the Gu Mansion in the early stage, telling the story of the heroine learning rules and etiquette at home, and occasionally inserting the perspectives of several brothers of the Su family.
Gu Yue is a quick learner, and later follows Master Gu to learn business, then meets the male protagonist by chance. Later on, his business spreads all over the world, and in the middle stage, he even does business in the capital. It is there that he learns of the male protagonist's identity, and sparks of love fly between them.
After the second male lead Jiang Yu was rescued, he did not meet the female lead many times during his recuperation at the Su family. Mrs. Gu was against her having any contact with the Su family, and she came back from time to time in secret.
As for feelings, they should have developed later.
Therefore, the book does not describe whether the He family is causing trouble or not. The eldest brother’s real wife is the daughter of the president of the county academy.
But she was a very unruly woman and was not a good match for the eldest brother. She was spoiled by her family and became arrogant, domineering and aggressive. She often embarrassed and made fun of the eldest brother, so that after the eldest brother became an official in Beijing, he still had the reputation of having a shrew in his family.
As for how they got together, the book says that the eldest brother defiled the other person's innocence. The incident happened before the Spring Examination, which was at the end of this year. Afterwards, the eldest brother passed the examination and married the dean's daughter as promised.
This matter caused quite a big stir, even Gu Yue was alarmed. At that time, his eldest brother had just won the third place in the imperial examination, and for the sake of his reputation in his career, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and marry her.
But my brother doesn't love her at all, so how could he do such a thing? This is simply a conspiracy.
These people are all attracted by the big brother's strength and are trying every means to climb up the ladder!
"You can't ask for it for free, it would be so embarrassing."
Those fragments flooded into Su Wan's mind, and her face turned unhappy, forcing herself to smile.
He turned around, cut a large piece of goat milk soap, opened the gate and forced it onto He Jiaolan.
"Sister Guerlain, is the soap okay for you? Since you don't want to take the money, I'll give you another bar of soap."
From now on, we can't let them continue to play the favor card. It may be a small matter, but if it accumulates into a big matter, it will become a big deal.
What if one day they use these favors to blackmail her elder brother and cause him trouble?
He Jiaolan was a little reluctant, but she still kept a smile on her face. She just felt that Su Wan was really enthusiastic and didn't think too much about it.
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