Su Shirong was pulled into the inner room by his father and whispered something in his ear, leaving him stunned.
"This matter should not be made public for the time being... especially your gossipy wife, you must not tell her!" Su Jingxuan instructed.
His daughter-in-law, Chen, was good in every way, except he couldn't control her mouth.
Knowing that this matter concerned the lives of the entire family, Su Shirong immediately nodded: "I understand, Father."
"You should explain the Lin family's affairs clearly tomorrow, and we'll head to Hangzhou as soon as possible."
Su Shirong frowned: "Uncle, it will take at least half a month to finish tallying the accounts for these four shops at the Yangzhou dock in the short term."
Seeing Su Jingxuan's anxious expression, he hurriedly said, "Why don't you take Chen Shi and Jian Ge'er and leave first, and I'll settle the bill and come to Hangzhou to find you?"
Su Jingxuan thought about it and realized that Yangzhou to Hangzhou wasn't too far, and it would probably be more convenient for Su Shirong to travel alone. So he nodded and said, "Hire two carriages for us tomorrow. We need to get going as soon as possible."
Su Shirong nodded in agreement.
Su Jingxuan suddenly remembered something and immediately instructed his son: "Later, go to Yunlai Inn and tell the manager that if a scholar surnamed Ling comes looking for us, tell him to come directly home."
On the other side, Ling Qingxue found the address her uncle had left for them, only to discover that the house was already deserted.
"The owner of this house, surnamed Ling, sold it two years ago and moved north."
Ling Qingxue's face was deathly pale as she turned and slowly walked away.
Su Shirong asked his wife, Chen, to arrange dinner, and then headed towards Yunlai Inn.
Just as they reached the door, they heard the shopkeeper say to a handsome young scholar, "The Su family went into the alley ahead..."
Su Shirong hurriedly stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and asked, "May I ask if you are Mr. Ling?"
Ling Qingxue saw the man in front of her whose features resembled Su Xuerong's and nodded, saying, "You must be Brother Shirong."
Su Shirong laughed: "That's right, sir, you haven't had dinner yet, have you? Come on, let's go home!"
The two walked towards the alley across the street, but the man by the second-floor window frowned.
Was that handsome man who had just come looking for the Su family?
"Akiki?"
"master!"
"Listen carefully tonight, what is the relationship between that person and the Su family?"
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