Chapter 83 Socializing
Qiao Muyang was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He took a few deep breaths and held on to the tree trunk for a long time before he recovered. He stared at the empty pit and wished he could bury the person who stole his silver alive!
Zheng Xiulan collapsed to the ground as she watched her years of hard work vanish into thin air in an instant.
"Which damn thief dared to steal my silver? Report them to the police! I want them arrested and cut into pieces!"
"Don't report this to the police!" Qiao Muyang still had a trace of rationality. He stopped Zheng Xiulan who was about to rush out, his lips trembling, "Mom, this matter cannot be reported to the police."
"Why? That's ten thousand taels!"
"If the prefect asks, can you explain the source of this money?"
This question stumped Zheng Xiulan. She stood there stupidly, shaking her head, "I can't say."
No one would believe that an orphan and widow could have ten thousand taels of silver.
Do I have to tell the prefect that this silver was embezzled from the Wenyang Marquis's Mansion?
This is tantamount to announcing to the world that the mother and son are ungrateful scoundrels who live under someone else's roof. Especially since Qiao Muyang is going to take the imperial examination, this will become a stain on his future career, making him a target of constant attacks.
Moreover, if Marquis Wenyang found out, he would certainly not let them off!
Zheng Xiulan still refused to give up. This wasn't just three or five taels, but a full ten thousand taels! She couldn't swallow this!
"Are we just going to let it go like this?"
Qiao Muyang naturally couldn't swallow this insult. He could even guess who did it, but with his current strength, it was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree.
At this moment, his desire for power reached its peak.
"Mother, I won't let this go! When I become successful, I will not let the entire Wenyang Marquis's family off!"
Zheng Xiulan was so angry that her eyes turned red. She tightly grasped Qiao Muyang's hand and warned him word by word: "We must make the Wenyang Marquis Mansion pay the price!"
The mother and son's eyes were full of hatred, and they didn't notice the black cat lying on the roof with a disdainful pout.
Miao Daxian shook his head, truly unable to understand why this crazy little world would choose such a madman as its male lead.
From his perspective, he felt wronged and humiliated, but the silver originally belonged to the Wenyang Marquisate. They, mother and son, ate and took it without saying a word.
It can only be said that God is blind that such a person can become the son of destiny!
"Boom!"
Thunder rumbled in broad daylight. I wonder how many guilty people in this capital city were praying to God not to strike them to death.
But Qiao Muyang is definitely not the one who feels guilty. He would rather betray the world than let the world betray him!
Miao Daxian was not afraid of the warning from the Heavenly Dao and rolled his eyes in an rude manner.
Heh, who are you threatening!
They messed up the small world and still wanted their Jiji to come to such a dangerous small world to save the people. I'm angry, I'm going to go back and beat up Song Qizhao to vent my anger on Jiji!
But now that the money is gone, Qiao Muyang probably has no money to go out and socialize, right?
Without money to socialize, it would be impossible to use the money from the Wenyang Marquis' Mansion to support a group of pedantic scholars to expand one's own power as in the original script.
He gained a good reputation without spending a penny of his own money. I really wonder if this fortune teller is a reincarnation of an abacus bead.
However, it underestimated the male lead's shamelessness. Qiao Muyang told Zheng Xiulan to return to the Wenyang Marquis's residence first, while he himself turned and headed towards the largest restaurant in the capital.
Since the Wenyang Marquis Mansion stole his silver, he will definitely make up for it somewhere else.
The Wenyang Marquis's family owns numerous properties; why would they care about where a young cousin hosted a banquet, who he invited, or how much money he spent...
With the autumn imperial examinations approaching, scholars from all over the country have arrived in the capital several months in advance to prepare for the exams.
The capital city has been incredibly lively these past few days, with scholars everywhere carrying trunks and baskets, searching for places to stay.
Su Yunyi carried Qiuqiu around the streets, and whenever he saw someone he knew, he would carry his little sister over to show her off.
His poor classmate couldn't even compare to him academically, and he lost even to his younger sister.
Chiu Chiu saw the other person clench their fist several times.
According to her parents, her second brother has become much more restrained since returning from his study abroad trip. Qiuqiu simply couldn't believe that he used to be so deserving of a beating!
"Brother Gao, I heard from the teacher that you've been too anxious lately, which has affected your studies. Why don't you take a look at my sister? She's so much fun."
"Sigh, Brother Li, are you still tutoring your younger brother? He's definitely not as obedient as my sister."
“Brother Zhang, would you like to come with me to discuss the articles that Master has recently assigned? I feel like my thoughts are flowing freely right now.”
Everyone: "!!!" How can we possibly manage to beat up the second young master of the Wenyang Marquis's mansion in the street without getting arrested?!
To avoid getting beaten up along with her annoying second brother, Qiuqiu went to great lengths to act cute and persuade people to spare them from the beating out of consideration for her.
Don't lay a hand on my second brother, just to save me some face. He's a weak scholar, easily defeated.
Oh, what can save you, my unlucky second brother!
Su Yunyi: "..."
What does this little brat know?
A scholar's pride, besides being smug, also requires the ability to infuriate others. She had no idea how these people in the academy had managed to provoke him!
[Second Brother, I'm hungry!]
This time it wasn't an excuse; Chiu Chiu was genuinely hungry. She could smell something delicious!
She tugged at her second brother's hair and pointed to the restaurant behind them. The aroma was coming from this place.
Gao Wenyan teased them, "Su Yunyi, your sister is hungry."
Su Yunyi nodded; his sister was indeed hungry. After saying a few words, he picked up Qiuqiu and headed towards the restaurant.
"I'll treat you to a meal."
Love comes but not love!
"Brother Gao, is Su Yunyi treating us to dinner?" Wasn't that kid incredibly arrogant back at the academy? This aloof young master is treating a bunch of poor scholars to a meal?
"Shall we go or not?"
Gao Wenyan gritted his teeth: "Let's go see what Su Yunyi is up to. Does he think he can poison us to death?"
"If Brother Gao goes, I'll go!"
"Let's go, let's eat him out of house and home!"
Su Yunyi genuinely wanted to treat them to a meal. It wasn't because he didn't have friends; he simply wanted to show how cute his sister was.
He's now an absolute siscon!
The four talented men each sat on one side, while Qiuqiu, being held tightly, kicked her legs and pointed her little finger at the sign hanging on the counter, saying, "I want them all, I want them all."
Su Yunyi pressed her hand down, "You can order, but you can only eat the porridge!"
"Waiter!"
The waiter, skillfully waving a white towel, scurried over. With his eyes that had seen countless people, he immediately recognized her as the distinguished guest that the Third Madam had specially arranged for—"Miss Qiuqiu, why have you come in person!"
The waiter leaned over and said in a flattering tone to Qiuqiu, "Miss Qiuqiu, our chef has prepared various flavors of minced meat for you. Which flavor would you like to eat today?"
"We have carrot and pork puree, pumpkin and beef puree, shrimp puree... or perhaps we could have the chef come out and introduce it to you personally?"
Chiu Chiu was very conflicted. Summer was almost here, and she felt she needed to lose some weight. But with so many delicious foods, she couldn't bear to part with them!
Gao Wenyan's lips twitched: "Su Yunyi, it seems your sister has more influence than you."
It's amazing that this little kid has such a lot of influence.
Su Yunyi gave a forced smile and directly solved Qiuqiu's problem: "Could you please give her a bowl of vegetable puree? She's on a diet."
Chirp: [? ? ?]
(End of this chapter)
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