Chapter 138 Lin is like a hen with feathers standing up, ready to peck at you at any time
With the words already in place, Su Jianrong could not go back on his word. He could only wink at Lin and ask her to go and get the documents.
How could Lin be willing to do that? This was clearly asking Rong to humiliate her!
She hesitated, wanting Su Jianrong to speak for her, but Su Jianrong pretended not to see.
She had no choice but to turn and look at Wei Liang, and Wei Liang also looked at her with an air of helplessness. Then his fickle eyes passed over her and looked at Rong who was waiting to see the document.
Lin had no choice but to leave the front hall with the maid in anger.
As the man left, Su Jianrong glanced at Wei Liang. Wei Liang understood, bowed to him, called him "brother-in-law", and then retreated.
After everyone left, Su Jianrong sighed, walked slowly to Su Ying, and wanted to reach out and touch his daughter's head, but Su Ying dodged to the side.
Su Jianrong didn't seem annoyed. He withdrew his hand and blocked his eyes with his sleeve twice: "Ying'er, you have complaints, your father does not blame you."
Then he turned to Rong and shook his head helplessly, "Ruolan, I know what you are thinking."
Rong Shi remained silent, simply watching Su Jianrong sing his opera with red eyes. Someone else might have been moved by Su Jianrong's choking sobs, thinking that the old father must have some unspeakable secret, but Rong Shi was very familiar with his style.
"I shouldn't have said these words in front of Ying'er, but now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to say them." Su Jianrong raised his sleeves to cover his face and sighed sadly, "After Zhilan passed away, it was thanks to my father-in-law's help that the Su family is what it is today. For the past ten years, I felt guilty about my father-in-law taking care of Ying'er, so I didn't dare to disturb them. It wasn't until Ying'er grew up and knew I couldn't drag my parents down with me anymore that I made up my mind to take Ying'er back."
"I had originally wanted to keep Ying'er by my side for a few more years, but by sheer luck, she met the right person."
"You know, I come from a merchant family. Even if I hold the title of scholar, it's hard for a scholarly family to look up to me. Besides, Ying'er is weak. If I marry her and then get criticized by her in-laws, it will be too late."
"Actually, the family Mei Fen is planning to introduce Ying'er to isn't as bad as you think. They're well-off, and they don't force their wives to have children. They're a good match for my Su family."
"It's just that my father-in-law is still as demanding as he was when he chose you and Zhilan. He hopes that Ying'er will also find a man from a scholarly family. But after all, I'm not my father-in-law. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't do it!"
"After all, it's me who is dragging Ying'er down!"
However, Rong remained unmoved. She didn't respond to Su Jianrong's words, but instead asked in a cold voice, "I know you must have taken a lot of benefits from my father to release Ying'er and let her go to the capital. You clearly agreed to a two-year agreement, so why did you rush to take her back this time? It seems that you are increasingly disregarding our Rong family!"
As soon as these words came out, Su Jianrong quickly waved his hands and said defensively, "Ruolan, don't say that. Ying'er is my own daughter. Everything I do is for her own good. I have already informed my father-in-law before bringing Ying'er back. If he doesn't agree, I can't act on my own!"
This was true. Although Rong's father had long since retired from officialdom, many of his students held official positions within the court. While he might not have been able to achieve other things, relying on his connections, it was certainly possible for him to investigate Su Jianrong's business, or even disrupt his shop or shipping operations. However, Master Rong had always disdained such underhanded tactics.
Rong originally wanted to test what Su Jianrong had learned from his father before letting Ying'er go to Beijing. However, she unexpectedly learned that Ying'er's return home had been approved by his father.
This was really beyond Rong's expectations, and for a moment, he was a little hesitant.
Just as she was hesitating, Lin reluctantly took out her certificate of good character and asked the maid beside her to pass it to Rong.
Lin was fully prepared for Rong to take advantage of the document and humiliate her. She poised herself like a hen with its feathers ruffled, ready to peck. But Rong glanced at it indifferently, said nothing, and returned the document to the maid.
"You," Lin, who was ready for a quarrel, held her breath for a long time, but was put down so lightly. Suddenly, she didn't know what to do.
She couldn't help but open her mouth, but as soon as she said the word "you", she was stopped by Su Jianrong.
"It's good that the misunderstanding is resolved, it's good that it's resolved."
Su Jianrong stepped forward and stood between Lin and Rong, looking as if he had something to say. "Ruolan, I didn't expect you to come back with Ying'er, so I thought Meifen would be the host. Now that you're back, it's perfect for Meifen to take a break."
"Actually, Mei Fen has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She put a lot of thought into this coming-of-age ceremony. When the day comes, you'll know how much she cares as a mother."
The paperwork issue passed by as if it had never happened. Rong looked at Lin's face, which was red and pale with frustration, and smiled softly, saying, "Really? I can't wait!"
Having already checked everything she wanted to check, Rong Shi naturally didn't plan to stay in the Su Mansion for long. So she took Su Ying's hand and said to Su Jianrong, "It's getting late. We still have some distance to go to Yandang. Ying'er, come with me. I'll bring her back the day before the coming-of-age ceremony."
Rong naturally wanted to take her niece away, but her niece called her aunt softly, as if she was unwilling.
Rong looked at Su Ying with some confusion, only to see her bow to her and say sweetly, "Aunt, since my father is already at home, how can I live elsewhere? Please tell my grandparents that I will go to the academy tomorrow to kowtow and pay my respects to them."
After Su Ying and her aunt bowed to express their feelings, she walked over to Su Jianrong and said, "Father, your aunt is just worried that I don't have a maid that I can use easily. If you agree, can I bring the maid who took care of me in the capital into the mansion? That way, your aunt will be relieved."
Su Jianrong was initially unhappy to hear that Rong was going to take Su Ying away. He had just tried to make overtures to his daughter, but she had dodged him. He had assumed she would obey Rong and follow him back to Yandang, but he hadn't expected her to actually refuse Rong and stay.
Su Jianrong felt that his daughter's action had preserved her dignity, and he felt relieved. So he agreed to Su Ying's request without giving it much thought, and said kindly, "Why not? What else do you want? Your father will grant you!"
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