"Stop struggling. Now is not the time for you to bargain. If you want your mother to come along, that's fine too. I think your mother is still quite attractive..."
As he spoke, Steward Zhao stroked his chin and looked Madam Song up and down with a lewd look in his eyes. "My wife is short of a foot-washing maid. Why don't you come and serve me? That way you can see your daughter more often."
"You shameless!" Miss Song was so angry that she trembled all over when she heard this.
"Heh, Miss Song had better not refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
These words made Butler Zhao's face turn cold, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm asking you this one last time. If you don't agree, even if you become a corpse today, you will still become a member of the Zhao family. After all, you can't make your own decisions now!"
These words turned both mother and daughter instantly pale.
I never imagined the Zhao family could be so inhuman!
"Who says we can't make the decisions!"
At this moment, Song Shuyi finally ran over and blocked the mother and daughter's path, angrily saying, "I'm not dead yet! My Song family is still here! No one can make decisions for my Song family!"
"You...Young Master Song, weren't you dead?" Upon seeing Song Shuyi, Steward Zhao was completely stunned.
"This is Young Master Song, he's still alive?"
"Am I seeing things? They really came back?"
"That's wonderful! The Song family mother and daughter are finally saved."
"Hey, what's the point of saving him? Even if the eldest son of the Song family comes back, he's just a greenhorn. How can he possibly support the entire vast Song family?"
"Ah...fate is so cruel..."
"..."
Upon seeing Song Shuyi, the crowd of onlookers erupted in uproar.
"Yi'er... Yi'er, are you alright?"
Madam Song was already in tears, her hands trembling as she gently touched Song Shuyi's face. "You're really back? Mother, are you dreaming?"
Song Shuyi quickly placed his hand on the back of Madam Song's hand, nodding repeatedly, "It's true, your son is really back, your son will definitely protect you and your sister!"
"Mmm, brother..."
Over there, Miss Song Er also found her pillar of support and threw herself into Song Shuyi's arms, bursting into tears.
"It's alright, brother's back, it's alright..." Song Shuyi gently patted the second young lady's back to comfort her.
"Damn it, let's go."
Knowing that they would not be able to take a concubine today, the Zhao family gritted their teeth and turned to leave.
The reason why they were able to forcibly take Miss Song as their concubine was because the Song family had no male heirs. According to the rules of the Dasheng Dynasty, the Song family's property could be taken away by the Song family members.
The members of the Song family could then make decisions about Miss Song's marriage.
However, now that the Song family still has male heirs, the Song family members naturally cannot take away the family property, so the marriage of the second young lady of the Song family does not need outsiders to interfere.
"Mother, sister, let's go home," Song Shuyi said softly to the two of them.
At this moment, Song Shuyi truly grew up, and he realized that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy.
He carries not only the burden of the entire Song family business, but also the future and fate of his two closest relatives. Only if he is well can the two of them have a good future; he is their hope.
However, when they returned to the Song family home with the two of them, they found countless people waiting at the door, all of whom were Song family business partners.
"Oh, nephew Song, you're finally back."
Upon seeing them, the Song family members, led by Song Zhengtian, immediately came out to greet them with smiles.
"Greetings, Uncle, and all my cousins." Song Shuyi stepped forward and gave a curt bow to the group.
In the past, he would have greeted them with a smile, because when his father was still alive, these people were all very kind and friendly to him.
Who knew they were all ingrates!
Clearly, these relatives were better at putting on a show than he was.
Song Zhengtian stepped forward, pretending to be indignant, and said, "That Zhao family deserves to die. How dare they so blatantly snatch someone away. Luckily you came back in time, otherwise our Susu would have suffered."
"Oh, as Susu's elders, does that mean I can't protect her even if I don't come back?" Song Shuyi didn't buy it.
He had made up his mind that he would never again associate with relatives who had taken advantage of the Song family's misfortune.
Even the most thick-skinned members of the Song family couldn't keep up their smiles after being so bluntly criticized.
Song Zhengtian's father, Song Qingfeng, maintained the airs of an elder and said unhappily, "Susu's matter is just a misunderstanding. I only just found out and was preparing to come and help. What kind of attitude is this?"
"Oh…"
However, Song Shuyi was too lazy to say anything more to them. He sneered and looked at the merchants, saying, "I will be notified of my father's funeral in a few days. Please go back now."
After saying that, he pulled Madam Song and Miss Song's daughter to go home.
Upon seeing this, Song Zhengtian immediately gave a wink to the merchants gathered at the entrance.
"Nephew Song, we've come to talk to you about something." Soon, a merchant spoke up first.
"Uncle Qian, please speak." Song Shuyi stepped forward and said politely.
Song Shuyi was already twenty-one years old, and his father had long ago begun to train him and handed over many businesses to him.
Therefore, they would bring him along when discussing business, so he knew almost all of these business partners.
"I know you're not in a good mood right now, but we also have to make a living. Look at this payment for the goods, shouldn't it be time to pay it back?"
As the merchant spoke, he took out a contract, saying, "This was originally supposed to be repaid in February, but it's already March."
"And our family too."
Upon hearing this, other merchants also crowded around, afraid that they would miss out on their money if they were too slow.
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