Widow Yao closed her eyes in disappointment.
She shouldn't have come today!
She realized that they had been set up, otherwise so many people wouldn't have come to the Su family to cause trouble. The person who set them up was very cunning and resourceful, and the fact that they could put on such a large show of force proved that they had extensive connections and a grudge against the Su family.
After much deliberation, Widow Yao felt that the Qin family was the most suspicious. However, Qin Aiguo and Old Master Su were good brothers for many years, as close as siblings. Why would he scheme against the Su family?
I heard that Qin Aiguo dotes on Qin Xiaoxiao, and Qin Xiaoxiao was recently hospitalized because of the Su family's affairs...
Widow Yao suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the young couple who were eating melon seeds and watching the show at the door.
Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu both felt a chill run down their spines and looked up at the crowd in the courtyard.
Unsurprisingly, the two men both saw Widow Yao watching them.
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded indifferently at her, then casually started eating sunflower seeds again, as if it had nothing to do with her.
Su Lu stared at Widow Yao with a solemn expression. The two stared at each other for half a minute across the dozens of people in the courtyard. Finally, Widow Yao lowered her head first and nodded to Su Lu in a friendly manner.
Su Lu narrowed his eyes, a smile playing on his lips, nodded to Widow Yao, then opened the tin box on his lap, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and put them all into Qin Xiaoxiao's hand.
Widow Yao raised her eyebrows slightly, a smile appearing in her eyes.
This young couple is quite interesting; neither of them is simple, and they are destined for great things.
It's a pity that Su Lu isn't her son-in-law and Qin Xiaoxiao isn't her daughter, otherwise she wouldn't have to worry about her retirement.
The courtyard was now in complete chaos.
The Zhao family said they wanted the third branch of the family to give up their backyard for free. Old Mrs. Gao felt that her daughter was being taken advantage of and firmly disagreed. The Ma family agreed with Old Mrs. Gao's statement but also disagreed with the third branch of the family giving up their backyard for free.
Then the old lady of the Wan family also joined in, standing in line with the Gao family.
Su Lao Er's mother-in-law sided with the Zhao family, feeling that the third branch of the family was taking too much. The first and second branches had not been doing well in recent years, and Su Zhiyuan of the third branch was good at making money and didn't care about the money. They were all brothers, so what difference would it make if they gave it to him?
After arguing back and forth, Old Master Su was getting a headache. He wanted to say something, since the houses in the backyard now belonged to Su Lu and they couldn't make the decisions, but the people in the yard wouldn't give him a chance to speak. They kept talking and pretended he didn't exist, which made Old Master Su so angry that he almost had a stroke and fainted.
The people in the Su family were arguing loudly, while the people in Qinjiagou outside were listening with great interest.
Before anyone knew it, Aunt Song and Aunt Liu had gathered around Qin Xiaoxiao again. The three of them whispered amongst themselves, glancing at the Su family's courtyard from time to time, and shaking their heads with pursed lips.
Because Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao occupied the first row and were sitting, they were very noticeable compared to the crowd standing behind them. Old Master Su noticed them in a moment of distraction. Seeing that the two of them looked on with amusement and didn't seem to care about the Su family at all, Old Master Su's urge to faint suddenly vanished.
If he fainted now, he would only make the villagers laugh at him, disappoint Su Lu, and wouldn't be able to get rid of these people. He had to hold on, stand up for his grandson, and never let Su Lu be sad again.
It's difficult to win back your grandson's heart, but it's not impossible; it all depends on what he does in the future.
Old Master Su calmed himself down and opened his mouth to speak, but before he could, Old Master Zhao spoke up, "In-law, it's noon. Your Su family wouldn't even give us a bowl of rice, would you?"
Upon hearing this, Old Master Su felt like spitting blood on him.
They've come to my door, and you expect me to feed them? What kind of logic is that? How dare you be so shameless?
Grandpa Su didn't want to pay attention to him, but Grandma Zhao and the other relatives were all on the same page, demanding that the Su family provide lunch, as they were hungry.
Grandpa Su was furious.
Do you want me to feed you before you keep arguing? You might as well starve!
He wanted to kick everyone out, but when he saw his wife's older brother and younger sister whom he hadn't seen for many years, Old Master Su closed his eyes.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, let's cook."
What could he do? No matter how hard his Su family tried, they couldn't handle so many people. Besides, the Su family members were not united, so he could only endure it for the time being.
Since everyone was a guest, the Su family prepared to entertain them. Upon seeing this, Su Lu pulled Qin Xiaoxiao into the Su family's gate and happily ran to Old Master Su's side, "Grandpa, will we have a share of lunch today?"
Grandpa Su opened his eyes, looked at Su Lu with a complicated expression, and nodded after a long while, "Yes, let's eat together."
Su Lu smiled and nodded, pulling Qin Xiaoxiao to sit next to Grandpa Su, continuing to crack the melon seeds in his hand. "It's good that you have them. I was just afraid that Grandpa would treat me like an outsider. Well, we've invited so many outsiders, so what's a little more for us two?"
Su Lu was already handsome, and when he smiled, he was truly a peerless beauty. Everyone in the courtyard was stunned.
They had seen Su Lu before, but the relatives who had seen Su Lu recently hadn't seen him for three or four years. When Ma Mingming married into the Su family, Su Lu didn't even appear. The Ma family only knew that there was a Su Lu in the Su family who was very handsome, but they didn't know what Su Lu looked like.
Upon seeing it today, everyone's eyes widened in astonishment.
I really don't know how Su Zhiyuan and his wife could have such a good-looking man.
Everyone looked at Su Zhiyuan and Wan Guihua with envy.
Su Zhiyuan and Wan Guihua dared not look at Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao again after Su Lu pulled them into the room. While everyone was looking at Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao, they wanted to run away.
Su Lu smiled and looked at Su Zhiyuan, "Dad, I'm hungry, hurry up and cook."
Wan Guihua trembled and looked at Su Lu in disbelief.
He always yells at her when he's hungry, and it seems like just yesterday that my youngest son was smiling and hugging her, wanting food. But now...
He no longer looked at her, no longer spoke to her, as if he had lost his mother.
Wan Guihua closed her eyes briefly, then smiled and said, "Mother will go cook for you now, just wait."
Wan Guihua got up and happily went into the kitchen. Unbeknownst to everyone, a large tear fell to the ground the moment she turned around.
Su Lu paused, frowned slightly, then continued eating sunflower seeds with a smile as if nothing had happened.
Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at Su Lu, sighed, and grabbed Su Lu's large hand with her delicate white hand.
Su Lu's palms had thin calluses, and recently, because he was helping the Su family build a house, his fingers were rougher than usual, and there were also wounds on several of his fingers, which were from accidental cuts while working.
She felt the wounds on his large hands most deeply and wanted to help him apply medicine, but he wouldn't allow it. He said he wanted to remember these wounds, which were all caused by the Su family. It wasn't the first time, but it would be the last.
After his death, the wounds on his body will only remain for her.
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