Chapter 141 Soap Sold
Hearing this, Su's mother showed a smug expression. Even a county magistrate could become an official directly, so why couldn't her son Su Xing? It's just that Zhao Decai was unlucky and only became a county magistrate when he was in his forties or fifties, while her son Sun Xing could become a high-ranking official at the age of thirty.
Zhao Decai continued, "Over the years, I have always been conscientious and have never betrayed my conscience. Naturally, I studied hard every day before the exam. If one does not even study, only a genius like me could pass the exam."
Mother Su said proudly, "Who says my Xing'er can't be a peerless genius? That's what the fortune teller said about my Xing'er when we had his fortune told."
Jiang Mi said coldly, "I don't care about all that. Anyway, this isn't a place for you to cause trouble. Get out of here, or I won't be polite."
Su's mother pointed at Jiang Mi and said to Zhao Decai, "Your Excellency, you see, the Jiang family is extremely arrogant!"
Zhao Decai ignored her words and asked, "What exactly do you want to do? People are doing business here, it's really inappropriate for you to cause trouble."
"We don't want anything else, just five hundred taels of silver from the Jiang family, and we'll call it even." Mother Su made an outrageous demand. She had heard that the Jiang family had donated five hundred taels of silver for disaster relief in Qingyun Village. The Jiang family was so wealthy that they could run such a large restaurant; they must have a lot of money left.
Before the Jiang family could speak, Zhao Decai couldn't help but say, "What right do you have to ask them for so much money? Do they owe you money, or do they owe your family this much money? Do you even know how much five hundred taels of silver is?"
Su's mother retorted stubbornly, "The Jiang family is very wealthy. They can give five hundred taels to Qingyun Village, so why can't we? We're in-laws, aren't we closer than those villagers in Qingyun Village? They should give us that money instead; it's such a waste."
Zhao Decai realized that this family was exceptionally unreasonable, so he stopped talking and said to the guards beside him, "No need for further words, take this troublemaking mother and son away."
Those people rushed over and grabbed Su Xing and her son. Su Xing, being a coward, hurriedly cried out, "Mother, Mother, what's going on?"
Mother Su panicked: "We are law-abiding citizens! Magistrate, you can't arrest us just because you have a good relationship with the Jiang family. That's not fair! Everyone's watching!"
Zhao Decai didn't want to say much to them. After getting rid of the two men, he said to the people present, "I think everyone understands the ins and outs of this. I have always been fair and will not favor anyone. The Jiang family are good people and they even donated five hundred taels to the disaster victims of Qingyun Village. I think everyone knows that."
After Zhao Decai finished speaking, he left. Jiang Mi didn't know what kind of punishment the Su family mother and son would receive. It was always a light punishment. She said to the people who were eating, "I'm really sorry everyone. It's because we didn't handle our family relationships well that this happened. We've disturbed you all. When you leave, everyone can take a pound of sweet potatoes that we grow. I think many of you haven't tasted them yet, so this is a good opportunity to try them."
Jiang Mi also included roasted sweet potatoes in the menu. Some people, curious about the taste, had already ordered and tried them. Upon hearing this, they happily exclaimed, "The shopkeeper is so generous! These sweet potatoes are fragrant and sweet, and they're delicious!"
Taking the opportunity, Jiang Mi promoted her sweet potatoes: "I'm glad everyone likes them. We also sell them at the market. They're cheap and affordable. Come and take a look if you're interested."
Hearing that there would be compensation, the people at the restaurant were in a better mood and had a better impression of Jiang Ji Restaurant.
Jiang's mother returned to the backyard with a pained expression and said, "That Su family mother and son are like bloodsucking mosquitoes! They made us lose so many sweet potatoes, and we haven't even earned any money yet. We've given away so many of them. I'm so angry!"
Just then, Su Yindi came out to bask in the sun and heard these words. She quickly asked, "Mother, what's wrong? Have my family members come?"
She knew her own mother well. Although her family had suffered setbacks several times, neither her mother nor her brother were people who gave up easily, so it wasn't unexpected that they would come to the restaurant.
Fearing that Su Yindi would worry, Jiang's mother told her, "No, no, you misheard. There are other families with the surname Su besides yours. Don't overthink it. Just focus on your pregnancy."
Su Yindi was skeptical; she always felt it wasn't that simple and simply assumed that her mother-in-law was doing it for her own good.
“Mother, if my family comes, you don’t need to worry about me. Since they are so heartless to me, I will not hold onto any old feelings. I am their daughter. If they need me in the future, I will take good care of them, but I cannot burden you.”
Since discovering she was pregnant, the Jiang family has treated her very well, like a precious jewel in their palm. Even Jiang Zhi has become even more fond of her than before.
Having grown up in such a family, Su Yindi had never experienced anything like this before, and she certainly didn't want to go back to those days.
"Alright, your mother isn't one to be trifled with either, you know that. Don't overthink it. There's chicken soup waiting for you in the kitchen, go and drink it."
Su Yindi has been eating too well lately, having chicken or duck every day. He's already tired of it, but he can't refuse his mother's kindness.
"Mother, if my third sister-in-law keeps eating so much nourishing food, won't she have trouble giving birth?" Jiang Mi didn't know much about childbirth, but she still knew that as the child grew older, it was her mother who was in a difficult position.
Jiang's mother was taken aback for a moment: "Oh dear, I was only thinking about how hard she had suffered before, and I forgot about this. Let's have the doctor check her pulse again and see what he says."
Jiang Mi nodded. Now she felt that the Su family mother and son's trouble wasn't entirely a bad thing; at least it spread the Jiang family's good reputation further.
The restaurant was doing business as usual, and Jiang Mi couldn't help, so she went to the soap shop she had been working at before. The shop had always been quiet, and people only came when they needed something, so when Jiang Mi arrived, there was still only the shopkeeper there.
"Shopkeeper, how's business lately?"
The shopkeeper casually looked up and saw that it was Jiang Mi. He quickly stood up and said, "Miss, you've come! I was just looking for you, but unfortunately I don't know where you live. I had nowhere to look for you, so I had to wait for you to come."
Hearing this, Jiang Mi's eyes lit up: "What do you mean by that, shopkeeper? Could it be... that the soap has been sold?"
The shopkeeper smiled and nodded: "Not only did it sell, but it also received positive reviews from customers. Some even want to buy in bulk. Those rich young ladies really like it."
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