These past few days, Su Fangfang has been working as a maid for the gambling den owner, but if they can't come up with the money in five days, they will sell her.
With tears streaming down her face, Zheng cursed Su Ruanruan as a jinx, saying that if it weren't for her, Su Fangfang wouldn't have been kidnapped.
They insisted that she come out to exchange for Su Fangfang, and even threatened that if she didn't come out, they would have the gambling den's thugs grab Su Xiaoxi and sell him for money.
Huo Yan sneered. He had warned those two thugs that day that if they dared to touch the siblings, they could forget about staying here.
Zheng glanced at the cold-faced man beside her several times, feeling that he looked very familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
His cold gaze swept over her, and Zheng suddenly shuddered, her cursing voice becoming quieter.
Huo Yan felt like flies were buzzing around his ears, which was very annoying. Just as he was about to shoo them away, the tightly closed door opened.
A woman with a graceful figure emerged from the room; she wore a snow-white dress with pink embroidered petals.
The belt cinched tightly around her slender waist.
She had a slender waist and a lotus-like face, skin as white as snow and frost, and clear, cold eyes that were as deep as autumn water and as cold as ice.
She glanced at Huo Yan with a mocking smile, "The Su family is truly shameless. You were the ones who broke off the engagement with Su Ruanruan back then, and now you have the nerve to ask her to find another woman?"
"She still owes me money for medicine. Are you taking her away to pay it back on her behalf?"
Granny Wang and Madam Zheng were stunned. They still had to return the money? But how could they give up the opportunity to take Su Ruanruan away?
"Master, please let us take her away. At worst, she'll be sold to someone as a servant, or even a prostitute. She can earn money wherever she goes, and she can pay you back slowly, okay?"
Su Ruanruan suppressed her anger, not wanting to say a single unnecessary word. "I'll say it again, Su Ruanruan works at my tofu shop, and she has no relation to the Su family anymore. I have her severance document here; she is completely cut off from the Su family from now on. If you come to the county town to cause trouble again, don't blame me for using a stick on you."
"Also, if you dare to touch her younger brother Su Xiaoxi, be careful I'll break her legs."
Su Ruanruan smiled and said, "Don't underestimate my tofu shop just because it's a small business. The county magistrate is a frequent customer. If he finds out that your relationship has affected my business, I'm afraid I'll be in big trouble."
Su Ruanruan's gaze turned cold. Regardless of their expressions, she raised her voice and said, "Someone, throw them out."
Soon, my ears were completely quiet.
Su Ruanruan glanced at Huo Yan. Hadn't this guy already heard Su Ruanruan's voice? Why wasn't he leaving?
"Are you the owner of the tofu shop?"
Su Ruanruan smiled faintly, "It's me."
Huo Yan crossed his arms and said, "Seeing is believing, indeed."
The owner is very mysterious; he managed to run a closed tofu shop with great success, and he also makes ice.
He never imagined that his employer, who was so young, looked like a girl who had just come of age.
"I would like to see Su Ruanruan, is that alright?"
Su Ruanruan, "..."
"I'm sorry, Su Ruanruan doesn't want to see anyone."
She turned around, pushed the door open, and then closed it again.
"Thank you, boss. Thank you, boss."
Hearing Su Ruanruan's voice again, Huo Yan frowned, turned around and left.
Ziwu saw Huo Yan off, helped Su Ruanruan remove the hairpin from her head, wrapped her up, and changed her back into Su He's dress.
After tidying up, she put on her veil and quietly left for Suhe's house.
The following afternoon, Su Ruanruan returned carrying vegetables and a thin piece of pork.
The blacksmith was busy in the courtyard, while Granny Li was hanging out the clothes she had washed for others to dry.
Upon seeing "Su He" enter the courtyard, their eyes all fell on the piece of pork, and their throats involuntarily bobbed.
"Why aren't you setting up your stall today? Are you finally treating yourself to a treat?" Aunt Li quietly wiped the corner of her mouth.
Under the veil, Su Ruanruan remained expressionless, but her tone carried a hint of shyness, "Today I... am inviting a friend to dinner."
Aunt Li's eyes lit up. "Is that the young master? I saw him bring you back..."
"Suhe, your good fortune has arrived!"
Su Ruanruan said, "Aunt Li is teasing me again."
"Oh, Su He, come and see who's here!" Aunt Li exclaimed in surprise. You really can't talk about people behind their backs.
Su Ruanruan turned around and saw Zeng Yuan already standing at the courtyard gate, with his attendants carrying two food boxes behind him.
Su Ruanruan frowned slightly as she looked at his signature smile.
The appointed time hadn't arrived yet, but he came early, as if he couldn't wait any longer.
"Young Master Zeng, why are you here so early? I'm not ready yet." Su Ruanruan looked at the things in her hands.
"It's alright, I have some food prepared here. Since I have nothing to do anyway, I won't even realize it..."
He didn't continue speaking, leaving some things unsaid.
Aunt Li glanced at Zeng Yuan and said, "Su He, the young master must be thirsty. Why don't you come inside and have a cup of water?"
Su Ruanruan: "Oh, look how confused I am."
She then handed the vegetables and meat to Aunt Li, saying, "Take these and eat them. They'll spoil by tomorrow."
Aunt Li quickly took it, her eyes crinkling with laughter.
Zeng Yuan's eyes were practically overflowing with disgust, yet he still managed a smile.
What a poor man! He's so happy over a little meat. No wonder Su He took him home after he only gave her a jade pendant worth a few taels of silver.
Birds of a feather flock together; the thought of soon being able to get close to her made me even more impatient.
The attendant carried the food box into the house and set it out before retreating back to the courtyard.
Inside the room, Su Ruanruan took off her veil and hung it on the wall.
When she revealed a face of unparalleled beauty, Zeng Yuan was stunned.
There was a peerless beauty who lived in seclusion in a remote valley. Her face was like a silver plate, her eyes like water apricots, her lips were red without rouge, and her eyebrows were green without paint.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was a fairy descended from heaven.
Su Ruanruan feigned shyness, "Why is Young Master Zeng looking at me like that?"
"I was out of line. I shouldn't have stared at you so rudely. But you are like a peony among flowers, and I couldn't take my eyes off you."
Su Ruanruan touched her face, "For a family like mine, isn't my appearance a sin..." Su Ruanruan then looked at Zeng Yuan, "I wonder if you have heard about my past experiences?"
Zeng Yuan said, "It's all in the past, young lady, there's no need to dwell on it too much."
Su Ruanruan sighed, "I used to deliberately neglect my makeup, only showing six-tenths of my true face, but I still encountered misfortune. My mother also left me because of what happened to me."
"Now I only dare to wear a veil when I go out, firstly because I'm afraid people will recognize me as the woman who was taken away by the flower thief, and secondly because I'm afraid people will make a move on me. I'm an orphan with no one to rely on..."
Zeng Yuan suddenly stood up, approached Su Ruanruan, and with a tender expression, slowly took Su Ruanruan's hand, saying, "If you don't mind, I will take care of you in the future."
Su Ruanruan withdrew her finger and smiled at Zeng Yuan, "Young Master, let's sit down and talk."
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