Huo Yan admitted that the tofu shop owner's face was indeed stunning, but he had no interest in him whatsoever.
“I have no interest in her. Since Su Ruanruan likes the tofu shop, I just want to ask if she can sell the tofu shop to me.”
Su Ruanruan, "..."
"You're sick," Su Ruanruan muttered, then followed Ziwu away.
Huo Yan watched Su Ruanruan's retreating figure. What was wrong with him?
He simply wanted to buy the tofu shop and then give it to her.
For several days in a row, Su Ruanruan was busy at the tofu shop. During that time, Huo Yan came to see her several times, bringing her this or that, but she always sent him away.
When she's not busy, Su Ruanruan locks herself in her room to stir-fry ingredients and constantly improve the flavor.
They also bought a large estate in the countryside and hired some people who knew about animal husbandry and farming to look after the cattle and sheep.
Meanwhile, before the weather gets completely cold, they dig cellars and buy good-quality fruits and vegetables for storage.
That day, Su Ruanruan was drinking tea in a teahouse, watching the afterglow of the setting sun, while those unpleasant voices still echoed in her ears.
They said she was a jinx, bringing death to a family.
She'd heard these words so many times she was numb to them.
Su Ruanruan ate a piece of pastry and then looked up at the scenery outside the window.
"Cousin."
Su Xiaoqiang sat down opposite Su Ruanruan, his eyes constantly glancing at her.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Su Ruanruan was different from when he met her at the city gate that day; she seemed to have gained a more charming allure.
Su Ruanruan propped her head up with her hand and turned slightly to look at him.
"My cousin is doing really well lately, he looks rosy-cheeked."
Su Xiaoqiang flicked off non-existent dust from his clothes. "That's all thanks to Fangfang's good character; she's won Master Zeng's favor."
"It is also thanks to you, cousin, severing ties with the Su family that our Su family has been blessed and able to live such a good life."
"Now my grandmother can hold her head high in the village, and she always praises my mother for giving birth to such a remarkable daughter."
Su Ruanruan looked at him and sneered, "Such good days are rare and hard to come by, cousin should cherish them."
"If Heaven ever realizes it has shown pity to the wrong person, it will probably take it back."
Such a lovely child as Xiaoxi, gone just like that. And those damned Su family members are living the high life, why should they?
Zi Wu had gathered quite a bit of information for her.
Madam Zeng, Zeng Yuan's mother, was old and faded no matter how well she took care of herself, and she only gave birth to this one son.
Now Zeng Yuan has not only been exiled, but has also become a cripple, leaving her with no one to rely on.
Mr. Zeng was annoyed by his wife's constant crying and whining, and hadn't stepped into her courtyard for a long time.
Unexpectedly, this gave Su Xiaoqiang and Su Fangfang an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Now that Su Fangfang is pregnant, Mr. Zeng is overjoyed and dotes on her. He even has his trusted doctor, Dr. Zhang, come every few days to personally treat her.
Su Xiaoqiang quickly became a favorite of Master Zeng, and relying on his master's power, he provoked the maids in the mansion, who dared not speak out against him.
When Heaven wishes to destroy someone, it first makes them go mad.
The time the guy spent following Su Xiaoqiang wasn't without its rewards.
Why was Dr. Zhang bowing and scraping to Su Xiaoqiang? He usually disliked people like them from the countryside; it was nothing like his style.
Unless he has some weakness or something that Su Xiaoqiang has in his hands, he will remain silent and patient.
The waiter also discovered that Su Xiaoqiang would go to the brothel to find girls every three days, and a man named Er Lengzi would also go there to see him.
Su Ruanruan knew who Er Lengzi was, of course. He was a close friend of Su Xiaoqiang, a petty thief, and everyone in the village hated him.
Following Er Lengzi's lead, they discovered that Er Lengzi would go to a courtyard at the end of Qingshui Village every few days, stay for about half an hour each time, and then come out. If they got close, they could hear a baby crying.
She also learned that Dr. Zhang's family used to have a grandson who was about three years old, but recently he hasn't been seen playing outside. When the neighbors asked, his family said that he had been sent back to his hometown.
Su Ruanruan connected these clues and came up with a bold guess.
There is a problem with the child in Su Fangfang's womb.
As for whether it was due to the wrong month, that it was actually Zhou the Butcher's child, or some other reason, she didn't want to rack her brains to guess.
All we need to do is find the child and send him back to the Zhang family.
She had planned to wait a few days before taking action, but Su Xiaoqiang just had to walk right into her trap.
Since he's finding life too comfortable, it's time to add some spice to his life.
Su Xiaoqiang was angered by Su Ruanruan's words. His good days had just begun, and Su Ruanruan was cursing him again.
Did she really think he was the Su Xiaoqiang from the past?
He remembered the two times she slapped him in the town inn, and the other day at the city gate when she hit him again.
And the whip that the constable lashed at his face still stung.
"Su Ruanruan, you jinx! You've brought death to your parents and your brother. I'm afraid that scholar was so afraid of being implicated that he ran away to Lingzhou and didn't dare to come back to face you."
"I heard you even went to Lingzhou to find a man. Have you no shame?"
Su Ruanruan picked up a chopstick from the table, carefully wiped it with a handkerchief, and curled her lips into a mocking smile, "How can your father be as shameless as you, trying to use a widow's belly to give you a younger brother or sister? I haven't even congratulated you yet!"
The onlookers at the surrounding tables burst into laughter.
Su Xiaoqiang's face went from white to red, then from red to black, looking extremely ugly.
He then realized that the good deeds his father had done had already spread throughout the county.
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