Chapter 66: He's Really Handsome
After Tang Ju was happy, he learned the details of the whole incident.
There was no loophole in Su Xian's story , and with the testimony of Manager Luo, Tang Ju believed it without a doubt because there was evidence from both the witnesses and the evidence.
Mrs. Chen, Tang Shujing, Tang Shuwan and others also understood the whole story by listening in .
Finally, they didn’t have to resign from their posts, and finally, they didn’t have to return to the capital. The mother, daughter, and their two children were all smiling.
Mrs. Chen looked at Su Xian and nodded slowly, like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law and liking him more and more.
Tang Shuwan, hiding behind the screen, held her breath, secretly peeked at Su Xian, then immediately retracted her head.
This brother I just recognized is so handsome...
Tang Ju treasured it and put the jade token away. His face was flushed and he looked at Su Xian with high spirits. He said:
"My dear nephew, I will be busy for a while, so please go back first. I will invite you to my house for a chat tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"Uncle, please go ahead and focus on the important things. Don't worry about me." Su Xian said with a smile.
Tang Ju nodded, looked at Shopkeeper Luo and said a few words, something like "I'll treat you to tea later", which made Shopkeeper Luo so excited that his face turned red, and he thought this trip was not in vain.
Su Xian took Manager Luo to say goodbye, and Tang Ju asked Tang Shujing to see them off.
After they left, Tang Ju looked back and saw the exquisite little wooden box in Mrs. Chen's arms, and said with a smile:
"Madam, you just said that you want to increase the reward to two thousand taels? Okay, I think that's great!"
"roll roll roll!"
Madam Chen hugged the small wooden box tightly and scolded, "Don't I know what you are up to? You are so bold that you actually want to swallow up the one thousand taels!"
“…”
On the way back to Jiaolou Street, Su Xian packed a sumptuous meal from a large restaurant.
After returning to Jiaolou Street, I waved goodbye to Shopkeeper Luo .
After paying for the car rental, Su Xian carried a lot of bags and went to the stinky tofu stall to get two portions of stinky tofu. At the same time, he told Zhang Cuihua the result of the trip.
After Su Xian returned home, Zhang Cuihua immediately left the stinky tofu stall, went back into the house, and told the frightened Liu Huixiang the results of Su Xian's trip to the county government.
"I'm glad you're okay!"
Liu Huixiang let out a long sigh.
After what happened in her boudoir that night, she made up her mind to entrust herself to Su Xian as a concubine.
So she was very concerned about Su Xian's safety.
Zhang Cuihua added, "The Ming Mansion will invite Mr. Su to the county government office tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the earliest. The reward of one thousand taels should be collected at that time."
"A reward of one thousand taels..." Liu Huixiang frowned slightly, looking like she was worried about something.
"Miss?"
"Oh, it's okay. You can go and look after the stall."
After Zhang Cuihua left, Liu Huixiang sat there for a long time, muttering to herself, "Mr. Su hasn't come to collect his share of the stinky tofu dividends for a few days."
"After that night, I thought Master Su couldn't save his face and wouldn't come easily... I was worried that he might be short of money, but now it seems... Master Su has the reward of one thousand taels, so he won't care about the dividends from the stinky tofu!"
Liu Huixiang sat there alone, full of sorrow.
She was wearing newly made gorgeous clothes and had also used expensive "Chun Hui Tang" rouge to make up. She sat there with a sad look on her face, which was very lovable.
But no one came to pity her.
Originally, before taking a cold shower that night, Zhang Cuihua had suggested inviting Su Xian over to discuss the matter of "cooperating with the restaurant on stinky tofu".
But after that incident, Zhang Cuihua's proposal was shelved.
After a while, Liu Huixiang stood up, walked gracefully to the study room on the second floor, sat down at the desk, and began to calculate the accounts of the stinky tofu stall.
She received a good education since childhood and dabbled in mathematics, but she was too good at it.
Especially the densely packed text on the account book gave her a headache.
"Keep the accounts more carefully, and save as much as you can."
The account books were already a mess, and it would undoubtedly be even more difficult for her to overturn and redo them now.
But in order to increase her "weight" in Su Xian's heart, she acted without hesitation.
An unknown amount of time had passed before Liu Huixiang put down her pen, rubbing her forehead with both hands, and suddenly remembered what Su Xian had said before he left that night -
I need to give her an explanation.
What to explain?
When will the explanation be given?
She was thinking about these questions in her mind and had unknowingly become distracted.
…
Su Xian returned home carrying a lot of bags and two servings of stinky tofu. As soon as he closed the door, he saw a head popping up at the stairs with messy hair like a chicken coop. It was Yang Zhilan.
Su Xian was just about to ask her to come down to help get something.
As a result, Yang Zhilan retracted her head and never appeared again.
What a tactless person... Su Xian muttered, and shouted, "Zhilan, come down and help me get the things."
"You said I'd better not go downstairs." Yang Zhilan appeared at the stairs, her short figure straight as a wooden stake, her voice still calm without any emotional fluctuations.
You remember this sentence clearly... Su Xian said woodenly: "With me here, what are you afraid of?"
Yang Zhilan paused, then walked down to the first floor along the worn wooden stairs.
Su Xian was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself: "As expected, he is worthy of being the number one killer of the inner guards. He is as light as a swallow, and even the worn-out wooden ladder does not squeak when he steps on it."
Su Xian handed all the bags in his hand to Yang Zhilan. When she couldn't carry them anymore, he just hung them on her body.
Yang Zhilan didn't move at all, her face expressionless.
Su Xian saw her staring at the oil-paper bag on her body for several times, and said with a smile: "This is the wine and food I packed from the big restaurant! I wanted to take you out for a big meal, but it is not convenient for you to go out..."
Yang Zhilan listened to him chattering quietly, but what she was actually wondering was -
Didn't you say you were going to buy her some bedding this morning? Why is he nowhere to be seen?
But Yang Zhilan didn't talk much and didn't ask.
The two went upstairs to the study, took the wine and food out of the oil paper packages, placed them one by one on the desk, and sat opposite each other.
Suddenly, the study was filled with the aroma of food, and the food and wine were still warm, making people's appetites grow.
Su Xian saw that Yang Zhilan's throat moved slightly and knew that she was extremely hungry, but for some reason, she still "put on airs" and sat opposite him like a wooden sculpture.
"There was no problem during the trip to the county government." Su Xian did not invite her to eat. As he spoke, he took out two small oil paper bags and placed them on the table.
Yang Zhilan didn't say anything.
"The one thousand taels of silver that my uncle offered as a reward will be in our hands tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest." Su Xian slowly unwrapped the small oil-paper bag and said with a smile, "You also contributed to this. I decided to give you half, five hundred taels!"
Yang Zhilan remained motionless.
Su Xian nodded and said, "Just take it as your consent."
At this time, Su Xian had already opened the first small oil paper package, and a strong and insoluble stench spread wildly, covering up the aroma of the food in the room, filling it with the stench.
Yang Zhilan's eyebrows trembled slightly, and then returned to normal.
Su Xian handed her the stinky tofu and said with a mischievous smile, "Come here, this is the stinky tofu I created. It has a unique flavor. You must try it!"
