Chapter 79 Life is like a battlefield
It would be strange if Su Luo could hide her series of actions during this period from Qin Huai. It's not that Su Luo had not thought about asking Qin Huai for help directly, but there are still publishing matters in the future. It's not necessary for Boss Qin to worry about such a small matter now. It's okay to borrow his name. After all, they are fellow villagers. Can he report her?
However, they were just fellow villagers. Su Luo remembered this very clearly. She and Qin Huai had no relationship originally. The only relationship was that they had the same background. This could be a help, but it was definitely not a support.
A group of people carried the silver back to the Su residence. As soon as they entered the west wing, the personal maid of Aunt Mantou called Su Luo and said that the lady wanted to see her for something.
Su Luo didn't understand why, so she asked Zhou Chongwen and the others to go back first. When she met the mantou lady, she saw that she was sitting in the middle, drinking tea slowly and leisurely. Her gestures showed her elegance. The mantou lady drank a cup of tea slowly, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and then smiled and said, "Luo'er, your mother is sick."
Su Luo was stunned, and Aunt Mantou continued, "You are out all day and have no time to take care of your mother. She has been very weak these days. Aunt has consulted a doctor, who said that she needs to rest. You know this house is messy and full of people coming and going... It just so happens that Aunt's family has a property in town, which is very quiet and suitable for recuperation."
Su Luo's heart trembled, and she stood up suddenly, "Don't worry, Auntie. My mother is sick, and it is my daughter's responsibility to serve her personally."
Aunt Mantou waved her hand and said, "You are just being polite to me. The house is empty anyway. I have assigned a few more maids to take care of it. When your mother's condition gets better, I will bring her back. This will also save your mother from having to see your father all the time, which will make her feel upset and not conducive to her recovery."
Su Luo sat down slowly with a gloomy face , "So, you have sent my mother away? Please tell me the location of the house, I want to go see my mother."
"Don't worry." Aunt Mantou had a sunny smile on her face that had never appeared since Su Luo's family came back. "Don't bother them for now, so as not to distract your mother. You'd better focus on your business. Your mother will be happy to know."
Su Luo was so angry that she wanted to flip the table. Was this kidnapping? The aunt must have discovered something from her behavior this morning, so she was in such a hurry to hide Su. What should she do now? Should she turn against them? Make the Su family turn upside down and make them hand over Su? Or should she pretend to be nice? The aunt did this simply because she was afraid that she would really turn against the Su family. If she didn't have her help, Su Xuan's day of success would be far away.
Su Luo stood up again and said, "Thank you, Auntie, for arranging a good place for my mother. But I can't feel at ease without my mother by my side. I will go find my uncle and ask him to help send my mother back."
Su Luo walked out as she spoke. She didn't believe that bringing up Su Jing would not be enough to subdue this shrew. Su Jing attached great importance to his relationship with Qin Huai. For Qin Huai's sake, he would also do his best to put pressure on Su Tong and his wife to get Su back.
Aunt Mantou suddenly stood up, her smug look gone, her voice extremely sharp, "What kind of good people do you think they are? When I kicked your mother out of the house, none of them stood up to speak for her, they only watched our Third House make a fool of itself. Even that seemingly righteous Su Jing, his own two sons were useless, he brought the Fifth Girl out to be the director and refused to let Xuan'er get involved in the business of the cloth shop, your Second Aunt is still so complacent that she thinks she is the future mistress of the house, she doesn't think that this day after day will eventually ruin her daughter's life, in the end Su Jing's two sons gradually became powerful, whether the Fifth Girl took over Jintaixuan or married off, wasn't it all a matter of a word from others? He made a promise and fooled the Second House around, now he brought you mother and son back to pretend to be a good person, he is really something."
Although Su Luo had seen many business battles and could handle some simple business affairs because her family was in business and she worked in a big company, she had never seen a real family fight. The family feuds on TV were all full of drama, but the fight in front of her was so real and so real. When she first heard Su Hong talk about it, she was very happy about Su Jiang's business talent and felt that Su Jiang could really be a model of ancient women. In the future, she would take over the Su family's industry and become a business tycoon. In this era, it was really amazing.
But now, everything made Su Luo shudder. If what the aunt said was true, then Su Jiang was just a tool, a tool to cover up the slow growth of Su Lun and Su Hong. When Su Lun and Su Hong grow up to be able to stand on their own, this tool will be useless and can be thrown away. In order to prevent outsiders from interfering in his family business, the uncle will never rush to find a son-in-law for Su Jiang. After two or three years... or four or five years or more, Su Jiang has already passed the best time to get married. What good partner can he find? Those of the same age have already married and have a principal wife, and the younger ones will not consider much older women, so Su Jiang... Of course, the uncle may not care too much about Su Jiang's final way out.
Even more terrifying...did Su Hong know all this? Su Luo wanted to convince himself that Su Hong didn't know about his father's plan, but there are always buts. If Su Hong knew, then this family would be really terrible.
Su Luo stood at the door without saying a word, her face frighteningly gloomy. Aunt Mantou sighed, "Girl, I am not a cruel person. Your mother was my dowry girl, and logically she would be your father's sooner or later. But they should never have done it behind my back, and encouraged your grandmother to let them have the wedding. Tell me, which woman can swallow this? So after your grandmother passed away, the first thing I did was to kick you and your daughter out of the house."
Su Luo did not comment on this. If Su was really a restless vixen as the mantou lady said, they would not have lived in such a poor state for more than ten years. A maid who came with a dowry often had no choice in front of her master. However... Su probably had a beautiful dream of singing a song of a liberated serf, although she didn't sing the song in the end because the man she relied on was too cowardly.
"Over the past ten years, I know your father and mother have been in contact, otherwise you wouldn't have had a brother." A trace of mockery flashed across Aunt Mantou's face, "Your father still cares about you and your son, unlike me, he's just afraid of me." After a long pause, seeing that Su Luo still didn't speak, Aunt Mantou continued, "It's difficult, really difficult. At this point, I have nothing but a pair of children. I hope Qi'er can marry into a good family, and I hope Xuan'er can make a name for herself one day."
Su Luo raised the corner of her mouth and smiled. It was great that the domineering person came to complain first. She had witnessed the drama of the villain complaining first.
"Girl, just think of this as a request from your aunt. As long as you fight for a place for Xuan'er, I have no objection to whether he stays or leaves in the future. No matter what, Xuan'er is still your brother, you have to give him a chance. Even if Xuan'er fails, don't you still have you? Close the door, and we'll be a family!"
These words were so sincere and heartfelt that Su Luo actually hesitated a little.
"I originally had this plan, didn't I agree to it a long time ago?" Su Luo said calmly, "But you insisted on taking my mother away, which made me feel uncomfortable. If you bring my mother back, I will naturally take care of your affairs for you."
"Miss." Aunt Mantou approached Su Luo, "Sending your mother away is really Auntie's painstaking effort. If you succeed in the future, you will definitely have a fierce battle with the first wife. Your mother staying in the mansion will always distract you. Now I send her away, and the first wife doesn't know her whereabouts, so you don't have to worry about it."
By saying this, she clearly didn't believe Su Luo's words. Su Luo probably guessed that it was her attitude towards Su Tong in the morning that aroused the old lady's suspicion, and she couldn't help but feel annoyed. Undoubtedly, this old lady Mantou was definitely not as sincere as she said, but Su Jing didn't think she was a good person either. If she really made a big deal about this matter and asked Su Jing to come forward, if the old lady Mantou was desperate and wanted to fight to the death, and refused to hand over the Su family, she would have no choice but to make the Su family suffer. Although she had not been in contact with the old lady Mantou for a long time, based on Su Luo's intuition and the old lady's usual domineering degree, she might not be incapable of doing such a thing.
And as for my uncle... Su Jing is a genuine businessman. He kept Su Jiang to exploit her, and he also took Su Luo back to exploit her. If Su Luo goes to beg him, even if he can suppress my aunt and get Su back, it is unknown what additional conditions he will have.
Seeing that Su Luo was still hesitating, Auntie Mantou said anxiously in a deep voice: "Auntie knows that you are sad about your father. No matter how you want to punish him, Auntie will not show mercy."
"Him?" Su Luo perked up, "What about you? If you hadn't driven us away, why would we have suffered so much over the years?"
The mantou lady's face turned pale. "What do you want to do?"
Su Luo gritted her teeth, turned her back and said cruelly: "If you are willing to kneel down and admit your mistake, and let my mother live side by side with you in the future, I will help Su Xuan again. If you are not willing, then let us go as soon as possible. I believe that with your means, there will definitely be a way to make Su Xuan..."
Before Su Luo finished speaking, he heard a "dong" sound behind him...
Su Luo almost escaped from the East Courtyard, and when he returned to the West Courtyard, his face was frighteningly pale. After Zhou Chongwen repeatedly questioned him, Su Luo finally sighed, "I really lost."
East Cross Courtyard.
Madam Mantou - Zheng stood up slowly, turned around and returned to her seat, not moving. After a long time, the curtain at the door was opened, and Su Qi poked her head in, pouting saying, "Mother, Sister Jiang bought a pair of jade bracelets for Second Aunt, Second Aunt was showing off in the main hall, and she asked me to come back and call you."
Zheng leaned forward and brushed off the dust on her body. Her face had returned to its usual bright and proud look. "She is just an ugly girl, what's so great about showing off a pair of broken bracelets? I'll go take a look!"
"Mom." Su Qi came into the room and held Zheng back, "That bracelet is really good. We will lose if we go like this."
Zheng smiled confidently, "If we lose now, we can win in the future, right?"
After so many years of family life and open and secret struggles, Zheng realized that a woman's influence on the overall situation is minimal, but it is different for a woman with a backer. Su Jing needs Su Luo's relationship. This is her last chance. She cannot lose, she can only win!
