I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Upon hearing this, Li Xiang immediately became anxious.

"You're really asking for an exorbitant amount of money. Where am I supposed to get even a tael of silver for you?"

Su Ye glared at Li Xiang.

"What are you yelling about! You can't take this person with you if you don't have money!"

Li Xiang glanced back at Li Ayu, whose face was full of anxiety, then gritted his teeth and took a jade pendant from his waist.

"I don't have any silver on me. This jade pendant is a family heirloom. I'll leave it here as collateral and come back to exchange it when I've gathered a tael of silver!"

Su Ye stepped forward and took the jade pendant, examining it carefully in the moonlight. He couldn't discern its quality, so he handed it to Granny Liu for a look. Granny Liu then showed it to Old Man Su and Su Congxian separately. Su Congxian, seeing that the jade pendant was of good quality, said:

"This jade pendant looks worth some silver. If he can't bring a tael of silver, we can take it to a pawnshop and exchange it for some money."

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu quickly stepped forward, snatched the jade pendant, and looked at Li Xiang with a smile.

"You'd better think this through. If you take this person away, she'll be no longer a part of the Su family, and that good-for-nothing girl will also be out of our reach. You'll have to support them yourself."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiang immediately nodded in agreement.

“Of course it has nothing to do with your family. We’re leaving now.”

After saying that, she helped Li Ayu walk outside. Su Ye wanted to stop her, but Granny Liu stopped him and shook her head.

“You silly son, now that we’ve solved such a big problem and even got a tael of silver for free, don’t cause your mother any more trouble. Go back to your room and get some sleep.”

After saying that, Granny Liu yawned and pulled Old Man Su back into the house.

Su Ye glanced at Li Ayu's departing figure, then turned to look at Qin Shi's room. Seeing that there was still no movement inside, she frowned and said:

"What's wrong with Madam Qin today? She didn't hear any of the commotion outside? How come she's sleeping so soundly?"

Seeing that Su Ye seemed to want to go into Qin's room, Su Congxian quickly stopped him, smiling as he said…

"Brother, what time is it? Sister-in-law has been busy all day, and she must be fast asleep by now. It's understandable that she can't hear the noise outside. If you go to clean the house now, won't you expose everything? Go back to your room and sleep. Don't cause any more trouble. Do you really want your sister-in-law to mock you?"

Su Ye looked at Su Congxian suspiciously, then wrinkled her nose.

"Why do you smell so strongly of alcohol? You've been drinking secretly in your room. How about I come to your room for a drink? I'm really upset right now and can't sleep."

Upon hearing this, Su Congxian quickly waved his hand.

"Don't come to my room. It's a complete mess right now. My wife just went to her parents' house today, and I couldn't sleep either. I finally had a little wine and I'm starting to feel sleepy. I'm going to sleep now because I have to get up and work tomorrow. If you can't sleep, I'll go to my room and bring you some wine. You can drink it in your room."

Without waiting for Su Ye's hesitation, Su Congxian pushed her into his room. Once inside, he quickly turned back to his own room and brought the remaining chives to Su Ye's room.

"Big brother, you eat first, I'm going to sleep, don't bother me."

"Are you even my brother anymore? You don't even know to have a drink with me to help me drown my sorrows when it matters most."

Su Congxian patted Su Ye on the shoulder and smiled:

"Brother, you've only lost one incompetent woman, Li Ayu. With your abilities, you're not afraid of finding a few wives. If you want to marry another wife, just go to the city for a few days and trick her into coming back."

Hearing Su Congxian's words, Su Ye felt slightly comforted and nodded.

"That's true. You can go out now. I'll have a drink by myself."

Seeing that Su Ye was finally willing to let him go, Su Congxian hurriedly ran out and tightly closed Su Ye's door before returning to his room with peace of mind.

As soon as Su Congxian entered the room, Qin Shi pulled him aside.

"How is Su Congxian? Has Su Ye gone back to her room?"

Su Congxian took a deep breath.

"Keep your voice down, or my brother will find out. Go back to your room quietly. Look at the mess you've made. You really scared me to death. Let's not see each other as much in the future."

Although Qin felt a little disappointed after hearing Su Congxian's words, she couldn't care less about that at the moment. She hurriedly went to the kang (a heated brick bed) to gather her clothes and quietly entered the courtyard. Seeing that Su Ye's room was still lit, she had no choice but to bend down and quietly run into her own room.

the next morning,

Just as dawn was breaking, they heard someone banging incessantly on the gate of the Su family's courtyard.

"Open the door! Open the door! Third brother, I'm back!"

Upon hearing the sound, Su Congxian, who was half asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed), immediately sat up abruptly.

"Didn't Lin say she was going to stay at her parents' home for a few days? How come she came back after only one day, and so early in the morning? Could it be that she found out about me and Qin? That can't be, there was no word of it yesterday."

Su Congxian glanced at the mess on the kang (a heated brick bed), tidied it up quickly, and then hurriedly slipped on his shoes and went to open the door.

"Wife, why are you back so early? You must have left your parents' house before dawn, right?"

Lin, carrying large bags and packages, said breathlessly:

"That's right! It's kept me so busy that I didn't get a good night's sleep. My mother woke me up early to get going. My older brother's family heard about Su Banxia's family's circumstances and they're anxious. They're urging me to bring my nephew to meet Su Banxia so that we can settle this matter as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Su Congxian craned his neck to look behind him and saw a tall young man, about 1.8 meters tall, standing behind Lin.

"Oh my, is this Wencheng? I haven't seen him for years. He's grown into such a handsome young man. Come on in."

Lin Wencheng glanced at Su Congxian, nodded, and casually called out a sentence.

"Uncle."

He followed Lin into the courtyard. Su Mo had just woken up and was washing her face when she came out to empty the dirty water. She looked up and saw a strange man in the courtyard, and asked in confusion:

"Third Aunt, who is this?"

When Lin Wencheng heard that Su Mo called his aunt "Third Aunt," he thought that this person might be Su Banxia, ​​the one his aunt had mentioned. So, he began to look Su Mo up and down without any restraint.

"Hmm, although she's a bit thin, her face still looks pretty good. Auntie, you have great taste!"