672 She Won
“You can make wild guesses and accuse me. Then can I say that you did something treasonous to Father and Mother in the middle of the night and angered them to death? Brother Qing, Brother Shun, aren’t you afraid? Have you forgotten how biased your grandparents were when you were studying? Aren’t you afraid that they will come to collect their debts in your nightmares?”
Su Xiaozhi looked at Su Shun and Su Qing. Her stern tone shocked Su Shun and Su Qing.
Only the two families knew about what happened last night, but Su Xiaozhi’s questioning made it seem like she saw it.
Both of them felt a little guilty and were silent for a moment.
“You really aren’t learning the good things. Each generation is getting worse and worse. All of you have studied in vain. How embarrassing!”
The grandmasters of the clan were very angry. Snatching money from a married daughter was embarrassing.
If Old Master Su was still around, he would definitely point at his nose and scold him.
Su Dalang and Su Erlang also felt ashamed to be lectured by the highest-ranking person in the clan.
The two brothers looked at Su Xiaozhi hatefully, wanting to signal her to back down with their eyes.
However, after Su Xiaozhi understood, she only sneered. She looked at Su Dalang and Su Erlang and said coldly, “Eldest Brother, Second Brother, this is the last time I’ll call you that. Father and Mother are gone. If you treat me like this, our sibling relationship will be severed. Return my things to me. From now on, I, Su Xiaozhi, and your families will go our separate ways.”
When she said this, Su Xiaozhi’s heart ached.
Actually, that was what she was most unwilling to do. She had always hoped that her siblings would be fine and not make a scene. But now, she could not lie to herself.
Perhaps it would be better for other people’s brothers to slowly resolve many things and lead to rapprochement, but it was impossible for her family.
Even if she endured it, she wouldn’t get what she wanted. They would only think that it was all her job. They would only think that she hadn’t done enough.
She was very sad, but she didn’t want to be wrong again. So, she decided to end it here and never see them again.
“Su Dalang, Su Erlang, return what you took from Su Xiaozhi. Otherwise, if she reports it to the officials, this matter won’t be so easy to resolve.”
The officer frowned and said. After listening for so long, they finally understood.
As for who was the one who angered Old Master Su and Madam Wang to death, there was no way to pursue this matter. When a person died, it was like a light going out. Everything disappeared like smoke. Su Dalang and Su Erlang were both their sons. The two of them had raised them to this day.
As long as they were not beaten to death or poisoned to death, there was nothing to pursue. However, snatching the gold was a big deal. If Su Xiaozhi refused to relent, it would definitely blow up.
Su Dalang and Su Erlang’s faces were green. That piece of gold was worth at least 50 taels.
They were unwilling to hand it over just like that.
If they had known that the old ones were hiding gold, they would not have given Su Xiaozhi a chance to take it.
If he took out the gold now, it would undoubtedly be hard on them.
Su Dalang gritted his teeth and looked at Su Xiaozhi. “Su Xiaozhi, why do you think your mother gave you the gold? I think you stole this gold.”
In the end, the temptation of gold was greater than surrender. After circling around, Su Dalang still bit down on Su Xiaozhi’s words.
Su Erlang was silent. Anyway, he would get a share of the gold.
Su Xiaozhi sneered. “Brother, are you going back on your words?”
“Alright, then I’ll insist on reporting it to the officials. Let the officials investigate thoroughly. I believe there must be traces left in Father and Mother’s house.”
Su Xiaozhi looked at Su Dalang coldly. A sad guess surfaced in her heart. She didn’t want to believe it, but looking at Su Dalang and Su Erlang now, she knew that what she didn’t want to believe was the truth.
Last night, when her father wanted to give her gold, her mother knew. Even if she was shocked and couldn’t believe it, she let her take it away. She was afraid that others would find out and deliberately cursed her.
Therefore, it was impossible for her parents to be angered to death because of her.
That could only have happened after she left. She would never know what had happened last night, but whatever it was made her feel heartbroken and sad.
“Give it to her, Father. Return it to her. We have to have backbone. It’s normal for us to be blinded by money for a moment. After all, we’re all mortals, but we can’t let our descendants look down on us. In the future, our descendants might be very promising. We can’t ruin our foundation for a few taels of silver.”
Su Shun’s face was a little pale as he spoke to Su Dalang.
Today, Su Xiaozhi was different. They could all feel it.
There was no benefit in continuing to pester her.
Moreover, his mind was filled with the memories of when his grandfather was alive and how he had glared at him yesterday. Because of his guilt, he was even more afraid.
He was afraid that Su Xiaozhi would not let go of the matter and that the officials would come and investigate.
They were the ones in the wrong and guilty. If they still had to go against Su Xiaozhi’s litigation, they would be the ones to suffer sooner or later.
Su Dalang was unwilling. He did not poison them. His parents were petty and angry. It was no wonder, but the value of this gold was real.
Su Shun looked at Su Dalang, his lips already a little pale. “Father—”
Su Dalang was unwilling.
The officer, Old Master Li, said, “Since you can’t explain it clearly, let’s report it to the officials. Let the authorities decide.”
Old Master Li glanced at Su Xiaozhi and wondered if she would let it go.
Su Xiaozhi was quite famous.
Everyone said that she was a good daughter. Which family didn’t want such a daughter? However, when they stood at the head of their in-laws’ family, they sneered at her and hated her to the core. Everyone said that if they had such a daughter-in-law in their family, they would really be unlucky. Many people said that such a daughter-in-law should be taught a lesson. Otherwise, every brick and tile in the family would probably be used by her to support her maiden family.
“Then report it to the authorities.”
This time, Su Xiaozhi did not back down at all. No matter what happened in the end, she only knew that she could not retreat. If she retreated now, she would only lose her gold. However, after a while, her good brothers would still bring up the past and say that she had angered her parents to death. At that time, her parents would already be buried in peace. She could not seek justice for herself even if she wanted to because she did not ask for the gold back. Over time, everyone would think that she had done something wrong. Otherwise, why would it be left unsettled?
“I’ll return it to you. I’ll return it to you. Get out of my house and never take another step in.” Su Dalang’s eyes were red as he angrily took out the gold and threw it at Su Xiaozhi. His face was red as he looked at Su Xiaozhi. He wanted to drink her blood and eat her flesh. Because of his anger, Su Dalang panted.
672 She Won
“You can make wild guesses and accuse me. Then can I say that you did something treasonous to Father and Mother in the middle of the night and angered them to death? Brother Qing, Brother Shun, aren’t you afraid? Have you forgotten how biased your grandparents were when you were studying? Aren’t you afraid that they will come to collect their debts in your nightmares?”
Su Xiaozhi looked at Su Shun and Su Qing. Her stern tone shocked Su Shun and Su Qing.
Only the two families knew about what happened last night, but Su Xiaozhi’s questioning made it seem like she saw it.
Both of them felt a little guilty and were silent for a moment.
“You really aren’t learning the good things. Each generation is getting worse and worse. All of you have studied in vain. How embarrassing!”
The grandmasters of the clan were very angry. Snatching money from a married daughter was embarrassing.
If Old Master Su was still around, he would definitely point at his nose and scold him.
Su Dalang and Su Erlang also felt ashamed to be lectured by the highest-ranking person in the clan.
The two brothers looked at Su Xiaozhi hatefully, wanting to signal her to back down with their eyes.
However, after Su Xiaozhi understood, she only sneered. She looked at Su Dalang and Su Erlang and said coldly, “Eldest Brother, Second Brother, this is the last time I’ll call you that. Father and Mother are gone. If you treat me like this, our sibling relationship will be severed. Return my things to me. From now on, I, Su Xiaozhi, and your families will go our separate ways.”
When she said this, Su Xiaozhi’s heart ached.
Actually, that was what she was most unwilling to do. She had always hoped that her siblings would be fine and not make a scene. But now, she could not lie to herself.
Perhaps it would be better for other people’s brothers to slowly resolve many things and lead to rapprochement, but it was impossible for her family.
Even if she endured it, she wouldn’t get what she wanted. They would only think that it was all her job. They would only think that she hadn’t done enough.
She was very sad, but she didn’t want to be wrong again. So, she decided to end it here and never see them again.
“Su Dalang, Su Erlang, return what you took from Su Xiaozhi. Otherwise, if she reports it to the officials, this matter won’t be so easy to resolve.”
The officer frowned and said. After listening for so long, they finally understood.
As for who was the one who angered Old Master Su and Madam Wang to death, there was no way to pursue this matter. When a person died, it was like a light going out. Everything disappeared like smoke. Su Dalang and Su Erlang were both their sons. The two of them had raised them to this day.
As long as they were not beaten to death or poisoned to death, there was nothing to pursue. However, snatching the gold was a big deal. If Su Xiaozhi refused to relent, it would definitely blow up.
Su Dalang and Su Erlang’s faces were green. That piece of gold was worth at least 50 taels.
They were unwilling to hand it over just like that.
If they had known that the old ones were hiding gold, they would not have given Su Xiaozhi a chance to take it.
If he took out the gold now, it would undoubtedly be hard on them.
Su Dalang gritted his teeth and looked at Su Xiaozhi. “Su Xiaozhi, why do you think your mother gave you the gold? I think you stole this gold.”
In the end, the temptation of gold was greater than surrender. After circling around, Su Dalang still bit down on Su Xiaozhi’s words.
Su Erlang was silent. Anyway, he would get a share of the gold.
Su Xiaozhi sneered. “Brother, are you going back on your words?”
“Alright, then I’ll insist on reporting it to the officials. Let the officials investigate thoroughly. I believe there must be traces left in Father and Mother’s house.”
Su Xiaozhi looked at Su Dalang coldly. A sad guess surfaced in her heart. She didn’t want to believe it, but looking at Su Dalang and Su Erlang now, she knew that what she didn’t want to believe was the truth.
Last night, when her father wanted to give her gold, her mother knew. Even if she was shocked and couldn’t believe it, she let her take it away. She was afraid that others would find out and deliberately cursed her.
Therefore, it was impossible for her parents to be angered to death because of her.
That could only have happened after she left. She would never know what had happened last night, but whatever it was made her feel heartbroken and sad.
“Give it to her, Father. Return it to her. We have to have backbone. It’s normal for us to be blinded by money for a moment. After all, we’re all mortals, but we can’t let our descendants look down on us. In the future, our descendants might be very promising. We can’t ruin our foundation for a few taels of silver.”
Su Shun’s face was a little pale as he spoke to Su Dalang.
Today, Su Xiaozhi was different. They could all feel it.
There was no benefit in continuing to pester her.
Moreover, his mind was filled with the memories of when his grandfather was alive and how he had glared at him yesterday. Because of his guilt, he was even more afraid.
He was afraid that Su Xiaozhi would not let go of the matter and that the officials would come and investigate.
They were the ones in the wrong and guilty. If they still had to go against Su Xiaozhi’s litigation, they would be the ones to suffer sooner or later.
Su Dalang was unwilling. He did not poison them. His parents were petty and angry. It was no wonder, but the value of this gold was real.
Su Shun looked at Su Dalang, his lips already a little pale. “Father—”
Su Dalang was unwilling.
The officer, Old Master Li, said, “Since you can’t explain it clearly, let’s report it to the officials. Let the authorities decide.”
Old Master Li glanced at Su Xiaozhi and wondered if she would let it go.
Su Xiaozhi was quite famous.
Everyone said that she was a good daughter. Which family didn’t want such a daughter? However, when they stood at the head of their in-laws’ family, they sneered at her and hated her to the core. Everyone said that if they had such a daughter-in-law in their family, they would really be unlucky. Many people said that such a daughter-in-law should be taught a lesson. Otherwise, every brick and tile in the family would probably be used by her to support her maiden family.
“Then report it to the authorities.”
This time, Su Xiaozhi did not back down at all. No matter what happened in the end, she only knew that she could not retreat. If she retreated now, she would only lose her gold. However, after a while, her good brothers would still bring up the past and say that she had angered her parents to death. At that time, her parents would already be buried in peace. She could not seek justice for herself even if she wanted to because she did not ask for the gold back. Over time, everyone would think that she had done something wrong. Otherwise, why would it be left unsettled?
“I’ll return it to you. I’ll return it to you. Get out of my house and never take another step in.” Su Dalang’s eyes were red as he angrily took out the gold and threw it at Su Xiaozhi. His face was red as he looked at Su Xiaozhi. He wanted to drink her blood and eat her flesh. Because of his anger, Su Dalang panted.
