“Is this okay?” Su Nian’an asked again when she saw Su Aiguo staring at the family-severance agreement she had written without responding.
Su Aiguo read through the agreement several times. After finding nothing wrong with it, he nodded.
“Yes, it’s fine.”
With that, he stood up and walked toward a cabinet.
He opened one of the wooden boxes inside and took out a stack of coupons.
“Nian’an, our family is having a hard time these days too. The money and coupons we’re giving you to go down to the countryside are practically draining the entire Su family’s savings,” Su Aiguo suddenly said.
At a time like this, this old fox was still trying to play the emotional card?
“The price of sending me to the countryside is actually that high? Then… then don’t send me down there, I guess? That way, the Su family’s assets can be preserved too.”
Su Nian’an’s words nearly made Su Aiguo choke.
What was even more frustrating was that the innocent, confused expression on her face didn’t look fake at all. For a moment, Su Aiguo didn’t even know how to respond.
Did Su Nian’an really not understand what he meant?
He was trying to hint that she shouldn’t take so much money and so many coupons!
When they had first brought this daughter back from the countryside, Su Aiguo and his wife had both thought everything was going perfectly.
With Su Nian’an’s innocent, gullible, and affection-starved appearance, tricking her into taking Su Nianxi’s place and marrying into the Gu family before going down to the countryside should have been incredibly easy.
But they hadn’t expected this wretched girl to be so shrewd that she would directly take half of the Su family’s assets.
This made Su Aiguo suspect that Su Nian’an had been pretending all along.
If she really had been pretending, then his biological daughter was actually quite clever.
But no matter what, there was no way he could let Su Nianxi marry Gu Qingyu.
Thinking of this, Su Aiguo could only give up on trying to play the emotional card with Su Nian’an and focus on speeding up the process of having her fulfill the marriage agreement.
“All right. Since it will be difficult for you in the countryside, it’s only right that we give you some extra money and coupons to keep with you.
“But Nian’an, no matter what happens in the future, you must remember the Su family’s kindness…”
Su Aiguo’s words were so ridiculous that Su Nian’an almost burst out laughing.
Was he insane?
They had ignored their biological daughter for eighteen years, and the only reason they had bothered to find her was to use her as a scapegoat. Yet now they actually wanted their biological daughter to remember their “kindness”?
She certainly ought to remember it the Su family’s indifference toward the original owner and the way they had forced her into this situation.
Since she was using someone else’s body, Su Nian’an wasn’t an ungrateful person.
However, at this stage, she truly didn’t have a better way to deal with the Su family.
But there was still plenty of time.
With a troublemaker like Su Nianxi around, the Su family’s future was destined to be anything but peaceful.
“I’ll definitely make good plans for this money. After all, it’s something I traded my entire life’s happiness for.”
Su Nian’an answered with an extremely serious expression.
Su Aiguo: “…”
Very well.
Now he was certain.
His biological daughter was definitely pretending. She wasn’t clueless about his hints at all.
Forget it.
This daughter was merely a pawn being used to substitute for Xixi in the marriage. There was no need for him to spend too much effort on her.
As long as Su Nian’an could help the Su family fulfill their marriage agreement with the Gu family, that was enough. Su Aiguo felt that he wouldn’t be able to rely on Su Nian’an for anything else in the future anyway, so why waste his energy on her?
Even so, while handing the money and coupons to Su Nian’an, Su Aiguo couldn’t help adding:
“Nian’an, although we don’t have much of an emotional bond with you, as your father, I still have to remind you that some things don’t need to be taken so seriously. When dealing with people, it’s better to leave some room for others. You never know when you’ll meet again in the future.”
Su Nian’an snatched the money from Su Aiguo’s hand and gave a dry laugh.
“I’ll give you the same advice.”
What a sore loser.
But this daughter really knew how to put on an act at first. He had thought she would be easy to fool.
“All right. Later, you’ll come with me to find the Gu family,” Su Aiguo said.
“Didn’t you say tomorrow?” Su Nian’an asked with a frown.
“It’s still early. Of course, the sooner, the better.”
To avoid any unforeseen complications, it was better to send Su Nian’an down to the countryside to find the Gu family as soon as possible.
But Su Nian’an wasn’t particularly willing.
She still wanted to buy some supplies.
They had clearly agreed yesterday that she would go to the Gu family tomorrow to have them send her to the countryside. Why were they suddenly rushing things now?
She still wanted to use the money to buy some things that afternoon.
“How about you go to the Gu family first and discuss things with them? Feel them out and see what their attitude is.
“Once I go down to the countryside, it’ll be very difficult for me to come back to the city. I was also planning to buy some things.”
Su Nian’an didn’t hide the fact that she wanted to stock up on supplies. After all, she had just gotten such a large sum of money. It would be strange if she didn’t buy anything, wouldn’t it?
Su Aiguo stared silently at Su Nian’an with his sharp eyes for several seconds before finally nodding.
“Fine! But if you’re going shopping, have your mother or Xixi go with you. Otherwise… I won’t feel at ease.”
Su Nian’an: “…”
This old fox was obviously afraid she’d run away!
“Fine! Then we’ll do that.”
Su Nian’an agreed immediately.
When they went out later, she could just find an excuse to shake the other person off.
“Just have Su Nianxi accompany me. She’s usually free anyway.”
Su Nian’an smiled as she spoke.
Su Nianxi wasn’t very bright, so she should be easier to shake off.
Hearing the disdain in Su Nian’an’s tone when she mentioned Su Nianxi, Su Aiguo was just about to argue when he realized that what she said seemed to be true.
Su Nianxi was already eighteen and almost nineteen. It was time to arrange a job for her.
She spent all day doing nothing, with her mind occupied by shopping for clothes, going out, and other forms of entertainment.
Previously, Su Aiguo hadn’t thought about arranging a job for his daughter because she was supposed to marry into the Gu family anyway.
But now…
“Mm. Then have Xixi accompany you,” Su Aiguo said.
“Great. I’ll get ready, and we’ll head out later.”
Leaving those words behind, Su Nian’an walked straight out of the study.
Su Aiguo watched her retreating figure, a gloomy light flashing in his eyes.
This daughter…
She had value that could be exploited, but she didn’t feel any attachment to the Su family.
Thinking about it, Su Aiguo couldn’t help regretting how he had neglected Su Nian’an all these years.
If they had shown even the slightest bit of affection toward a child like Su Nian’an when she was young, she probably would have been completely devoted to the Su family.
What a pity.
They had missed the best opportunity to win her over.
At this thought, Su Aiguo couldn’t help sighing.
Meanwhile, after returning to her room, Su Nian’an immediately took out the money she had just received and counted it several times.
She had money now! She had money!
This marriage was turning out great! What a lucky deal!
She hadn’t even gotten married yet, and she’d already received so much money and so many coupons!
Su Nian’an was in an excellent mood.
But carrying so much money around was far too conspicuous. It would be great if she could store it somewhere.
Why didn’t this transmigration come with any benefits?
Like a space or something.
Whenever she read novels, the transmigrated heroines always had some kind of space.
A space?
Wait…
Don’t tell me…
She really did have one!
Su Nian’an nearly cried from frustration.
What was wrong with her brain?
She had actually forgotten such an important part of the plot!
In the novel, the female protagonist really did have a spatial bracelet.
But that spatial bracelet originally belonged to the male protagonist.
No.
To be more precise, the female protagonist had taken a liking to the male protagonist’s spatial bracelet and deliberately schemed to get him to give it to her.
Ahhhhhhh!
She had to hurry and find Gu Qingyu!
She absolutely couldn’t let the female protagonist get there first.
She had to take that spatial bracelet for herself!