“Who are you saying is looking to die?” Su Minghui raged.
“How dare you act so brazenly here in our Su family home?” the members of the Su family fumed.
In their eyes, Xiao Changge was just the grandson of some old beggar.
It was bad enough that he was always talking big, but now he even dared to throw a tantrum in their ancestral home.
How could the Su family possibly tolerate him?
Seeing things were about to get out of hand, Wang Mei quickly said, “Changge, you should head home for now.”
“Fine.” Xiao Changge reluctantly agreed.
‘If it weren’t for Wang Mei, these people from the Su family would have died countless times over by now with attitudes like theirs.’
“What a piece of work,” Su Bingyuan snorted.
Once Xiao Changge was gone, the Su family’s spirits soared.
With these three natural treasures in hand, what was there to worry about?
Becoming Imperial Merchants was a certainty.
Su Bingtian roared with laughter.
“Haha!
Liu Changkun thinks becoming an Imperial Merchant is a done deal for him, but he has no idea that we have a trump card of our own now—and it’s far stronger than his!”
Over the next few days, Liu Changkun called multiple times.
His target was the five-hundred-year-old Celestial Spirit Flower.
But the Su family, now full of confidence, rejected him without a second thought.
They even told Liu Changkun to watch his back.
This left Liu Changkun puzzled.
‘Could it be that the Su family isn’t afraid at all?’
The Su family had originally planned to play their trump card at the very last moment.
Unfortunately, their arrogant behavior over the past few days, combined with an irresistible urge to show off, meant the news that they possessed three natural treasures spread like wildfire.
Naturally, the Liu family was the first to be shocked.
“How can this be?
Where on earth did the Su family get three thousand-year-old medicinal herbs?” Liu Changkun nearly fainted.
He’d thought that possessing a single thousand-year-old Tianshan snow lotus would guarantee his family the title of Imperial Merchant.
Who would have thought the Su family actually had three?
This complicated things immensely.
“Dad, do you think they could be fake?” a young man beside him couldn’t help but ask.
This was Liu Changkun’s son, Liu Haoran.
“Look into it!
Look into it now!” Liu Changkun said urgently.
The major families were all in shock.
Soon enough, word that the Su family possessed three thousand-year-old natural treasures reached the ears of the Lin family.
The renowned Lin family, who had held the title of Imperial Merchant for a century!
They were also the number one Imperial Merchant in all of Jiangnan Province.
A true titan among Imperial Merchants!
Upon learning that the Su family had three natural treasures in their possession, greed naturally stirred within the Lin family.
In less than half a day, an uninvited guest arrived at the Su family’s residence.
“I am the housekeeper for the Lin family!”
Housekeeper Lin wore a look of pure arrogance, his gaze sweeping over the Su family with contempt.
As the housekeeper for a family that had been Imperial Merchants for a century, he was met with respect and admiration wherever he went.
In his eyes, the Su family was nothing but a minor clan.
They would surely be groveling at his feet.
“Housekeeper Lin!”
The entire Su family, from top to bottom, turned pale with shock.
How could the Su family, aspiring to become Imperial Merchants themselves, not know of the Lin family?
They were a family of Imperial Merchants with a hundred-year legacy!
And the leading Imperial Merchant in Jiangnan Province.
Their status was immeasurably high.
The Su family had never imagined that the housekeeper of the Lin family would personally visit their home.
But they quickly realized what this was about.
In all likelihood, he was here for the three natural treasures.
“Does Housekeeper Lin have any instructions for us?” Master Su asked cautiously.
Su Bingtian and the others were incredibly tense.
They feared the Lin family’s intentions were anything but friendly.
Even with Master Qi’s backing, they were still a far cry from a powerhouse like the century-old Imperial Merchant family.
Housekeeper Lin’s expression was one of untamed arrogance.
He scanned the Su family, his gaze lingering on Su Jiayin’s face for a few seconds.
But for a man of his status, what kind of beauty hadn’t he seen before?
The glance lasted only a moment.
Housekeeper Lin took in the expressions of the entire Su family.
Nervousness, apprehension, fear, reverence…
It was all exactly as he had expected.
‘This is what groveling looks like!’
Housekeeper Lin crossed his legs, the picture of arrogance.
“I have come to your Su family today as a representative of the Lin family!”
“I hear you’ve acquired three natural treasures.”
“A Thousand-Year-Old Dragon Saliva Fragrance, a Thousand-year-old Ginseng, and a Thousand-Year Celestial Spirit Flower!”
“As it happens, my Lin family is in need of precisely those three herbs!”
Hearing this, the faces of the Su family members paled slightly.
‘Don’t tell me he’s planning to rob us in broad daylight?’
“Rest assured, we’re not bandits.
We wouldn’t do something so crude as robbing you outright.”
Housekeeper Lin seemed to read their minds and offered a faint smile.
“However, the Lin family wishes to add these three natural treasures to our collection.”
“In return, the Lin family will directly support the Su family in becoming Imperial Merchants!”
Become Imperial Merchants directly!
The offer was incredibly tempting.
After all, the three natural treasures were merely a powerful resource to help them become Imperial Merchants in the first place.
The Su family knew the Lin family had the power to make it happen; they were, after all, a century-old Imperial Merchant family.
Besides, after becoming Imperial Merchants, they could ride the coattails of the mighty Lin family.
And so, the Su family was tempted.
It was obvious: the Lin family was trying to win them over!
「After returning to the villa.」
Su Jiayin walked up to Xiao Changge.
“Hah!”
She began with a cold sneer.
“Do you have any idea how vast the gap between us is now?”
“Let me give you a piece of advice: from this day forward, don’t get any ideas about me.
You and I are not from the same world!”
Su Jiayin’s face was a mask of smug arrogance.
“What do you mean?” Xiao Changge frowned upon hearing her words.
‘I don’t think I’ve ever even been interested in her, have I?’
“My Su family is about to become Imperial Merchants!”