“You called me in here not to give me money?” Su Jiaojiao’s voice rose several degrees due to her disbelief.
She couldn’t believe her own ears, making her already large eyes appear even larger.
“Shh… shh… shh!” Su Fu extended his index finger to signal her in a frantic manner.
“Be quiet! You want to kill me, right?” Not to mention the money, the fact that the old man was asking his daughter for money was enough to make him reach for his firewood stick.
After all, the old man was still putting money on his granddaughter.
Su Jiaojiao noticed Old Su’s guilty expression and abandoned her intention to argue with him.
She asked calmly, “Say it! What is it you want money for? How much?”
Su Fu scratched his head, hesitant and uncertain as he spoke, “A few hundred…?”
Su Jiaojiao raised her eyebrows and emphasized, “You haven’t told me what it’s for yet. Look at your expression; you’re planning to hide it from your family.”
Su Fu sighed and spoke, “It’s for my comrade-in-arms who died in a mission two years ago. Since my comrade-in-arms’s widow and orphan are not treated well by her in-laws… that’s what I saw when I parted from you today.”
“So you’re planning to hide this from your family and take care of them?” Su Jiaojiao gave Old Su a skeptical look.
Old Su frowned at his daughter and said, “What kind of talk is that? Give her a house, arrange her a job—that’s all. After all, she has a thirteen-year-old son to raise.”
Su Jiaojiao shrugged indifferently and apologized, “Okay, I’m wrong. Let me rephrase: Where is she staying now?”
“In a guesthouse,” Old Su answered matter-of-factly, not understanding the question.
“You paid for it?” Su Jiaojiao raised her eyebrows.
“What’s the problem?” Old Su rubbed his head.
“Is there any other problem?” The question itself was problematic.
This irresponsible man wasn’t planning to take a wife.
Suppressing the urge to knock his head.
Smiling, she pulled him to sit on the chair and began to analyze the pros and cons.
Old Su didn’t resist and obediently sat on the chair, waiting for her explanation.
“Don’t blame me for being suspicious; I’m just judging with a petty mind.”
Su Jiaojiao adjusted her posture and continued, “You arranged a house for her, you arranged a job—you must have had to find people for that. She has a thirteen-year-old son who’s probably in middle school. She only knows you here; when she came to you, you helped her—if you helped her, you must have had to find people. But you’re hiding this from your wife and family…”
“But… you’re doing all this for a widow—that hero’s orphan—and you’re going through all this trouble, finding so many people, yet you’re hiding it from your wife…”
Su Jiaojiao gave him a look that implied he should understand.
Old Su opened his mouth, wanting to say that it was because she was the hero’s orphan, but he understood his daughter’s meaning.
“I know all that! That’s why I don’t want your mother to know.” Old Su spoke dejectedly, “If I can’t get past this hurdle, I’ll be stuck.”
Su Jiaojiao finally rolled her eyes and added, “Who said you shouldn’t help? You should help. You can’t let those warriors’ hearts grow cold. What I said earlier was just to make you realize you shouldn’t hide it from Old Huang.”
“After all, you’re doing so much, finding so many people—it’s bound to be discovered by her. If she finds out you’re doing all this for another woman while hiding it from her, what will she do with you? What will she believe in you? If trust is lost between spouses, how will you live?”
Old Su spoke hesitantly, “I’m just afraid she’ll get angry.”
Su Jiaojiao ignored him and added, “Moreover, the in-laws treating her badly isn’t a new thing. It came at the worst time for you. I don’t trust it.” She frowned tightly.
Old Su smiled and patted her head, “Your father already knows this, but they can’t gamble on that chance. If they truly need help and I stand by and watch, what will they do? I was overthinking it, thinking I could handle it privately.”
“Okay! I know what to do.” He was easily persuaded.
Su Jiaojiao was also happy that Old Su had come to his senses.
“Good, good! I almost got robbed!” Old Su’s reputation was trustworthy, but she couldn’t trust others.
“That’s right. I’m just that kind of suspicious person.”
“If you think too much in the Cultivation World, you’ll be picked clean before you know it.”
“So… professional matters should be handled by professionals. You’re professional in your work. For matters like this, you should let Old Huang handle it. After all, women understand women’s needs best. You can trust Old Huang to handle it well.” Su Jiaojiao patted his shoulder with relief and smiled, “You’ll see.”
She then dashed back to her room, grabbed two thousand yuan from her Soul Space, stuffed it into her Army green crossbody bag, and dashed back to her parents’ room.
“Here.” She handed over two stacks of bills.
“I’m going… Your daughter has so much money?” Old Su was truly shocked.
Although he knew she was wealthy, he didn’t know she was this rich.
Now, even selling that house isn’t that profitable?
Su Jiaojiao rolled her eyes, “Stolen, robbed.” She answered honestly.
Old Su clearly didn’t believe her. He grabbed the stacks of money and hesitated, “If you did something seriously illegal, tell me beforehand so I can break your legs early.”
Su Jiaojiao grabbed the money back, “You’re hard to please. Why don’t you just not reach out?” She gave him a look that said, you’re the one being unreasonable.
“My money’s gone, you give me some.” He patted one stack, “The rest you can keep, but if Old Huang finds out about this money, you’ll have to take full responsibility. I won’t admit to anything.”
She didn’t want to be forced to explain the money’s source to Old Huang.
“Oh… and the tea and wine I mentioned earlier are in the house at the end of Yushu Hutong. You have the key; just go get them yourself.” Yushu Hutong was where she bought the house two years ago, but she rarely visited because it was old and lonely.
“By the way, even though you can’t sell the house, you can transfer it.”