But that one look terrified Su Jiaojiao! "Mom? What's wrong with you?" Seeing her mother's bright red eyes, it looked like she was about to cry.
She couldn't worry about whether her mother was angry right now, so she quickly turned her mother's head to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was on the verge of tears.
"Who bullied you?" Who dared to bully her mother? A hundred and eight methods of murder and body disposal instantly flashed through her mind.
With a "slap~," a hand struck the back of her daughter's hand. "It's nothing, just three cents don't match up." I was already so anxious, and this dead girl comes to cause trouble.
Sigh~ Su Jiaojiao really couldn't help it, rubbing her stinging hand.
"Just three cents? Can't you just make up the difference? What's the big deal?" As she spoke, she pulled out the one yuan her grandfather gave her that morning and slapped it onto Comrade Huang's desk.
"No need for change, put the whole yuan in." What was the big fuss about? It scared people to death; she thought she had been bullied.
Cultivators incurring Karma by killing Mortals—she had already figured out how to resolve that karmic debt.
"Slap~"
Before she could finish thinking, she received another slap on the back.
"What nonsense are you spouting, you unlucky child? Am I short of that one yuan from you? No, is it about that one yuan?" She impatiently waved her hand at Su Jiaojiao. "Hurry up and go sit somewhere else. I was originally planning to teach you accounting, but with you like this? Forget it."
Me? What did I do? Wasn't I trying to help because you looked so anxious? Truly unappreciative of good intentions.
She had thoughts of arguing back a bit more, but seeing the usually gentle Comrade Huang so agitated, she decided it was better not to provoke her further.
She could only aggrievedly find a small corner to sit down in.
It was definitely not because of the slap that could come at any moment.
It felt like a long wait, so long that she dozed off leaning against the wall, only to be jolted awake by her mother's sudden cry of "Waa~".
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" She quickly rushed over and hugged her mother; this was the first time she had seen her cry in so many years.
It wasn't about the three cents, then what was it about? Over the years, she had used her powerful Divine Sense to search for many Opportunities.
Here, the Divine Sense could only cover a short radius of about 100 meters; expanding further would draw warnings from the Heavenly Dao of this realm. However, that 100 meters was already quite sufficient for life in this world.
In her Soul Space, not to mention the large and small gold bars and jade jewelry, even the Da Tuanjie and various coupons were packed in baskets.
Most of them were hidden in the homes of those in the administrative department; even if she took them, who would dare say anything?
"Stop crying~ Tell me what's wrong, and we'll solve it together." While wiping away her tears, she coaxed her gently like a child.
Seeing Comrade Huang only crying and ignoring her, Su Jiaojiao knew the matter must be serious. She gritted her teeth and made a firm decision: "Tell me, how much money is needed? I'll go gather it."
Maybe... she should go out for a stroll tonight?
It had been over a year since she last went out; she didn't know if things had ripened yet.
Having lived for over a thousand years in the deceitful, treasure-snatching world of the Cultivation World, her worldview was completely formed, and she didn't feel anything wrong with doing such a thing. If even he himself didn't dare call the police, guess why?
Huang Yan, having vented some emotion, couldn't help but laugh when she heard her daughter say that. Although she knew her daughter was worried about her, she couldn't resist tapping her forehead heavily upon hearing it.
She said crossly, "What nonsense are you spouting? I just found out the source of those three cents." If she couldn't figure it out, she might end up in jail. Not only did Comrade Old Su's recent dealings need to go smoothly, but she didn't know if she would be implicated and if rivals would use this to suppress him! Her two sons wouldn't get off lightly either!
Su Jiaojiao: ... That's it? She secretly rolled her eyes internally.
She had already planned whose Courtyard to raid tonight, and now you tell me it's just this?
...
Although she had lived for over a thousand years, she truly knew nothing about accounting. In her understanding, anything good you snatched was yours, and giving things to someone depended entirely on your mood. Such mundane matters were handled by specialists; core disciples like her only needed to cultivate diligently and uphold the sect's reputation!
"Tell me, why did you come to see me today? And how long are you staying at your Grandparents' place? Your dad has been mentioning you daily; it's gotten quite lonely with just the two of us here." As she spoke, she gently pressed the corner of her eye, slightly red from crying, with her ring finger!
"Look at you three siblings. The Eldest Brother and his wife went off to do research and haven't come back for a year or a half, so I can't see my twin grandsons often—that's one thing. The Second Son went to be a soldier and doesn't come home for one or two years—that can be understood, after all, they are contributing to the country! And you? What? Do you think your father and I treat you poorly? That you don't stay home?" After speaking, she glared at her unlucky daughter to vent her frustration.
"Hey~ How could that be? Aren't Grandpa and Grandma getting old? I wanted to spend more time with them, and I missed you! So I came," she said, moving behind her coaxingly to massage her shoulders.
Hmph~ See if I believe you! "Speak!"
"It's nothing, just came to ask for the household register. Comrade Huang, is this pressure okay?" Tsk~ To think that I, the dignified Glazed Immortal Venerable of the Cultivation World... have ultimately fallen~ Alas!
"Why do you need the household register?" She swept a suspicious gaze over Su Jiaojiao's face.
Su Jiaojiao wasn't flustered by the stare and continued to pluck hairs from the tiger's mouth, saying seriously, "To kick you and Comrade Old Su off the household register!"
Mother Su's face darkened upon hearing this. She endured it again and again but couldn't hold back, standing up and moving to slap her unlucky daughter, muttering in a low voice, "Are you trying to overturn heaven or rebel? Huh? You want to kick your father and me off the register? I'll kick you out first in a couple of days to avoid worrying about my status on the register!"
Seeing the incoming slap, Su Jiaojiao dodged with a grin. She continued to provoke her mother cheekily, "Not only am I kicking you and Comrade Old Su out, but I'm also kicking out Eldest Brother and Second Brother, then I'll reign supreme alone."
Mother Su became even angrier, her delicate eyebrows standing on end as she cursed, "I think your wings have hardened and you're asking for a beating. You want to kick our whole family out? Then I'll beat you to death today." Saying this, the speed of her slaps increased slightly.
The mother and daughter played around for a while, and only when they were tired did they sit down again, breathing slightly heavily. "Tell me, what do you need the household register for?" she warned with a glare.
Seeing that her mother's mood had improved significantly, she stopped fooling around. "
I heard some rumors that someone is using the matter of going to the countryside to target Old Su! Although Eldest Brother and Second Brother both have jobs, we do have three children, don't we?"