Chapter 427: Hand Over With Both Hands
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The guards of the Xiang family’s residence rushed to the storage room, but they were stopped outside by Xiang Hualan.
“Grandmother, this is what I owe Miss Su. She has the right to take those things!”
Old Mistress Xiang’s face turned purple with rage. “Those things belong to the Xiang Family. Without my permission, no one can take anything from this residence. Stop her! If she dares to take anything from the Xiang Family, I will hold all of you guards accountable!”
The Xiang family had always been under the control of Old Mistress Xiang. After hearing Old Mistress Xiang’s words, the guards walked towards Xiang Hualan without any hesitation.
Xiang Hualan’s heart sank to the bottom of the abyss. She had always treated every member at home with sincerity, but in the end, they treated her as a big sucker!
Xiang Hualan glared furiously at the guards who charged at her and started fighting with them to stop them from going in.
Although Xiang Hualan said it was a small storage room, in reality, the interior wasn’t small at all. Su Ying walked in and looked through the remaining items in the storage room. Most of them were either large items or small items that weren’t that valuable. If she were to add up the value of all these things, they might be worth five thousand taels of gold. However, how was she going to move a large wardrobe, a large table, and a vase that was as tall as a person out directly?
Su Ying felt that instead of using these large items as substitutes, it was still more convenient to ask for silver notes, and gold and silver coins.
As she mulled over this, she walked to the door and saw Xiang Hualan fighting ferociously with the guards.
This person’s martial arts ability wasn’t bad, but how did she end up in this state?
Su Ying walked over to Xiang Hualan’s side and pulled away the guard who was lunging at her. In one move, she flung that fellow more than 100 feet away. She then kicked away another guard who was in the way before saying, “It’s inconvenient for me to carry those big items. You’d better give me silver notes.
I can accept gold or silver coins too.”
Xiang Hualan watched as Su Ying easily threw a grown man out, and was momentarily stunned by her strength.
Just as she was lost in her thoughts, the guard almost took advantage of this opportunity to attack her. Su Ying threw a punch at that guard. The wind from the punch swept past Xiang Hualan’s hair, causing her to quickly retreat in fright and stare at Su Ying in astonishment.
“Miss Su, your martial arts skills are excellent.”
“Did you hear what I said?”
Xiang Hualan nodded. She felt that Su Ying’s request wasn’t excessive at all.
A whole group of guards was beaten to the ground while the two of them chatted.
Old Mistress Xiang and the others were so shocked that their jaws dropped.
When Xiang Hualan looked at Old Mistress Xiang, Old Mistress Xiang was downright furious. “Xiang Hualan, are you really going to rebel? You must force your grandmother to her death, and then you’ll be happy. Is that right…”
As soon as Old Mistress Xiang finished speaking, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Xiang Hualan was shocked and quickly stepped forward to support Old Mistress Xiang.
“Grandmother! Grandmother!”
Xiang Shule said in a mocking fashion, “Eldest Sister, you made Grandmother so angry that she fainted. Are you satisfied now?”
Xiang Hualan frowned. “What are you still standing there for? Go and summon the doctor.”
The whole courtyard was in chaos. Su Ying stood to the side and watched, wondering if she could get her five thousand taels of gold in three days.
As Su Ying watched the crowd rushing out, she decided to follow after some thought.
The maidservant helped Old Mistress Xiang to the bed.
“I know some medical skills. If you trust me, you can let me take a look at her.”
Xiang Hualan turned around and saw Su Ying standing behind her. She nodded. “I trust you, Miss Su. Then I’ll have to trouble you.”
“How can Eldest Sister let the person who blackmailed you treat Grandmother? What if something happens to Grandmother?”
“I trust Miss Su,” Xiang Hualan said firmly. Although she didn’t know Su Ying’s background, the fact remained that she didn’t sense any hostility from Su Ying.
Su Ying could tell at a glance that Old Mistress Xiang faked her fainting. She took out a silver needle from her body and directly stabbed it into the old woman’s body.
“Argh!”
Old Mistress Xiang was in so much pain that she jumped up from the bed. She glared at Su Ying with such a vicious gaze it was as if she wanted to swallow Su Ying alive.
“Grandmother, are you alright?” When Xiang Hualan saw that Old Mistress Xiang had woken up, she was even more convinced that Su Ying could be trusted.
“Tell me. Will you be happy only when you have angered Grandmother to death? Lan’er, it’s not that I can’t bear to part with the money, but I’m worried that you’ll be cheated!” When Old Mistress Xiang saw that the hard approach did not work, she decided to go for the soft approach. She then began to dab at her tears.
Xiang Hualan looked troubled, but she still insisted, “Grandmother, Miss Su wouldn’t lie to me. This money is what I should give.”
When she saw that her granddaughter still wasn’t listening, Old Mistress Xiang could only think of another plan. She turned to look at Su Ying and asked, “May I ask what is your surname, Miss?”
“Surname is Su.”
“Miss Su, I heard from Lan’er that you saved her, so you’re the Xiang family’s benefactor. The Xiang family knows how to repay kindness. This five thousand taels of gold is not a small sum. We can’t take out so much money in such a short time. It’s already late, so why don’t you give us some time? Our Xiang family will definitely hand over the five thousand taels of gold with both hands to you.”
At this moment, Old Mistress Xiang had completely transformed into a kind and reasonable old lady. She looked at Su Ying with eyes that were brimming with tears.
This old lady’s expression changed faster than one could flip the pages of a book.
Su Ying’s goal was to get the money. She had no intention of turning the Xiang family upside down.
“In the case, thank you.”
The smile on Old Old Mistress Xiang’s face deepened when she saw that Su Ying’s attitude had softened.
“Have you eaten anything tonight? Lan’er, you can’t neglect your friend.
Quickly go and get the servants to prepare some food. I am fine. All of you don’t have to stay here anymore. Go eat something and then rest.”
Xiang Hualan brought Su Ying back to her courtyard after hearing what Old Mistress Xiang said.
Once the door closed, there was only Su Ying and Xiang Hualan inside.
“Miss Su, your younger sister… Someone is taking care of her, right? Do you want to bring her to my residence as well?”
Su Ying had placed Que Que in her interspatial store. Initially, she wanted to finish this business in a short time, but to her surprise, it dragged on until now and was still not settled.
“No need. I’ll leave after 1 settle this matter tonight.”
Xiang Hualan was a bit surprised.
Su Ying met her surprised gaze and said, “Don’t tell me you really believe that your grandmother will give me that five thousand taels of gold tomorrow?”
Xiang Hualan choked at once. In the past, she trusted Old Mistress Xiang very much, but today, her trust was somewhat shaken.
“Back then, after Father and Mother passed away one after another, Grandmother was the one who treated me the best. Although I wasn’t her biological granddaughter, she had always treated me as her own child.”
Su Ying raised her eyes and asked a little nosily, “Not your biological grandmother?”
Xiang Hualan nodded. “My current Grandmother is Grandfather’s second wife. Second Uncle and Father are half-brothers with different mothers. After Father and Mother passed away, Grandmother was the one taking care of me.”
Su Ying said, tapping her fingertips on the table, “Your parents left you many things after they passed away. Have those things always been in your grandmother’s hands?”
Xiang Hualan nodded. “Mm-hmm. Grandmother said that she would help me look after them. When I get married, she said she would return the things to me.”
After Xiang Hualan finished speaking, she looked at Su Ying. She kept feeling that the way Su Ying looked at her had a trace of disdain and some other indescribable emotions.
“Miss Su, you… think Grandmother does not treat me well?”