Song Jinxiu was truly surprised to see Su Xiangxiang there. He was about to pull her aside to talk.
Liang Yuxin also questioned, “Brother Jinxiu, who is she? Not your sister, right?” “What nonsense are you talking about? I’m not his sister; I’m his wife!”
Su Xiangxiang shouted out.
“What!”
Liang Yuxin exclaimed in disbelief, then she turned to Song Jinxiu: “Brother Jinxiu, she’s lying to me, right? Haven’t you not taken a wife yet?”
“I haven’t taken a wife. Go ask around our village if he didn’t marry me! You shameless little wretch, coveting my man!”
Su Xiangxiang signaled her two maids to join her in attacking Liang Yuxin.
Liang Yuxin tried to run, but before she got far, Su Xiangxiang grabbed her hair and pulled her back.
“I’ll beat you to death, you shameless thing!”
Su Xiangxiang slapped her face repeatedly.
Song Jinxiu, with a stern face, shouted: “Su Xiangxiang, stop it right now! If you don’t, don’t blame me for being rude!”
The two maids stopped instantly.
They were indeed bought by him for Su Xiangxiang, but the indenture was still in his hands.
However, Su Xiangxiang didn’t stop.
Song Jinxiu walked over and kicked her away: “Are you done yet?”
“You kicked me for this little wretch?”
Su Xiangxiang was heartbroken.
The reason Song Jinxiu did this was twofold: first, to deceive Liang Yuxin into helping him get the formula, and second, for his own sake. Su Xiangxiang was so jealous; if he had other women, wouldn’t she tolerate it at all?
The reason he still wanted Liang Yuxin to get the formula was because he didn’t know they had already fallen out with Su Jixiang and the others.
Had he known, he wouldn’t have met with Liang Yuxin now.
Song Jinxiu, with a stern face, said, “Would I kick you if you weren’t being so unreasonable?”
Liang Yuxin, tearfully, stood up: “Brother Jinxiu, you lied to me. I liked you so much, and you actually lied to me! You’ve disappointed me so much.”
Her hair was a mess, and there were bloodstains on her face and hands.
Her face was swollen like a steamed bun.
Song Jinxiu couldn’t bear to look: “Xin’er, I didn’t mean to deceive you, I…”
Liang Yuxin ran off crying without listening to him.
How could Su Xiangxiang hear Song Jinxiu calling Liang Yuxin like that?
She angrily said, “You say I’m unreasonable, but listen to how you call her? You, you are too much!”
Song Jinxiu was afraid Su Xiangxiang would go back to her parents’ home to complain about him.
He grabbed Su Xiangxiang’s hand and led her aside to talk: “Wife, why do you think I’m doing this? Do you know who that little girl is?”
“I don’t care who she is…”
Su Xiangxiang shook off his hand.
Song Jinxiu patiently explained: “You must know who Liang Yumei is, right? She’s Liang Yumei’s younger sister, Liang Yuxin. I approached her to get the formula, to make our life better. You don’t know how tough business has been lately; some of our shops might have to close down.”
“You didn’t go to Liang Yumei, but to her, to get the formula through her?” Su Xiangxiang quickly caught on.
Chapter 82: Selling the Tea Egg Recipe
If no one had secretly told her today, she would still be in the dark.
Song Jinxiu wasn’t trying to make their life better; he was just trying to make his own life better.
Su Xiangxiang couldn’t help but recall what Big Brother Su and the others had said before.
She remembered the scene when he asked her for the formula.
She felt like she was just like Liang Yuxin now.
A chill ran through her heart.
Song Jinxiu didn’t know what Su Xiangxiang was thinking; he thought she believed him.
He sighed: “Isn’t that how it is? Now it’s all ruined; she definitely won’t believe me anymore.”
“What do you plan to do then?” Su Xiangxiang asked, following his lead.
“Of course, continue to deceive her, but don’t be angry, I’m doing this for our future, aren’t I?”
How did she not notice how shameless he was before?
What should she do…
The next day, Su Xiangxiang returned to her parents’ home. Lin Fen noticed that she didn’t laugh as much this time and sometimes spaced out when spoken to.
Lin Fen worriedly asked, “Xiangxiang, what’s wrong with you?”
Su Xiangxiang hesitated.
If she spoke out, Jiang Yan and the others would surely laugh at her.
“Mother, I’m fine…”
Lin Fen stared at Su Xiangxiang and said, “Do you look fine? Do you think I’m foolish? Tell me, what’s wrong? Is Song Jinxiu treating you badly?!”
“Mother, I…”
Su Xiangxiang couldn’t hold back her tears anymore. After crying for a while, she said between sobs, “I liked Song Jinxiu so much, I wanted to have his children, but he didn’t marry me with true intentions, instead…”
“He did it for the recipe?”
Lin Fen finished her sentence.
Su Xiangxiang told her about Song Jinxiu and Liang Yuxin: “Song Jinxiu couldn’t get the recipe from us, so he went to deceive Liang Yuxin, flirting with her. If someone hadn’t secretly told me, I wouldn’t have known.”
How despicable.
Lin Fen pondered and asked, “Who told you?”
“I don’t know,” Su Xiangxiang honestly replied, “I found a letter on the table when I got home, and after having someone read it, I found out.”
“The person behind this probably has no good intentions either.”
Who could it be?
Who knows about Song Jinxiu and Liang Yuxin?
And deliberately let her daughter know?
“Mother, what should I do now? I’m so afraid he’ll divorce me if I’m of no use to him. If that happens, how can I go on living!”
Su Xiangxiang started crying again.
What could she do now that she was already married?
If she were to separate from Song Jinxiu, many would laugh at them.
Moreover, this way, her daughter would have trouble finding a good match in the future.
Lin Fen sternly said, “Enough, why are you crying? Do you think men like women who cry and make a fuss? You’ve already married him; you have to make the best of it. Even if he’s flirting with Liang Yuxin, or even takes a concubine, you should be happy to help him…”
“Mother…”
Su Xiangxiang looked at her in disbelief. Was this her own mother?
Saying such things! Lin Fen spoke up, “It’s common for wealthy families to take concubines. Do you think he can stay faithful to you for a lifetime? Right now, you should comply with everything he says and find a way to get pregnant with his child as soon as possible. Once you have a son, your position will be secure.”
Yes, that’s right.
Once she has his child, could he really abandon her?
…
Meanwhile, at the Liang family.
Liang Nian had initially thought that his youngest daughter had found a wealthy man who could help their family open a shop. Little did he expect it to turn out like this.
But that wasn’t even what angered him the most.
What infuriated him the most was that after all this mess, they hadn’t obtained the formula, hadn’t gotten the money, and had already spent quite a bit.
Now, they didn’t have much money left.
“I shouldn’t have listened to you in the first place.”
Liang Nian said irritably to Liang Yuxin.
Liang Yuxin was already feeling uncomfortable, and now it got even worse: “Dad, when we got the tea egg recipe, you didn’t say that!”
“You insolent girl, are you talking back to me?”
Liang Nian’s temper flared, and he raised his hand to strike her.
Liang Yuxin had never seen him act violently towards her before. Fearing she might actually get hit, she softened her tone, “Dad, I know I was wrong, please don’t be angry.”
Liang Nian had always been quite fond of her.
She admitted her mistake.
Of course, Liang Nian wouldn’t hit her now: “Dad was just anxious. Now we don’t know what to do, with your mother’s leg like this, who knows how much more money it will take to heal.”
“Dad, I have an idea.”
