Chapter 46 : The Reasons for the Su Family’s Accident

After Su Tingde hung up the phone, Su’s aunt, Fu Manhua, who had listened to the entire conversation, sneered.

“Did I say I was going to Heijiang Province? You just made the decision for me.”

Su Tingde smiled and said, “My niece is getting married, and as her aunt, you have to go and see her, right?”

Fu Manhua sneered but didn’t say no.

Her husband, Mr. Su, was always concerned about his younger brother’s family. Those who knew him knew that he was the older brother, but those who didn’t think he was the father.

“Your niece has become much more sensible after this incident.” She even knew to write a letter asking her uncle to protect herself first and stop running around for their family’s affairs.

“What are you talking about? Xiaomo has always been very sensible, but she just didn’t know how to express herself before,” Su Tingde retorted.

Fu Manhua remained indifferent.

In fact, she really disliked her brother-in-law’s family. She thought they were too high-profile. Their daily food, clothing, and other expenses were all very elaborate, which didn’t align with the hardworking and simple lifestyle the country promoted.

Su Mo, in particular, would not wear clothes other than those from the Friendship Store, as if she was afraid others wouldn’t know that her family had overseas connections.

“You see, this is what happens.”

Whenever something happens in their family, Old Su starts running around asking for help from his connections, and he might even get dragged into the trouble.

“Your niece has written to you, asking you to protect yourself first. You should take it easy for a while. Did you hear me?” Fu Manhua warned.

“Your identity is already sensitive, don’t let anyone take advantage of you.”

“I know what I’m doing.” Su Tingde waved his hand.

“You don’t know anything. Even your niece understands this principle. Don’t you understand it?” Fu Manhua was angry.

“Only if you are still in power, their family will have hope of turning things around. If you fall, who will support them?”

“And Xiaomo also said she will take good care of her parents over there. Changqing is over there too, he will just have to work harder, but his life won’t be in danger.”

Su Tingde sighed, “I know.”

“I understand. You must practice what you preach. As soon as Tingqian gets into trouble, I will immediately publish an announcement in the newspaper to sever ties with you and Xiaomo. Don’t waste his kindness.” Fu Manhua was quite satisfied with her brother-in-law in this regard.

“Yes, I understand.” Su Tingde nodded.

Su Tingde was 8 years older than Su Tingqian. When they were children, their parents were busy with work, so he and the servants took care of his younger brother. As a result, the two brothers had a very good relationship.

Even though they grew up and chose different paths, their feelings for each other remained unchanged.

He knew that Tingqian was not as carefree as he appeared to be but was also a man with ambitions. It was just that their backgrounds were special, and at that time, one of the family members had to stay at home.

As the eldest son, Su Tingde should have shouldered the family burden. But Tingqian could not bear to see his years of hard work go to waste, so he chose to shoulder the family burden, allowing Su Tingde to stay in the army without worries.

Su Tingde was able to rise smoothly through the ranks in the army, and his father and Tingqian made many efforts behind the scenes to support him.

Moreover, Tingqian took on almost all risky relationships.

The remittance vouchers sent by his uncle were also sent to Tingqian. Tingqian received them, exchanged them for the tickets and things they needed in Haishi, and sent them back to them.

Even when his father passed away and the family property was divided, Tingqian gave Su Tingde the family’s original passbook, and Su Tingde took the dividends from that book himself.

You have to know that at that time, there wasn’t much money in the dividend passbook, and no one knew whether there would be more money in the future.

His younger brother treated him so well, and now that his younger brother is in trouble, how could he not be anxious?

What’s more, there is another hidden story behind Tingqian’s accident.

The Su family has been running the business for generations, so it is impossible for them to have only that little property. How could his father, such a far-sighted man, not have made multiple preparations?

His father had long ago exchanged a batch of gold bars and antique calligraphy and paintings, dividing them into two parts: one hidden in Yangcheng and the other in Haishi.

Their father kept this matter secret, and those who knew about it had long since passed away. If their father hadn’t told them before his death, neither of the brothers would have known about it.

After their father passed away, they followed his will, with the properties and collections in Yangcheng going to him, and those in Haishi going to his younger brother.

However, the situation was starting to become chaotic, and for safety reasons, the two brothers hadn’t even told their partners about the matter, let alone examined the collections.

He didn’t know how the news about the Su family’s treasures was leaked, but it attracted the greed of money-hungry wolves, who then plotted to frame his brother.

Thinking of this, Su Tingde clenched his fists.

But in this special period, his identity as a descendant of a capitalist was already somewhat embarrassing. If he continued to run around, he might really be dragged down by someone with ulterior motives.

His wife was right. Now, they should focus on protecting themselves first so that Tingqian’s family still had a chance to turn things around.

After this incident, Xiaomo feels that she has matured a lot and should be able to take good care of her parents. When the time comes, I will ask my wife to go and see them, and I will send them more money and supplies, and we will get through these turbulent years first.

After thinking it through, Su Tingde said, “Manhua, call Lao Xie and tell him he doesn’t need to worry about that matter anymore.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll call right away.” Fu Manhua was overjoyed to see that her husband had finally figured it out.

“In the future, we should send more money and supplies to Xiaomo. If there’s not enough money at home, we can use the funds in that passbook.”

There is one hundred thousand yuan in that passbook.

Fu Manhua glared at him and said, “With our combined salaries, can’t we even afford to support Xiaomo? Do we need that passbook?”

“At a time like this, the passbook must not be touched, lest someone target it.”

Her husband, Su, has a good salary of 200 yuan a month, and she herself is a doctor, earning 65 yuan a month. Both of their sons are in the army and have been promoted to senior positions, earning salaries as well.

The family’s expenses are not that high, and they have saved several thousand yuan over the years.