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Su Yu was completely convinced and impressed by Wang Jinhe’s attitude. However, he genuinely worried about potential trouble if Wang Jinhe were to encounter Gu Xiruo in the future, especially considering that she might not be an opponent she could handle.
“Xiao He, I’m genuinely concerned that you might not be a match for Gu Xiruo. What should we do?” He was still apprehensive and contemplated resolving the issue by dealing with Gu Xiruo directly.
“But she hasn’t done anything yet, and you can’t just act against her, right? Besides, even if I’m not her match, you’re here, aren’t you?” Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu, and the trust in her eyes immediately dispelled Su Yu’s worries.
Reaching out to pinch Wang Jinhe’s cheek, Su Yu said, “You always manage to keep me from getting angry when I’m about to.”
Wang Jinhe raised an eyebrow, looking at Su Yu. “It’s my honor.”
“Once there’s news about Gu Xiruo, I’ll let you know.”
“Alright.”
For Wang Jinhe, Gu Xiruo’s matter seemed like a fleeting moment, appearing briefly and then disappearing.
Gu Xiruo’s matter initially concerned Wang Jinhe for the first two days, but after that, she became completely indifferent to the situation. Since the rain started, Wang Jinhe had been staying at home, occupied with various tasks. Once the weather cleared, she took the two children to the homestead to check on the fruits. After the grapes ripened, she had a thousand catties picked to make grape wine.
Su Yu had already instructed Yuanbao to pick the remaining grapes, selling them for two hundred wen per catty, and Wang Jinhe ended up having several thousand taels worth.
Looking at the money in her hands, Wang Jinhe felt completely at ease. “I spent quite a bit of money buying land and the estate before. Now I finally have some money.”
“I gave you so many gold notes; why not use them? Are you going to let them go to waste?” Su Yu deeply resented the fact that Wang Jinhe didn’t spend the money he gave him, even though she had plenty.
If it were any other woman, she would have made him buy this and that a long time ago. Wang Jinhe’s was truly unique.
However, upon reflection, it made sense. If Wang Jinhe were like those people, he wouldn’t have genuinely fallen for her.
“It’s good to spend the money you earn by yourself,” Wang Jinhe understood deeply, in both her past and present life, the importance of relying on oneself. Relying on anyone could lead to being abandoned, while relying on oneself wouldn’t.
“I can agree to earning money, but occasionally, you should spend my money too. Otherwise, my hard-earned money will just gather dust?” Su Yu thought that if Wang Jinhe didn’t agree to this, he would just buy her whatever he wanted her to have.
He didn’t mind spending money; she could spend some of hers occasionally, right?
“Alright,” Wang Jinhe considered it. For Su Yu’s sake, she agreed to occasionally spend some of his money in the future.
“I knew it… Wait a minute, did you just say ‘okay’?” Did he mishear?
Wang Jinhe twitched at the corner of his mouth, looking at Su Yu. Could this person be a bit more reliable?
“Yeah, why? You don’t want me to spend money?” Wang Jinhe looked displeased, staring at Su Yu.
Su Yu quickly shook his head, “How could that be? I’d love for you to spend money. The more you spend, the happier I am.”
Wang Jinhe nodded in satisfaction, “That’s more like it.”
One day, Wang Jinhe told Su Yu that she was going out. Not far from home, he noticed a middle-aged couple heading towards their house. The attitudes and expressions of these two seemed to indicate there might be some issues.
After careful consideration, Wang Jinhe followed them and indeed saw the two people sneakily looking inside.
“Who are you? What are you doing at my house?” Wang Jinhe coldly reprimanded.
The two people peeking inside were startled and directly tumbled into Wang Jinhe’s house.
The woman turned to look at Wang Jinhe, about to scold her, but then she saw those eyes.
Those familiar eyes made the woman’s body stiffen. This was indeed the child from back then.
The fact that the child not only survived but also gained the favor of the emperor was unacceptable. The woman’s eyes showed resentment. How come that illegitimate child didn’t die back then? Now that she has grown up, she dares to stand in the way of Gu Xiruo’s path; this is absolutely unacceptable.
Wang Jinhe didn’t miss the hatred in the woman’s eyes, but she was certain she truly didn’t recognize this person. As for why the woman looked at her with such resentment, she wasn’t quite sure.
“Who are you people, and what are you doing at my house?” Wang Jinhe asked coldly, with a sense of caution.
The woman, pretending to wipe away tears, said, “Why don’t you recognize me? I’m your mother. How can you treat me like this? Is it because of them…”
“Shut up! You’re just a lunatic. Who the hell are you supposed to be my mother? Nonsense,” Wang Jinhe interrupted, showing disgust on her face.
The woman cried even harder at Wang Jinhe’s words. Seeing her cry so loudly, yet not a single raindrop falling, Wang Jinhe sarcastically remarked, “If you want to cry, go cry far away. Don’t come to my doorstep and dirty my place.”
Inside the house, Su Yu was arranging homework for the two children. Upon hearing the commotion outside, she told the children, “Continue practicing your writing; I’ll go check outside.”
Su Yu, seeing Wang Jinhe arguing with someone at the doorstep, asked curiously, “Xiao He, who are these people? Why are you arguing with them?”
Wang Jinhe shook her head, “I don’t know who they are. They looked at me with hateful eyes, then after a while, they started crying, claiming to be my mother. Nowadays, do people randomly come to others’ homes and falsely claim to be their children?”
“You were originally my daughter,” the woman said without any courtesy, her gaze fixed firmly on Wang Jinhe.
They had to take her back and marry her off to a remote village, ensuring she could never escape.
“Wife, you go back first. I’ll handle this matter,” Su Yu said with narrowed eyes, looking at the couple. It was evident that they were here for Wang Jinhe.
Wang Jinhe, unable to express herself due to Su Yu’s gesture, could only go back reluctantly. While leaving, she cast a worried look at Su Yu, “Be careful, don’t let these people harm you.”
“You, a shameless girl, dare to be with a wild man. Someone like you, who lacks decency, deserves to be beaten to death with a club,” the woman said, pointing at Wang Jinhe and hurling insults upon seeing her close relationship with Su Yu.
Listening to these familiar words, Wang Jinhe suddenly felt that these people were simply insane, and they were the kind of people with unclear mental issues.
“Who do you think you are, madam? What right do you have to meddle in my affairs? What’s wrong with being with my husband? It’s only natural for me to be with my husband. My parents and grandparents don’t criticize me, so who do you think you are, an outsider, to babble nonsense here? It’s truly absurd,” Wang Jinhe retorted sharply.