Shengjing Noble

Chapter 131: 1 Obsession

She finally took a breath, then looked at him helplessly and said, "Fourth brother, no matter how strong mother is, her energy is limited, and she will get older day by day."

"However, my eldest brother is disabled, and my second brother is a weak scholar. In the future, we can only rely on you! Fourth brother, I hope you can cheer up again."

Su Shengming bowed his head deeply upon hearing this, his shame evident in his words: "I also want to be your support, and I also want mother to be proud of me, but I am just a waste!"

"I have no martial arts skills nor knowledge of literature. I only know how to make friends with bad people and have fun everywhere! Now that I think about it, it's because I was cunning and lazy and didn't strive for progress, so I'm good for nothing!"

He felt that the future was bleak and was once again shrouded in despair.

But Su Lanyin gently grasped his shoulders and said earnestly, "Who said that Fourth Brother is useless?"

"Yinyin, you don't have to comfort me..."

"I didn't comfort you. This time I went to find your old friends to set up the trap. I hope they can cooperate with me."

"What can I do to cooperate with you?"

"Didn't you notice that they didn't ask you to drink again? I asked them to stay away from you temporarily, so that you can hang out with Ah Mo all day and become addicted to gambling faster."

"I told them my plan, and they agreed immediately and promised to keep it a secret. If they hadn't cooperated, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been accomplished so quickly."

"Fourth brother, although you are neither good at literature nor martial arts, you are smooth and cheerful, and you know how to distinguish good from bad when making friends, so you have a group of close friends."

"If I remember correctly, my grandfather was able to become rich because of the reputation and connections he had accumulated over the years! I think you are the most talented and the one who can best inherit my mother's business acumen."

"I do business? How can that be possible? Those shops will be your dowry in the future, I don't want them!" Su Shengming immediately declined, shaking his head like a rattle.

When Lu Wanjun got married, she promised her father that if she gave birth to a son, Su Yongcheng would be the one to inherit the Su family's property, and if she gave birth to a daughter, she would inherit everything in the Lu family's dowry.

Because if a woman wants to marry out of the family, if she does not have a generous dowry to support her, she will be looked down upon and bullied by her husband's family.

But it’s different for men. After all, he will marry a wife and his whole family will stand behind him, so he naturally won’t be wronged.

My grandfather was thoughtful. Lu Wanjun told his sons about this matter when they were young, and they all had no objection.

Su Lanyin naturally knew that her mother's money was left for her, otherwise Su Yongcheng and Song Rui would not have been so eager to kill her after killing her mother in their previous life.

Thinking of this, she said in a deep voice: "Fourth brother, do you want to watch me fight alone like my mother? If my uncle could be with my mother, maybe she wouldn't be so tired."

Su Shengming reacted, and a hint of hesitation flashed through his eyes: "But I...can I do it?"

"Yes! As long as you are willing to work hard, I believe that one day you will become the most famous businessman in Shengjing!"

Hearing Su Lanyin's encouragement, he was immediately excited and his confidence increased.

"Okay! Since Sixth Sister trusts me so much, I will definitely not let you down!"

"It's not just me who trusts you. Mother, my eldest brother, and my third brother all trust you. We've already discussed this privately. As long as you're willing to abandon everything in the past and start over, we'll let you follow your uncle back to Quanzhou to learn how to do business!"

"Follow your uncle back to Quanzhou?"

"Well, only if you are willing."

"I am willing...but what will you do? If I am not here, who will take care of my brother? And my mother? I can't let you take care of everything by yourself..."

He was just worrying when someone interrupted him at the door.

"What, do you think your third brother doesn't exist?"

Su Shengyun walked into the room, with a faint soft light around him, and his face was still as gentle as jade.

"Old Four, you really did pass this time. If it weren't for Yinyin saving you, I'm afraid you would have fallen into hell completely."

Su Shengming couldn't stand Su Shengyun the most. After all, they were twins. Why should he get so much love from his mother just because he was weak?

Therefore, whenever Su Shengyun spoke, he would refute him.

But today it is exceptionally quiet.

Su Shengming lowered his head as if he was really thinking seriously, and then asked: "Su Shengyun, if I leave, can you really take good care of mother, big brother and Yinyin?"

"Of course. Why, you don't trust me?" Su Shengyun glared at him unconvinced.

"I'm sure you don't believe me, do you need to ask?"

"You are the only one who doesn't trust me? Why?"

"You only care about poetry and books, and are indifferent to other things, like a cold stone!"

He was right. In the past, Su Shengyun really turned a deaf ear to the world outside and focused on reading the books of sages.

Lu Wanjun fainted several times due to overwork, and Su Shengming and Su Lanyin were always by her side.

It would be fine if Su Shengyan was blind and his limbs were broken so he couldn't come, but Su Shengyun was in good health and would not go to visit even if he knew about it. The most he could do was send someone to deliver some food, which would be prepared by the servants.

He is indifferent and only focuses on things that he cares about. This selfish side of him is very similar to Su Su Yongcheng.

But ever since Su Lanyin fell into the water, he seemed like a different person, always running to his study to bother her.

At first he was a little uncomfortable and impatiently asked her to go back to Suiyuexuan and not disturb him.

But Su Lanyin was not obedient. Instead, she came to harass him on time every time and brought fruit wine she brewed herself.

It took about seven or eight days for Su Shengyun to get used to the days when his sixth sister came to make trouble, and the book in his hand was no longer so interesting.

Until Su Lanyin suddenly stopped coming, he felt very uncomfortable, and then walked out of the yard and went to Suiyuexuan to chat with his sister.

After this, he realized how cold-hearted he had been before.

"Yinyin has taught me a lot. Don't worry, I am a human being now and I will no longer ignore the people around me."

Seeing how serious he was, Su Shengming still had a trace of doubt.

Until Su Shengyun took out a fine purple heart wood carving pendant from behind him.

That was what Lu Wanjun had prayed for when he was weak and sickly at that time, after kneeling three times and knocking nine times on the Wanjie Mountain. It was said that it could exorcise demons and ward off evil spirits.

When Su Shengming grew up and found out that he didn't have it, he got very upset and even climbed up a tree and threatened Lu Wanjun that he would jump down and kill himself.

Finally, he was dragged down by a group of servants. Instead of comforting him, Lu Wanjun beat him until his butt was swollen.

Therefore, what he wanted most was the evil-repelling pendant made of Su Shengyun's purple heart wood. This had been an obsession of his since childhood.

If it were in the past, Su Shengyun would never have brought his treasure to him. After all, he had to be on guard against Su Shengming going crazy and breaking his pendant at any time.

But this time, he showed it right in front of him.