After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 145 Su Chuan's Little Darling
Seeing her like that, Shiliu shook her head inwardly, but didn't continue to persuade her. She changed the subject, said a few more words, and then took her leave.

After leaving Cuilan's place, she immediately went to the guest courtyard to see Shen Yi and Su Chunlin.

"Master Shen, Uncle Su, I just inquired for you. The Su family has all gone to the Zhu residence, not the Bai residence. Only Cuilan is still here. Would you like to see her?"

Without a second thought, Su Chunlin shook his head frantically, “Don’t bring that troublesome person here, we can’t afford to serve them! Since my elder brother’s family isn’t here, we’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning. Also, we need to buy some things in the county town, so we won’t be traveling with Miss Shiliu.”

"Okay." Shi Liu curtsied and left.

The next day, before dawn, Su Chunlin and Shen Yi got up and left. No one paid any attention to them, not even the gatekeeper said a word to them, and they didn't get to see any hospitality from Master Bai.

After leaving the Bai residence, Su Chunlin angrily spat on the ground, cursing, "Pah! You snobbish bastards!"

Shen Yi stopped him, "Father-in-law, stop talking, shall we go to the Zhu residence now?"

Su Chunlin shook his head, "Let's go to Yong'an Lane and ask about the situation first."

The only person they can turn to now is Ke Yunyun.

The two drove the oxcart to Yong'an Lane.

Su Chunlin sneaked up and knocked on the door like a thief.

Shen Yi looked around and found the alley to be very deserted; in such a short time, there were only the two of them.

The door to the villa opened a crack, and Su Chunsen's wary eyes swept over the newcomers. The next second, he excitedly opened the door, "Why are you here?"

"Big brother! Didn't you say..." Su Chunlin was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of his head.

Su Chunsen stepped forward and covered his mouth, lowering his voice to say, "Come on! Let's go inside and talk!"

When Su Chunlin and Shen Yi arrived at the main room and saw Su Chunsen's family and Ke Yunyun, they still felt a little unreal.

"What's going on?" Su Chunlin was both surprised and delighted.

Su Chunsen gave a concise explanation.

Su Chunlin was overjoyed and jumped for joy. "That's wonderful! I was just worried that the Bai family was no good, and now you've broken away from them. Excellent!"

"Yunyun, are you getting used to your uncle and aunt staying here?" Su Chunlin looked at Ke Yunyun expectantly.

Ke Yunyun was amused by his funny appearance. "Second Uncle, my eldest Uncle and Aunt have taken very good care of me. I really can't live without them now!"

"That's good, that's good!" Su Chunlin smiled from ear to ear. "Before, because of Granny Zhang, I had been wanting to come and see you again. Now it's all right, I don't have to worry anymore!"

I feel much more at ease knowing my brother and his family are here with you. Perfect timing, Xiaotai and Xiaoyu prepared some things for you; just leave them here.”

"What is it?" Wan asked with a smile.

When she saw the cotton cloth and brown sugar, she completely lost her composure. "You guys got brown sugar too?"

"Also?" Shen Yi looked puzzled.

Madam Wan explained, "Young Master Zhu has been sending a lot of brown sugar to Yunyun lately. I heard that a batch of goods flowed in from Longxia Kingdom before, and he went to great lengths to snatch some of it. The most valuable part of it was brown sugar."

Young Master Bai had been eyeing this batch of goods for a long time. Young Master Zhu traded half of it with him; otherwise, he wouldn't have given the three of us to Young Master Zhu. "I see!" Shen Yi said thoughtfully. "Since it's so valuable, I need to sell some before the end of the year."

Madam Wan gasped and gave him a thumbs up. "You're really something! If you were in the brown sugar business, you'd better hurry up and sell your goods to the merchants in Moshi Town ahead of time, so you can steal all of Young Master Bai's business."

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that?" Su Chunlin asked, puzzled.

Madam Wan lowered her voice and said, "Young Master Zhu's business is mainly in the county town. Young Master Bai got half of the goods from him, so he definitely can't sell them in the county town. He can only sell them to the towns below. He's a big spender and will definitely try to make the most money. He won't sell them until the twelfth lunar month. If you sell the goods in advance, you'll suffer a loss, but you can make a lot of money."

Because of Su Chuan's affair, Madam Wan hated Madam Bai and Young Master Bai to the core, and she would never miss an opportunity to retaliate against them.

Shen Yi nodded, "I'll ask Young Master Ma again later. If it's possible, I'll do the business."

Wan was even happier.

Su Chunsen, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything. He only followed Wan Shi to the kitchen to cook and advised her, "Honey, that's enough. We've already left the Bai residence, why bother with those people? Besides, we can't fight against them. How can we, as insignificant people, go against them? Don't get Shen Yi hurt!"

Young Master Bai is not a magnanimous person to begin with. If he finds out that Shen Yi ruined his plans, he will definitely cause trouble for Shen Yi.

Madam Wan scoffed, "What's there to be afraid of? We used to be servants of the Bai family, and we had no choice but to bow our heads. Shen Yi is a law-abiding citizen. Shen Family Village is so far from the county town. If Young Master Bai wants to take revenge, he'll have to reach Shen Family Village first! Besides, I have no intention of letting him go. I'll make sure he's completely disgraced before the new year!"

Wan clenched her fists fiercely.

Su Chunsen was terrified, his heart pounding. "Honey, don't do anything rash! Someone could die!"

Wan rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.

In the hall.

Su Chuan pulled Su Chunlin aside and whispered, "Uncle, could you bring someone back to the village for me this time and take good care of her?"

"Who is it?" Su Chunlin was a little confused.

Su Chuan hesitated for a moment, but then, realizing that the truth couldn't be hidden forever, he gritted his teeth and finally explained the matter clearly: "I married a wife outside the Bai family. Her name is Sun Ying'er. She is a girl from a good family, but unfortunately, she didn't meet a good father. Her father is a gambler and owed the gambling den five taels of silver, which he couldn't pay back, so he used her to pay off the debt."

I bought her for five taels of silver, and she followed me ever since. Before, when she was in the Bai residence, I didn't dare let anyone know of her existence, so I rented a small courtyard for her outside the residence.

She's due to give birth in a month, and I still can't bring her to live with me to take care of her. I can only ask my uncle to help me send her back to the village, and I'll figure out a way to settle her down at the end of the year.

Su Chuan was horrified and couldn't help but curse, "You're really something else! You've got some nerve! Does your dad know?"

Su Chuan quickly shook his head, "My father knows nothing about this, and I dare not tell him, for fear that he will break my legs!"

Su Chunlin pointed at Su Chuan and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time, his hands trembling. "You really are... Never mind! It's no use saying anything now. I can help you take him back to the village to take care of him, but I'll have to tell your father about this sooner or later. And what about your wife? What are you going to do about her?"
"Even though that woman isn't a good person, she's still your wife. You can't just start something and then abandon it, right?"

Seeing that Su Chunlin was quite dissatisfied with him, Su Chuan had no choice but to tell the truth. "Uncle, I never touched Cuilan. The child in her belly is Young Master Bai's. However, because of the presence of the Young Master's wife, they dared not do it openly. I became the most wronged scapegoat."

If Cuilan had a better temperament, I could have made do with her as husband and wife in name only. But she doesn't like me and is still obsessed with the formal marriage.

The fact that she didn't come with us when we left the Bai residence means that our relationship is over, and I have nothing to do with her anymore.

Even so, I cannot reveal my relationship with Ying'er. She is a law-abiding citizen, and I am a servant. If I don't tell, the child in her womb will also be a law-abiding citizen; if I do, the child will only become a servant like me.

(End of this chapter)