After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 159 My Unworthy Cousin
The drunkard, with one arm around each of them, was quite pleased with himself, exclaiming, "What a lovely person!"

They weren't afraid of being seen by others, but such scenes were far too common in the brothel.

Su Xiaoxiao recognized him immediately; it was Su Bingcheng. Who else could it be but him?
The scene was so stimulating that Su Xiaoxiao felt like she was watching a TV drama. Wasn't this a live broadcast?
But she still recognized him; the man who was so unrestrained in front of her was actually her cousin, Su Bingcheng.

Without saying a word, Su Xiaoxiao stepped forward and punched Su Bingcheng in the left cheek. Su Xiaoxiao is incredibly strong, needless to say, she could kill a tiger, don't you think?

It all depends on how much effort she's willing to put in. If she gets emotional and can't control herself, well, to put it bluntly, she might just throw a punch like today and knock Su Bingcheng to the ground without warning.

Su Bingcheng was completely stunned by the beating. The two women who had been embracing him were so frightened that they dropped Su Bingcheng and ran away with a scream.

The people around them also shouted and scattered like birds and beasts.

It took Su Bingcheng a while to realize that he had been beaten.

He wiped his mouth and found blood. He struggled to get up from the ground.

"Damn it, who dares to hit me?"

He swung his fist and charged toward the person who had hit him earlier. As soon as he raised his fist, he realized it was Su Xiaoxiao.

"You... Xiaoxiao, what brings you here?"

Su Xiaoxiao saw that Su Bingcheng was now half sober and should be able to speak normally.

"Cousin, what are you doing here? Your aunt and uncle said you're doing business and gave you a lot of money. Why are you coming to places like this every day?"

"I... I came here to socialize with those people, Xiaoman, you don't understand. By the way, do you have any money on you? My cousin still owes them money these past few days, a total of five taels of silver..."

Su Xiaoxiao turned ashen with anger upon hearing this, "Did you spend the money you borrowed from me the other day on this too?"

Su Bingcheng lowered his head and remained silent. Su Xiaoxiao glanced at him and guessed that it was probably about time.

A wave of sadness washed over me. I thought to myself that my cousin was quite ambitious when he was young. Although his family was poor, he worked very hard at home. Later, he went to work in town and was well-liked by his boss. He always did well. Most importantly, he was filial to his parents, which was very rare.

But seeing her cousin in such a depraved state, Su Xiaoxiao felt that her cousin had become a complete stranger.

Su Xiaoxiao was so angry that she wanted to rush over and slap him again to wake her cousin up.

But with everyone around them watching, it wouldn't be good for a woman like herself to always resort to violence in public.

"Cousin, you should pay back the money you owe yourself. If you're like this, come home with me first."

"I'm not going back!"

As he spoke, Su Bingcheng pushed Su Xiaoxiao's hand away.

“When I go back, I don’t feel any warmth at home. They just want to use me as a tool to make money and don’t care about me at all. I’ve grown up, and my dad has never said a word about me. He always speaks with that sarcastic tone, telling people everywhere that I’m useless, that I can’t carry a load, that I’m a good-for-nothing who can’t do anything great!”

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned when she heard this. She had never heard her cousin reveal his inner thoughts like this before. To be honest, Su Xiaoxiao knew that her uncle was indeed a very serious person, the kind of old-fashioned person you'd hear about.

Judging from the incident when he kicked Su Xiaoxiao off the dinner table during the Chinese New Year, Su Xiaoxiao was indeed very hurt at the time.

That's just how her uncle is; he's stubborn and you've never heard him praise the child or express his love for her.

But he actually cares a lot about his child, something Su Xiaoxiao knows; he's just the kind of parent who's not good at expressing himself. He's also an old-fashioned person, a very old-fashioned one indeed.

Su Xiaoxiao's uncle has not yet forgiven her for hiding Sanlang in her home.

“Cousin, I know you’ve suffered a lot of injustice. You’re the only child in the family, and you should be pampered. But because of my arrival, you had to grow up quickly. You always have to be humble and deferential to me, acting like a big brother and always giving in to me. All the good things in the house are divided in two, and half of your toys are given to me. I know you’ve suffered a lot of injustice over the years.”

When Su Xiaoxiao said this, Su Bingcheng kept his head down, but Su Xiaoxiao noticed that his clothes were soaked.

"Xiaoxiao, actually today's result isn't entirely your fault. Even without you joining in, I might have become just as degenerate and incompetent, and been ridiculed by others."

“Cousin, I’ve always considered you my own brother. I also really want to call Uncle and Aunt ‘father and mother.’ You are my family. Cousin, believe it or not, I truly consider you my closest relatives. So, I can’t bear to see you so depraved today. Come home with me right now!”

As she spoke, Su Xiaoxiao stepped forward and grabbed Su Bingcheng's arm. "Let's go!"

Su Bingcheng did not move, still appearing very distant, and shook off Su Xiaoxiao's hand.

"I'm not going back. Anywhere is better than my own home. I haven't considered that place my home for a long time."

After saying that, he lay down on the ground and didn't move, acting like a spoiled child.

Su Xiaoxiao had no other choice but to look around at everyone staring at them.

"Alright, you're an adult now, so you can make your own decisions about this. But you'd better leave here as soon as possible, or your uncle will be even more disappointed in you if he finds out."

After Su Xiaoxiao finished reciting the play, she took out a few taels of silver from her pocket, but found that she didn't have enough for five taels. So she borrowed a few more taels from Qian Musheng next to her, making a total of six or seven taels of silver. She wrapped it in a cloth and handed it to her cousin.

"Here you go. First, pay back the money you owe the brothel. After that, it's up to you whether you stay or leave."

After Su Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she led Qian Musheng and Pei Yuan out of the Lichun Courtyard.

Only Su Bingcheng remained lying on the ground, looking bewildered and unsure of what to do.

The two women who had been supporting Su Bingcheng rushed over. Seeing that Su Bingcheng had money again, they said, "Sir, are you alright? How about I get you a private room inside?"

Su Bingcheng sneered, pushed the two women aside, and roared at them angrily, "Get out of my way!"

The two women were taken aback, then turned and left dejectedly.

Su Bingcheng took the money, thought for a moment, and then went upstairs to pay back the money he owed to Lichun Courtyard.

(End of this chapter)