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

Chapter 374 Resentment
Liu Qiaomei recounted the entire experience to Su Xiaoxiao.

No sooner had Liu Qiaomei finished speaking than she heard the old lady Wang shout loudly at her, "What nonsense are you talking about? My son would never do such a thing! You're slandering my son! I'm going to sue you!"

Old Mrs. Wang shouted at Liu Qiaomei like a mad dog. Liu Qiaomei was terrified and shrank into Su Xiaoxiao's arms.

Su Xiaoxiao understood Liu Qiaomei too well, and knew that Liu Qiaomei would never lie.

Su Xiaoxiao knew Su Bingcheng all too well; he was a hypocrite.

Su Xiaoxiao simply didn't bother to expose him. In her judgment, Su Bingcheng was absolutely capable of committing all these evil deeds.

Su Xiaoxiao was furious. The victim here was Liu Qiaomei, wasn't she? The old lady Wang was still shouting at Liu Qiaomei relentlessly.

"Mom, please stop shouting! This is the truth. Are you still going to shout at Liu Qiaomei? She's the victim. She should be the one reporting this to the authorities!"

Su Xiaoxiao then asked Liu Qiaomei, "Did Su Bingcheng lock the door and leave? Did he come back later?"

Liu Qiaomei shook her head and said, "No, he left and never came back. Didn't he go down the mountain to go home?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "No, we can't find him now. When we came up the mountain just now, we found his shoes not far from here. There was blood on the shoes, so we are a little worried about Su Bingcheng. We can't find him anywhere."

Actually, Liu Qiaomei was quite kind. She also seemed very anxious and asked, "Bloodstained shoes?"

At this moment, Su Xiangdong brought the shoes to Liu Qiaomei, and Liu Qiaomei immediately recognized them as Su Bingcheng's shoes.

"Yes, these shoes are indeed the ones Su Bingcheng wore when he went up the mountain."

There were bloodstains and teeth marks from an unknown wild animal on it. When Liu Qiaomei saw all this, she began to worry about Su Bingcheng's whereabouts.

"Where did he go?"

Everyone realized that Liu Qiaomei had been found, and all that was missing was Su Bingcheng.

The villagers who came up the mountain, including Wang Er and Sun Shi, and even those who, apart from Old Lady Wang and Su Xiangdong who were still very much in favor of their son Su Bingcheng, were all cursing in their hearts: What kind of people are these? They tricked a young girl into coming up the mountain, intending to take advantage of her, and when that failed, they just left her alone on the mountain and locked the door. Aren't they going to let Liu Qiaomei starve to death on the mountain?
Is this the kind of thing a scholar would do? Shouldn't he know about propriety, righteousness, and a sense of shame? How could he do such a thing?
Su Xiaoxiao was very angry and said to everyone, "I think we've found the person. As for finding Su Bingcheng, we can come back to look for him after dawn tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Wang immediately jumped more than three feet up from the ground, pointed at Su Xiaoxiao's nose, and began to curse.

"What kind of talk is that? That's your brother! You can't just say you're not going to look for him anymore!"

Even without Su Xiaoxiao saying anything, the others didn't want to continue searching either, as they were already quite tired from climbing the mountain.

One of the older villagers said to Old Mrs. Wang, "Grandma, it's so late. Continuing to search is pointless. We've already searched this area and only found one pair of shoes. Besides, it's hard to search in the dark. Tomorrow at dawn, we'll take a few dogs up the mountain and see if we can find anything by following the bloodstains. How about we call it a day?" Even if Old Mrs. Wang didn't agree, there was nothing she could do now.

The other villagers didn't want to continue the search; they wanted to finish their work and go home as soon as possible.

People were thinking, "Is your son even human? We don't want to go looking for someone like that; it's a waste of our sleep time. It's better if he gets devoured by wolves."

Everyone knew that Su Bingcheng's chances of survival were slim, and that taking the hunting dogs up the mountain tomorrow would probably only yield some of his belongings.

It seemed unlikely that they would find any living people; all they would find was a corpse. But even that was probably impossible to find, as the corpse would inevitably be eaten by wild animals. Many people knew this perfectly well. At this moment, Old Mrs. Wang was disheartened and had no strength left, so Su Xiangdong carried her down the mountain.

Su Xiaoxiao led these people to take Liu Qiaomei down the mountain. Apart from a scraped knee, Liu Qiaomei was unharmed and was brought down the mountain.

This is a case of good deeds being rewarded. When Liu Qiaomei returned home, Su Xiaoxiao invited her to her room for a hot bath and found her new clothes. They planned to keep this a secret from Liu Qiaomei's father.

Su Xiaoxiao made Liu Qiaomei a bowl of hot beef noodles and a small bowl of pickled vegetables. Liu Qiaomei hadn't eaten properly all day and was really starving. However, looking at the bowl of noodles, Liu Qiaomei didn't eat immediately. She went to Tang Xiaoman's side, hugged Su Xiaoxiao tightly, and started crying again.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, I'm so grateful to you again today. Thank you for saving my life."

Su Xiaoxiao gently patted her head and said very tenderly, "You should eat your noodles and get some sleep. Don't worry about anything else."

"But is Su Bingcheng really alright? I'm worried something might have happened to him?"

Liu Qiaomei was still very kind; she was worried that something might have happened to Su Bingcheng.

“You’re so kind, but even if nothing had happened to that kind of person, if we found him, we would still take him to the authorities and accuse him of molesting you.”

Su Xiaoxiao said in a very firm tone.

"Maybe we shouldn't? It would be best if Young Master Su returned safely. I don't want to sue him!"

"Okay, eat your noodles first, then go back and tell your dad to go to sleep without worrying!"

Liu Qiaomei did as she was told. After eating the noodles, she went back to tell her father that she had gone to town that day, but couldn't find a ride back, so she walked home, which is why she was late.

Old Liu was relieved. He knew his daughter had always been very well-behaved and would never go out and cause trouble. He could finally put his mind at ease.

Su Xiaoxiao escorted Liu Qiaomei back to her room. When she checked the time, it was almost dawn. Only then did she discuss with Su Ping'an what to do about the matter.
Based on Su Ping'an's experience, he knew that his younger brother Su Bingcheng was probably in grave danger this time. Although he was the older brother, he felt disgusted and even resentful about the despicable things his brother had done to Liu Qiaomei. He thought to himself, "How could my brother do this?" He was very disappointed, but now he was very worried about his younger brother Su Bingcheng. After all, they were brothers, and that relationship would never change.