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

Chapter 383 The Jam Workshop Catches Fire

Those green rice dumplings were indeed very delicious, with plenty of filling.

She then asked Liu Qiaomei another question, "Do you still hate him for what he did to you?"

Liu Qiaomei smiled and said, "I won't anymore. Actually, I've already let go of it since I heard about his death. He was probably just out of his mind for a moment, which is why he did that to me. But now it's all in the past. Sigh, I won't talk about it anymore."

"You really are quite kind."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at Liu Qiaomei's slightly reddened eyes, but wondered if she would have chosen to forgive Su Ping'an like Liu Qiaomei had if she had been in Liu Qiaomei's shoes.

After Liu Qiaomei left, Su Xiaoxiao brought the green rice dumpling to Pei Yuan and told him to eat something, otherwise he would only ruin his health.

Pei Yuan's face was full of worry. He said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, what do you think we should do now? We can't just stand by and watch her die. She's my only remaining sister, and I don't want to watch her die..."

Pei Yuan gripped Su Xiaoxiao's hand tightly, so hard that Su Xiaoxiao felt a little pain.

"Sanlang, I understand what you mean. But what can we do about this? I've never thought highly of Prince Gong. We've warned your sister, Su Xiuer, countless times, right? We told her about all the shameful and bad things Prince Gong has done, and told her to stay away from him. But she still didn't listen to us."

Su Pingan sighed and said, "Sigh, I know that's how it is. What do we do now? Is Qian Musheng home?"

Now that things have come to this, the only person Su Pingan can think of is Qian Musheng.

Su Xiaoxiao pulled her hand away from Su Ping'an's and said, "He had some family matters to attend to and went to the capital. I can't contact him now, I can't find him."

That was indeed the case. Su Xiaoxiao knew that whenever something major happened to the Su family, they would immediately seek help from Qian Musheng.

We can talk once or twice, but what's the point of constantly bothering them like this? Is they a relative of the Su family or someone else? Honestly, with the Su family's limited connections, trying to establish a relationship with someone like Qian Musheng is practically a joke.

Even though I've known Qian Musheng for a while and know he's a good person with a kind heart, I can't just keep taking advantage of him just because he's a good person.

"How about this, tomorrow I'll hand over the workshop's business, and then the two of us will go to the capital. We'll find out what the situation is like first, and then make a plan. Does that sound alright?"

That's how Su Xiaoxiao is. Even though she says she doesn't want to help, she can't help but want to help when she sees Su Ping'an so upset.

It's not that she's stubborn or soft-hearted; it's just that, like I said, she felt sorry for Su Ping'an, which made Su Xiaoxiao want to help the Su family again.

"Alright, now you can finally get a good night's sleep, right?"

Su Ping'an was already moved to tears. He grasped Su Xiaoxiao's hand and said, "My wife, I..."

However, he was speechless for a moment and didn't know where to begin.

Su Xiaoxiao gently tapped Su Ping'an's forehead with her finger and said with a playful smile, "Go wash up and go to bed!"

Su Xiaoxiao didn't know what was wrong with her tonight; after lying down, she couldn't fall asleep no matter what she did.

Her right eyelid was twitching badly, and she felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen.

In the middle of the night, Su Xiaoxiao was just getting sleepy when she was suddenly woken up by a loud knocking on the door. There was a lot of knocking on her door, and someone was shouting something outside.

Su Xiaoxiao sat up abruptly in bed and quickly nudged Su Ping'an beside her.

Su Pingan wasn't sleeping soundly either. He turned over and asked Su Xiaoxiao what had happened.

"Listen, isn't someone knocking on our door?"

Upon hearing this, Su Pingan realized it was true; someone was shouting something.

The two hurried out of the house. Their yard was quite large, so it took them a while to walk to the outer gate. However, as soon as they reached the yard, they heard someone outside knocking on the door and shouting loudly, "Something terrible has happened! There's a fire!"

Su Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat. After Su Ping'an opened the door, the person outside rushed towards him and shouted, "No, something bad has happened! Your workshop is on fire!"

"what?"

Su Pingan couldn't believe his ears. When Su Xiaoxiao heard the news, her heart sank. It was all over.

She sensed something was wrong, and the two of them ran towards the workshop together.

Villagers had already rushed over to fetch water to put out the fire. After all, many villagers worked at this workshop, and if it caught fire, the losses would not only be for Su Xiaoxiao and her group, but also for the interests of other villagers.

Su Xiaoxiao also joined the firefighting efforts, going with the others to fetch water. If they didn't do everything they could to save the fire, there was still some oil and food inside. If those things caught fire, the fire would be extremely fierce and would definitely get out of control.

Moreover, if this place catches fire, the houses of other villagers will also be damaged, resulting in extremely heavy losses.

More and more villagers gathered, and together they worked together to finally bring the fire in the workshop under control.

Su Xiaoxiao has always attached great importance to fire prevention and theft prevention in her workshop. She also knows that there is no insurance at this time. If her workshop catches fire, it will be burned down and there will be no compensation at all.

During the firefighting process, Su Xiaoxiao spotted someone in the bushes next to the workshop. The person was wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket that she recognized very well. The figure looked very familiar to her.

The man was sneaking around peeking in their direction, and Su Xiaoxiao spotted him immediately.

While the other villagers were putting out the fire, this man seemed to be holding a lit stick and was setting the nearby dry grass on fire.

Su Xiaoxiao shouted loudly, "Hey, who's there?"

Upon hearing this, the person on the other side shuddered in fright, nearly dropping the wooden stick in their hand.

Everyone looked over there. Su Xiaoxiao was quite fast; she rushed over in a few steps and grabbed the man by the collar. The man tried to escape, but it was too late.

Su Xiaoxiao pulled her out of the grass, and when everyone saw her by the firelight, they exclaimed, "Who is this person? Isn't this Su Ping'an's mother?"
Who else could it be but her? Everyone was stunned. The fire over there had been almost completely extinguished, and now Old Mrs. Wang had set the piles of straw in front of the workshop ablaze.

Everyone, hurry up and keep putting out the fire! After working for a while, we finally extinguished the fire completely.