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

Chapter 414 Su Wangcai Takes Odd Jobs
After explaining everything, Su Xiaoxiao hurried back to Baihua Village.

She first went to the jam workshop to take a look, and the people there said they hadn't seen Su Wangcai at all today.

Su Xiaoxiao was very anxious, wondering where her older brother had gone, as he hadn't gone to work today.

Having no other choice, Su Xiaoxiao went to the Su family's old house to find Su Wangcai.

When they got home, they realized something was wrong. Su Wangcai's room was locked from the inside, with the padlock hanging on the outside.

Su Wangcai's voice came from inside, "Mother, please let me out!"

He shouted until his voice was hoarse, but no one released him.

What is the reason for this?

Su Xiaoxiao was very puzzled as to why Su Wangcai was locked up here.

Su Xiaoxiao lifted the curtain and entered the room where Old Mrs. Wang and Old Mr. Su were. She saw Old Mrs. Wang sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) cursing and swearing.

"I sent you to work for that wicked woman, and you didn't even tell your family. You're not leaving the house today, and you're never leaving the house again!"

Old Mrs. Wang was holding a key and cursing, while Old Mr. Su was smoking his pipe and sighing beside her.

It seems that Old Man Su was also quite helpless about this matter. He seemed to want to come over and stop it, but he didn't dare to, probably because he couldn't accept the fact that his eldest son, Su Wangcai, was working for Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiuer added fuel to the fire, saying, "I never expected that my brother would lie to everyone. He lied to us, saying he was going to work in town, but he actually went to work in that damned woman Su Xiaoxiao's workshop!"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at him and said, "You're right to curse. Now that damned woman you were talking about is here. If you have the guts, repeat what you just said in front of me!"

When Su Xiuer saw that it was Su Xiaoxiao who appeared in front of her, her arrogance immediately vanished.

When the real culprit appeared before her, she lost all her arrogance and immediately became deflated.

She quickly hid behind her mother, Old Madam Wang, exclaiming, "Mother, look!"

She pointed at Su Xiaoxiao and said that.

Su Xiaoxiao watched the two women causing trouble without flinching and asked, "Why did you lock up my eldest brother? He was working in my workshop without telling you, and you're doing this?" Old Man Su quickly came over to explain, "Xiaoxiao, it's not what you think. I just said his mother shouldn't have done that. No matter where the eldest brother works, it's still a job that earns money. And your mother, she can't even handle this!"

It was clear that this matter had nothing to do with Old Man Su, but he couldn't persuade Old Madam Wang, since she was still the one who ruled the household.

Grandma Wang wasn't surprised to see Su Xiaoxiao. She curled her lip and said, "My son can work anywhere, but he can't work in your workshop. That's beneath him. Who do you think you are, Su Xiaoxiao, making all of us from the Su family work for you!" The last sentence was almost shouted hysterically, making Su Xiaoxiao's ears hurt. She avoided Grandma Wang's sharp words and instead asked Grandma Wang in a gentle tone.

"Then, Mother, can you give your eldest brother's family some advice on how he can provide you with a fixed monthly allowance without having to farm or work outside the home?"

Old Mrs. Wang was clearly taken aback by the question. She hesitated for a moment, then retorted, "What's wrong with me saying I don't want him to work in your workshop? There are so many places outside where he can work. Does he have to work in your workshop? He's your older brother. It's fine if it were Xiao Taohua, but she's from the younger generation. Is it really fair for you to ask your older brother to work in your workshop and be at your beck and call?"

Old Mrs. Wang still felt that she was in the right and fearless, and continued to challenge Su Xiaoxiao here.

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao found the reason quite absurd. She said to Old Madam Wang, "Mother, I pay my elder brother more, and the work isn't very strenuous. He's out here to work, so he can go wherever he wants. That's his freedom. Since I pay him more, he'll naturally work for me. What does that have to do with what you've said?"

Su Xiaoxiao continued, "In short, my older brother Su Wangcai is free to work wherever he wants. You have no right to interfere with him and you've even locked him up. Do you know that's illegal detention? You've just been released from jail, do you want to be arrested again right away?"

However, Old Mrs. Wang didn't understand what illegal detention or interference with someone's personal freedom meant; she was completely confused. But when she heard that what she was doing was illegal, her heart began to tremble.

After all, when she was released from prison, the warden had told her to behave well. During this time, she was still under the surveillance of the officials, and if Old Madam Wang did anything out of line again, she would face the possibility of being arrested again. This was all made very clear to her, and when she heard Tang Xiaoman say this, she felt her heart begin to tremble.

She was indeed a little scared.

However, Su Xiuer didn't care about all that. She rushed over to protect her mother and said, "Mother, you don't need to listen to her nonsense. My elder brother is your son. You can lock him up however you want. The officials have no say in this matter! Don't listen to what Tang Xiaoman is saying. She's just trying to scare you!"

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Wang immediately straightened her back again and shouted at Su Xiaoxiao, "Yes, this is my son. I can do whatever I want with him. Even if I lock him up for a month or a year, that's my family matter. The government won't interfere. Don't try to scare me with the government!"

Suddenly, Mrs. Wang felt a sense of security, realizing that Su Xiaoxiao was just trying to scare her.

Su Xiaoxiao watched the family's performance without changing her expression. She smiled faintly and said, "Is that so? Last time you burned down my workshop, didn't you tell the officials that it was a family matter and that they didn't need to interfere? But in the end, you were still arrested and imprisoned for so long, weren't you?"

Su Xiaoxiao's words left Old Mrs. Wang speechless.

That's true. She was only released from prison a few days ago. The suffering she endured in prison is starting to ravage her memories. Old Mrs. Wang is truly terrified of being arrested again.

This time, she was speechless; her previous righteous indignation vanished instantly.