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

Chapter 514 Greed
Su Xiaoxiao, her mouth greasy from eating, said casually, "You really are something else. Anyone who didn't know better would think you like me. You come over first thing every morning, as if you want to stick to my side 24/7."

Su Xiaoxiao said it unintentionally, but it made Qian Musheng blush immediately. At this moment, Qian Musheng put down his hand that was eating, and seemed to swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Even the usually oblivious Su Xiaoxiao stopped eating and stared at Qian Musheng in front of her.

Qian Musheng was flustered by her gaze, then he changed the subject, saying, "No, I just missed Huzi and was worried that it hadn't eaten breakfast and was going hungry."

"Yes?"

Su Xiaoxiao blinked. "Oh, I see. Are you done eating? I need to clear the table now."

Perhaps unaware of her own tense demeanor, Qian Musheng unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm finished eating. How about I help you clean up?" Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao put the things on the table down and said, "Okay, I'll be a hands-off manager and not worry about anything."

Qian Musheng playfully tapped Su Xiaoxiao's head with her finger and said, "You lazybones! I'm truly impressed."

Su Xiaoxiao didn't know what to say, but she felt very relaxed in front of Qian Musheng.

She was the kind of person who would say whatever she wanted without any regard for anything else, but it was precisely this kind of obliviousness that made Su Xiaoxiao unable to fully understand Qian Musheng's feelings for her.

Qian Musheng was cautious about being friends with Su Xiaoxiao, not daring to cross any lines, for fear that she might lose her friend Su Xiaoxiao one day.

In fact, Su Xiaoxiao felt that life had become much more interesting since she brought Xiaohuzi home. It wasn't the kind of fun that came from trying to make money through Xiaohuzi, but rather that having a breathing creature in the house brought her a lot of emotional experiences that always made Su Xiaoxiao feel cheerful.

This made Su Xiaoxiao feel very happy. However, Su Xiaoxiao was not stupid. Even if she was a little slow-witted, she could guess that Qian Musheng came to her house not just to see the tiger.

Tiger had finished his breakfast and was taking a stroll in the yard. He walked leisurely, seemingly without a care in the world.

Su Xiaoxiao also felt that the relaxed feeling emanating from her big pet far surpassed that of herself.

Looking at Xiaohuzi's carefree appearance, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly said with great emotion, "I'm thinking, if Xiaohuzi is released back into the mountains, judging from its current state, it's hard to say whether it will be able to continue adapting to life in the mountains."

Su Xiaoxiao was very worried about Hu Zi as if he were her own child, and Qian Musheng quickly understood what Su Xiaoxiao meant.

"Actually, I also think it's not a good idea. Releasing Tiger back into the mountains isn't a good thing either. After all, it's gotten used to being cared for by you. Look how fat it is, it would probably be hard to get it to hunt now. Besides, it has no sense of vigilance towards people and trusts them easily. It'll probably get caught by those criminals and skinned alive again."

Qian Musheng's words sent a chill down Su Xiaoxiao's spine, and she even felt a little scared. In short, Su Xiaoxiao's thoughts were now similar to Qian Musheng's.

Since she was still a little worried about Tiger's future, she said, "Hey, Tiger, I think you should really lose some weight."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at Hu Zi's chubby body with affection, then looked at Qian Musheng, "What do you think I should do?"

Qian Musheng looked at Huzi in front of her and sighed, saying, "Actually, I think Huzi seems to be quite comfortable in your home. Since it's adapted well to life here, I think it would be better to let it stay in your home." In fact, Su Xiaoxiao had the same idea. After spending so much time with Huzi, Su Xiaoxiao had developed feelings for it and was very reluctant to part with it.

Su Xiaoxiao raised her head and said to Qian Musheng, "To be honest, that's what I think too. It seems that the people here don't really like Xiaohuzi, but I've always wanted to keep him here. I think the villagers are quite opposed to it, even though they haven't said anything bad about it on the surface."

At first, Su Xiaoxiao didn't have such confidence, saying that she wanted to keep Xiaohuzi by her side forever.

However, after learning that Tiger knew how to repay kindness, Su Xiaoxiao never expected this, and became even more certain that Tiger was the kind of pet that understood human nature. This made Su Xiaoxiao even more certain that she could not live without Tiger by her side.

Qian Musheng thought for a moment and said to Su Xiaoxiao, "I think that in order for everyone in the village to accept Hu Zi, we need to do this..."

He thought about it for a while, and suddenly an idea came to him, which he felt was like a flash of inspiration.

"I have a good idea, I don't know if you would like to try it."

"What? You're making such a big fuss."

Seeing the smile on Qian Musheng's face, Su Xiaoxiao thought that he should have a good idea by now.

"Just tell me already, don't beat around the bush."

“We can call those bandits over again and pretend to loot the village. We can call Tiger to come and save the day. Wouldn’t that move the villagers to tears? Then let’s see what reason they have to drive Tiger out of the village.”

Su Xiaoxiao thought about it carefully and felt that this matter didn't make any sense, mainly because she had already witnessed the true colors of the villagers.

In fact, those people think that as long as it doesn't bother them, it's not a problem.

Currently, when they need help or Tiger, they really adore him.

Once they no longer need help, they immediately turn their backs on Tiger. Some people, for their own benefit, really have a strong desire to drive Tiger away.

Actually, if it were Su Xiaoxiao, she wouldn't agree to this either.

After all, in a village where people live, who knows if such a big tiger will suddenly become unruly and bite people everywhere?

The only benefit is that the villagers can get a little bit of benefit. It's not that everyone is so greedy, but who wouldn't be happy if there were benefits?

The villagers aren't living very well either; giving them some financial assistance would help them feel a little better.

However, Qian Musheng felt it was inappropriate. He believed that if Su Xiaoxiao revealed the address of that secluded paradise, it would not be a simple matter.

Many people will be tempted by greed, and that idyllic paradise may not even exist by then.