The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

Upon hearing Su Shiyu's words, Xiao Mingjue, Gu Ming, Mo Yong, and Liu Qing all looked astonished, staring at Su Shiyu as if she were some kind of oddball.

For Xiao Yuan's sake, they actually plan to give the entire Su family to the Ye family?

Even though Xiao Mingjue, the one who dotes on his daughter the most among the four, and even the entire Xiao family dotes on Xiao Ruoxi, no matter how much they dote on her, they wouldn't dare to say that they would give the Xiao family to Ye Linyuan.

If the Xiao family is given to Ye Linyuan, what will the rest of the Xiao family eat and drink?

So even if he dotes on his daughter Xiao Ruoxi very much, he might give her a dowry of at most a few hundred billion, but definitely not more.

If Su Shiyu really gives the entire Su family as dowry to the Ye family, then it's not just the power structure of Haicheng that will be reshuffled, but the power structure of the entire Dragon Kingdom will also have to be reshuffled!

Despite the fact that the Su family has been turbulent and weakened by internal strife over the past decade or so, even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse. Their power and wealth are still enormous. Moreover, under Su Shiyu's management in the last two years, the Su family's decline has clearly stopped and has even begun to gradually recover.

If what Su Shiyu said is true, that as long as she marries Xiaoyuan, she will give the entire Su family to Xiaoyuan, wouldn't that mean that the Ye family is going to swallow up the Su family?

You have to understand, this is one of the eight great families. The industries and influence of the two families are complementary in many ways. If the Ye family really swallows up everything of the Su family and digests it, the effect will not be 1+1=2, but 1+1 will be far greater than 2, and may even reach 3 or 4!

In this way, the already wealthy Ye family will likely solidify its position as the top family among the eight great families of Jiangnan, and may even be able to compete with the three great families of the capital!

"Patriarch Su, are you serious?"

Ignoring everything else, Xiao Mingjue quickly asked, trying to hear from Su Shiyu that she was just joking.

However, things didn't go as planned, and what followed was Su Shiyu's resounding voice.

"I, Su Shiyu, never joke. If A Yuan is willing to marry me, the entire Su family will be my dowry!"

Xiao Mingjue and the other three couldn't help but exchange glances, their hearts trembling slightly. This Su Shiyu was truly a madwoman!

However, it seems Su Shiyu is already preparing to take drastic measures against that bunch of good-for-nothings in the Su family. Should we lend a hand...?

After all, it's the Su family. Even if it's just a piece of meat, it's still very nutritious!

"Well, uncles, Sister Shiyu drank too much last night and was just talking nonsense. Please don't take it to heart."

Ye Linyuan never expected Su Shiyu to be so assertive. He glanced at the four of them with a wry smile and looked at Ye Xiao with pleading eyes.

Ye Xiao pretended not to see it, his eyes fixed on the river as if a big fish was about to take the bait.

Although the old man required A Yuan to have a son with a girl from the Ye family to carry on the Ye family line, he would not stop A Yuan if he liked other girls.

Moreover, Shiyu is planning to use the Su family as her dowry. If the Ye family can completely absorb and digest the Su family before the old master passes away, even if the three families in the capital come with all their might, the Ye family can hold them off on their own, instead of having to join forces with the other seven families in Haicheng to protect the Ye family's interests in the thirteen provinces of Jiangnan.

As for the successor of the Ye family, he said he was not worried at all. He was not an old-fashioned person like the old patriarch. At most, he would ask A Yuan to make a sacrifice and reluctantly let his daughters get pregnant.

If A-Yuan isn't even willing to do this, then let him donate sperm so his daughters can have IVF.

Knowing his five daughters as he did, he was certain they wouldn't refuse.

Oh, right, there's also An Wangshu. That girl's eyes are practically glued to A Yuan's, so she probably won't refuse.

I just hope my six daughters don't fight over who gets pregnant first!

Hehehe, I'm such a good father~

Seeing that his father had no intention of saving him, Ye Linyuan rolled his eyes and sneered, "As the saying goes, better to die than to die, Dad, don't blame me for messing with you."

Ye Linyuan stepped forward and glanced at Ye Xiao's fish box, then deliberately teased him.

"Dad, did you catch any fish today? Did you come back empty-handed again?"

"You brat, how can you talk like that? I just got here today, and let me tell you, I'm going to have a great harvest today!"

Even though he knew it was a joke, Ye Xiao blushed instantly and couldn't help but shout loudly, looking like he wouldn't give up until he caught a big fish today.

Ye Xiao's sudden voice instantly broke the hostility between the five people, and Gu Ming couldn't help but interject.

"Xiao Yuan, your dad's fishing skills are terrible. Ever since the five of us started fishing together, your dad has always caught the fewest fish. Going home empty-handed is commonplace for him. He'd even set off firecrackers to celebrate if he caught a loach."

"Hahaha, that's right, that's right, Lao Ye's fishing skills are the worst among the five of us."

"Hehehe, to be honest, before Old Ye started fishing, your Uncle Mo was at the bottom of the class, only occasionally catching small fish the size of a palm. But since Old Ye came, your Uncle Mo no longer needs to feel inferior, because it's Old Ye who should be feeling inferior now!"

"Let me tell you, Xiaoyuan, every time your dad goes fishing, he first has to prepare a ton or two of bait. In his words, if you want to catch big fish, you have to use a lot of bait. And the result, hahahahahaha..."

Hearing his four old buddies teasing him, Ye Xiao was indignant and immediately retorted.

"That's enough, you four! Stop telling me you've never caught a big fish. The biggest one you've ever caught was a grass carp that was only a dozen centimeters long. We're all evenly matched, so don't laugh at each other!"

"Besides, you four are all seasoned anglers. Even the youngest, Old Gu, has been fishing for over half a year. I've only been fishing for a few days, maybe five and a half months at most. So it's perfectly normal that I haven't caught any fish!"

Seeing the five people about to start arguing, Ye Linyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He blinked at Su Shiyu, looking like he was about to be praised, which almost made Su Shiyu laugh.

However, Su Shiyu was indeed very grateful to Ye Linyuan at this moment. After all, if he hadn't changed the subject, she would probably have continued arguing with the heads of the four major families, Xiao, Gu, Mo, and Liu.

As the current head of the Su family, Su Shiyu knew very well that none of the heads of the eight major families in Haicheng were easy to deal with. At most, they were just stunned by her words. After they came to their senses, even if it was just to save face, they would refute her words by nitpicking her words.

Although he did intend to do so, planning to make a move at Zhao Xinyue's birthday banquet and turn her birthday into a memorial day, the biggest problem now is that he has not yet fully taken control of the Su family, and the time is not right yet!

"Ah Yuan, thank you. So, how would you like me to repay you tonight? Anything is fine with me!"