He Ximei certainly understood Xiaofeng’s implication and said to Su Wenqing, "Wenqing, go call the police. It involves my son, and I’m not afraid of losing face today."
Su Xiaotao, what kind of person is she? Whether it’s about paying compensation or marrying her into the family, it’d damage Su Peng’s reputation either way.
Calling the police was the only option.
Su Wenqing nodded, "Okay, I also think it’s more appropriate to let the police handle this."
Seeing Su Wenqing was really going to call the police, Hu Xiulan panicked, her eyes instinctively turning toward Taozi.
If the police were called, they would definitely notice something amiss.
Xiaofeng, noticing Hu Xiulan’s glance and then looking at Su Xiaotao, roughly understood the situation.
But she didn’t say a word, just stated shallowly, "Auntie, this affects both Taozi’s reputation and my elder brother’s reputation. It’s safer to call the police. If the police determine it’s my brother’s fault, our family will naturally take an appropriate stance."
"We can’t call the police," Hu Xiulan shouted out in panic when she saw Xiaofeng leaving, "Xiaofeng, we’re all villagers here. For such a trivial matter, why call the police and make it look bad? Let’s do this, I won’t demand that your family marry Taozi into your household, just compensate us with some money. This incident is embarrassing for everyone. Besides, it was Pengzi who came to us on his own. We won’t ask for much, just a thousand or eight hundred would do."
Suddenly someone interjected, "Hu Xiulan, you really can stoop so low, acting like you’re selling your daughter, starting off by asking for so much."
I’ve heard Su Xiaotao has caught ’that’ kind of disease, only a fool would rush to her now.
"How much to compensate isn’t up to me to decide, nor is it for you to say. Better to wait for the police. After such an incident, if the police don’t get involved, there’s no telling how it’ll get twisted by the rumor mill later. Auntie, we’re hosting a banquet today, everyone’s about to have a meal."
Regardless of what Hu Xiulan said, Xiaofeng was firm; wait for the law enforcement to talk.
Addressing the crowd, Xiaofeng said, "Today is the day of our family’s feast, the tables are set, just waiting to set off firecrackers and eat. Everyone, please go back to your seats. Whatever happens, I trust the police can handle it."
Xiaofeng motioned for everyone to return to their seats, He Ximei looking at Su Peng with worry, "Xiaofeng, what about your brother? He still won’t wake up."
Of course, he won’t wake up; someone gave my brother an anesthetic.
"Mom, let brother go back to sleep. I think he’ll wake up soon," Xiaofeng had a way to make her brother wake up, but with so many people around, it wasn’t convenient to transfer Spiritual Energy to him.
Seeing no one coming forward to speak for her, and with Xiaofeng insisting on calling the police, Hu Xiulan was really freaking out.
She went over and grabbed Su Xiaotao’s hair, her tone disgruntled, "You wretched girl, is this your idea of a solution? This plan isn’t working at all. You wretched girl, if this ends up making a laughing stock out of your brother, I definitely won’t let you off. What sin did I commit to give birth to such a family-ruining wretch like you? Good things never happen to our family, but bad things are bound to be related to us."
The bystanders were shocked by Hu Xiulan’s sudden change of demeanor.
Taozi went crazy, right?
How can she possibly think of a solution?
Su Xiaotao pushed Hu Xiulan away and stood up, her face expressionless, "Mom, I’m your daughter too. How can you be so biased? You only think of my younger brother. Why don’t you consider how I should live in the future?"
Listening to Su Xiaotao’s words, people began to understand that Taozi was probably well now and had no problems at all.
Su Xiaotao ignored Hu Xiulan’s expression and looked at Xiaofeng, her eyes filled with mockery, "What’s the matter, you think I’m not good enough for your brother? If I could have married your brother before, your mom would have probably woken up from joy. Now that He’s better, I suppose your standards are higher, aren’t they?"
Xiaofeng looked at her and didn’t reply.
Suddenly, Su Xiaotao laughed triumphantly, "Yes, I did drug him. I was hoping something would happen between us, but my mom came back at the wrong time and nothing happened. It’s just my good nature that ultimately made me refrain from taking action."
"It’s not your good nature; you just dosed him with the wrong drug," Xiaofeng said, her lips curving slightly. "You gave my brother too much, making him sleep deeply so you couldn’t follow through with your plan."
A man rendered completely unconscious has no capacity for such matters, which naturally ruined Su Xiaotao’s calculations.
"You lowlife," He Ximei slapped Su Xiaotao and said, "Since you can’t get married, you set your sights on my son. Su Xiaotao, the reason you’ve ended up today is that your heart is too wicked. A woman like you won’t have a good second half of your life."