Chapter 598: Chapter 598: Mind Chapter 598: Chapter 598: Mind Su Xiaobao’s voice was loud.
Subconsciously, Su Yunjin covered Su Xiaobao’s mouth and made a shushing gesture, “Xiaobao, keep your voice down.” The Tao family and Su Xiaofu’s family were still nearby!
If their movements here were too obvious and the Tao family noticed, learning that a man had been sending things to their house,
who knows how they would spread the word?
Unfounded rumors would be believed by the villagers. If the Tao family discovered someone was sending things to her second sister, Su Ningxiu, and the word got out,
her second sister’s reputation would be ruined. Surely everyone in the village would then think that her second sister, Su Ningxiu, was seducing men on the outside. Su Ningxiu wasn’t like her; faced with such a situation, she might not mind and would try to clarify the facts. But Su Ningxiu’s temperament was similar to their mother’s–if she encountered something , Su Ningxiu surely wouldn’t know how to handle it.
What was most important was that Su Ningxiu really did know that man, so it was likely that trying to explain the situation clearly wouldn’t be easy, and might even make things worse.
If that man had a decent character, it would be fine if Su Ningxiu and he could be together, but what if he was a scumbag like Fan Wenxuan?
Moreover, with Su Ningxiu’s ruined reputation, it would be difficult for her to marry into another good family in the future. For her second sister’s long-term considerations, they absolutely must prevent the Tao family from learning about this beforehand.
Su Xiaobao looked at Su Yunjin and noticed her serious, cautious expression. Su Xiaobao fell silent, obediently nodding at Su Yunjin.
Fearing that there were too many people around and that they might catch the attention of Su Xiaofu and her family, Su Yunjin told Su Xiaobao to go back, “Xiaobao, be good. Your sister and brother-in-law have important matters to attend to here; you go back first.”
“Third sister, are you waiting for that man who’s sending things?” Su Xiaobao had also heard the conversation between Su Yunjin and Mrs. Shen the day before.
There was no need to hide this matter from Su Xiaobao, so Su Yunjin admitted, “Yes, Xiaobao, your sister and brother-in-law are waiting for the man who’s delivering things. But remember, you must never tell anyone about this. Not a single person, especially not Dazhuang and Tiger Girl.”
Su Xiaobao and Dazhuang’s groups didn’t get along; the children normally just fought when they met and didn’t have much to say to each other, “Third sister, don’t worry! I won’t talk about it.”
Su Xiaobao covered his mouth and ran off.
Su Yunjin watched Su Xiaobao and smiled. Then she continued to wait. Over here, Su Yunjin was waiting for the man delivering things, and on the other side, after Su Xiaofu went back the previous day, she caught a cold this morning. Mrs. Tao called a doctor to treat Su Xiaofu, and the doctor prescribed medicine.
Upon seeing the cost was not low, Mrs. Tao begrudged the silver and did not have the heart to get the medicine for Su Xiaofu; instead, she let Su Xiaofu stay in bed to sweat it out.
In Mrs. Tao’s opinion, Su Xiaofu’s little ailment could be resolved by lying in bed and sweating; there was no need for extra money to get medicine. Wasn’t that just a waste?
Regarding Fan Wenxuan, with the commotion caused by Widow Feng and Su Xiaofu yesterday, his reputation was completely ruined. As soon as he went out, people spat in his direction and pointed fingers at him.
Fan Wenxuan was scolded by Mrs. Liang, who berated him for being useless. It was bad enough that he got involved with a woman like Su Xiaofu, but why did he even crawl into a widow’s bedroll?
Her son, Fan Wenxuan, was supposed to take the imperial examination! She hoped he wouldn’t be jinxed by Widow Feng Meimei.