Chapter 797: 797 Third brother doesn’t want you to be a fool 1
“Just let it be,” Su Qingyue said, her face as placid as water, “My second brother is a good man, valuing loyalty and friendship. Sometimes, that leaves him open to exploitation. Plus… my second brother is softer than my third brother. If someone manipulative were to come along, I fear he’d inevitably fall.”
“As for your third brother,” Wang Cuihua said, “Everyone knows that the Xiao family is now the wealthiest in Wushan Village. With your third brother’s good looks and successful business selling goods, many girls and women are eager to buy from him and try to court him. Some want to introduce him to a potential wife, others just want to rope him in directly.”
She glanced at Xiao Qinghe, who was cooking in the kitchen, “Although you’ve decided to be with Xiao Qinghe, in the eyes of others, your second and third brothers are essentially your husbands. Don’t let yourself be kept in the dark.”
Su Qingyue nodded. “I understand.”
In fact, she was fully aware of what Xiao Yishan and Xiao Yuchuan were up to outside their home.
Like Wang Cuihua said, her second and third brothers were, in name, her husbands, and she wouldn’t like to be the last dummy to find out she’d lost them to someone else.
Thus she took some time to visit the Tao Mansion in town.
Though Tao Meijiao didn’t have a wide network, Master Tao, having dealt with all kinds of people in his lifetime of commerce, certainly did.
In ancient times, some wealthy people liked to investigate others, or uncover secrets. If their own networks weren’t extensive enough, they’d pay to have others followed and investigated.
These organizations would rise from such demands.
She asked Master Tao to recommend a reputable informant leader.
The information she sought was simple – she wanted to know what was happening to her second and third brothers outside home. She hadn’t handed in her thousand taels of consultation fees, and had also stashed away some private money. It was not a small amount either.
Both her brothers were ordinary people after all, so even if she hired someone to track them, it wouldn’t cost more than ten taels of silver.
Wushan Village was far from town making it inconvenient for the informant to go back and forth. So Su Qingyue would wait on the mountain for the expected pigeon at the agreed time.
Checking the weather, she realized that it was about time for the informant’s pigeon to arrive.
Xiao Qinghe wheeled out of the kitchen and looked at Wang Cuihua in the yard, “Since you’re here Cuihua, why not stay for dinner before leaving?”
“No thanks. Dinner’s ready at home, I should go.” After Wang Cuihua left, Su Qingyue said, “Fourth brother, I’m taking our mongrel for a walk.”
“Dinner’s about to be ready, come back quickly.” He cautioned.
“Mmhm.” She took their mongrel to the nearest hill where a pigeon was perched. She caught the pigeon and removed a piece of paper from the small bamboo tube tied to its leg.
After reading the message on the paper…
She released the pigeon, sighing lightly, “As expected, my second brother is just too kind-hearted.”
“Woof…” The large mongrel beside her tilted its head towards her and whined.
She reached out to pet its fluffy head, “Mongrel, it appears my second brother has fallen into a trap set by a beautiful woman, I’m about to have a new second sister-in-law.”
“Woof…” The mongrel seemed to be consoling her, its deep brown eyes seemingly full of concern.
She smirked faintly, “Mongrel, you’re the best.”
It nuzzled against her waist affectionately with its head.
Upon returning home, the fourth brother had already prepared dinner and set the table.