Shengjing Noble

Chapter 135: A coward

"Ah? I..."

Su Yongcheng thought that they were all country bumpkins who couldn't tell anything wrong, but he didn't expect to be questioned as soon as he entered the door.

Now he really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He stood there hesitating for a long time and couldn't give a clear answer.

Seeing this, Liu Ruyan quickly changed the subject: "Oh, uncles, you must be exhausted from the journey. I will ask the kitchen to prepare some wine and food to welcome you three."

In the past, she would never come out in person to receive these country relatives. At most, she would just show her face as a courtesy.

Therefore, these elders did not have a good impression of her, but were more familiar with Lu Wanjun who had been entertaining them.

If it were in the past, perhaps Mr. Su would choose to make a big deal out of a small matter and just give him a way out.

But this time it’s different. It concerns the descendants of their Su family. Compared with the old lady, he values ​​the male members of the Su family more.

Moreover, he was a country boy, so there was no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. As long as he was a boy, he was the root of the Su family and must not be neglected.

Su Lao said coldly: "There is no need for a welcoming ceremony. I think we should just let Su Yongcheng wash his face!"

Hearing his straightforward words, Su Yongcheng lowered his head and didn't dare to look at him. Instead, Liu Ruyan hurriedly smiled and tried to smooth things over.

"My uncles, you may not know that this is popular in Shengjing this year, and Yongcheng is just trying to conform to the trend."

Mr. Su has never seen the world, but he is not a fool!

"What nonsense! I haven't found anyone from Shengjing along the way. Which man wears makeup like him? Go and wash it!"

"You can't wash it..."

"Just wash it if I say so! You are the daughter-in-law of my Su family. Do you really want to refute your elders?"

Old Master Su slammed the table, completely shocking Liu Ruyan. She turned around and looked at Su Yongcheng, hoping that he would stand up and refute her.

But, if there was no uncle, how could there be his father and who he is today?

So he didn't dare to refute at all.

One is for face, two is for reputation, and three is for fear of angering the elders.

He has always been a bully who only dares to get angry with Lu Wanjun. If he really goes out, he will be a coward.

Su Yongcheng said timidly, "Uncle, don't worry, I'll go wash in a moment, but I don't know why the three of you came from so far away?"

Old Su snorted coldly and said unhappily, "The imperial examination is coming up soon. The three of us are worried, so we came to see Shengyun. He has been extremely talented since he was young, and our Su family is hoping that he can win the first place and bring honor to the family."

The two elders on the side also echoed.

"Yes, you only ranked sixth that year, but you were already a celebrity in the area. But I think Shengyun is more talented than you, and he will definitely be in the top three in this exam."

"If our Su family can really produce a top scholar, we will be able to dominate not only the village but also the entire Qiu County!"

Listening to the three of them praising Su Shengyun, Su Yongcheng felt jealous and clenched his fists.

At that time, their family was the poorest in the village. Because his father was weak and could not do heavy work, the whole family had to rely on his uncle for support.

But this also made the whole village look down on him, so Su Yongcheng vowed to make a name for himself.

So he studied hard, tried his best to marry Lu Wanjun, and used various means to climb up.

Now, the recognition of the whole family that he finally got is not as good as that of Su Shengyun, a young boy who is still wet behind the ears!

He had been trampled upon by others since he was a child. Those people said that it was wishful thinking for him to change his fate by studying, and that he was born stupid and had absolutely no future.

But now, Su Shengyun is often praised by Mr. Su and others even though he has done nothing.

Although it is true that he is his son, he hopes to succeed more than his son does, and that success is unmatched by anyone!

Seeing that he didn't respond, Su Lao frowned and asked, "After talking for so long, where are the children? Why don't you let them come to pay respects to the elders?"

"Yes! I'll send for them right away."

Su Yongcheng gave the order, and soon, Su Shenghao and Su Lanxin arrived at the reception room first.

They stood side by side, and saw that the person in a higher position was wearing coarse cloth and had dark skin, and it was obvious that he was from the country, and there was a flash of disdain in their eyes.

Su Shenghao bowed reluctantly: "Greetings to the three great grandfathers."

All three of them are older than Grandpa Su, so according to custom they should call him Great Grandpa.

Although Su Lanxin didn't know their origins, she knew they were all country people. She said impatiently, "You three are so arrogant. My second brother is going to take the imperial examination tomorrow, and you still want to disturb his studies. If it affects his exam, can you afford it?"

The three elders of the Su family suddenly turned grim-faced. Su Yongcheng immediately stepped forward and grabbed Su Lanxin, his eyes full of warning.

"Xin'er, how can you speak to three elders like this? It's because you grew up with Aunt Lu when you were a child that you learned to be as unruly as her!"

Lu Wanjun was dissatisfied with this groundless accusation, but before he could speak, the three elders of the clan scolded him back!

"Bullshit!" The first one to curse was Old Su. As an old woman from the countryside, what kind of nasty words could she not curse out?

So he criticized her bluntly: "How can you blame Wanjun for the child's ignorance of etiquette? When did she not personally entertain us? She was so polite and considerate that everyone in the village praised her for her virtue!"

"But you, the one I married later, are never seen every time I come. You either go out to drink tea or listen to music, or hide in your room to write or paint. It's obvious that you look down on us old guys because we are from the countryside!"

"So her daughter is just as disrespectful as she is. She doesn't know how to respect her elders! I don't know how you can be a father. You can't even discipline a little girl!"

The other two were also angry and blamed Su Yongcheng for not disciplining their children strictly.

Liu Ruyan could endure the suffering herself, but when she saw her daughter being scolded, she felt a little unconvinced for a moment.

She suppressed her anger and said, "Uncles, it has always been Madam Lu who is in charge of household affairs. It is natural that she is also responsible for receiving guests. How can you be so picky about me because of this? Besides, my daughter has always been well-behaved. She must have been led astray by her bad-behaved sixth sister."

As soon as she finished speaking, the "sixth sister" Su Lanyin she mentioned walked in.

"Three great grandfathers!"

She rushed to the elders of the Su family with a smile on her face and bowed to them cleverly.

"Why didn't you send me a message in advance when you three arrived in Shengjing? I would have asked mother to prepare a car to pick you up."

She is generous and enthusiastic, obedient and sensible, and her words make people feel warm inside.

Liu Ruyan's previous remarks were instantly shattered.

Old Su glared at her fiercely, then looked at Su Lanyin with a friendly expression, raised his calloused hand and touched her hair.

"Is this Xiaoliu? He has grown so tall in a year?"