Accumulating Virtue for the Child
"Yes, all for silver beans, sigh!" Yuan Jie stretched out his hand and sighed, "I never thought that after being honest and straightforward in business all my life, my hands would end up stained with blood."
Everyone was just ordinary people, and no one felt comfortable after what happened. Su Li changed the subject and talked about the construction of the new house.
"The house will be finished in half a month. Steward Xiao Yuan has already ordered the furniture and such. We'll move into the new home in half a month and won't bother Ali's family anymore," said Yuan Jie.
"Not bothering at all! Sigh, when you leave, I'll still miss you," Su Li said.
"The two houses are next to each other. Walking a few more steps is nothing. Don't be reluctant, just visit often," said Mrs. Chen.
"Aunt Si must bring Jin Dou and Yin Dou to visit my mother more often," Su Li laughed.
"Jin Dou can't come. Your Uncle Si and I have connections to arrange for Jin Dou to go to Wutong Academy in March. Sigh, your Uncle Si and I were thinking about when to return to our hometown in Jiangnan, but now that Jin Dou will study at Wutong Academy, we'll just settle here. The academy here is good, good for Jin Dou," said Mrs. Chen.
It was excellent that Jin Dou could attend Wutong Academy. Su Li thought of Elder Gu, such a refined and wise man. Jin Dou studying at his academy would surely have a bright future.
Thinking of Elder Gu, Su Li also recalled that Mr. Zhuge had promised to help them solve the teacher shortage at Haizi School. She hadn't asked about the progress yet.
After chatting for a while, Su Li took her leave to visit Wu Caiwei and little Chouchou.
Upon entering the room, Su Li saw that the previous wet nurse had been dismissed due to carelessness and poor supervision, replaced by a new wet nurse.
Zhang Mu and Wu Caiwei were there. After the incident of losing their child, Wu Caiwei doted on little Chouchou, unwilling to leave the child for even a moment.
Seeing Su Li enter, Wu Caiwei found an excuse to send the wet nurse out.
Su Li sat down and looked at the couple. "What do you plan to do about the matter of stealing little Chouchou?"
Zhang Mu and Wu Caiwei exchanged a glance. Wu Caiwei sighed and said, "This matter started because Liu Ru was greedy and swapped the two babies. Liu Ru's actions were despicable, but ironically, if Liu Ru hadn't swapped the babies, little Chouchou would have..."
Su Li nodded, saying, "Fortunately, Liu Ru swapped the babies, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."
Wu Caiwei continued, "Zhang Mu and I discussed it. Liu Ru made a mistake, but she has been punished—her child died. Su Shimao was the most evil; he brought his own downfall by killing his biological son, ending his lineage, and then was killed by his own mother. Sigh... Su Shimao is dead, what more can we pursue? The Old Su family is despicable, but with Su Shimao and his only heir dead, even Zhao Shi has gone mad. No matter how much we talk about it, it’s all connected to our little Chouchou. Zhang Mu and I don’t want to pursue it further. Too many have died already. We want to accumulate virtue for the child and don’t want any more deaths."
Zhang Mu lowered his head, touched his son's face, and sighed, "Yes, those who deserved to die have died. Let's accumulate virtue for our son and not dig deeper into this matter."
Su Li looked at the innocent face of the child, sighed, and nodded, "Alright, since you’ve decided, let this matter end here. Our little Chouchou will surely have a blessed future, grow up safely, and be very fortunate."
While they were talking, Mrs. Wang lifted the curtain and entered. Looking at Su Li, she opened her mouth and said, "Ali, your grandmother... has died. Sigh, do you think we should go to the funeral?"
"Ah?" Su Li was stunned for a moment, the image of that loud, venomous old lady flashing through her mind.
Su Old Lady is dead?