Substitute Bride to the Crippled Billionaire

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Indifferent Relatives

Her cold attitude made Su Yuerou’s movements freeze.

This scene fell into Fu Jiang’s eyes, and he naturally recalled those words Su Yuerou had said before. He couldn’t help but sneer, "Sister-in-law, your family came to see you, yet you put on airs and only come back now."

Between the lines, he was blaming Su Qingnuan.

Su Qingnuan glanced at him, her frown deepening: "They are indeed my family, but it seems the Second Young Master is happier to see them than I am. Why not have the Second Young Master take care of my family for me?"

After saying that, Su Qingnuan got up and headed upstairs.

"Yuerou!" The old man suddenly spoke up seriously, "In the Fu family, we don’t act unruly."

"..."

Su Qingnuan stopped in her tracks.

She was staying with the Fu family now and could disregard the feelings of the Su family, but she couldn’t go against the Fu family.

Turning around, Su Qingnuan returned to the sofa, but this time she didn’t sit next to the mother and daughter pair but beside the old man.

With stern eyes scanning Su Qingnuan, the old man silently watched her.

Su Qingnuan lowered her head, clutching her hem tightly without saying a word.

Across the room, Su Yuerou uneasily clung to Jiang Liyun, occasionally glancing at Su Qingnuan with an innocent look.

Jiang Liyun gently patted her back, comforting her in a voice only the two of them could hear.

The atmosphere was a bit eerie.

"Master! The meal is ready."

The timely voice of the maid broke this eerie atmosphere.

Fu Jiang stood up, smiling, "Come, come, it’s time to eat. You came as guests; we can’t let you go hungry."

Jiang Liyun smiled and helped Su Yuerou stand up.

"No need to be formal between in-laws."

Fu Jiang smiled and followed them.

They cheerfully headed to the dining room, no one paying attention to Su Qingnuan’s expression.

She stared at Jiang Liyun with eyes full of pain, but more so, hatred.

"Yuerou." A deep voice sounded by her ear.

Su Qingnuan turned her head, facing a pair of eyes that were wise yet experienced.

"Grandfather." Su Qingnuan immediately lowered her head, hiding the emotions in her eyes.

The old man frowned at her, his voice not losing its sternness: "No matter how much hatred you have in your heart, don’t show it. The Fu family has always treated others with courtesy."

"... Yes," Su Qingnuan nodded earnestly, "I understand."

He stood up with the help of his cane: "Let’s go, help me over there."

"Alright."

Helping the old man into the dining room, the others were already seated.

The old man’s seat, naturally the head of the household’s position, if going by the previous arrangement, Su Qingnuan should sit next to Fu Yihan, but since Fu Yihan wasn’t there today, she naturally moved back.

"Wait." The old man called Su Qingnuan back, pointing to the seat beside him, "Yuerou, sit here."

Su Qingnuan was slightly stunned.

Not only was Su Qingnuan stunned, the others were too.

Having Su Qingnuan sit beside the old man was undoubtedly announcing to those present his favor towards her.

"Grandfather...." Fu Jiang frowned and got up, "Let me sit with you, sister-in-law hasn’t seen her family for so long, let them sit together and catch up."

Upon hearing this, Su Qingnuan quickly pulled out her chair and sat down.

"Grandfather, sitting by your side, just tell me whatever you need help with."

The old man smiled contentedly and looked towards the kitchen maid, "Serve the dishes."

Su Qingnuan helped the old man set the bowls and chopsticks, noticing a pair of eyes intently staring at her from the corner of her eye.

It was none other than Su Yuerou.

Su Qingnuan curled her lips into a smile, looking at her with a sense of triumph and unspeakable delight in her eyes.

During dinner, it was inevitable that Su Yuerou’s flattery came up.

However, she had a way with words; those sweet words coming from her innocent little face, even if deliberately, one couldn’t help but forgive when looking at such a pretty face.

But Su Qingnuan couldn’t. Whenever Su Yuerou said something inappropriate, Su Qingnuan would coldly interrupt her.

Fu Jiang was quite dissatisfied with this.

"By the way, Grandfather, our system was able to restart thanks to Aunt’s family."

The old man paused, smiling at Jiang Liyun, "Thank you so much."

"No need for thanks, being able to help is our honor. Our families are already relatives, and now with business ties, we can become even closer family."

"Exactly! Exactly!" Fu Jiang laughed, raising his glass, "Come, come, for a better future for our two families, for Fu Yihan and Yuerou’s happiness, let’s toast!"

Everyone raised their glass, standing up.

Su Qingnuan glanced at her grandfather’s expression and obediently raised her glass and stood up.

"Cheers!"

Everyone laughed and toasted, except for Su Qingnuan, who expressionlessly put down her glass and sat.

Her actions didn’t disturb the joyous atmosphere; everyone continued chatting as if her opinions weren’t important to them.

After dinner, Su Qingnuan found an excuse to go upstairs.

This time, the old man didn’t make things difficult for her.

Back in her room, Su Qingnuan sat on the sofa, her brows tightly furrowed.

Fu Jiang had indeed collaborated with the Su family.

One must know, the system provided by the Su family was no good; small companies might manage, but slightly larger ones might have the system collapse directly. It’s uncertain how long that broken system would last.

She leaned against the sofa, tilting her head back to stare at the ceiling.

Already in a bad mood because of Fu Yihan’s situation, those numbers and the mother-daughter duo still managed to be a headache, truly annoying.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

The knocking interrupted Su Qingnuan’s thoughts, and she got up to head to the door.

The door opened, revealing Su Yuerou standing outside.

"Sister." Su Yuerou called in a sarcastic tone, "I came to chat with you."

Su Qingnuan frowned, her voice cold, "I have nothing to talk about with you."

She chuckled, leaning her body forward with a meaningful smile, "Don’t you want to know what exactly is my relationship with Fu Jiang?"

"Your relationship with him is none of my business."

Su Qingnuan coldly pushed Su Yuerou aside, then closed the door.

"Wait!" Su Yuerou blocked the door, gritting her teeth, "If you don’t let me in today, I’ll go downstairs and tell Grandfather right now that you are actually Su Qingnuan!"

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Seeing the gritted teeth of Su Yuerou, Su Qingnuan suddenly let go of her strength.

Su Yuerou, caught off guard, lost her grip and stumbled into the room, face-planting on the floor.

Su Qingnuan snorted, sat down on the sofa, "If you wish to perform such a big etiquette, you could’ve done it downstairs already."

"Su Qingnuan!" Su Yuerou propped herself up from the floor, glaring angrily at Su Qingnuan.

"Say what you have to say." Su Qingnuan raised her eyebrows.

Su Yuerou dusted off her non-existent dust on her shoes, gritting her teeth, "Don’t think just because you’re living with the Fu family, you can do whatever you want."