"Oh, let's take another look!"
Perhaps, this gentleman was just in a momentary mood, and he might give up the idea at any time.
After all, my granddaughter is just an ordinary country girl.
Fortunately, Qiao'er is still young and doesn't understand the matters between men and women, so she can afford to delay it for a year or two.
"Dad, what's going on?"
Since it concerned his own daughter, Su Yaohui couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Lihua was also confused: "Yes, Dad, my daughter and that adult... do they know each other?"
The whole family stared at the old man.
The old man sighed.
"When Qiao'er went into the coal mine to save me, she also helped that gentleman. Then he started to look at her with new eyes. Even his pet white tiger was very attached to Qiao'er."
"ah?"
“So there is such a section?”
Hearing that her daughter had done a favor to that gentleman, Zhou Lihua immediately smiled and said, "No wonder he sent people to deliver medicinal herbs, gifts, and money."
Su Yaohui was also a little excited: "Dad, if that's the case, then... can I really get a job?"
Xiao Haozi just came back and told him that the big shot wanted him to be an official.
When this matter was mentioned, Zhou Lihua remembered what her youngest son had just said, and her finger almost poked Su Qiao's forehead.
"You damn girl, someone gave you a jade pendant and promised to do something for you, but you refused."
"If I hadn't refused, your father might have become an official, and I would have become his wife."
What a great opportunity to achieve success overnight, it's gone just like that, what a pity.
"Even if we don't want your father to be an official, we should at least ask for more money. This way, we can buy a house in the town and some maids and servants..."
The old man's face became gloomier as he listened. He slammed the table and said, "Stop dreaming."
"I'll tell you the truth! This gentleman is the supervisor of the Eastern Affairs Office and is also in charge of the Imperial Guard. He is so powerful that even the prince has to give him some respect."
"This is just on the surface. In secret, some people even spread rumors that he has already taken control of the entire court. Even the top officials are very afraid of him."
"He almost died in the mine this time. All the managers and leaders in the mine who were even slightly involved were killed. Only a small manager like me was left in the entire mine. They gave me a chance to live for Qiao'er's sake."
"In addition, the town government and the prefectural government were all cleaned up. I heard that during those two days, blood flowed like a river, countless people lost their heads, and some even had their entire families executed."
"ah?"
"The whole family... the whole family will be executed?"
"Then...then we will be okay, right?"
Everyone was so frightened that their faces turned pale.
In the face of life, neither official position nor money is important.
The old man warned with a sullen face: "So you are still alive, just be content! Don't think about anything else."
Zhou Lihua, who had just been muttering about the silver servant, didn't dare to speak anymore. Even Su Yaohui, who was eager to become an official, shut his mouth and no longer mentioned the issue of being an official or not.
Ordinary people were very afraid of the yamen, but now even the yamen had been purged and many people had been beheaded.
Thinking about all this, they realized that it was all done by the adult who had just come in and looked elegant, handsome, and noble. All of a sudden, the whole family woke up from their delusions.
My grandfather used to say that you can’t judge a book by its cover, and it turns out it’s all true.