Chapter 176 - 176 The Su Family in the Capital (3)
176 The Su Family in the Capital (3)
Hearing that he could still come tomorrow, Su Ergou happily accepted it.
The group returned to the inn.
The three little ones were so excited that they did not want to sleep. They rolled around on the bed.
Wei Ting said, “I’ll watch them. You sleep first.”
Su Xiaoxiao had to wake up early tomorrow, so she didn’t stand on ceremony with Wei Ting. She rolled up the blanket and fell asleep.
When she woke up, Wei Ting was no longer in the room. The three little ones were sprawled out and sleeping soundly. There was one at the head of the bed, one at the foot of the bed, and one at the side.
Su Xiaoxiao arranged the little fellows and covered them with the blanket. Then, she began to dress and wash up.
Manager Sun slept early and woke up early. He woke Xiaowu up first and went to the horse shed to feed the horses. Then, he instructed the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
When Su Xiaoxiao arrived at the lobby, the steamed dumplings were already out of the oven.
“Boss, did you sleep well last night?” Manager Sun asked.
“Not bad.” Su Xiaoxiao sat down beside him.
Manager Sun said, “Xiaowu went to wake Ergou. He’ll be down soon. This basket of dumplings is for you. There’re fresh ones in the kitchen.”
Su Xiaoxiao tasted the soup dumplings. “They taste good.”
The ingredients were very fresh. They used pepper and ginger to remove the fishy smell of the meat. After taking a bite, the juice exploded slightly. It was the taste of soup dumplings.
“You eat too,” Su Xiaoxiao said to him.
Manager Sun smiled. “Eat first. I’ll wait for Ergou.”
Su Xiaoxiao did not have any concept of seniority, but Manager Sun would not forget his status because of this. The boss was magnanimous, so he could not take advantage of her.
He had to know his limits.
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t say anything else and ate two more.
Manager Sun said, “Boss, I went to ask around again this morning.”
“What did you ask about?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.
Manager Sun whispered, “That’s right. It’s the family who invited us to make snacks. I originally thought that it was a business deal I discussed, so I didn’t think too much about it. However, after thinking about it at night, I realized that this business was most likely arranged by Grandmaster Hui Jue. That’s definitely not an ordinary family, so I asked around.”
“You didn’t just ask around, did you? You dug around and got to the bottom of it, right?”
Guests came down from the lobby one after another.
Manager Sun lowered his voice and said, “That family with the surname Su is from the capital. It’s said that they’re a high-ranking official in the capital! No wonder they’re not afraid of us offending the Li Residence!”
“Oh.” Su Xiaoxiao continued to eat the soup dumplings.
“No, why are you so calm?”
“We’ve received the business of a noble in the capital! What a gimmick! If word gets out in the future, Jin Ji won’t even be worthy of carrying our shoes!”
In any case, Manager Sun had been excited for a long time. He had even planned a hundred ways to brag, build momentum, and kill off Jin Ji.
Manager Sun continued, “Their ancestral home is in Ping Cheng, Qingzhou. They will return to their hometown to pay respects to their ancestors every few years. However, I heard that they haven’t come back much these past few years. Do you know why?”
Su Xiaoxiao said honestly, “I don’t know.”
Manager Sun muttered, “You’re really a very bad supporting character!”
Manager Sun had spent money to fish out the gossip and couldn’t help but spit it out. “It’s said that many years ago, the Su family returned to their hometown to pay respects to their ancestors and encountered robbers. A madam of the Su family and her child were cruelly killed by robbers! Ever since then, fewer members of the Su family have returned! This time, it’s said that they’re moving the grave!”
“Sister!”
Su Ergou went downstairs. “It smells so good!”
Manager Sun said to Xiaowu, “Go to the kitchen and ask them to bring out the remaining three baskets of dumplings.”
Xiaowu agreed. “Okay.”
Su Ergou was about to eat when Su Xiaoxiao said, “Send a basket up for your brother-in-law.”
“Brother-in-law isn’t awake yet,” Su Ergou said. “I didn’t even hear any movement in his room.”
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Just go.”
“Oh.” Su Ergou obediently picked up a basket of buns and knocked on his brother-in-law’s door.